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Improvement of professional teaching skills faculty of the university - an important task of the university. At the Department of Pedagogy KSU in 70 years of the twentieth century under the guidance of Professor d.p.n K.B. Berzhanov acted Institute of Teaching Excellence. Now we are reviving this tradition. During the winter holidays, the students with the support of the Department of Academic Affairs and the Department for educational work were organized training sessions for faculty members. In total, the department of pedagogy for two weeks of January held 37 training courses for all faculties. From 9 to January 17, 2012 conducted training on student-oriented approach to learning, problem-based and project learning. From 12 to 19 January 2012 - Training School of the curators, advisors on educational work.

Due to the large demand of teachers instead of planned 15 training sessions for student-oriented teaching conducted 20 training sessions. Training was conducted in parallel in the Kazakh and Russian groups of two teachers - Ph.D., associate professor A.K. Mynbayeva, associate professor G.A. Kassen, associate professor N.S. Algozhaeva, teacher Zhumabekova. Assistance in the training provided, and associate professor Z.M. Sadvakasova, many teachers were working moments photography workshops.

The Methodological Bureau of The Faculty of international relations jointly with The Institute of Raising the level of teacher’s skills held the 2^nd seminar for the teachers of English on the following topics “Some effective approaches to motivate students in learning English” and “Some effective ways of teaching grammar”.The seminar took place on the 18^th and 19^th of January , 2012.

The seminar was conducted by Associate Professor of KazNU Makisheva M.K. Such seminars are very useful for the teachers to communicate and to discuss interesting issues.58 teachers from 4 linguistic chairs of our University took part at the seminar.

In Mechanical and Mathematics Faculty of al-Farabi KazNU, resumed its joint scientific seminar on "Modern scientific problems in mathematics, mechanics and information technology". The leaders of the seminar - academician of NAS RK, professor Zhumagulov B.T. and academician of NEA RK, professor Danaev N.T. The Secretary of the seminar – associate professor, Khikmetov A.K.

In the seminar participate professors, teachers of various universities of Kazakhstan, and PhD doctoral and master students. Expected to participate the invited scientists from scientific research centers and universities of Kazakhstan. The seminar is held weekly on Wednesdays at 17:00 in room number №325 at av. al-Farabi 71, № 13 (Mechanical and Mathematics Faculty).

NEWS LETTER

AL-FARABI KAZAKH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

CHAIR OF GENERAL LINGUISTICS AND FOREIGN PHILOLOGY

EDUCATIONAL AND EXPERIMENTAL LABORATORY “THE KAZAKH LANGUAGE: SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLINGUISTIC RESEARCHES”

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TEACHERS OF THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

KAZAKHSTAN PUBLIC CORPORATION OF TEACHERS OF THE RUSSIAN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

15^th international scientific and theoretical conference

language and innovations

DEAR COLLEAGUES! The 15^th International scientific and theoretical conference “Language and Innovations” will be held in Al-Farabi Kazakh National University on June 20-21^st, 2012.

THE FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS ARE OFFERED FOR THE DISCUSSION:

1. Language and innovational processes in its content and structure

2. Information technologies: language and mastering the language

3. Language: processes of globalization and integration in the society

Working languages of the conference: Kazakh, Russian, English

Please, attach the materials (volume – 5 pages at the most) in paper and electronic version (in Word format, name the files with your surname in Latin letters: for the article Ivanov.dok, for the application Ivanov.z) to the application form, Times New Roman font, 14 font size, other encodings of Kazakh, Russian and English will not be accepted.

MATERIAL DRAFTING RULES:

The students’ conference “For a nuclear–free world”. Twenty Years of Closing of Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site” was held. The conference was organized by Suleimenova G.S., associate Professor and Karipbayeva G.A., senior teacher (The Chair of Diplomatic Translation). Arynov Zhanibek, Kopabayev Dauren, the students of the 4^th course, International Relations Department (the Kazakh group) were the moderators of the conference The conference was opened by the dean of the faculty of international relations,Doctor of Sciences(law) professor Shakirov K.N and Suleimenova G.S. The 1^st report was made by Karipbayeva G.A., senior teacher of the Chair of Diplomatic Translation “Polygon by the eyes of the witness”.

On December 12 on the faculty of international relations Al-Farabi Kazakh University held a meeting with Michael Snowden, General Consul of The USA in Almaty. Diplomatic club Taleyran and americanists’ Association took part as the organizer of this meeting.

In the first part of the meeting Mr. Snowden read a lecture about modern problems of international relations and particularly pointed out the problem of sustainable development. Second part of the meeting went on in discussion, students asked several questions concerning educational programs, the role of international organizations in the region of Central Asia and Mr. Snowden’s way of growth as a diplomat

Leadership lecture of Professor Wulf Lapins on “Afghanistan-Central Asia: critical review and prospects” held at faculty of International relations at the threshold of 20^th anniversary of Independence of Republic of Kazakhstan was devoted to security problems in Central Asia and the contribution of Kazakhstan to regional stability.

Dear students and staff of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University!

Welcome to a scholarship competition organized by a European Commission in the framework of ERASMUS MUNDUS ARCADE international academic mobility project that gives students, researchers and staff from Central Asia the opportunity to study, do research, training or teaching in the most prestigious universities of Europe.

Individuals may apply for mobility of different duration depending on the length of the course or program offered by the host university. The academic offer includes exchange (1-2 months) as well as full degree programs.

The lecture will be devoted to the issues of stability and security of Central Asian and Kazakhstan within the framework of 20th anniversary of the independence of the RK.

Open to: International relations undergraduate and postgraduate students, lecturers and general public.

Time: 14.10 December 06, 2011.

Location: Grand performance hall (faculty of Biology).