Danara Raikhanova joined the Suleyman Demirel University (SDU) in Kazakhstan in 2011 as an instructor of foreign language. In the years 2012 and 2014 Danara successfully completed her Master Degree at Abai Kazakh National University on foreign languages: two foreign languages specialty. She has been working as a senior lecturer at Multidisciplinary Education Centre for 5 years and coordinating English language department since 2020. Currently, Danara is doing her PhD program on foreign languages: two foreign languages at SDU. Her research is focused on English for Specific Purposes.

BA (Hons) Translation (2002-2007). Kazakh State Women Pedagogigal University, KZ
MA (Hons) Foreign language: two foreign languages (2012-2014). Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, KZ
PhD Foreign language: two foreign languages (2018 - continue). Suleyman Demirel University, KZ

University of Pristina's School of Philosophy in Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia: Online Internship (2021)
University of Leicester, UK: 2 week EAP Teacher Development Programme (2019)
Erzincan University, Turkey: Internship (2013)
Xi'an International Studies University, China: Foundation program in Chinese Language (2006-2007)

MDE 109: Foreign Language 2 (General English - A2 level);
MDE 110: Foreign Language 2 (General English - A2+ level);
MDE 103: Foreign Language 1 (English for Specific Purposes - B1 level);
MDE 188: Foreign Language 2 (English for Specific Purposes - B1+ level);
PED 108: Academic English 1;
PED 128: English for Special Purposes 1(CLIL).

1. Formation of professionally-oriented competence in teaching English for Academic purposes for chemistry-biology students (Bulletin of KazNPU #1 (65), Almaty, 2020, pp. 125-131; co-author Kassymova, G.)
2. Peculiarities and challenges of an ESP course for chemistry / biology students in Kazakhstani universities (Bulletin of Kazakh National Women’s Teacher Training University #1 (81), Almaty, 2020, pp. 126-132)
3. English for Specific Purposes course design parameters for chemistry-biology students (Bulletin of Toraighyrov University #3, Pavlodar, 2020, pp. 428-439; co-author Kassymova, G. )
4. Implementing Project Based Learning in Teaching ESP for Science Students (Eurasian Conference on Language and Social Sciences, Uzbekistan, 2019, pp. 65-75; co-author: Kassymova, G.)
5. Short video project work in language teaching (Bulletin of SDU, May, 2018, pp. 46-52; co-authors: Delovarova, Kh., Rakish, K.)
6. Project work in language teaching (FLTAL, 2017, pp. 43-47)
7. Фильм как вид учебной деятельности в изучении иностранного языка (Международная научно-практическая конференция посвященная 25 –летию независимости РК и 20 – летию (СДУ, 2016, стр. 470-473; со-автор: Абдыкулова, К.)

1. SDU Winter School, SDU, KZ, 11-15.01.2021
2. An online non-credit course authorized by The University of Hong Kong through COURSERA, 30.05.2020
3. 2-week English for Academic Purposes Teacher Development Programme, University of Leicester, UK, July 26, 2019
4. VI Eurasian Conference on Language and Social Sciences, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 2019
5. Lectures on ‘Globalization, education and development’ by Seth Agbo, PhD Assoc. Prof., Lakehead University, Canada, SDU, KZ, January 3 to 25, 2019
6. Speaker and moderator on topic Curriculum Design: Need Analysis’ at Winter School of Professional Development Seminar organized by Republican Scientific and Practical Centre ‘Daryn’, SDU, KZ, 2019
7. 72 hours of the Winter School, SDU, KZ, January, 2019
8. Speaker at teacher-training Seminar “Innovations in teaching language for specific purposes”, SDU, KZ, February, 2018
9. Winter School “Multilingual Education in Kazakhstan: Strategies, Challenges and Perspectives”, SDU, KZ, January, 2018
10. 21 Hour - Workshop in the Researcher Connect, British Council; Module: Persuasive Proposals, KazNU in cooperation with the British Council, KZ, 23 - 25.11.2017
11. International Autumn School “The Role of English in Non-English Speaking Communities: A Comparison of Kazakhstan and Hong Kong”, SDU, KZ, October, 2017<br12. Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages: “Foreign Language for Teacher Training Specialties”, KZ, 12.06.2017-31.08.2017
13. International Conference on Foreign Language Teaching and Applied-Sociolinguistics “Building Cultural Bridges” (FLTAL), Astana, KZ, 2017
14. 72 hours of the Spring School “Teaching Content Through English: EMI and CLIL” SDU in cooperation with the British Council, KZ, March, 2017:

English for Specific Purposes; English for Academic Purposes: Experiential Learning & Teaching; Project- Based Learning; Competency-Based Teaching; Curriculum Development;

Erasmus scholarship for the 2-week English for Academic Purposes Teacher Development Programme, University of Leicester, UK, 2019