Research internship at Kazakh Ablai khan university of international relations and world languages

From October 21 to October 31, 2019, second-year undergraduates of the educational program Aigerim Satayeva, Asem Sazanbaeva, Aizhuldyz Tolegen and Aruzhan Iskendrkyzy had a research internship at Kazakh Ablai khan university of international relations and world languages in Almaty.

Ablai khan University is one of the leading higher education institutions providing foreign language education in Kazakhstan.

During the internship, undergraduates got acquainted with the faculty professors of the university, they were given the university tour and attended the university museum, they were able to work at the university library, reading rooms, electronic resources hall. In the library, undergraduates were given access to an extensive database of scientific dissertations, as well as literary sources on the modern methodology of foreign language education.

The teaching staff of the Pedagogical Faculty of Foreign languages, in particular, the Department of Foreign Language Education Methodic, taught theoretical and practical courses for trainees from ENU, such as the “Modern Methodology of Foreign Language Education in Higher Education”, “The Modern Basis and Concepts of Basic Linguistic and Theoretical Courses”, "General professional foreign language." Undergraduates got consultations from leading experts of the university on the topics of the master's thesis in the framework of the innovative research laboratory “Modernization of foreign language education based on the methodology of cognitive-linguocultural communication and competency-based modular modeling. The seminar "Requirements for the design of scientific work, dissertation and articles" aroused particular interest among undergraduates. At one of such seminars, ENU undergraduates made presentations on the main purpose and objectives of their master's theses and received valuable advice.

Second-year undergraduates who have undergone the research internship at the Pedagogical Faculty of Foreign Languages of Ablai khan University noted the hospitality, friendliness and professionalism of the university administration and teaching staff. Master students expressed great gratitude to the university management for their clarity and literacy in organizing and conducting work with undergraduates of partner universities.