Aidar Balabekov, MSc

Teaching Kazakh language as a second language

Aidar Balabekov a highly educated teacher of Kazakh and Kazakh for non native speakers with 17 years of experience. Started teaching career in 2001 in specialised school for gifted pupils in Almaty. Further on continued working and teaching at Universities such as Kazakh  National Pedagogical University named after Abay,  KIMEP and Kazakh University of International Relations and World languages named after Abylai Khan and British International school called Haileybury Astana.

In order to develop his professional skills he has attended and completed many language professional trainings, courses and has conducted his own trainings and organised seminars and conferences.

He is the author of many science and pedagigical as well as theoretical articles and lesson samples. As a result of the above mentioned work and experience he has published his own coursebooks for adults. For his hardwork and creativity Aidar had been awarded the following certificates and prizes.

2018-2019 

1) Academic Kazakh I

2) Basic Kazakh

2019-2020

1) Academic Kazakh I

Member of the following KazLT Committees 2019-2020

1. Curriculum committee
2. Student Placement test committee
3. Test committee
4. IATKL