Bal Krishna Sharma

Bal Krishna Sharma

Ph.D. student

bsharma@hawaii.edu

M.A., Second Language Studies, University of Hawaii at Manoa

M. Ed. English Education, Tribhuvan Unviersity, Nepal

Bal Krishna Sharma is a doctoral student in Second Language Studies and is interested in using discourse analytic and qualitative research methods in studying varied topics in sociolinguistics and English pedagogy. For example, in his previous research, he has used conversation analysis in studying classroom interactions and critical discourse analysis in studying language identities and literacy activities of Nepalese youth in online environments. Broadly, his current areas of interest include:

-       Ideologies of English in Nepal

-       Language and Identity

-       Non-Western Philosophies

-       Critical pedagogy (Peace and Environmental issues)

Recent Teaching Experience

-       ELI 83: Academic Writing for International Graduate Students (both face to face and online)

-       ELI 82: Advanced Academic Reading

-       SLS 302: Second Language Learning