Department of russian philology and intercultural communication – Educational and scientific activities of the department

Department of russian philology and intercultural communication

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Educational and scientific activities of the department

The faculty at the Department is actively adopting innovative pedagogical technologies in the educational process at the Regional Center for Advanced Training of Education Workers (RCAT EW) at Zhubanov University and in the Scientific and Pedagogical Center (SPC) “University-School.” They regularly participate in ongoing methodological seminars at the university.

The Department traditionally organizes international, regional, and republican methodological seminars to expand the application of innovative technologies in teaching Russian language and literature and to facilitate the exchange of experiences. These include regional seminars such as “The Use and Implementation of Innovative Teaching Methods” (2015), “News of Science and Education: Research Work of Master’s Students, Problems and Prospects” (2016), an international seminar “Multilingual Personality in Modern Educational Process” in collaboration with Varna Free University “Chernorizets Hrabar” (Bulgaria) in March 2017, a round table on “Modernization of Public Consciousness” (June 2017), a regional methodological seminar “Experience of Implementing Criterion Assessment within the Education Content Update” (November 2017), and a traditional international scientific and practical online seminar “Philology: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow” in December 2017, dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the department veteran, candidate of pedagogical sciences Adorova N.V., and in December 2018, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of associate professor, candidate of philological sciences Terekova F.E. The proceedings of these seminars have been published in collections.

International Scientific and Practical Online Seminar “Philology: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow” in Honor of the 70th Anniversary of Associate Professor, Candidate of Philological Sciences Terekova F.E. (2018)

On January 25, 2018, an International Scientific and Practical Seminar “Multilingualism as an Important Direction in the Culture of Intercultural Communication: Problems, Trends, Prospects” was held. It was the result of research conducted by faculty members of higher and secondary specialized educational institutions, employees of research and methodological institutes, school teachers, postgraduates, undergraduates, and students.

On February 21, 2018, a methodological seminar “Language Personality and Effective Communication in the Modern Multicultural World” was conducted. Social demands require universities to prepare specialists of a new format – multicultural individuals capable of social and professional self-determination, knowledgeable about the history and traditions of their people, proficient in multiple languages, capable of communicative and activity operations in three languages in all situations, and aspiring to self-development and self-improvement. The goal of the seminar was to discuss the issues of forming a language personality in a multicultural world.

These seminars involved faculty members from universities and colleges, school teachers, and employees of educational institutions. All of this constitutes the main part of the career guidance work of the department.

Traditionally, the Department of Russian Philology and Intercultural Communication organizes an educational co-working event “Form of Control in the Context of the Updated Education Content.” The purpose of the co-working event is to introduce a fundamentally new form of organizing innovative activities for teachers, creating an educational space, exchanging experiences among university teachers and school teachers of Russian language and literature regarding the organization of the educational process, and preparing philology students for teaching practice. Faculty members and teachers from branch schools actively participated in the co-working event.

On October 30, 2020, an educational and methodological online seminar “Experience of Implementing Criterion Assessment within the Education Content Update” was organized. The seminar aimed to identify the features and effective teaching methods and criterion assessment of students in the context of updating the education content, including in online mode. It also facilitated the exchange of experiences among university teachers and school teachers of Russian language and literature regarding the organization of the educational process and the preparation of philology students for teaching practice.

The significance of this meeting was motivated by the fact that school teachers invited to the seminar shared their experience of teaching in a distance mode with students. They provided specific examples of formative and summative assessment and discussed the specifics of criterion assessment of students in accordance with the presented topics on Russian language and literature.

On November 4, 2022, an educational and methodological seminar “Ways to Improve Functional Literacy in Russian Language and Literature Lessons” was organized. The seminar aimed to identify the features of teaching Russian language and literature and effective ways to develop functional literacy in students in the context of updating the education content. It also facilitated the exchange of experiences among faculty members and teachers of basic secondary schools and branch schools, preparing philology students for teaching practice in the conditions of dual education.

On April 17, 2023, a workshop “Innovative Activities of a School and University Teacher” was held. The goal of the workshop was to uncover the specifics of using digital educational tools in school and university teaching practices, teach participants to develop test tasks and interactive exercises.

Scientific, Practical, and Methodological Seminars of the Department

Main Directions of the Research Activities of the Department.

The scientific research work of the department scholars is carried out on various aspects of linguistics, literary studies, history and theory of language and literature, folklore studies, poetics of fiction, comparative literary studies, and literary connections. Research is also focused on the implementation of new teaching technologies and the reform of higher education and school education.

Problems of comparativistics in modern literary studies Literary theory and history of world literary process “Poetics of Russian literature and comparative literary studies”

Scientific Schools/Directions of the Department:

The Research and Teaching Staff of the Department of Russian Philology and Intercultural Communication, as well as Kazakh Philology, annually participate in grant competitions for fundamental and applied scientific research. They implement scientific and innovative projects on the following topics:

Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor Islamgalieva V.Zh., as part of the working group under the guidance of Sadirova K.K., is working on the implementation of the project “Onomastic Discourse: Mythological Aspect” and is also participating in the working group of the World Bank project “Modernization of Pedagogical Education” for 2021-2022 at Nazarbayev University, HAMK University of Applied Sciences (Finland).
Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor Kurmanova B.Zh. is the head of the project “Ethnolinguistic and Linguistic Situation of Aktobe Region” for the years 2020-2022.
Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor Idrisova E.T., as part of the working group of scientists from L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, is working on the implementation of the project “Scientific Concept of Kazakh Rhetoric: Rhetorical Ideal, Identity, Argumentation, and Speech Practice” for the years 2022-2024.

In the last five years, the department’s scientific arsenal includes: 11 monographs, 8 textbooks, 3 manuals, 1 intra-university project, 1 project of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 13 publications in journals with non-zero impact factor, and 4 author’s certificates.

At the exhibition of the department’s scientific achievements, the results of research are presented.

The following author’s certificates have been obtained:

“Zhubanovtar Multimedia Encyclopedia” (Kurmanova B.Zh., Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor, February 23, 2019)
“Stylistics of Modern Russian Language” (Kuzdybayeva A.A., Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor, February 27, 2020)
“Phonetic Interference in the Speech of Foreign Students” (Islamgalieva V.Zh., Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor, April 22, 2020)
“Level-based Teaching of Russian Language: Features of Work in Higher Education” (Islamgalieva V.Zh., Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor, May 18, 2021)

Annually, the scholars of the department participate in international, republican, and regional scientific conferences, presenting the results of their research and engaging in programs of international funds, grants, and projects.

The department has organized and conducted republican and international conferences, such as “Reflection of Mental Representations in Language” (2008), “Multilingualism and Dialogue of Cultures” (2014), “Intercultural Communication in the Global Context: Issues of Language, Literature, and Teaching Methodology” (2018). On April 9, 2021, the Department of Russian Philology and Intercultural Communication organized and held the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Language and Literature in a Multicultural Space: Issues, Ideas, Trends in Development.” Scholars from Iran, Turkey, China, Poland, Russia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, as well as from Astana and Almaty, participated in the conference. It involved professors, teachers from universities in our city, representatives from Aktobe, Mangystau, Atyrau, West Kazakhstan, Almaty, and South Kazakhstan regions, along with intellectuals, media representatives, doctoral students, postgraduates, and master’s students.

In April 2023, an International Telecommunication Project with CIS countries, “Understanding through Culture,” was organized (Zhubanov University, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Belarusian State Economic University).

International Scientific and Practical Conference “Reflection of Mental Representations in Language” (November 2008).

International Scientific and Practical Conference “Intercultural Communication in the Global Context: Issues of Language, Literature, and Teaching Methodology” (April 2018).

International Scientific and Practical Conference “Language and Literature in Multicultural Space: Problems, Ideas, Development Trends” (April 2021).

International Cooperation

The qualitative and rapid growth of the teaching staff in the Department of Russian Philology has determined the breadth and diversity of its international connections. The Department of Russian Language and Literature collaborates with Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, A. Baitursynov Institute of Linguistics, M. Auezov Institute of Literature and Art, Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Eurasian National University named after L.N. Gumilyov, International Kazakh-Turkish University named after A. Yasawi, Saint Petersburg State University, Moscow State University named after M.V. Lomonosov, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO), Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, P. Yershov Ishim State Pedagogical Institute, Altai State University (Barnaul), Institute of History, Language, and Literature of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Ufa, Russia), M. Akhmetov Bashkir State Pedagogical University (Ufa, Russia), Bashkir State University (Ufa, Russia), Ural State Pedagogical University (Yekaterinburg, Russia), and Orenburg State University (Orenburg, Russia).

Teachers and students with Professor A.I. Kulyapin from Altai State University (Barnaul).

Professor of the Russian State Vocational Pedagogical University, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, A.A. Evtugina, conducts classes on the discipline “Methods of Teaching Russian Language.”

Faculty members of the Department of Russian Philology and Intercultural Communication undergo annual training seminars organized by both the Zhubanov University’s International Center for Professional Development and other universities. As part of the external academic mobility program, department faculty have attended training courses and internships in countries far abroad: Associate Professor G.D. Rysmaganbetova (Xinjiang University of Finance and Economics, China), Associate Professor I.I. Sviridova (University of Tsukuba, Japan), and Instructor G.K. Abdrahmanova (Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain).

Teachers of the department who underwent international internships in China, Japan, and Spain.

In 2014, G.D. Rysmaganbetova, having won a competition for the Bolashak International Programs Center scholarship, underwent an internship at the DAASICLON Continuing Education Institute of Leiden University (Netherlands) to study innovative teaching methods and gain experience in teaching in foreign educational institutions.

Associate Professor G.D. Rysmaganbetova during an internship at Leiden University (Netherlands).

On November 3, 2022, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Saint Petersburg State University, Lyudmila Vladimirovna Balakhonskaya, conducted a master class on the topic “Issues of Commercial Nomination.” The master class consisted of two parts – theoretical and practical. During the first hour, the speaker thoroughly analyzed the structural, semantic, and functional aspects of the advertising name with the audience. The second part of the master class was aimed at a detailed analysis of practical examples and various approaches to solving problems of advertising nomination. Students showed a keen interest in the discussed issue and actively participated in the discussion of various controversial positions.

Associate Professor Lyudmila Vladimirovna Balakhonskaya of Saint Petersburg State University during the master class on “Issues of Commercial Nomination.”

The international activities of the Department of Russian Philology and Intercultural Communication are aimed at establishing new educational and cultural connections and strengthening existing scientific relationships with leading foreign universities for further integration into the global educational and scientific community. As part of the implementation of the program “Attracting Foreign Scholars,” from October 24 to November 05, 2022, Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor of Saint Petersburg State University, Lyudmila Vladimirovna Balakhonskaya, conducts lectures and practical classes on the disciplines “Public Relations” and “Theory and Practice of Creating Advertising Texts” for students of the 4th year of the educational program 6B02304 – “Philology: Russian Philology.”

Associate Professor Balakhonskaya L.V. of Saint Petersburg State University conducts a practical session for future journalists.

As part of the implementation of internal academic mobility between higher education institutions and based on the agreement of mutual cooperation between K. Zhubanov ARU and M. Ospanov West Kazakhstan Medical University, teachers from both universities conduct classes for students of partner institutions.

Associate Professor at K. Zhubanov ARU Islamgalieva V.Zh. with students of M. Ospanov WSMU

Urinbaeva B.B., Ph.D., Senior Lecturer at the Department of Languages of WSMU named after M. Ospanov, conducts classes on the subject “Russian Language.”

Senior lecturer of the Department of Russian Philology and Intercultural Communication, T.F. Vakhitova, conducts practical classes in the Russian language. For several years, the department has been actively collaborating with the Belarusian State Economic University under the signed Memorandum of Understanding. Established in 1933, the Belarusian State Economic University (BSEU) is the leading higher education institution in the country. According to the working program developed for the Memorandum of Cooperation in the field of science and education between Aktobe Regional University named after K. Zhubanov and the Belarusian State Economic University, joint scientific events are organized, joint scientific articles are published, and mutual review of diploma projects and educational materials is conducted. The International Telecommunication Project with the CIS countries, “Russian Language in the Educational Space of the CIS Countries: Culture for Mutual Understanding,” has become a tradition. During this project, issues of modern linguistics, literary studies, and language didactics are discussed.

The history of the department
Educational and scientific activities of the department
Material technical base
Achievements
Our graduates and employment