Dear Colleagues!

The Faculty of Philology of Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, under the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, will hold the International Scientific and Practical Conference “The State Language and a Model for Developing Linguistic Personality” on 27 November 2026 at 10:00.

The aim of the conference is to expand the use of the state language and promote it among the general public, young researchers, and students; support the development of their language knowledge and skills; integrate new technologies and artificial intelligence into contemporary education; explore new opportunities for teaching the state language based on national values; and identify prospects for the development of the Kazakh language and linguistics, drawing on the outcomes of the faculty’s scientific and practical activities.

Participants will include leading national scholars, representatives of government institutions, public figures, university lecturers, researchers from research institutes, young scholars, schoolteachers, textbook authors, undergraduate students, master’s students, and doctoral students.

Main conference themes:

-          Scientific and methodological approaches to expanding the use of the state language;

-          Digital language pedagogy: practices for developing language skills through smart technologies;

-          Current issues in professionally oriented Kazakh language teaching;

-          Models for developing functional literacy in Kazakh language and literature classes;

-          New trends and technologies in teaching world languages.

The conference will be held in both in-person and online formats. The link for online participation will be sent separately and published on the faculty’s social media pages.

Conference papers and articles will be published in electronic proceedings. Research submissions from young scholars must be accompanied by a review from their academic supervisor. Complete electronic versions of conference papers and articles must be submitted by 10 November 2026.

Article structure:

-          Article title, provided in Kazakh, Russian, and English;

-          Author information: full name and institutional affiliation (please provide the full name of the higher education institution), followed by the city and country;

-          Abstracts in Kazakh, Russian, and English, each comprising 100-150 words. Each abstract should briefly describe the research aim, the scientific and practical significance and value of the study, its methodology, principal findings, and the practical implications of its conclusions;

-          Keywords in Kazakh, Russian, and English (5-6 words in each language).

-          Articles must include the following sections:

-          Introduction;

-          Materials and Methods;

-          Literature Review;

-          Results and Discussion;

-          Conclusion;

-          References (provided in the language of the article).

Article formatting requirements:

Articles must be 5-10 pages long and prepared in Microsoft Word using Times New Roman, 14-point font, and single line spacing. Page margins must be set as follows: top and bottom – 2 cm; right – 1.5 cm; left – 3 cm. Sources must be cited in the text using their reference numbers in square brackets. Full bibliographic details must be provided in the reference list at the end of the article. The working languages of the conference are Kazakh, Russian, and English.

Note: bold type and underlining are not permitted in articles. Italics may be used for emphasis.

Organizer: Department of Kazakh Language Theory and Methodology, Faculty of Philology

Organising Committee address: Room 417, 4th floor, 13 Dostyk Avenue, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan.

Contacts for submission of materials:

Date and time: 27 November 2026, 10:00.

Venue: Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Main Academic Building, 13 Dostyk Avenue, 2nd floor, Assembly Hall No. 202.

Conference participation application form: