On February 28, 2025, the Department of Foreign Languages and Intercultural Communication took part in the Republican Scientific and Practical conference with international participation “Youth and Global problems of our time”. 18 students and undergraduates took part in the work of section 4 “Language skills – the basis of intercultural communication”, of which 1 student (E.Shitova) and 1 graduate student (A.Alimkhanova) spoke at the plenary session of the conference.
The scientific research of the participants was devoted to topical issues of learning foreign languages, the introduction of modern technologies into the educational process and the development of intercultural communication. The following topics were covered during the section: Integration of TED Talks materials into the educational process, Projecting the AXIS system into examinations in other educational programs, Using the capabilities of artificial intelligence in English lessons to develop speaking skills, The development of school students’ critical thinking through the use of CLIL: the role of bilingualism in cognitive understanding and others.
The winners were determined based on the results of the section’s work.:
1st place – Kuatbayeva N., Master’s student at Bolashaq Academy. Quest technologyalaryn koldanu arkily okushylardyn shetel tilinda soyleu dagdylaryn damytu barysynda shygarmashylyk kabiletterdi kalyptastru (Scientific supervisor M.G.N., Associate professor Begakhmetova B.K.)
2nd place – V.S. Kokorina, student of Bolashaq Academy. Using gamification to increase students’ motivation in learning a foreign language (Supervisor: M.P.N., senior lecturer M.M. Mombekova).
2nd place – Agibayeva A.S., student of Bolashaq Academy. The integration of TED Talks materials into the educational process (Supervisor: M.P.N., senior lecturer M.M. Mombekova).
3rd place – Sorokin D., student of Bolashaq Academy. Creating a favorable environment for passive learning of a foreign language (Supervisor: M.P.N., senior lecturer M.M. Mombekova).
3rd place – Alkeev D., student of Karaganda Medical University. Projecting the AXIS system into examinations in other educational programs (Supervisor: PhD, assoc. Professor Burmistrova V.A.).
All participants were awarded with certificates. The presented scientific research has demonstrated a high level of training, scientific significance and relevance of the issues under consideration, which underlines the importance of intercultural communication in the modern educational space.
