Dialogue between students and schoolchildren

Dialogue between students and schoolchildren

At school-gymnasium No.148 in Almaty, a meeting was held with students of the 10th, 11th grades as part of an introduction to the bachelor's programs of the Al-Farabi Kazakh National University. The meeting was held in an informal atmosphere where pupils had an opportunity to get acquainted with the students of the Far East department, who in turn shared their experience of studying and entering the University. The senior faculty teacher Madina Shadaeva prepared a presentation on the subject of Japan and thus interested the students for further conversation. Thanks to interesting facts, stories and mini-competitions, students actively participated in the subsequent presentation, actively asking questions of interest to them.

Madina Moshkal, a 4th year student of the Far East department, shared her learning experience in Japan on the partnership program of Tsukuba University and KazNU. In her speech, Madina noted the features of the education system in Japan, the process of adaptation in a new cultural setting and shared her impressions of traveling in a new country. The students were interested in the opportunity to study in an economically and technologically advanced country.

The next speaker was Tursunbaeva Albina, who presented her two-week journey through the cities of Tokyo, Hiroshima and Kyoto. In her presentation, Albina demonstrated many historical attractions, and also talked about the seminars she had attended in a two-week period.

The final presentation was conducted by the fourth-year student, Islambekov Diar, who spoke about the trip to Japan under the HUSTEP (Hokkaido University Short-Term Exchange Program) program, as the first experience of living in another country. Diar spoke about the first difficulties for a sophomore, studying a language, getting to know foreign students and university life at a Japanese university. According to Diar, having received the necessary experience of living in another country, he was ready for a longer trip. Therefore, in the third year of education, he entered Tsukuba University, where he continued his research activities. He described how the study in Japan differs from Kazakhstan, with which professors he worked, and also what knowledge he acquired in the research field.

At the end of the planned presentations, the students began to take a detailed interest in admission to the Oriental Studies Faculty, as well as the nuances of university life. In particular, the issues of studying various Oriental languages ​​and the possibilities of overseas internship were discussed. Also, there were discussions on neutral topics, such as possible employment abroad, university life at the faculty, the role of foreign languages ​​in the future, etc.

In conclusion, I want to note the good organizational work of both the school administration and the Far East Department. Teachers and students were given the opportunity to share their experiences, and pupils in turn could see life inside the university and gain knowledge for further selection of their career.