Kaznu expands cooperation with sookmyung women's university

For 5 years, the Department of Far East has been collaborating with Sookmyung Women's University and has been implementing an academic mobility program for undergraduate studies. During this time, several joint projects have been and are being implemented with our university. One of them is training 2-3 of our students every semester at Sookmyung Women's University on a scholarship basis under the student exchange program. In turn, Sookmyung Women's University students can study Kazakh or Russian at the preparatory faculty of KazNU and undergo language practice. Moreover, last academic year, a number of Korean language teachers successfully completed an online professional development program organized by Sookmyung Women's University with the support of the Korea Foundation. Currently, the Department of Far East, together with Sookmyung Women's University, conducts online Korean language courses with the participation of 1st-2nd year students.

          This spring semester, students of the Department of Korean Studies had a number of opportunities, such as improving their speaking skills in Korean within the framework of the Department, as well as broadly applying the acquired knowledge. In particular, from February 5 to 20, intern Yeom Heewon of Sookmyung  Women's University will underwent a pedagogical internship  at the Department of Far East, Faculty of Oriental Studies, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.

          The main purpose of this internship is to share knowledge and experience on teaching methods of the Korean language and conduct lessons together with local teachers of the Korean language. In the process of studying a foreign language, especially an eastern one, native speakers of this language come to Kazakhstan and give lectures, and their integration into the language learning process helps students get to know the culture of the eastern country in a new way. In turn, teachers will exchange experiences and positively influence the use of other forms of teaching.

Sermukhametova Bagzhan

Senior lecturer

Department of Far East