Gulnissa Zhunussova joined SDU in 2021. She has previously taught at universities in Kazakhstan, UK and China. Gulnissa brings to her role experience of education and applied linguistics research, teaching and policy making. She is a key expert on the the project funded by the World Bank in which she has been involved in the process of developing a new model of initial teacher education in Kazakhstan. In this role, she has also facilitated curricula development and professional development courses at the national level. Gulnissa's research interests include teacher education and development, Global Englishes, language attitudes, metaphor and narrative analyses. She has offered contributions to the knowledge community through ongoing research and publications in Q1 journals.

PhD in Education and Applied Linguistics, University of Nottingham (United Kingdom)
MA in English Language Teaching (with distinction), University of Warwick (United Kingdom)
Candidate of Philological Sciences, Kazakh Abylai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages
BA in English Language Teaching (with distinction), Kazakh Abylai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages

TFL 539 History and Philosophy of Science
TFL 503 Discourse, Culture and Communication in Language Teaching
TFL 631 Qualitative Methods in Educational Research

Zhunussova G. (2021) Language teachers’ attitudes towards English in a multilingual setting. System, 102558. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.system.2021.102558 (Q1 journal)
Zhunussova, G, Cortazzi, M, Jin, L. (2022) Roles and models of English teachers in Kazakhstan. World Englishes (41). 104– 114. https://doi.org/10.1111/weng.12558 (Q1 journal)
Makhanova (Zhunussova) G. & M.Cortazzi (2013) ‘Kazakh Students' Perceptions of Good English Teachers: Multiple Heritages in a Culture of Learning’ in M.Cortazzi & L.Jin (Eds) Researching Cultures of Learning-International Perspectives on Language Learning and Education, Palgrave Macmillan, pp.170-203

University of Nottingham Vice-Chancellor's Medal for Outstanding Achievement (UK, 2019)
Bolashak scholarship for MA studies, University of Warwick (UK, 2009)
Erasmus Mundus mobility programme scholarship (Spain, 2013)
Government of China’s award for talented researchers (China, 2018)