
The scientific activity of the department includes the organization and conduct of scientific research in accordance with the profile of the department within the framework of international, Kazakh and university research programs and projects.
The main research topic of the department is "Russian language and intercultural communication in the socio-cultural space of Kazakhstan". The members of the department are actively engaged in scientific activities: they direct doctoral, master's, student scientific works, publish monographs and teaching aids, take part in conferences held at the university, near and far abroad.
The department's research interests cover research on topical issues of Russian studies, cognitive linguistics, discourse theory, text theory, modern Russian in the context of culture and politics, problems of bilingualism, multilingualism, theory and practice of intercultural communication.
The main directions of scientific activity of the department:
Scientific publications in international scientific publications Web of Science, Scopus.
The teachers of the department conduct active research work, the results of which are published in publications included in the indexing system, such as Web of Science, Scopus, RSCI, as well as recommended by the Committee for Quality Assurance in Education and Science of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan. So, to date, the scientists of the department: Ph.D. Prof. Zharkynbekova Sh.K., Zhuravleva E.A., Agmanova A.E., Nurtazina M.B., Zhunusova Zh.N., Ph.D., Associate Professor Dzhambaeva Zh.A., Ph.D., assoc. Asmagambetova B.M., Galieva B.H., Ph.D., assoc. Ayupova G.K., Sharipova M.K. they have scientific publications in international scientific publications Web of Science, Scopus.
Organization and holding of scientific, scientific and practical conferences, seminars, round tables, etc.
An important part of the work of the department is the holding of international scientific conferences and seminars, as well as the participation of faculty of the department in scientific seminars in Kazakhstan and abroad.
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Thus, the department annually holds an international scientific student conference: "The Russian language in the XXI century: research of the young." The conference is attended by students from educational institutions not only in Kazakhstan, but also from near and far abroad (Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Poland, China, Slovakia. The conference was co-organized by foreign universities over the years: Sibai Institute (branch) of Bashkir State University (Russia), Institute of Russian Studies of Presov University (Slovakia), Tula State Pedagogical University named after L.N. Tolstoy, Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University, Surgut State Pedagogical University (Russia). The conference materials are indexed in the scientometric database of the RSCI. |
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An important scientific and practical event was the holding of an International scientific and Practical conference: "Text in the system of teaching Russian language and literature", which is attended by Kazakhstani and foreign scientists. So, in 2023, on the initiative of the Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, the conference was held jointly with the Department of Foreign Languages and Business Communication of UGSU (Russia) and the Institute of Education and Humanities of the I. Kant Baltic Federal University (Russia). The conference was attended by scientists from Kazakhstan, Russia, Slovakia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Switzerland and Iraq. The collection of conference materials is included in the Russian Science Citation Index (RSCI) and is available in the scientific electronic library eLIBRARY.RU: https://www.elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=46319447 |
Awards, prizes, titles received
- Zharkynbekova Sh.K., Nurtazina M.B. – Ybray Altynsarin Prize for the best scientific research in the field of pedagogy (2019);
- Zharkynbekova Sh.K. – teacher-researcher (2020);
- Dzhambayeva Zh.A. – Associate professor (Associate professor) by order of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 497 dated 06/16/2021;
- Zharkynbekova Sh.K. – Award of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan "The best researcher" (2021);
- Nurtazina M.B. – Award of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan "The best university teacher-2021" (2021).
Internships under the Bolashak program
- Akhmetchina K.E., Shaimerdenova D.Z. – international scholarship for internship at Lomonosov Moscow State University (2022)
Research work of students and undergraduates
The research work of students and undergraduates (R&D, NIRM) of the Department of Theoretical and Applied Linguistics is a set of educational, scientific, methodological and organizational measures that ensure the formation of research and scientific and methodological competencies of students in the field of their chosen field of study.
Research and development is carried out within the framework of the problematic areas of research of the department. Students begin to carry out scientific work in the second year, receiving scientific groundwork on the topic of further research. Every year, students present the results of their work at scientific and practical conferences of various levels and publish materials of their speeches.
The department carries out systematic work on the preparation of final qualification papers within the framework of topical problems of linguistics. The subject of graduation papers correlates with the scientific directions of the department.
R&D and R&D activities:
Clubs:
- Student scientific club "Young scientist" (head – Ph.D., Acting associate professor Isenova F.K.).
Contests:
- International Media Competition «Меди@полигон;
- International remote competition of creative works «On the literary map»;
- International Competition of Readers and Literary Translation «The Alphabet».
Olympiads:
- The Republican Olympiad «Корифей»;
- Republican student subject Olympiad in the specialty: Philology: Russian language;
- Republican student subject Olympiad in the specialty: Russian language and literature;
- International Student Olympiad in Russian as a Foreign Language;
- International student subject Olympiads.
Conferences:
- International Student Scientific Conference «The Russian language in the XXI century: research by young people»;
- International Scientific Conference «GYLYM JANE BILIM;
- International Scientific Conference of Students, Undergraduates and Young Scientists «Ломоносов-2023».
Scientific Research Work Report for 2020
Scientific Research Work Report for 2021
Scientific Research Work Report for 2022
Scientific Research Work Report for 2023
Scientific Research Work Report for 2024
Scientific Research Work Plan for 2025


