Online meeting of 1st year students with a foreign Italian language specialist

On August 29, 2020, 1st year students of the educational program "6В01719 - Foreign Language: Two Foreign Languages" of the 2020 admission took part in an online meeting with a foreign specialist, teacher and native speaker of Italian, an employee of the Italian Embassy in the Republic of Kazakhstan, Giulio Scherba. The purpose of the meeting was to acquaint 1st year students with an Italian language teacher and tell them about the possibilities of studying in Italian universities in Italian. In most cases, studying in Italy is free of charge, and student life is of particular interest and is supported by the country's government. Italy's universities are fundamental and are located in all regions of the country. Giulio Scherba came to Kazakhstan to work at ENU and promote the Italian language in the capital. This year, for the first time, a recruitment was made for a group for the study of the Italian language according to the pedagogical program: "Teacher of English and Italian" at the Faculty of Philology. Moreover, 1st year students of the educational program "Translation Studies" also chose Italian as their second foreign language.

For many 1st year students, the Italian language aroused particular interest after meeting with a native Italian speaker - their future teacher. However, other languages ​​are also popular with future teachers: Chinese, Turkish, Korean, Spanish, German and French.