Stephen Bahry
Biography
Dr. Stephen Bahry is a Sessional Lecturer and researcher in the Curriculum, Teaching & Learning Department at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½) with graduate appointment at Zhubanov University in 2022 teaching 4th year diploma students and supporting them with their research projects on second language teaching in English. He also had a graduate appointment at Nazarbayev University teaching MA students in the Multilingual Education program.
Research interests
Dr. Bahry’s research interests include second language learning, multilingualism, and plurilingualism as well as comparative and cross-cultural perspectives. Currently, he is collaborating on a SSHRC-funded research project entitled Education Experiences of Canadian High School Students of Post-Soviet Backgrounds, where he investigates the educational experiences, challenges, and opportunities of the diverse population of students whose families originate in the former Soviet Union. Dr. Bahry is also working with former students from Tajikistan and Kazakhstan on a comparative review of language-in-education policy and practice in Central Asia the region’s language ecology, with a forthcoming chapter in the Encyclopedia of World Englishes.