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	Full name: Nurlanova Asem Nurlankyzy– candidate of philological sciences., assistant professor, «Pedagogics and psychology» department head Address: M.Gorkiy. 76, room 222 e-mail: anur_81@mail.ru 8/7232/50-29-45

Assem Nurlankyzy Nurlanova was born in 1981, Kazakh, higher education, PhD, assistant professor. Total work experience is 14 years. In 2002 she graduated EKSU majoring in Kazakh Language and Literature. In 2005 she received Master’s degree in "Literature" at EKSU. 2002 – 2005, teacher. 2006 – 2009, head teacher. 2010, assistant professor. In 2011 acquired the position of the Head of Pedagogics and Psychology Department at KAFU.

In 2010 she successfully defended her PhD thesis in KazNPU on "Plot of “Yenlik-Kebek” in Historical and Literature Context" majoring in Kazakh Literature. During her time at the university A.N. Nurlanova’s work consistently improving educational process, introducing new ideas and technologies. Under her supervision, students conduct research work, participate in university and international scientific conferences, and write Bachelor theses. Successful teaching career goes in hand with scientific researches. A.N. Nurlanova is the author of over 70 scientific articles, 2 teaching aids and monographs.

Assem Nurlanovna has high creative potential and the desire to seek new forms of improving educational process. A.N. Nurlanova is a professional with good organizational skills and active community work. She obtains qualities of a good teacher, tactful and sociable person, she is well respected among teachers and students.

She was awarded with diplomas of Culture and Language Development Department of Ust-Kamenogorsk for preserving literary heritage and promoting it across East Kazakhstan region. In 2011 she received the Letter of Gratitude from T.Tusupbekov, Akim Deputy of EKR, for the development of regional culture ideas. In 2014 she received the Letter of Gratitude from S.Z. Bayhonova, Director of EKR branch of National Center for Professional Development «Orleu» for her contribution to the solution of methodological and practical problems of continuity in "school-college-university” system. In 2014 on behalf of B. Saparbayev, Akim of East Kazakhstan region, she was awarded with diploma for long-term faultless work in higher education and a significant contribution to the training of highly qualified specialists.

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The department implements training of following 6 Educations programs: "Kazakh Language and Literature", "Russian Language and Literature", "Pedagogy and Methodology of Primary Education", "Psychology", "Physical Education and Sport", "Journalism" and one postgraduate program on "Psychology". "Pedagogy and Methodology of Primary Education" Education program is implemented through educational multilingual program (in Kazakh, Russian and English).

Moral and psychological climate in the department allows organizing educational process, scientific and other educational activities at the highest level. The faculty of the department is constantly engaged in increasing their scientific and theoretical level, pedagogical skills taking refresher courses, research internships; they organize and participate directly in the preparation of textbooks, teaching aids and training manuals, work programs and other types of methodical work of the department; they take part in seminars, meetings and conferences, including international ones.

Associate professors and senior lecturers of the Department provide training and methodological assistance to young teachers of the department in mastering their teaching skills and professional qualities.

Innovative training methods such as workshops, training seminars, business games and other interactive teaching methods are actively used, as well as information and communication technologies, and distance learning. Students are provided with all necessary educational and methodological materials. Teachers of the department use computer rooms, multimedia equipment, etc. for their lectures and seminars. Teaching and laboratory facilities of the department include special rooms of "Anatomy, Physiology and Physical Education", "State Language Study", "Desktop Sports", "Ecology", which increases the quality of educational process. Student Psychological Service as part of the department provides free psychological help. Practical and laboratory classes take place in specialized classrooms and teaching laboratories. They are equipped with the necessary equipment.

Students’ research work is an integral part of training qualified specialists able to solve professional and scientific problems independently. Main objectives of department’s research works are:

conducting fundamental research, applied scientific research and innovation research;
obtaining new knowledge through research and creative activity of scientific and pedagogical staff and students;
implementation of research results in educational process;
enrichment of educational process with latest scientific research result, introducing students to research process and involving them in this work.

Scientific and intellectual potential of the department is able to ensure these objectives achievement.

Research work of the teaching staff is carried out on theme recorded in the National Center of Scientific and Technical Information: “Problem of Psychological Support of the Formation of Gender Equality in Various Social Spheres."

University faculty publishes its scientific works in various journals and participates in conferences, both national and international.
The department works in collaboration with schools of the city and region, resulting in publishing materials, methodological recommendations and guidelines. The department considers and recommends participation of school teachers in various university conferences. Teachers of the department review methodological manuals of school teachers, as well as participate in university activities as chairmen and secretaries of different clubs, chairmen and co-chairmen of jury in contests and competitions. The department cooperates with psychological centers, City Department of Education, Ust-Kamenogorsk Department of Culture and Development of Languages, Ust-Kamenogorsk Department of Physical Culture and Sports, military unit 27943.

The department holds annual regional Olympiad on Kazakh language and literature among pupils of 10-11 grades and "Polyglot" City Olympiad on Kazakh, Russian and English languages among pupils of 8 grades of schools of the city (together with Foreign Languages Department).

In addition to controlling academic discipline teachers help students focus on healthy lifestyle, self-development and self-improvement, encourage involvement and participation in social activities. The teachers of 5B010800 "Physical Education and Sport" organize the participation of KAFU students in local, regional, national and international sports competitions.

Every year the department conducts the Week of Science and Art during which different seminars, round tables, workshops, sports competitions, meetings with famous poets, journalists, etc. are held.

The department has an experimental methodological base in the public association “Bliss” Psychology Center and East Kazakhstan Regional Sports School in Summer Sports. “Bliss” Psychology Center implements trainings, seminars, therapeutic work in the fields of family psychology, conflict prevention and domestic violence, relations harmonization. Cooperation with the Center helps improving the efficiency of qualified specialists training, strengthening practical orientation of educational process, as well as joint research and implementation of their results in practice.

The student scientific workshop "Teacher-Psychologist" exists and is constantly developing at the department. It is a voluntary organization of students, giving them the opportunity to realize themselves as young professionals with a view to further research activities. Work in the workshop helps students develop and disclose their potential, achieve success and professional growth. Most of students, who participate in academic workshop, state the following motives of their activities: cognitive interest and desire for self-realization.

The department interacts and cooperates with Altai State Pedagogical Academy, with the Siberian State University of Physical Education and Sports in the city of Omsk. E.N. Vdovina, senior lecturer of the Department cooperates with Moscow Gestalt Institute and is advisory methodologist at «Gestalt» psychological center. I.K.Matskevich, Associate Professor cooperates with UN Children's Fund UNICEF and University of L'Aquila (Italy).

Major 5В011700 «Kazakh Language and Literature»

Қазіргі қазақ тілі фонетикасы
Тіл біліміне кіріспе
Әдебиеттануға кіріспе
Халық ауыз әдебиеті
Этнопедагогика
Қазіргі қазақ тілі лексикологиясы
Қазіргі қазақ тілі сөзжасамы
Ежелгі дәуір әдебиеті
Хандық дәуір әдебиеті
Қазақ тілін оқыту әдістемесі
Қазіргі қазақ тілі морфологиясы
Қазіргі қазақ тілі синтаксисі
ХХ ғасыр басындағы әдебиет
Қазіргі қазақ әдебиеті
Орыс әдебиетінің тарихы
Қазақ әдебиетін оқыту әдістемесі
Балалар әдебиеті
Абайтану
Қазақ тілінің стилистикасы
Қазақ тілінің тарихи грамматикасы
Жалпы тіл білімі
Әдебиет теориясы
ТМД халықтарының әдебиеті
Қазақ әдеби сынының тарихы
Шетел әдебиетінің тарихы
Шешендік өнер
Әдеби шығармашылық
ХІХ ғасырдағы қазақ әдебиеті
Кәсіби қазақ тілі

Major 5В011800 «Russian Language and Literature»

Russian Language
Ecology and sustainable development
Introduction to Linguistics
Introduction to Literary Studies
Russian Speakings
Russian Language
Phonetics of contemporary Russian languages
Lexicology and phraseology of Russian language and literature
Ancient Russian literature
History of Russian language of 18th century
Methods of teaching Russian language
General Linguistics
Syntax of Contemporary Russian language
History of Russian Language of 19th century (1st period)
History of Russian Language of 19th century (2nd period)
History of Russian literature of the beginning of 20th century
Theory and methods of educational work
Methods of teaching literature
Historical Grammar of Russian language
The history of Russian literary language
History of foreign literature of the Middle Ages and the R enaissance
History of foreign literature of 17th – 18th century
History of foreign languages of 19th century
History of foreign languages of 20th century
Dialectology of contemporary Russian language
Introduction in Slavic philology
Antique literature
Word formation and morphology of contemporary Russian language
History of Russian literature of 20th century
Theory of literature
Methodology of scientific research
The history of Russian literary criticism
Stylistics of contemporary Russian language
Kazakh literature
Transient phenomena in the field of parts of speech
Typological linguistics

Major 5В010200 «Pedagogics and methodology of elementary education»

Introduction to the teaching profession
Basics of contemporary Kazakh (Russian) language
Fundamentals of Natural Science
Pedagogics
Ethnic Pedagogics
Methodology of scientific and pedagogical research
Psycho-pedagogical diagnostics younger students
Theory and methods of educational work in the primary school
Literacy and literary reading
Visual arts and labor training
Teaching techniques of teaching mathematics
Pedagogical skills
Children literature
Modern educational technology of primary education
Organization of extracurricular activities with students
Methods of teaching "self-realization"
Theory and Methodology of Physical Education
Teaching techniques of teaching Kazakh (Russian) language
Технология обучения дисциплине "Окружающий мир" Technology of training the subject "outside world"
Teaching techniques of teaching music
Theory and methodology of teaching “Artistic labor"
History of pedagogics
Pedagogics of school
Basics of speech pathology
Theory and technology of the educational process in ungraded elementary school
Comparative education
Modern children's literary process
Visual Arts
Labor training
Methodology of teaching informatics

Major 5В010800 «Physical culture and sport»

Ecology and sustainable development
Basics of life safety
Track and field
Anatomy, the basics of sports morphology
Age physiology and school hygiene
Basketball
Volleyball
Football
Biochemistry of Physical Education and Sport
Pedagogy of Physical Education and Sport
Psychology of Physical Culture and Sports
Theory and methods of physical culture and sports
Theoretical and methodological foundations of gymnastics at school
Theoretical and methodological foundations of athletics at school
Theoretical and methodological foundations holding skiing and swimming at school
Physiological basis of physical education and sports
Organization of mass recreation activities and research work under
Methods of teaching physical education and sport
National sports
Theory and Methodology of Physical Education
Theory and methods of sport
Tourism
Biomechanics of physical exercise and sports metrology
Theoretical and methodological foundations of volleyball at school
Modern health technology and valueology monitoring system of physical culture
Sport medicine
Theoretical and methodological foundations of football in school
Theoretical and methodological foundations of national sports
Improvement of professional coaching in the chosen sport
Therapeutic physical culture and health biolologicheskie bases of physical training
History of physical culture and sport
Sport facilities and fitness equipment
Economic foundations of physical culture
Swimming
Gymnastics
Skiing
Theoretical and methodological foundations of basketball in school
Theory and methodology chosen sport
National sports and outdoor games
Football teaching methodology
Management in physical culture and sport
Innovative technologies in the educational process of physical culture and sport
Theoretical and methodological foundations of sports at school

Major 5В050300 «Psychology»

Introduction to general and comparative psychology
General psychology
Introduction to the major
Psychophysiology
History of psychology
Developmental and Social Psychology
Differential psychology
Psychology of psychic phenomena
Modern theories of personality
Workshop on experimental psychology and psychological testing
Group psychology
Legal psychology
Labor psychology
Mathematical methods in psychology
Methodological problems of theoretical and practical psychology
Psychology of Management
Fundamentals of psychological training
Political psychology
Psychology of medicine
Fundamentals of psychological counseling
Psychological aspects of the QMS
Applied problems of modern counseling
Family psychology and family counseling
Special psychology
Specialization workshop
Teaching technoques of teaching psychology
Organization of psychological business
Modern technologies of psychological activity
Art therapeutic approach
Psychological aspects of team building
Psychology of business
Fundamentals of sexology and sexual pathology
Psychological diagnostics and therapy of abnormal development and mental retardation
Psychology of Religion and subcultural formation
Organization of psychological service
History of psychology
Conflict studies
Psychological aspects of cultural studies
Basics of psychotherapy
Psychology and Human Development
Self-knowledge

Major 6М050300 «Psychology»

Psychology
Problems of analytical and expert researches
Modern social methodology
History, current state and trends of modern psychology
Theory and practice of psychological experiment
Modern psychotechnologies
Problems of developing and correctional research
Organization and planning of scientific research
Experimental and cross-cultural research in ethnopsychology
Psychological foundations of teaching activities
Problems of modern psychotherapy and psychological correction
Organization of psychological business
Pedagogics
Methods of teaching psychological disciplines at the university

KAFU Students are the champions and winners of World Winter Universiade, winners of the World Junior Championships, Asian Winter Games, Asian Championships, the winners and medalists of the Republic of Kazakhstan. At the World Winter Universiade in Trentino (Italy) student from major "Physical Culture and Sports" Gennady Matviyenko won the gold medal in cross country skiing in the composition of the men's relay, and the ice hockey team, which included KAFU students, won an honorable 2nd place, losing in bitter struggle Canadian national team. Polezhaeva Svetlana won a gold medal at the Asian Championship in slalom (Taiwan). Sabimoldanova Aygul became the champion of Asia in arm wrestling. At the XV Asian Championship in rowing and canoeing, which was held in Samarkand (Uzbekistan), students of Kazakh American Free University Kulikova Anna and Andrey Shpak won 2 silver medals. Valeria Tsoi took 4th place in the World Cup snowboard and became part of the national team of Kazakhstan to the Olympics in Sochi. Tursynbekov Yerasyl won the Championship of the Republic of Kazakhstan on national struggle in kazaksha kures.

	Polezhaeva Svetlana - 4th year student on major "Physical Culture and Sports", a three-time Asian champion, repeated champion of the Republic of Kazakhstan in slalom. Title: International Master of Sports.
	Gennady Matvienko - 3rd year student on major "Physical Culture and Sports", the champion of the World Winter Universiade on cross-country skiing in 2013, a bronze medalist at the World Junior Championships, multiple winner and medalist of Kazakhstan. Title: International Master of Sports.
	Valeria Tsoi - 4th place at the World Cup on snowboard. Nine-time champion of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Team member of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Winter Olympics in Sochi in 2014. Title: International Master of Sports.
	Sabimoldanova Aigul - 4th year student on major "Physical Culture and Sports", winner of the Asian Championship, a multiple champion of Kazakhstan in arm wrestling. Title: International Master of Sports.
	Team members of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Canoe Sprint Andrey Shpak - 2nd year student on major "Physical Culture and Sports", Asian Championships silver medalist, multiple winner and winner of FDM in rowing and canoeing. Title: International Master of Sports Larionov Stepan - student on major "Physical Culture and Sports", Asian champion in rowing and canoeing among juniors, repeated champion of the Republic of Kazakhstan Title: International Master of Sports Anna Kulikova - 2nd year student on major "Foreign Languages", a silver medalist at the Asian Canoe Sprint Title: International Master of Sports.
	Tursynbekov Erasyl - 4th year student on major "Physical Culture and Sports", the champion of Kazakhstan on kazaksha kures. Rank: Master of Sports
	Xenia Tupik - 4th year student on major "Physical Culture and Sports." Multiple champion and winner in RK on Snowboarding. Rank: Master of Sports.
	Podstavochkina Catherine - 1st year student on major "Physical culture and Sport" MS RK on Canoe Sprint, 2nd place in the Championship of Asia, Samarkand, champion of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Almaty, 2013-2014
	Graduates from major "Physical Culture and Sports" - silver medalists of the World Winter Universiade in 2013 in the national team of Kazakhstan on ice hockey: Alexey Gryshchenko, Metalnikov Leonid (best player of the tournament), Rymarev Alex.
	Shulikin Alexander Alexeyevich Graduate from major 5В011700 «Kazakh Language and Literature», officer of the Republican Guard of Kazakhstan.
	Mazibayeva Zhanar Oralkhanovna Graduate from major 5В011700 «Kazakh Language and Literature», senior lecture of the “Kazakh Language Theory and Methodology” department in Kazakh National Pedagogical University, the author of 30 scientific articles and tutorials.
	Kilybayeva Gulnur Kenzhakankyzy Graduate from major 5В010200 «Pedagogy and methodology of primary education», senior lecture of the «Theory and Methodology of Primary Education” department in East Kazakhstan State, the author of 30 scientific articles and tutorials.
	Ivan A. Vatchilov 2010 graduate, majoring in 5V050300 Psychology, сoordinator of "Labor Market Analysis and Forecasting Center", member of public association "Gestalt", practicing psychological consultant (Krasnoyarsk, Russia).
	Natalya A. Moshenskaya 2010 KAFU graduate, majoring in 5V011800 Russian Language and Literature. Manager of KAFU Research Department, Master of Economic Sciences.

Educational program 6В01301 «Pedagogics and Primary Education»

Job description: Bachelor of education must be ableto implement theoretical knowledge, have skills in designing educational projects; be competent in setting educational goals, solving pedagogical problems, work for improvement of the level of education.

Objects of professional activity: schools, rural schools, high-schools, lyceums.

Educational program 6В01301 "Pedagogy and methodology of elementary education " with additional specialization ( minor ) - "English in the field of professional communication"

Qualification characteristic: the bachelor of education should be able to apply theoretical knowledge in his professional activity, have the skills to develop and implement projects of the educational process; be competent in the formulation and solution of pedagogical problems, helping to improve the quality of education, be able to carry out their professional activities in English, read, understand, interpret and analyze professional literature in English, be able to carry out professional communication in English.

Objects of professional activity: comprehensive schools, schools with in-depth study of the English language, ungraded schools, gymnasiums, lyceums.

Educational program 6В03102 «Psychology»

Job description: Bachelor of Social Arts must know the aims, methodology, research and practical methods of psychologist`s work, in accordance with the requirements to psychologist`s education; know the main scientific and practical functions of psychology and its appliance in different spheres of life.

Objects of professional activity: preschools, secondary schools, lyceums, high schools, specialized educational establishments, colleges, research institutions and centers, sport and creative organizations; center for vocational guidance and professional training; city and state social services, job centers, centers for public opinion and political technologies research; enterprises and businesses; law-enforcement authorities and penitentiary entities, centers for rehabilitation and social adaptation of neglected children and teenagers; communicative process (from interpersonal to macro-social) and psychological problems of interaction between a man and society, a man and nature, a man and technology.

Educational program 6В03102 "Psychology" with additional specialization ( minor ) - "English in the field of professional communication"

Qualification characteristic: the bachelor of social knowledge should have an idea of the goals, scientific methodology, research and practical methods of the psychologist’s professional activity, in accordance with the requirements for the professional competence of a specialist psychologist; to know the basic scientific and practical functions of psychology and the scope of psychological knowledge in various fields of life in accordance with the requirements for the educational competence of a specialist psychologist, read, understand, interpret and analyze professional literature in English, be able to carry out professional communication in English.

Objects of professional activity: preschool institutions, secondary schools, lyceums and gymnasiums, specialized educational and educational institutions, schools and colleges; research institutes and research centers; sports and creative organizations; health care facilities; career guidance and vocational training centers, city and republican social services, employment centers; centers for the study of public opinion and political technology; manufacturing enterprises and business organizations; law enforcement and penitentiary institutions, rehabilitation and social adaptation centers for pedagogically neglected children and adolescents; international organizations.

Educational program 6В01701 «the Kazakh Language and Literature»

Job description: Bachelor of education must be able to compress thoughts in a logical, and persuasive way; be intelligent, know cognitive methods, required for professional work; use methods and means in main subjects of professional work; have skills of autonomies work with literature, new knowledge cognition, technologies implementation, be competent in philology and pedagogics, have fundamental knowledge on main disciplines.

Objects of professional activity: secondary schools, colleges, professional schools, high-schools, lyceums, colleges.

Educational program 6В01702 «Russian Language and Literature»

Objects of professional activity: secondary schools, colleges, professional schools, high-schools, lyceums, colleges.

Educational program 6В01401 «Physical Education and Sport»

Job description: Bachelor of Education must understand the role of physical education and sport in life and culture of the society, see it as a mean of health promotion, know goals, aims, means and methods of educational work at the lessons, can plan lessons, methodically correct, manage the process of physical education, have good results in sport, be efficient at work, improve spare capacities of body with no harm for health and mussels; organize different types of sport activities; plan the development of physical education and sport.

Objects of professional activity: state, public, private organizations; preschools, schools, colleges, high-schools, children sport schools and clubs; firms, state structures, authorities for physical education and sport, research organizations, medical and biological centers for physical and mental health.

Educational program 6В01401 "Physical Culture and Sports" with additional specialization ( minor ) - "English in the field of professional communication"

Qualification characteristic: the bachelor of education should have a concept of the role of physical culture and sport in the life and culture of society as a means of physical education, health promotion, goals, objectives, principles, means, methods and forms of educational work in the lesson of physical education, be able to methodologically justified to plan, control and manage the process of physical education, to achieve high sports results, optimal physical performance and improve reserve capacities organism without harm to health and the disruption of the body's mechanisms of adaptation; carry out organizational mass work in various parts of the physical culture movement; plan the development of physical culture and sports, read, understand, interpret and analyze professional literature in English, be able to carry out professional communication in English.

Objects of professional activity: state, public, private educational organizations, pre-school, school, secondary vocational educational institutions, colleges, gymnasiums, schools, children's sports schools and clubs; firms, government organizations, physical culture and sports management bodies; international sports organizations, research organizations of physical education, sports profile, biomedical, developing physical and mental health problems.

Educational program 6В03201 «Journalism»

Job description: a bachelor of social knowledge must have the profile-specialized competencies, ensuring his or her relevance to the labor market; understand the social role and social mission of journalism and journalists in a democratic society, functions and principles of mass media in the context of social needs; he or she must be able to navigate in the world's main development trends in the media industry (informative and technological) and in the process of convergence and major innovative practices in the field of mass media

Objects of professional activity: domestic and foreign electronic and print media; domestic and foreign news agencies and news services at the state and independent authorities; domestic and foreign publishing houses and printing facilities; press services of domestic and foreign state, private and public organizations; structures and divisions of public relations in Kazakhstan and abroad; political, sociological and marketing research and consulting organizations in Kazakhstan and foreign countries; advertising agencies; network information structures; entertainment services market.

Educational program 6В03201 "Journalism" with additional specialization ( minor ) - "English in the field of professional communication"

Qualification characteristic: the bachelor of social knowledge should have specialized competencies ensuring its relevance in the labor market; understand the social role and public mission of journalism and a journalist in a democratic society, the functions and principles of the media in the context of social needs; must be able to navigate the main global trends in the development of the media industry (substantive and technological), in the process of convergence and the most important innovative practices in the field of mass media, read, understand, interpret and analyze professional literature in English, be able to carry out professional communication in English ..

Objects of professional activity: domestic and foreign electronic and print media; domestic and foreign news agencies and news services under state and independent bodies; domestic and foreign publishing houses and printing complexes; press services of domestic and foreign state, commercial and public organizations; structures and divisions of public relations in Kazakhstan and abroad; political, sociological and marketing research and consulting structures of Kazakhstan and foreign countries; advertising agencies; network information structures; market for entertainment services and stocks.