Department of language development

The language development department was created as a linguistic center in 2005 by decision of academic council of SKSU, in order to implement “the state programs of language function and development in Republic of the Kazakhstan for 2011-2020 academic year” and Kazakh, Russian, English languages, that is, the goal of implementing the policy of learning three languages. In September 2012, as result of mergers, the center of official language was recalled “The language development center”. Since November in 2013 it was transferred do the research department and renamed “The language development department”. In 2015-2017, the Language Development department was subordinated to the Vice-Rector for innovation activities the introduction to the center of industrial and innovative development. Since August 28, 2017, it became part of the department for academic affairs and reported to the Vice-Rector for academic and educational-methodological work. Since 2019, the Language Development Department has been part of the Center for Bologna Process and Academic Mobility and reports to the Vice-Rector for Strategic Internationalization.

The main goals and objectives of the Department of Language Development consist of the following areas of work:

• Ensuring the use of the state language as the language of state administration;

• Supervision of internal and external document circulation in the state language in cooperation with the department of education, youth policy and language development;

• Organization of training courses of the state language, Russian and English languages;

• To develop the mobility and aptitude of students in the labor market, to direct them to modern society by enriching their language capital.

The department meets the necessary language requirements of language learners in language acquisition, professional application, creativity, student teaching, language communication through oral communication, reading, writing, understanding, listening and speaking skills.

The department of language development is a structure of South Kazakhstan University named after M. Auezov. It is located in the main building of the university and is equipped with all information resources, modern multimedia language laboratories and comfortable lecture halls. The curriculum of the department is developed according to the national and international level.

The Department of Language Development offers more than 30 language programs each year and communicates with the following departments and faculties.

At present, classes are conducted in English in 13 faculties/high schools in 27 educational levels of pedagogical, engineering-technical and natural science directions at the university. These subjects are taught by doctors of science, candidates of science and masters.

• Brief for teachers and managers of higher education institutions
• Kazakh-Russian-English translator.
• Dictionary of accreditation terms (Kazakh-Russian-English)
• "Games in the classroom" a teaching methodical tool.

• In language courses, staff, employees, graduate students and students improve their reading, writing, listening and speaking skills with the help of qualified and experienced teachers.

  • Various language skills are used to correct the pronunciation and speaking and grammar courses.

  • Listeners learn about the culture and traditions of the country they study

Team composition

• The number of students in the group is 12-18

• According to the degree of knowledge of the Kazakh language, it is divided into groups A1-simple level, A2-basic level, B1-middle level, B2-higher level, C1-high level.

• According to the level of mastery of the English language, Beginner, Elementary, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate

• Preparation groups for TOEFL, IELTS international exams.

• 12-18 students are trained in each group of professionally oriented English language courses. Here, when teaching special subjects in English, individual attention is paid to each student.

• Learning the Russian language begins at the elementary and intermediate levels.

• Classes are held throughout the year.

Admission information

• Each semester an official letter is prepared and sent to 13 faculties/high school deans across the university.

• Announcements about the start of language courses will be published on the university instagram page @auezov_university, academic mobility center instagram page @auezov_mobility_academic and Language Development @auezov_language_department instagram page.

• The trainees pass the diagnostic test, and based on its results, they are accepted.

• Language courses are based on paid and free.

• Courses are held 3/5 times a week for 2 academic hours per day.

• LDD programs provide free diagnostic testing, offer free advice on various languages and international programs, and assist with learning.

  • Students, teaching staff, and employees can use libraries, computer language laboratories, and other LDD resources with their university ID.

  • At the end of the language course, participants take a final exam and receive a certificate.

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