The Adaptive Text Encoding Initiative Network, co-led by Sydney Lines (EL&L; PHH Advisory Board), co-authors a new TEI schema for digital texts to develop antiracist, inclusive text markup practices.
Call for Proposals: Research Cluster Grants
Research Cluster Grants support interdisciplinary research cluster development among Humanities scholars in the Faculties of Arts and Education and Allard Law at UBC-V. The grants are intended to promote research activity and collaboration among humanities scholars at UBC and beyond and to help collaborators leverage funding to secure additional support. Deadline: Dec 9, 2024
Serikbolsyn Tastanbek
Graduate Academic Assistant, Public Humanities Hub
PhD Candidate, Department of Language & Literacy Education
Email: serikbolsyn.tastanbek@ubc.ca
Serikbolsyn Tastanbek (he/him) is a PhD candidate in Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) at the University of British Columbia. He has taught English as an additional language and courses on applied linguistics and TESOL in Qazaqstan and Canada. His scholarship explores translanguaging pedagogy, language ideologies, intersectional identities, aiming to make language and literacy education more socially just. Some of his work has appeared in TESOL Quarterly and the Journal of Second Language Writing. He also collaborates with TESOL professionals to promote critical multilingual praxis and supports aspiring graduate applicants and current graduate students through various outreach initiatives.
Research Area: TESOL, Applied Linguistics, Multilingual Education, Teacher Education, Qualitative Research Methodologies