Faculty of Philology

Aidarbek Akhmetovich Akbulatov – Dean of the Faculty of Philology, Associate Professor, PhD

Ali Gabbasuly Nabi – Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs, Lecturer, Master’s Degree

Albina Sansyzbaevna Akhanova – Deputy Dean for Educational and Social Affairs, Lecturer, Master’s Degree

Student Dean of the Faculty: Renata Nurlybekkyzy – 3rd-year student of the Educational Program «Teacher training in foreign languages and literature»

Guided by the best traditions accumulated over the years, knowledge and innovation, the Faculty strives to become a regional center of philological education.

MISSION – to train highly qualified specialists in the fields of education and the humanities.

FACULTY STRATEGY is determined by the mission, vision, and development priorities of WKU:

1. Training competitive specialists;
2. Developing the university as a regional research center;
3. Enhancing human resources and management systems;
4. Developing infrastructure and material and technical base.

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:

1. Ensuring the quality of educational services through:

- high-quality delivery of classes, supervision of term papers, diploma projects, and master’s theses;

- improvement of curricula;

- implementation of active teaching methods, information technologies, and multimedia tools;

- increasing the effectiveness of innovative activities in educational programs through research areas and student research groups.

2. Creating conditions for the civic development of students;
3. Expanding cooperation with leading foreign universities;
4. Establishing close ties with employers;
5. Commercialization of research developments of the faculty;
6. Professional development of teaching staff through master’s and doctoral programs;
7. Attracting foreign specialists;
8. Developing modern educational, laboratory, and social infrastructure;
9. Digitalization of research and education.

AREAS OF ACTIVITY:

The academic staff of the Faculty of Philology actively participates in the implementation of secondary education reforms and the training of qualified specialists:

- strengthening curricula for each professionally oriented discipline;

- developing students’ cognitive activity, mastering the teaching profession, familiarizing them with modern pedagogical technologies, organizing thematic conferences and round tables;

- supervising students’ research projects;

- developing programs for teaching in specialized schools;

- providing advisory support to teachers and students in organizing research work in schools;

- preparing students for the UNT (Unified National Testing), conducting classes and consultations;

- conducting interim state control, organizing consultations and additional classes;

- training scientific and pedagogical staff through master’s programs;

- training undergraduate and graduate students;

- implementing state, comprehensive, and regional research programs;

- cooperation with regional institutes for advanced training and other organizations in teacher training and retraining.

FACULTY STRUCTURE:

Educational Program «Teacher training in languages and literature»

Educational Program «Teacher training in foreign languages and literature»

Educational Program «Language, Literature and Information»

Currently, the Faculty of Philology provides training in 16 bachelor’s degree programs and 6 master’s degree programs.

Educational programs of the faculty of philology

HISTORY OF THE FACULTY OF PHILOLOGY

The history of the faculty dates back to the formation period of the institute for teaching philological disciplines. In 1934, the Faculty of Language and Literature was established, headed by V.S. Boyko, who also led the Department of Language and Literature.

In 1936, the faculty included two departments (headed by P.T. Ivanov), as well as the Department of Literature. The faculty continued training teachers of Kazakh language and literature.

In 1938, a third Department of Kazakh Language was separated from the Department of Language and headed by M. Kalkarov. A year later, postgraduate studies were opened at the faculty, supervised by K.A. Utekhin, Head of the Department of Russian Language.

In 1942, the Faculty of Philology was merged with the Faculty of History, and F.N. Serov was appointed dean. During the difficult war years, he not only organized the educational process but also actively participated in addressing wartime challenges and post-war recovery. During this period, changes were introduced in curricula and academic programs.

In the 1950s, the Faculty of History was closed, and enrollment in the specialty «Kazakh Language and Literature» was temporarily suspended. In 1956, a five-year program of study was introduced. Multidisciplinary specialties were opened, including Russian language and literature, history, and Kazakh language and literature. The faculty was renamed the «Faculty of History and Philology» and became the largest unit of the institute. F.N. Serov served as dean until 1962.

The number of faculty members gradually increased, including those holding academic degrees. S.A. Akhmurzin, G.A. Abukhanov, N.M. Malecha, M.M. Tileuzhanov, E.E. Samerinsky, N.I. Fokin, and others defended their кандидат dissertations. Under the assignment of the USSR Academy of Sciences, work on a dialectological atlas was carried out, and folkloric and dialectological practice was introduced.

In 1962, M.M. Tileuzhanov was appointed dean. He was known for his strictness and high standards toward colleagues, while showing warmth and paternal care toward students. Deputy deans M. Kadyrbergenov and E.N. Korotin actively contributed to organizing the educational process. Their role in introducing new curricula and specialties was significant (in 1964, the system returned to four-year training for specialized programs).

In the 1960s, the faculty achieved high academic results. Graduates demonstrated not only strong academic performance but also active participation in public life. Among them were N.P. Skachkova, N.A. Kau (members of the Komsomol committee), M. Egorov (lecturer of the Department of Literature), V. Afanasyev (later Candidate of Historical Sciences), N.M. Sherbanov, N.S. Zhigalin, K.K. Shantsev, S. Sapargaliyev, K.A. Aleulov, A.P. Anishchenko, and many others.

In the second half of the 1960s, a student theater founded under the leadership of A.I. Beldin began to develop actively; later it was headed by M.V. Chechenko. The theater received the title «People’s Theater» and was included in the register of the All-Russian Theater Society. Some participants were admitted to the Moscow Theater Institute in Tashkent and performed in productions directed by Y. Lyubimov.

In 1962, the Department of Foreign Languages was opened at the faculty. Prior to that, there had been no highly qualified specialists in this field in the region. The Department of English Language was established (headed by G.I. Stambkova, later B.I. Likhobabin). In 1966, the Faculty of Foreign Languages became an independent unit. In the 1980s-1990s, it was again included in the Faculty of History and Philology.

All these transformations were closely related to the development of the Faculty of Philology. In 1975, the Faculty of History and the Faculty of Pedagogy were separated. Training of specialists was carried out in Russian and Kazakh philology, with particular emphasis on preparing teachers of Russian language and literature for national schools. The faculty was headed by Candidate of Historical Sciences Zh.R. Serikov.

In the second half of the 1980s, a consolidation of faculties was initiated, and the Faculty of History and Philology was re-established with about 1,200 students. However, due to the complexity of managing such a large unit, it was later divided again into separate faculties of History and Philology.

In the 1990s, due to increased demand for the specialty «Kazakh Language and Literature», the faculty was divided into two: Kazakh Philology (Dean S.G. Sharabasov) and Russian Philology (Dean N.S. Zhigalin). In the mid-1990s, the faculties were merged again, and from that time the Department of Foreign Languages became part of the Faculty of Philology (Deans: S.G. Sharabasov, Zh.S. Serikov, Zh.Zh. Shaikenov, A.S. Kydyrshaev).

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