Organized by the Kazakh National Women's Teacher Training University and the Center for Expert Coordination of Philological Research, a regional scientific and practical round table was held on the topic "State Language and Teaching World Languages: Experience and Innovative Technologies," dedicated to the 95th anniversary of the birth of the prominent linguist, terminologist-scientist, Professor Zhaken Moldaspanuly Moldazharov.
The main purpose of the scientific gathering is to discuss pressing issues of professional teaching of the state language and world languages, to analyze the current state of training qualified multilingual specialists, and to identify mechanisms for introducing modern innovative technologies into the training of foreign language specialists in higher education institutions.
At the opening of the event, the Chair of the Managing Board – Rector of the University, Karimova Beibitkul Sarsemkhanovna, delivered a welcoming speech and emphasized the importance of the scientific meeting for domestic science and the modern educational space. "In the current era of globalization, alongside high-quality mastery of the state language, teaching world languages at a professional level is a demand of the times. I believe that this meeting, dedicated to the 95th anniversary of the prominent scientist Zhaken Moldazharov, who led the Department of Foreign Languages of our institution for many years and made a great contribution to increasing its scientific potential, will define new directions for training competitive educators and pave the way for fresh initiatives," the Rector said.
The round table was moderated by Karimbek Kurmanaliyev, Independent Director of the Board of Directors of the National Academy of Sciences under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Academician, Doctor of Philological Sciences, and Professor. Karimbek Arystanbekuly noted that Zhaken Moldazharov is a unique figure who stood at the forefront of multilingual education and foreign language specialist training in the country, stating: "Today, combining domestic science and digital technologies, including the capabilities of artificial intelligence, with language teaching methodology is a necessity of our time. This platform, dedicated to the anniversary of the prominent scientist, will provide a great impetus to solving urgent problems in this direction and introducing new innovative approaches."
During the meeting, which was held in both offline and online formats, well-known domestic and foreign linguists and scientists made comprehensive presentations on topical issues and shared their experiences, including Academician of the NAS RK Zeinep Bazarbayeva, Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor Tanat Ayapova, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor Zhanalyk Baltabayeva, Professor of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, PhD Altynshash Kurmanali, and Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor Aigul Satbekova.
