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Kazakh university teachers participate in Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø development course

21 April 2008

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Professor Gulnas Akhemetova (right) ucl.ac.uk/language-centre/teacher-training/" target="_self">Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Teacher Development Course
  • A group of thirteen senior academic staff from Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (KNU) in Almaty, one of Kazakhstan's leading universities, is currently attending an intensive two-week Teacher Development Course at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø.

    Many of the course participants are holders of this year's 'Best Teacher' awards from the Kazakh government and have used funding from their 'continuing professional development grant' to take part in the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø programme, which features English language tuition, workshops focusing on teaching and learning strategies and the use of new technologies in curriculum delivery. Participants also have the opportunity to meet with Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø colleagues from other relevant departments and academic disciplines for the exchange of ideas and best practice.

    The course is a collaboration between the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Language Centre, the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Centre for the Advancement of Learning and Teaching (CALT), the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Languages of the Wider World (LWW-CETL) and the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Learning Technologies Support Service (LTSS).

    Professor Gulnas Akhemetova, the Vice-Rector of Al-Farabi KNU, first visited Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø in May 2007. During discussions with Professor Michael Worton, Vice-Provost (Academic and International) and other Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø staff, a number of areas for possible collaboration were identified. The Teacher Development Course is the first of these to come to fruition.

    Professor Worton and Professor Akhemetova will be meeting during the current visit to discuss the further development of the relationship between Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø and Al-Farabi KNU.

    To find out more, follow the links at the top of this item.

    Image: Professor Gulnas Akhemetova, Vice-Rector of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University (right), with Lisa Carrier (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²ÊÖÐÌØÍø Learning Technologies Support Service).