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БҰЛ СЕРІКБОЛСЫН

I am a PhD candidate in Teaching English as a Second Language at the University of British Columbia.
My BEd is in Teaching English as a Foreign Language from Auezov University,

and my MA is in Multilingual Education from Nazarbayev University.
In Qazaqstan, I taught English for 7 years in private schools and universities. In Canada, I have held various positions to teach TES(O)L methodologies, applied linguistics, and EAP at the University of British Columbia since 2021.

I also work with my PhD supervisor Dr. Sandra Zappa-Hollman on her research projects related to multilingual university students and their instructors.
As a critical applied linguist, I conceptually ground my work in translanguaging, language ideologies, identities, affect, and critical multilingual pedagogies. In my doctoral research, I examine English language teachers' translanguaging stance development within and beyond TESOL teacher education.
Through my teaching, research and service, I hope to make language and literacy education more linguistically and culturally responsive.

For professional inquiries, contact me at serikbolsyn@duck.com