Nurbekova Gulnazira Dzhalilovna

Professional biography

With 30 years of experience in foreign language teaching, she is the author and co-author of over 40 scientific publications. In 2002, she defended her Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences dissertation in the specialty 13.00.02 - Theory and Methodology of Teaching and Upbringing (Foreign Language Teaching). She is a two-time recipient of the prestigious international "Bolashak" scholarship (2013-2014 and 2024-2025).

She began her teaching career in 1995 as a lecturer at the Department of German Language Teaching Methodology.

2002-2005 - Senior Lecturer, Department of German Language Teaching Methodology, Kazakh University of International Relations and World Languages (KazUIRWL)

2005-2013 - Associate Professor, Department of German Language Teaching Methodology, Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages (KazUIR & WL)

2007-2011 - Scientific Secretary of the Academic Council, Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages (KazUIR & WL)

2011-2013 - Advisor to the Rector, Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages (KazUIR & WL)

2013-2014 - Language courses and research internship in the UK (Brunel University) under the “Bolashak” international scholarship programme

2015-2017 - Head of the Department for Scientific and Methodological Management, Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages (KazUIR & WL)2017-2020 - Senior Lecturer, Department of English, Satbayev University

2020-2025 - Senior Lecturer, Department of Foreign Languages, Satbayev University

Since 2025 - Associate Professor, Department of Foreign Languages, Satbayev University

Education

1990-1995 - Kazakh State University of World Languages, Faculty of German Language. Specialization: Teacher of German and Arabic Languages

1998-2001 - Postgraduate studies at Kazakh University of International Relations and World Languages; in 2002, defended her Candidate Dissertation in the specialty 13.00.02 - Theory and Methodology of Teaching and Upbringing (Foreign Language Teaching)

2010-2012 - Master's degree, Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages (KazUIR & WL), Programme: Foreign Language: Two Foreign Languages

Bolashak International Scholarship - Research Internship, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK (2024–2025)

Bolashak International Scholarship - Internship, Brunel University, London, UK (2013–2014)

Certificates and Professional Development

·Certificate of Completion – Bolashak Research Internship Programme, United Kingdom (2024–2025)

·Certificate of Attendance – 17 Structured Modules, University of Sussex, United Kingdom (2024–2025)

·Certificate of Appreciation - Global Empathy Conference, Australia (2025)

·TKT Module 1: Language and Background to Language Learning and Teaching - 03.07.2023, Almaty

·TKT Module 2: Lesson Planning and Use of Resources for Language Teaching - 03.07.2023, Almaty