About Us

Faculty of Philology and Sport

About Us

The Faculty of Philology and Sport is an educational centre that brings together national heritage and modern education, multilingual learning and sports training. The Faculty trains competitive teachers, philologists and sports specialists in Kazakh, Russian and foreign languages and literature, translation, physical education and sport.

About the Faculty

Teaching places special emphasis on linking theory and practice, research, academic integrity, international cooperation and digital technologies. The TESOL master’s programme supported by the U.S. Embassy, CLIL, the Yessenov Language Center and the NEO digital platform strengthen students’ language training.

Our staff include candidates of sciences, PhD holders, professors, associate professors, master’s-degree lecturers and international teachers. Students complete teaching and industrial placements in schools and take an active part in sports clubs, competitions and academic conferences.

Departments

01Kazakh PhilologyKazakh language and literature, national spiritual heritage, language culture and teaching methodology.
02English PhilologyTraining English teachers and philologists in line with CEFR, TESOL and a strong research culture.
03World LanguagesTeaching two foreign languages, intercultural communication and international cooperation.
04Physical Education and SportTraining PE teachers and coaches, sports clubs and a healthy lifestyle.

Degree Programmes

Bachelor’s

6B01701Kazakh Language and Literature
6B01703Russian Language and Literature
6B01705Foreign Language: Two Foreign Languages
6B01706Foreign Language (IP)
6B02303Philology
6B01401Physical Education and Sport
Master’s

7M01701Kazakh Language and Literature
7M01703Russian Language and Literature
7M01704Foreign Language Teaching Methodology

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2025–2026 Initiatives

01Digital Tools and AIOn 21 April 2026 the Department of English Philology held the round table “Importance and types of digital tools and AI in ELT” with students of Yessenov University, M. Utemisov West Kazakhstan University and Kh. Dosmukhamedov Atyrau University.
02NEO Digital PlatformIn 2025–2026 the NEO platform was introduced to assess English proficiency and build language skills, adapting materials to each student’s level and pace.
03Yessenov Language CenterAcademic English and IELTS preparation courses, free debate clubs for different levels and professional development courses for teachers.
04Academic MobilityAccording to the University’s 2026 report: 125 international partners, 438 students in mobility programmes abroad, 9 double-degree programmes and 4 Erasmus+ projects.
05Student ResearchA student research conference was held in 2025, where students presented work in linguistics, literary studies, textual studies and foreign language teaching methodology.
06SportSports halls, a gym, a wrestling hall, a swimming pool, a football pitch and a tennis hall; football, basketball, volleyball, boxing, athletics, swimming, yoga and table tennis clubs.