Due to the integration of Kazakhstan into the world educational process and with the development of globalization, there is a necessity to train highly qualified researchers and teachers of philological disciplines who are aware of the main directions of modern scientific thought and methodology of foreign language education. PhD program on “Foreign Philology” is aimed at a broad outlook of the cognitive and conceptual, linguoculturological and methodological components of philological scientific thought.
Nowadays with the usage of new technologies and an ever-expanding digital space, access to foreign language information, its comprehensive professional understanding and effective application is one of the decisive factors that ensure the development of modern society.
A PhD student on “Foreign Philology” specialty acquires the following knowledge and skills during the learning process:
- Ability to apply various modern scientific research methods to the objects of linguistics and literary studies;
- Ability to distinguish between true and false hypotheses, to find the best ways of solving scientific problems;
- Ability to conduct research not only to prove the correctness of the hypothesis, but in order to obtain data important for science;
- Ability to trace the development of the language in the diachronic aspect and the impact of historical events on certain historical background;
- Ability to apply the acquired theoretical knowledge in the methodology of foreign language education and in research activities.
PhD lasts 3 years. Within three years, the PhD student receives knowledge on the latest trends in the scientific philological field and improves the chosen foreign language to a high academic level as well.
Pedagogical practice is carried out with the aim of formin practical teaching skills in higher education.
Research practice contributes to the improvement of scientific work skills – collecting, systematizing, experimenting, analyzing the studied material and using it when writing a PhD thesis and scientific articles.
Requirements for applicants:
- Completed master’s course with a supporting document (diploma);
- Language level certificate;
- A set of required threshold scores for testing and essay;
Testing for admission to PhD is carried out twice, in the summer and winter. Thus, the applicant can retake the test within six months if the threshold score has not been scored.
The PhD program allows for an integrative approach to fundamental training in the chosen specialty and related disciplines, to understand the variety of foreign trends and concepts of modern linguistics and literary studies.
Reasons to choose Abylai Khan KazUIR&WL for admission to PhD on “Foreign Philology”:
- Highly qualified teaching staff;
- Attraction of foreign experts from the best foreign universities;
- Foreign co-supervisor and foreign internship;
- Access to the most modern, innovative, digital information in foreign languages;
- The path to creativity and career growth.
Types of professional direction:
- Teacher-researcher, specialist on linguistics and literary studies in higher educational institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
- Researcher at research institutes of theoretical and applied linguistics.
“Foreign Philology” educational program trains highly qualified specialists of a wide philological profile, capable of engaging in scientific, pedagogical, managerial and expert activities.
It prepares future PhDs for the conditions of a dynamically developing society that requires creativity, flexible thinking, openness to representatives of different cultures and languages, a developed national identity, the ability to assess the most promising and controversial aspects of the philological picture of the world, successfully solve problems that face science in the age of information, computer and digital technologies. As a result, a young specialist becomes a full-fledged participant in the scientific and educational process in Kazakhstan, applying knowledge and competencies in chosen field.
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