Department of Foreign Languages

Education

• 1981-1986 Kustanai Pedagogical Institute named after 50 years of the USSR.

Subjects taught

• Basic Foreign Language
• Language for Special Purposes
• Professionally Oriented Foreign Language
• Country Studies and Linguocountry Studies.
• English Language Practicum
• English for Academic Purposes

 Work experience

• 1986-1989 Teacher of German at Karaman School of Karasu Region.
• 1989-1990 Instructor of the Karasu District Komsomol Committee.
• 1990-1992 Methodologist in Languages of Karasu Regional Education Centre.
• 1992-1997 Teacher of German at Pokrovskaya School in Denisovsky Region.
• 1997-2007 Teacher of English at the Gymnasium named after S. Maulenov.
• 2007 -up to the present time, a Senior Lecturer of the Department of Foreign Languages of KRU named after A.Baitursynov.

Certificatesof professional development

• 2020 "Designing a training course in Moodle" 72 hours, "Basics of working in Moodle" 36 hours, "Designing a test in Moodle", 36 hours.
• 2020 Enhancing virtual learning experience "World is your classroom". Organised by the Regional English Language Office of the U.S. Embassy in Kazakhstan with the support of the U.S. Department of State, 20 hours.
• 2020 "English Language Teaching Methodology and Content Development of Online Classes" US Embassy in Kazakhstan.
• 2022 "Advancing English for Media Literacy in Kazakhstan", 72 hours, Kostanay.
• 2022 "English for Media Literacy", 72 hours, University of Pennsylvania.
• 2022 TKT Module 1 'Language and Background to Language Teaching and Learning Cambridge Assesment English".
• 2023 "Linguistics and Country Studies of English-speaking Countries", 72 hours,February, Kostanay.
• 2023 "Foreign Language for Special and Academic Purposes", 72 hours, January, Kostanay.
• 2023 "How to Teach Storytelling to Improve Public Speaking among Students", 72 hours, Almaty.
• 2023 "Soft Skills of University Teachers: Development of Effective Individual Skills", 72 hours Kostanay, KRU named after A.Baitursynov.
• 2023 "Verb Tenses and Passives", 72 hours, University of California.
• 2023 "Conjunctions, Connectives, and Adverb Clauses", 72 hours University of California.
• 2024 "Practical Model of Realisation of Higher Professional Integrated Professional Education", 72 hours, Kostanay, KRU named after A. Baitursynov.

Awards and prizes

• Certificate of Appreciation of Akim of Kostanay Region.
• Badge of Honour for contribution to the development of the University.

Teaching manuals

• Ungutbaeva G.Sh. "Country studies of Great Britain". Methodological recommendations on Country Studies., Kostanay, 2020.
• Ungutbaeva G.Sh. "Course of Lectures on Country Studies with Practical Tasks". Training manual. Kostanay 2017.
• Ungutbaeva G.Sh. "Course of Lectures on Linguo-country studies". Training manual. Kostanay 2011.