On November 25-26, 2019, an intensive training course for participants of the English Language Training Program with the help of online resources of the Mass Open Online Courses (MOOCS) on the platform of Coursera and the Regional Office of English at the U.S. Embassy together with KazTEA instructors was held, which was attended by Anna Kalizhanova, Director of the Center for Advanced Training of Bolashaq Academy.
This project was initiated by the Association of Teachers and Teachers of English in the Republic of Kazakhstan (KazTEA) and the Regional Office of English Language Programs at the U.S. Embassy in Nur-Sultan (RELO) from January to June 2020 to promote online resources with the possible further use of these training materials in the training of teachers of English and STEM and its study / training initiated by the Association of Teachers and Teachers of English in the Republic of Kazakhstan (KazTEA) and the Regional Office of English Language Programs at the U.S. Embassy in Nur-Sultan (RELO) and designed for future teachers of English and teachers of subjects in chemistry, biology, computer science and physics (STEM).
One of the project’s objectives is to provide a wide range of English language teachers and subject teachers with online resources to improve their English language skills and develop creative and critical thinking.
English teachers from the Department of Foreign Languages and Intercultural Communication will participate in the project and will also be trained in mass open online courses.