호주 에디스코완대학교에서 교육학 전공으로 박사학위를 취득했다. 1996년에 한국에 와서 영어를 가르치기 시작했으며 숙명여자대학교 TESOL 교수 등을 거쳐 현재 이화여자대학교 교양영어실 전임교수로 재직 중이다. 학생들을 가르치는 일을 좋아하고 학생들의 능력에 맞춘 교육 프로그램을 개발하는 데 관심이 많다. 영작문과 영어 교육에 관한 논문과 저서가 다수 있다.
Bruce Barnes is an Australian who has taught in a variety of settings since qualifying as a teacher in 1988. He came to South Korea in 1996 and, since then, has worked at Samsung Corporation, Sookmyung Women’s University TESOL, and Ewha Womans University. He has a Doctor of Education degree from Edith Cowan University in Australia, and has a special research interest in the attitudes of English language students towards different teaching approaches. He is also interested in teaching writing and has co-authored two books on this topic. He enjoys teaching and is always interested in creating programs which are sensitive to the special needs and abilities of students.