Subrata Bhowmik
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Senior Instructor
Werklund School of Education, Specialization, Language and Literacy (2002)
Background
Educational Background
PhD English , Arizona State University, 2012
M.A. English, Arizona State University, 2009
M.A. Applied Linguistics & ELT, Dhaka University , 2001
B.A. English , Dhaka University , 1999
Biography
Dr. Subrata Bhowmik is associate professor of teaching at the Werklund School of Education where he teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses. The primary areas of his research include L2 writing and sociocultural approaches to L2 education. Dr. Bhowmik's work has appeared in peer-reviewed scholarly journals such as TESOL Quarterly, Language and Literacy, TESOL Journal, Writing & Pedagogy, Language and Sociocultural Theory, and The Journal of Asia TEFL. He has presented his work at various international conferences, including the annual conferences of American Association for Applied Linguistics, TESOL International Association, Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics, TESL Canada, Canadian Association for the Study of Discourse and Writing, and the Symposium on Second Language Writing.
Professional & Community Affiliations
Currently, Dr. Bhowmik is affiliated with the following national and international professional organizations.
- TESL Canada
- Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics
- Canadian Association for the Study of Discourse and Writing
- ATESL (Alberta TESL)
- Asia TEFL
Research
Areas of Research
Dr. Bhowmik’s research revolves around the social and cultural factors affecting second language learning. In particular, he is interested in how various social and cultural factors affect L2 writing. Currently, Dr. Bhowmik is working on projects that look into how L2 learners’ agency, identity and ideology affect their writing development, the conceptualization of a more inclusive approach to EAP instruction to deal with the diversity in the classroom as well as how teachers' agentive practices can be incorporated into the EAP writing classroom.
- Applied linguistics
- Language and culture
- Sociocultural theory of L2 learning
- Second language teaching and learning
- English as a foreign language (EFL)
- English for academic purposes (EAP)
Projects
This Alberta Advisory Committee for Educational Studies (AACES) funded project investigates: (a) the factors that influence teacher preparedness about teaching ESL writing in K-12 contexts in Alberta; (b) challenges teachers encounter in teaching ESL writing; and (c) what can be done to help teachers overcome these challenges.
The goals for this SoTL project (funded by the Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning at UCalgary) are: (a) to create an experiential learning opportunity for professional graduate students by setting up peer review networks for exchange of feedback on academic writing using the Experiential Learning Cycle, and (b) to examine student perceptions about the efficacies of this process.
This SSHRC-funded project (PI: Dr. Rahat Zaidi; Co-Applicants: Drs. Kim Lenters, Erin Spring, Subrata Bhowmik, and Sylvie Roy) investigates the following questions about newcomers to Canada: (a) What can stories of resilience through encounters with space and place tell us about newcomers' experiences? (b) How can working with walking methodologies and processes of mapping provide newcomer families with opportunities to make sense of their encounters with space and place? (c) How can examining families' multimodal communicational repertoires amplify our understandings of newcomer resilience?
Awards
- University of Calgary Teaching Award 2019--Senior Instructor (Nominated), 2019
- Werklund Teaching Excellence Award 2019 (Nominated), 2019
- University of Calgary Teaching Award 2018--Senior Instructor (Nominated), 2018
- Werklund Teaching Excellence Award 2018 (Nominated), 2018
- ATESL Bursary for Conference Presentations , Alberta TESL. 2016
- TESL Canada Travel Grant , TESL Canada Federation. 2014
- Albert H. Marckwardt Grant, TESOL International Association. 2012
- Graduate and Professional Student Association Travel Grant , Arizona State University. 2012
- Graduate College Dissertation Fellowship, Arizona State University. 2011
- TESOL Professional Development Scholarship, TESOL International Association. 2011
- Marvin M. Fisher Book Award, Department of English, Arizona State University. 2008
Publications
- Addressing culture in L2 writing: Teaching strategies for the EAP classroom. Bhowmik, S., & Chaudhuri, A.. TESOL Quarterly. (2022)
- K-12 ESL writing instruction: A review of research on pedagogical challenges and strategies. Bhowmik, S., & Kim, M.. Language & Literacy. 23(3),165-202. (2021)
- Writing instruction in an EFL context: Learning to write or writing to learn language?. Bhowmik, S. . BELTA Journal. 5(1), 30-42.. (2021)
- Literacy autobiography. . Chaudhuri, A., & Bhowmik, S. . Writing Spaces: Assignments & Activities Archive. (2021)
- Culture and L2 writing: Student perceptions of factors affecting academic writing. Bhowmik, S. K., Chaudhuri, A., Tweedie, G., Kim, M., & Liu, X.. Writing & Pedagogy. 12(2-3), 223–25. (2021)
- [Review of the book Changing practices for the L2 writing classroom: Moving beyond the five-paragraph essay, by N. A. Caplan & A. M. Johns (Eds.)]. Bhowmik, S.. Discourse & Writing. 31, 38-43. (2021)
- [Review of the book Genre-based writing: What every ESL teacher needs to know, by C. M. Tardy]. Bhowmik, S.. Discourse & Writing. 31, 44-48. (2021)
- “I need my instructor to like sit with me”: Addressing culture in L2 writing instruction. Bhowmik, S., & Chaudhuri, A.. BC TEAL Journal, 6(1). 6(1), 11–28. (2021)
- The efficacy of teacher agency in L2 writing instruction: Insights from the EAP classroom. Bhowmik, S. K.. Malaysian Journal of ELT Research. 17(1), 1-20. (2020)
- Peer collaborative writing in the EAP Classroom: Insights from a Canadian postsecondary context. Bhowmik, S. K., Hilman, B., & Roy, S.. doi:10.1002/tesj.393. TESOL Journal. 10, 1-16. (2019)
- Preparing diverse learners for university: A strategy for teaching EAP students. Bhowmik, S. K., & Kim, M.. doi:10.1002/tesj.340. TESOL Journal. 9, 498-524. (2018)
- Exploring the social nature of L2 writing: Insights into the division of labor of an EAP writing task. Bhowmik, S. K.. doi:10.1558/lst.26454. Language and Sociocultural Theory. 4, 124-155. (2017)
- Agency, identity and ideology in L2 writing: Insights from the EAP classroom. Bhowmik, S. K.. Writing & Pedagogy. 8, 275-308. (2016)
- World Englishes and English language teaching: A pragmatic and humanistic approach. Bhowmik, S. K.. doi:10.14483/udistrital.jour.calj.2015.1.a10. Colombian Applied Linguistics Journal. 17, 142-157. (2015)
- L2 writing pedagogy in EFL contexts: An exploration of salient practices in teaching and learning. Bhowmik, S. K.. The Journal of Asia TEFL. 6, 351-37. (2009)