Scientific seminar «On the definition of the genre of “academic essay”»

     The regular meeting of a scientific seminar was helded in 9th of November at the Faculty of Philology of the ENU named after L. Gumilyov, in which Fatima Isenova, Ph.D., associate professor of the department of theoretical and applied linguistics spoke to teachers, undergraduates and students report on the topic: “On the definition of the genre of“ academic essay”.


     The speaker told the listeners about the theory and practice of the genre of academic writing - essay, its types and models, revealed the role of academic writing in the modern world and the educational process. She distinguished that the expediency and efficiency of using an academic essay is obvious when comparing some principles of the organization of the educational process in European, American and domestic universities.
The main focus was on the independent work of students, focused on the creation of written work. Appeal to the genre of academic essay gives a lot of positive results, significantly enriches the learning process, making it more informed and interesting. In the world theory and practice, the canons of the genre of a scientific essay, the method of its preparation and writing have been developed. Fatima Isenova gave particular attention to genre features, structure, style of academic essay, recommendations of the scientific community on the preparation, writing and evaluation of this type of work. Then she said about the development of practical classes with a set of tasks and questions that allow the student to practice mastering the creation of such texts.

     Report of Fatima Isenova, Ph.D., associate professor, provoked lively discussions and debates among teachers, because touches upon the typical problems of the formation of students' and magistrates’ researches, their communicative skills.

Seminar Organizing Committee