At the JSC “Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages,” the defense of the dissertation submitted by Tatyana Aleksandrovna Kokhanover for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) will take place.
Title: “Development of didactic competence of English language teachers in preschool and primary education through the system of continuing professional development.”
Educational program: 6D011900 – Foreign Language: Two Foreign Languages.
Dissertation format: Dissertation work.
Defense language: Russian.
Official reviewers:
- Gulbakhyt Zholdasbekovna Menlibekova – Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, h-index – 4.
- Sandugash Kairkhanovna Moldabekova – PhD, Sh. Ualikhanov Kokshetau University, h-index – 1.
Scientific advisors:
Bakytgul Asylbekovna Zhetpisbayeva – Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Astana IT University.
Ekaterina Alekseevna Kostina – Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University (Russia).
Permanent members of the dissertation council:
- Chaklikova Assel Turarovna – Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor at “Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages” JSC, chairman.
- Uzakbayeva Sakhypzhamal Askarovna – Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Pedagogy and Psychology at “Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages” JSC, deputy chairman.
- Nemchinova Ekaterina Markovna – Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Professor at the Faculty of Foreign Languages, Cultures, and Linguistics at Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, USA.
- Shayakhmetova Dana Beksultanova – Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Associate Professor, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.
Temporary members of the dissertation council:
- Akhmetova Gulnara Batyrbekovna – Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Director of the Institute of Pedagogical Research (13.00.02 – Theory and Methodology of Language Teaching), h-index – 3.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4608-1996
- Zhorabekova Ainur Nazimbekovna – PhD, Associate Professor of M. Auezov South Kazakhstan University (specialty: “Pedagogy and Psychology”), h-index – 5.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2697-8077
- Tulegenova Dinara Toleubekovna – PhD, JSC “Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages” (specialty 6D011900 – “Foreign Language: Two Foreign Languages”), h-index – 1.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0588-4496
The defense will take place on March 18, 2026, at 09:00 (UTC +5) in a mixed format.
Address: 200 Muratbayev Street, Building 1, Room 108, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Website: http://dissovet.ablaikhan.kz/
Online access: https://youtube.com/live/RX0PR7B9BSg?feature=share