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About the conference
About the conference
DKU TFL Conference is held annually in accordance with tradition already for the sixth time. Our goal is to bring together experts, researchers and practitioners from Kazakhstan and other countries to discuss current trends in teaching languages. DKU is an innovative university enrolling students from different countries. Striving to further internationalize our education, we place great importance on teaching foreign languages.
Topics for discussion
Topics for discussion
The balance between classical teaching methods and digital tools (AI, gamification, VR/AR);
Strategies for increasing student engagement and motivation;
Adapting lessons for diverse lessons (EFL vs ESL, different proficiency levels);
The role of soft skills in language learning (critical thinking, creativity, cultural awareness)
Keynote speakers
Keynote speakers
Richard Harrison
Richard Harrison
Richard Harrison is an ELT author, publisher and teacher trainer based in the UK and also in Muscat, Oman. He was educated at King’s College, London, at Manchester University and at Reading University, where he obtained his MA in Applied Linguistics.
Richard Harrison has taught English and trained teachers in many countries in the Middle East, including Oman, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Iran. He also worked for the British Council in Moscow as the ESP Consultant for the Russian Federation. Most recently, he was the Head of the Foundation Programme at the German University of Technology in Oman before leaving to focus on writing and publishing.
Richard set up Canford Publishing in 2014. His many publications include Framework: Academic Writing and Critical Thinking and Start Writing Sentences (Canford Publishing), Headway Academic Skills (OUP) and most recently New Keep Writing 1 and 2 (Canford Publishing). He is also the author of schools’ courses for Jordan, Egypt and Libya.
The title of the presentation is: Written English is changing. What can teacher do?
Ben Knight
Ben Knight
Ben Knight is Head of Language Content Research & Pedagogy at Oxford University Press. He is responsible for making sure there is a clear research-informed pedagogical approach underpinning Oxford ELT courses and learning materials. He is particularly focused on using data-driven digital learning materials to help teachers and learners be more successful in their language learning. He works with innovative thinkers in language pedagogy and research, and uses that to support professional development and educational reform projects around the world.
He studied Linguistics at the University of York and Applied Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh. He then became a teacher, trainer and lecturer, in schools, universities and the British Council, in various countries around the world – Kenya, India, Sri Lanka, Japan, Italy and the UK. For a number of years he specialised in assessment, developing new exams at Cambridge Assessment and managing vocational qualifications at City & Guilds, and now combines his expertise in assessment and learning to provide a holistic and evidence-based approach to education.
The title of the presentation is: Does AI make it more difficult to teach critical thinking skills?
George Randolph Rueckert is an Assistant Professor for English and Translation at KIMEP College of Humanities and Education. Dr. George Rueckert grew up in the US Foreign Service, in Washington DC and on both sides of the Cold War Iron Curtain. He earned his BA and MA degrees in English and his PhD in Comparative Literature, specializing in Russian and German. He worked for the European Union Center at the University of Washington in Seattle USA and later taught English at the Justus-Liebig University in Giessen, Germany. In 2011, he came to KIMEP University in Almaty, where he founded the Bachelor in Translation Studies (BATS) program in what is now the College of Humanities and Education.
With nearly 20 years of TESOL experience, Dr. Rueckert teaches all levels of English, German, and translation, as well as literature and cultural studies. His scholarly interests include translation history and theory, verse translation and poetics, and 19th and 20th century literature and culture, particularly the Russian Romantic and Symbolist Periods and the Cold War Period. He is a working practical translator, married, with two young children.
Conference team
Saida Velyamova, chair
Saniya Tugambayeva
Nigara Yergeshova
Tatyana Brekalova
Maria Bachurka
Ainur Soltangazina
Aktoty Nurzhanova
Bakhytkul Tokbergenova
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