Representatives of the Ural Federal University visited Lev Gumilyov Gymnasium No. 38 of Education Department of Ust-Kamenogorsk city of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region

On February 14, Lev Gumilyov Gymnasium No. 38 of Education Department of Ust-Kamenogorsk city of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region hosted the delegation: Head of Education Department of Ekaterinburg City Administration K.V. Shevchenko, Vice-Rector for International Relations of the Ural Federal University named after the First President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin S.G.Tushin, Vice-Consul at the Embassy of the Russian Federation M.Yu. Ardyakova, as well as Head of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region I.A. Chernysheva. The purpose of the visit was to learn about the gymnasium’s experience in developing multilingual and linguistic giftedness.

During the school tour, the gymnasium teachers talked about language communicative competence, which is developed through both in-class and extracurricular language activities, the work of school clubs in the Kazakh, Russian, English and French languages, as well as the organization and holding integrated lessons and extracurricular activities.

The guests visited the Abaitanu Room, where students introduced the guests to the exhibition dedicated to the writer, poet, translator Abai Kunanbayev. They briefed about his works, quoted his sayings, “Words of Edification” and recited the poem “Gylym tappai maktanba”.

Following the school tour, there was presentation of the Russian Language and Literature Week, where students talked about integrated lessons, tongue twister challenges, studying the works of Russian literature classics and showcased the informational board “Language is the living soul of the people”.

The meeting was educational and informative, fostering an exchange of experiences and strengthening the ties between the Gymnasium and the Ural Federal University.