Researcher in the field of computer-assisted language learning, focusing on informal digital language learning, ICT impact on English proficiency, motivational theories, L2 digital literacies, and educational psychology topics. My works include articles in such journals as Computer-Assisted Language Learning, ReCALL, and Technology, Knowledge and Learning, and multiple conference papers. Currently, I am conducting research within the contexts of Kazakhstan and Hong Kong with educators from Monash University (Australia), Anaheim University (USA), Istanbul Medipol University (Turkey), Nanjing Normal University, and Peking University (both China), and serving as an instructor for the General Education course.