Today, Suleyman Demirel University held «Modern Linguistics and Intercultural Communication» International scientific-theoretical conference.
This event was organised to celebrate the 75th birthday anniversary of the scholar, Doctor of Philology, Professor Zauresh Akhmetzhanova. Participants included Kazakhstani and foreign scholars, researchers, linguists and her family. At the opening ceremony SDU Rector Alimzhan Igenbayev gave a speech. Later, the well-known scholar, Akhmet Baitursynov Institute of Linguistics Director Anar Fazylzhan, who worked with Zauresh Akhmetzhanova, made a presentation on her research.
«Zauresh Akhmetzhanova’s reviews and writings are not just scientific research, they are writings that influenced state policies. In her works, the scholar developed linguocultural studies in several aspects. First, basics in the philosophy of linguistic and cultural studies. The second one is the linguocultural direction where linguodidactics is well developed. Prepared several textbooks for the Kazakh language teaching in this direction. Special attention should be paid to applied linguistic and cultural studies,» said Anar Fazylzhan.
