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=Resources for Teaching English as a Second Language ﻿in Kazakhstan=

Our Researcher:

 * Sara Osman is a graduate student at UMBC in the Master of Arts in Instructional Systems Development: English as a Second Language program.
 * After she graduates this May, Sara will be moving to Kazakhstan to teach English as a second language in a Kazakh institution of higher education. All classes at this institution will be taught in English, not just the English class.
 * More background details
 * She will live in Almaty, Kazakhstan with her Kazakh fianc é
 * She speaks fluent Russian but not Kazakh
 * She is currently within the USMAI system, so she has access to similar databases as UMCP.

Our Process:

 * Allison asked her if she would be willing to have research done for her trip to Kazakhstan
 * The group then came together to brainstorm some things to ask her about and Allison sent her an email
 * Sara's response was open-ended, but she did indicate that she would be interested in:
 * digital storytelling
 * sources that were easily accessible from Kazakhstan
 * sources that focused on the social elements of teaching language rather than grammar
 * Some other issues we took into consideration:
 * different system, unknown level of resources, technologies, and support
 * teaching British English rather than American English