Educational programs
6B01707 - Kazakh Language and Literature (IP)
The group of educational programs B016 Training of teachers of the Kazakh language and literature is included in the field of education 6B01 Pedagogical sciences.

Introduction
The educational program 6V01707 “Kazakh Language and Literature” (IP) was developed by the faculty of the Higher School of Philology at Shakarim University, the Department of Kazakh Philology and Journalism, in collaboration with employers — the principals of Semey city’s “Secondary General Education School No. 30” and “Secondary General Education School No. 4,” as well as 3rd-year students of the “Kazakh Language and Literature” educational program. The 6V01707 “Kazakh Language and Literature” (IP) program is common to all types of schools with instruction in Kazakh and Russian and is designed to train subject teachers of “Kazakh Language and Literature” at a unified level. The program is aimed at developing the professional competence of subject teachers through pedagogical and methodological skills, with mastery of literary, scientific, official, business, political, legal, and economic language registers across various fields of science. It prepares future Kazakh language and literature teachers to work in Kazakh- and Russian-language schools and in all types of general education institutions, in accordance with the needs of modern Kazakhstani society (Kazakh-Russian bilingualism). The program is based on the latest innovative international practices in language learning and methodologies for teaching Kazakh both to native and non-native speakers.
The main criterion for completing the educational process in training is that bachelor's students must acquire at least 205 credits of theoretical instruction, at least 27 credits of practical training, and 8 credits for final certification. In total — 240 credits.
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Target
Training of a highly qualified specialist-teacher capable of carrying out professional activities as a teacher of the Kazakh language and literature in secondary education organizations of all types and types with a non-Kazakh language of instruction.
Qualification characteristics of a graduate
  • Awarded degree / qualification
    Bachelor of Education in the 6В01707
  • Name of the profession / list of positions of a specialist
    - teacher of Kazakh language and literature; - junior research fellow at research institutions; - literary advisor; - government administrative clerk (specialist in official documentation).
  • OQF qualification level (industry qualification framework)
    6 (level 6.1; 6.2; 6.3; 6.4)
  • Area of professional activity
    • In the field of education: - teaching in general education schools, lyceums, gymnasiums, technical and vocational, and post-secondary education institutions, with methodological knowledge and applied skills aligned with the updated educational content; • In the field of experimental and research activity: - studying scientific and methodological literature; - analyzing and summarizing best pedagogical practices in teaching Kazakh language and literature; - conducting pedagogical experiments and implementing their results in the educational process; • In the field of organizational and managerial activity: - planning the educational content for Kazakh language and literature at various levels; - determining methods for organizing and conducting the teaching process; • In the field of socio-pedagogical activity: - fostering a multicultural personality; • In the field of educational and upbringing activity: - implementing educational and upbringing work in accordance with the laws, principles, and mechanisms of the pedagogical process; - planning extracurricular educational activities; - solving specific educational tasks; - selecting and applying various forms and methods of teaching and upbringing in extracurricular work on Kazakh language and literature; - establishing cooperation with students, teachers teaching in the same class, and parents; • In the field of educational and technological activity: - applying modern pedagogical technologies in the teaching process.
  • Object of professional activity
    - preschool education and upbringing institutions; - primary, basic, and specialized secondary schools; - specialized schools; - literary and cultural institutions, publishing houses; - government bodies, clerical and documentation departments in enterprises and organizations; - institutions of technical, vocational, and post-secondary education.
  • Types of professional activity
    - educational (pedagogical); - research; - literary and creative; - organizational and managerial; - industrial and administrative.
Map of training modules for developing competencies
Module 1. Fundamentals of social and humanitarian knowledge

Learning outcomes for the module:

Acquires knowledge and skills in the field of socio-cultural, economic, legal and environmental aspects, develops communication skills, applies information technologies in the context of modern trends in the development of society.

Module 2. Supporting learners as individuals

Learning outcomes for the module:

Understand psychological theories, concepts, and models that contribute to recognizing individual needs and differences in learning, recognize the importance of enhancing learners’ well-being by creating and maintaining a psychologically safe educational environment.

Module 3. The Modern Kazakh Literary Language: Theoretical Foundations

Learning outcomes for the module:

Possess knowledge of the patterns and theoretical foundations of the Kazakh language (lexical, phonetic, word-formation, morphological, and syntactic aspects), master the system of linguistic terminology and the methodology for teaching the theoretical foundations of each branch of linguistics in school.

Module 4. Module in Theory and History of Literature / Literary Studies Module

Learning outcomes for the module:

Acquire in-depth knowledge about the stages of formation and development of the history of Kazakh literature, the directions and concepts of Kazakh literary theory, as well as the patterns of development in world literature, study the foundations of the system of literary education in schools.

Module 5. Module in Interdisciplinary and Language Culture / Module in Language Communication

Learning outcomes for the module:

Acquires the future teacher the skills of competent application of the norms and rules of the Kazakh literary language (including orthoepic, grammatical, stylistic, and functional aspects), Is carried out the acquisition of grammatical features of each language through the comparative analysis of the grammar of Kazakh and Russian.

Module 6. Module in Methodological Specialization / Teaching Methods and Technology Module

Learning outcomes for the module:

Осваивают будущие учителя технологии преподавания казахского языка и литературы, адаптируют преподавание этих предметов для казахскоязычной и русскоязычной аудитории.

Module 7. Professional Specialization Module / Qualification Module

Learning outcomes for the module:

Focuses on the development of professional-methodological and innovative-educational competencies of future teachers.