Botagoz Tusmagambet

Visiting Lecturer of Korean and Russian Studies

Bio

Botagoz (Bota) Tusmagambet received her Ph.D. in Applied Linguistics & Second Language Acquisition from LCAL in 2025. Her dissertation critically examined multilingual literacy practices in postcolonial Kazakhstan, focusing on how Kazakh, Russian and English interact in social, cultural, political and educational contexts. Using cultural-historical activity theory, she presented case studies of Kazakh mothers and the ideologies, opportunities and constraints shaping their children’s multilingual literacy.

Dr. Tusmagambet will teach Russian, Korean and general education courses for LCAL starting fall 2025.

Education

Ph.D., Applied Linguistics & Second Language Acquisition, Carnegie Mellon University