Walter Bakhuis is a Dutch lecturer in the Faculty of Arts and Science (FAS) and Faculty of Accounting, Finance and Marketing at the University of Aruba. He is also a Part-time lecturer representing FAS in the FAS Faculty Council. Walter obtained his MA degree in Dutch Language and Culture in Amsterdam with a specialization in Linguistics and a thesis about Dutch loanwords in Curacao Papiamentu in the 19th century. His experience of studying Swedish as a minor and living in Stockholm from 2003-2004 opened his eyes to the teachability of clear pronunciation and intonation in foreign languages, and to the virtue of writing clearly in academic writing. He has worked as a lexicographer, professional translator for businesses and government, and as a teacher of the Dutch Language at MAVO, HAVO, HBO, and University levels, to target groups ranging from beginner to advanced. Walter also holds the teaching certification Test and Assessment in Higher Education (Toets en Beoordeling in het hoger Onderwijs (TOBO). His research interests center around the History of language, Dutch etymology, language teaching methods, Dutch spelling policy and Papiamento/Papiamentu spelling policy, Dutch dialects and language variants, and best practices in language learning.