KazNU students took part in debates in Qatar

September - the beginning of the academic year - was marked by a significant event in the life of our students. Students of the Faculty of Oriental Studies of Al-Farabi KazNU took part in the International Olympiad in Doha (Qatar).

This year the Olympiad was marked by a high level of preparation of students and organizational moments of the event.

The participants of the Olympiad were determined by the results of the online round, which was held on May 6-7. There were 40 teams, 11 teams represented non-Arabic speaking countries. 3rd year students of the Faculty of Oriental Studies (Arabic language), Nazerke Nauryzgalieva, Aysaule Tagybay, Asem Erlanova and Gulfairuz Sauirbay competed in public speaking with students from all over the world on the online platform of the Debate Championship. As a result, the team of Al-Farabi KazNU representing Kazakhstan took a worthy 3rd place among non-Arabic speaking countries.

Participation in debates helps to develop discussion skills, skills of persuasion, stimulates the exchange of ideas and opinions. It teaches you to respect your opponent's opinion and to think critically in stressful situations. Let us also not forget to mention the impact of intellectual events on the outlook of the participants. Debates conducted in Arabic contribute to the formation of foreign-language communicative competence and increase the level of motivation.

The entire financial side was taken care of by the inviting Qatar Debate at the Qatar Foundation.

Fatima MAMEDOVA

Candidate of Philosophy, Acting Associate Professor of the Department of BW&SA