Republican Olympiad on translation among secondary school students

On January 18, 2019, the Department of Translation Theory and Practice held the Republican Olympiad on translation among secondary school students. 212 senior school students from 23 schools representing such cities of Kazakhstan as Astana, Kokshetau, Pavlodar, Kostanay, Karaganda and Ekibastuz took part in this competition.

The Head of the Department of Translation Theory and Practice Eskindirova M.Z. and the 3rd and 4th course students of the specialty “Translation Studies” described opportunities and benefits of studying at the Eurasian National University.

The Olympiad consisted of two rounds with written translation from Kazakh or Russian into English in the first round, and sight translation from English into Kazakh and Russian in the second round.

As a result, 13 participants were awarded: 2 - with the first grade award, 5-with the second grade award, and 6 - with the third grade award.

The Head of the Department Eskindirova M.Z. presented gifts and diplomas to winners and noted the superb organization of the event and the high level of preparation of the Olympiad participants.