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Full name: Y.V.Novitskaya, M.Ed.,
Head of the Foreign Languages Department Address: M.Gorkiy. 76, room 406 e-mail: ynovitskaya@gmail.com Phone number: 8/7232/50-28-33 |
Yuliya V. Novitskaya, born in 1971. Higher education, M.Ed.. Total length of pedagogical service is 23 years. In 1993, she graduated from East Kazakhstan State University, Faculty of Foreign Languages; was awarded with qualification of teacher of English and German languages. After graduation, she began working as a lecturer of Practical Course of English Department in East Kazakhstan State University. In 1996 she was promoted to the position of Senior Lecturer of Language and Translation Department, EKSU, 2001 - 2003 served as Deputy Dean of Foreign Languages Faculty, EKSU. In 2003 she won a scholarship of the US State Department to study Master's degree program on "Higher Education Management " in Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee, the United States). In 2005, she graduated from Vanderbilt University, received the degree of "Master of Education". Passed distance learning course on "Human Resource Management" at Letourneau University (Longview, Tex.). In June, 2014 Yuliya V. Novitskaya successfully completed in-service teacher training at Newcastle University (Newcastle, UK). In February-March 2015 she participated in «Visiting International Professor» professional development program at Warner Pacific University (Portland, Ore., USA), in August 2016 participated in professional development program in Singapore (Republic of Singapore). Y.V.Novitskaya is the coordinator of Professional Development and Coordination Centre at Kazakh American Free University as part of British Council and "Science Fund", JSC. partner program. Y.V.Novitskaya is a practicing translator (English-Russian), she performs translations and consecutive interpretations. She is a member of Republican Appeal Commission for the entrance exams in English for master's and doctoral programs. She is engaged in academic and methodical work. Y.V.Novitskaya’s interests in scientific and professional areas include communicative methods in teaching foreign languages, translation training, and organizational aspects of change management in the face of reforming higher education.
The department implements training of following majors: "Translation Studies", "Foreign languages: two foreign languages" (English), "Foreign languages: two foreign languages" (German), preparation of postgraduates is implemented on majors " Foreign languages: two foreign languages” "Translation Studies".
Foreign Languages Department has 15 full-time teachers. Teachers’ average age is 39 years. All teachers of the department have Master's degree, deep knowledge in the field of foreign language teaching, extensive experience in cross-cultural communication, constantly working to improve their professional level. Each year, 100% of teachers complete in-service teacher training. Main forms of training are the following: participation in language seminars of Goethe Institute, participation in seminars and trainings at KAFU, courses at KazUIR & WL (Almaty) and the Republican Institute for Development of Leading and Research-Pedagogical Staff of Education System of the Republic of Kazakhstan “Orleu”, internships at universities in the United States.
Students of "Foreign Languages" and "Translation Studies" are trained on work training programs that meet the requirements of modern educational market. Students majoring in"Translation Studies" introduced to learning paths which allow them to receive specialization in translation and interpretation; students of "Foreign languages: two foreign languages" introduced to learning paths that allow them to obtain a specialization in foreign language teaching child / adult audience.
Students majoring in "Foreign languages: two foreign languages" and "Translation Studies" use authentic teaching materials based on methodology of communicative approach in teaching foreign languages. All students of linguistic specialties study two foreign languages. As the main foreign language they study English and German and as second foreign language students can choose German, Spanish, French or Turkish.
«Lingua» student scientific circle operates as part of the department. The work is conducted in close cooperation with scientific and organizational department, Foreign Languages Department, university student center. There is a specially equipped room, assigned to Foreign Languages Department. Language laboratory is equipped with modern equipment and meets all requirements of the process of foreign languages learning. There are available computers equipped with the necessary equipment for language laboratory: headphones, microphones, etc. Installed software allows teachers to expand methodological range and provide students with the most advanced materials available in the public domain.
Bases for internships are: KAFU college, KEF, general and specialized language schools of the city, LLP «Sieg», LLP "Business Consulting", JSC "Vostokmashzavod", language center «Best», language center «Oxford Team», LLP "Linguistic Intensive", LLP "Kazzinc", JSC "Orica Kazakhstan "Regional library of A.S. Pushkin , JSC "Ust-Kamenogorsk Valve Plant" and other businesses and organizations.
Bachelor program
5B020700 «TRANSLATIONS STUDIES»
- Basic foreign language in the context of intercultural communication
- Second foreign language
- Business English
- Information technology in translation
- Lexical and grammatical workshop on basic foreign language
- Literature of England and America
- Bilateral Interpreting
- General / Special translation theory
- Fundamentals of professional translator’s activity
- Basic theory of the target language
- Practice of informative translation
- Translation practice
- Translation practice of the second foreign language
- Interpreting Practice
- Practice of oral and written speech in the basic foreign language
- Practice of Literary Translation
- Workshop on the culture of verbal communication
- Text analysis before the translation
- Professionally Oriented Foreign Language
- Specially-professional foreign language in the context of intercultural communication
- Country studies
- Theory and practice of intercultural communication
- Technical translation
- Special translation
- Functional stylistics of foreign and Kazakh / Russian languages
- Language for Academic Purposes
5В011900 «FOREIGN LANGUAGES: TWO FOREIGN LANGUAGES»
- Basic foreign language
- Introduction to the teaching profession
- Second foreign language
- The politcal system of target language’s origin country
- Business English
- Foreign language
- Information technologies in teaching foreign languages
- Public Speaking
- The literature of target language’s origin country
- Methodology of teaching foreign languages
- Fundamentals of developing a new course in foreign language and assessment of language skills
- Standardized Testing
- Basic theory of the target language
- Workshop on the theory of multiple intelligences
- Fundamentals of Intercultural Communication
- Professionally Oriented Foreign Language
- Specially-oriented methods of teaching a foreign language
- Stylistics
- Country studies
- Language for Academic Purposes
- Language for Special Purposes
Master program
6М011900 «FOREIGN LANGUAGES: TWO FOREIGN LANGUAGES»
- Academic Reading
- Second foreign language
- Foreign language (professional)
- Preparation for TOEFL / IELTS
- Organization and planning of research
- Evaluation and control of knowledge
- Teaching of reading and writing
- Creation of a new training course in foreign language
- The modern methodology of foreign language education in high school
- Modern technologies in teaching foreign languages
- Comparative Typology of native and foreign languages
- Stylistics of scientific text
- The nature and organization of higher education
6М020700 «TRANSLATION STUDIES»
- Bilateral Interpreting
- Linguistic and stylistic text analysis
- Translation in the field of business communication
- Modern computer technology in translation
- Functional, pragmatic, and discursive problems of translation.
Our graduates
Samoilova-Tsyplakova Inna
2005 year graduate, major «Foreign Language: two foreign languages».
In 2007 she has graduated from Master Program of KAFU (major “Foreign Language: two foreign languages”). Currently she is a senior teacher of Foreign languages department in KAFU.
Moiseeva Elena
2006 year graduate, major “Translation Studies”
Currently she is a senior translator of translators department on administrative issues in LLP “Kazzinc”, Ust-Kamenogorsk.
Kravchenko Aleksey
2012 year graduate (major “Translation Studies”) Currently he is a manager on Škoda in LLP “ БИПЕК АВТО Kazakhstan”
Bugayeva Yuliya
2010 year graduate (major “Foreign language: two foreign languages”) Currently she lives in Kiev (Ukraine), she is a Freelancer in translation.
Mesheryakova Tatyana
2012 year KAFU graduate. Bachelor (Major “Translation studies”) Masters (Major “Foreign language: two foreign languages”) Currently she is a specialist on international collaboration in LLP “Ost-Farm”.
Gofman Oksana
2010 year KAFU graduate (major “Foreign Language: two foreign languages”) Currently she works in school “Istok” as a teacher of the English language. SLZ Ust-Kamenogorsk, teacher of the German language in the project for ethnical Germans GIZ.
Fominyh Elena
2008 year KAFU graduate. Bachelor (major “Translation studies”), in 2010 Masters (major “Management”). Currently she works in JSC “Ulba Metallurgic Factory” as translator.
Kulik Tatyana
2013 year KAFU graduate (major “Translation studies”) She was a participant of international exchange programs: IREX, Global Undergraduate Exchange Program, BA in Education, 2012-2013. Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, the USA. Currently she works in EF Education First company, official representative in Ust-Kamenogorsk, coordinator of educational programs abroad.
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