Foreign language for the humanitarian specialties

was formed according to the decision N3/359 of the Academic Council of the M. Auezov South Kazakhstan State University dated on 08/13/2001. Department provides a practical English course for students of pedagogical and humanitarian specialties.Teaching a foreign language in universities is an independent and completed course with its own content and structure, focused on achieving the standard of European competence in a foreign language, adopted in the document "Modern languages: study, teaching, evaluation".The department annually holds a scientific conference for students of humanities and pedagogical specialties. The teachers of the department, together with the foreign library, hold events of the Discussion hour and Lingua circles for students of humanities at the university. This is of great benefit to students who want to master a foreign language. All teachers of the department have a basic education and teach classes in English.The staff of the department continuously exchanges experience with foreign universities and actively participates in the international programs Bolashak, DAAD, UGRAD, ACCELS, MUSKIE, JFDP, FULLBRIGHT, and also undergoes a scientific internship at the RCEAL center of the University of Cambridge in the UK, participates in seminars organized by the British Council center.The department is closely connected and works in cooperation with the international educational and methodological center "Macmillan".The number of teachers who have completed advanced training courses in 3 years is 15. The teachers of the department prepared an application for a scientific project on the topic "Pedagogical conditions for the formation of cognitive activity of students in foreign language classes" and submitted it to the grant competition of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Every year, the faculty of the department actively participates and publishes their scientific papers in National and International scientific and practical conferences of the near and abroad.

Based on the decision of the Academic Council of the M. O. Auezov State Higher Educational Institution N 3/359 dated on August 13, 2001:

The division provides practical classes in English and German for full-time, part-time, and evening students of pedagogical and humanitarian specialties.

Division Leadership:

• 2001–2012 – The department was headed by Candidate of Political Sciences, Senior Lecturer S.N. Elchiyeva.

• 2012–2013 – The head of the department was Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Associate Professor M.B. Shoimanova.

• 2013–2015 – The department was headed by Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor Ibadulla Sargulakuly Shokhakov.

• 2016–2017 – The department was led by Master, Senior Lecturer Z.A. Emkulova.

• Since 2018 to the present – The head of the department is Candidate of Political Sciences, Senior Lecturer A.A. Suyuberdieva.

Main Areas of Work:
Foreign language learning begins at school; however, professional language training of future specialists is carried out at the university level. The key tasks of the division include:

• Selection and systematization of language materials for teaching

• Development of a core educational program

• Implementation of a program based on business and cognitive approaches

The program aims to develop general and communicative skills and meet the demand for foreign language knowledge in various areas of public life.

Educational and Scientific Activities:

• Annual scientific conferences are held, focusing on humanitarian and pedagogical fields.

• Student clubs are organized jointly with international partners, such as “Discussion Hour” and “Lingua.”

• All instructors teach in two languages and have relevant educational backgrounds.

• Active participation in international educational programs: Bolashak, DAAD, UGRAD, ACCELS, MUSKIE, JFDP, FULLBRIGHT.

• One of the instructors completed a research internship at the RCEAL Center of the University of Cambridge (UK) and participates in British Council seminars.

• Cooperation with the international educational and methodological center Macmillan is maintained.

• Over the past three years, 17 instructors have completed professional development courses.

• A research project has been submitted for the competition of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the topic: “Pedagogical conditions for improving students’ cognitive abilities in teaching foreign languages in non-linguistic groups.”

Teaching Staff:

• Total — 35 instructors

• Candidates of Sciences — 6

• Master's Degree Holders — 17

• Senior Lecturers — 14

Teachers regularly participate in international and national scientific conferences, sharing their experiences with colleagues from both near and far abroad.