James Williams

James Williams was born in Phoenix, Arizona, but has lived in Washington State, Oregon, California, North Carolina, and Illinois. Fascinated by language from an early age, he abandoned his engineering studies in his junior year at university and switched to English and education. He taught high school while completing his MA at night and then transitioned to teaching at the community college level. He completed his PhD at the University of Southern California and has taught at the university level since 1981. The author of many books and articles, Williams now lives in Orange County, California.