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Tulegenova Malika Baltabaevna Head of the Chair Senior Lecturer Zhambyl str.25  8-701-251-28-81 malika_askar@mail.ru

The Department of Practical English Language was originally established in 1928 at the Faculty of Philology of Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University as the Department of Foreign Languages. Among the first heads of the department were G. Schwartzman, M.R. Dzhumabaeva, and K.M. Mamytbekov. From 1997 to 2015, the department was headed by Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor Kultay Sultanovna Musaeva, and Zhumagali Abuuly Abuov.

In 2021, the department was renamed the Department of Practical English Language, and senior lecturer Malika Baltabaykyzy Tulegenova was appointed as the head of the department.

Activities and Educational Directions
The Department of Practical English Language delivers practical courses in foreign language, advanced foreign language, and professional foreign language for master`s students in the following faculties:
Philology

Pedagogy and Psychology

History and Law

Mathematics, Physics and Informatics

Natural Sciences and Geography

Arts, Culture and Sports

These classes are conducted using modern pedagogical technologies and active teaching methods.
Staff of the Department
The teaching staff includes 46.75 full-time positions (25,822 academic hours), consisting of:
3 PhD holders, senior lecturers

2 Candidates of Philological Sciences, senior lecturers

23 Master`s degree holders, senior lecturers

12 Master`s degree holders, lecturers

Department Policy and Structure
Enhancing the importance of foreign language teaching - developing students` language competence through active learning methods

Utilizing digital and new technologies - effective integration of technological tools in the educational process

Improving teachers` professional qualifications - enhancing linguistic, academic, and methodological competence

Scientific and methodological work - participation in international and national scientific conferences, development of teaching materials, publication of scientific articles

Teaching and Methodological Council
The department has a Teaching and Methodological Council that supports the professional growth of instructors and ensures high-quality teaching. The head of the council is Sofia Maykenovna Lukpanova, a senior lecturer and an experienced specialist.

General information about the department