7M02326 Digital Kazakh Language
Goal : Training of linguists proficient in methods in the field of analysis and processing of Kazakh-language information, text data in the digital space.
Description
Within this educational programme, you will study topics contributing to the achievement of the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs):
Goal 4: Quality Education. The programme prepares specialists capable of studying the Kazakh language in digital environments, analysing language data and applying contemporary digital methods in research and education. Master’s students develop competencies in digital linguistics, corpus-based research and modern methods of working with language data.
Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure. The programme includes research and applied projects aimed at developing the digital infrastructure of the Kazakh language. Particular emphasis is placed on the research and development of electronic corpora, digital dictionaries, language databases, automated text-processing tools, natural language processing technologies and AI-based digital resources for the Kazakh language.
Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities. The programme aims to expand the accessibility and use of the Kazakh language in the digital environment and to improve the quality and availability of Kazakh-language digital content and language technologies. This contributes to the development of resources and technologies that support the equitable use of Kazakh in digital environments.
Educational Program
Training of linguists proficient in methods in the field of analysis and processing of Kazakh-language information, text data in the digital space.
1. To ensure the required level of academic competencies of students, conduct scientific research, to socializе of students;
2. To use a foreign language in research and professional activities.
3. To еxplore types of language models using computational linguistics for natural language analysis and processing.
4. To evaluate the types, features, and directions in the development of computer lexicography and digital dictionaries.
5. To apply the theoretical foundations of machine learning and artificial intelligence methods in natural language processing.
6. To explore effective ways to select and optimize speech recognition and synthesis algorithms.
7. To analyze the quality of language data, corpus texts, and systems used for automatic natural language processing.
8. To conduct research on the main areas of digital philology and ways of its development.
9. To develop practical programming skills for working with language data.
10. To create methods for developing digital products and language support projects.
11. To study automatic text analysis technologies.
Master's Educational Programs
1)Bachelor's Degree Diploma + appendices (original)
2) Identity card (original and copy – 2 pcs)
3) CT certificates
4)3×4 photos: 6 pcs
5) A certificate confirming proficiency in a foreign language (if available)
6) Medical certificate form 075/y
Curriculum
SEMESTER 1
- Foreign Language (Professional) — 5 ECTS
- Psychology of Management — 3 ECTS
- Organization and Planning of Scientific Research — 5 ECTS
- Areas of Digital Philology Development — 5 ECTS
- Introduction to Digital Kazakh — 5 ECTS
- Kazakh Language and Artificial Intelligence — 5 ECTS
- Lexicography of the Kazakh Language — 5 ECTS
- Theoretical Foundations of Speech Recognition and Synthesis in the Kazakh Language — 5 ECTS
- Research Seminar — 1 ECTS
- Dissertation Writing — 1 ECTS
SEMESTER 2
- History and Philosophy of Science — 3 ECTS
- Pedagogy of Higher Education — 5 ECTS
- Pedagogical Practice — 4 ECTS
- Kazakh Language and Natural Language Models — 5 ECTS
- Analysis of Kazakh-language Data — 5 ECTS
- The Basics of Language-Data Processing — 5 ECTS
- Mathematical Foundations of Language Technologies — 5 ECTS
- Research Seminar — 1 ECTS
- Dissertation Writing — 2 ECTS
SEMESTER 3
- Philological Approach to Textual Analysis — 5 ECTS
- Language Studies Based on National Corps — 5 ECTS
- Technologies for Automatic Analysis of Kazakh-Language Text — 5 ECTS
- Linguostatistical Analysis of the Kazakh-Language Text — 5 ECTS
- Automatic Morphological Analysis and Synthesis of a Part of a Word in the Kazakh Language — 5 ECTS
- Technologies for Creating an Online Course in the Kazakh Language — 5 ECTS
- Development of Digital Tools for Teaching the Kazakh Language — 5 ECTS
- Gamification in Teaching the Digital Kazakh Language — 5 ECTS
- Dissertation Writing — 1 ECTS
- Research Practice — 4 ECTS
SEMESTER 4
- Research Seminar — 1 ECTS
- Dissertation Writing — 10 ECTS
- Scientific Internship — 3 ECTS
- Publication in the Proceedings of International Conferences — 4 ECTS
- Research Practice — 4 ECTS
- Final Attestation — 8 ECTS