Assoc. Prof. Karlygash M. Atanakova
+7 701 340 03 03 k.ashirkhanova@gmail.com
Research direction
Turkic Studies, Contemporary Turkish Languages, Folklore, Methods and approaches to using artificial intelligence and electronic learning technologies in teaching a foreign language, Research methodology of scientific work
Skills
- Languages: Kazakh, Turkish, English, Russian
- Professional methodology-trainer
- Software skills: e-learning tools Socrative, Quizlet, Playposit, Peergrade, Edpuzzle, etc. ● Innovative teaching methods, creative curricula, development of assessment tasks, etc.
Professional qualification
2024- Associate Professor of the Department of “Foreign Language Teaching Methods” of Atyrau University named after Kh. Dosmukhamedov
Turkish Language
2021- Invited lecturer-trainer at the Atyrau branch of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Turkish Language
2017-Head of the Department of International Relations and Internationalization, Atyrau University named after Kh. Dosmukhamedov
2015-2018Teacher of the Kazakh language distance learning course for foreign students at TURTEP at the Yasawi International Kazakh-Turkish University, Ankara, Türkiye
2004-2015 Senior Lecturer, Yasawi International Kazakh-Turkish University, Foundation Faculty, Turkestan
2000-2002 N. Torekulov secondary school Teacher of Kazakh language and literature, Turkestan
Academic profile
27.09-26.12. 2022
Internship, Within the framework of the “Bolashak” international scholarship program, the Institute of Turkology of the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany, in the specialty “Turkology”
2015-2019 PhD, Omer Halisdemir University in Niide, Türkiye
Major: Turkish language and literature
2002-2004 Master’s degree Yasawi University in Turkestan International Kazakh-Turkish University
Major: Philology: Kazakh language
1995-1999 Bachelor’s degree in Turkestan, named after YasawiInternational Kazakh Turkish University
Specialization: Philology: Teacher of Kazakh language and literature
Scientific and Start-Up projects
2022 – 2024 Head of the Postdoctoral Project “Young Scientist” of the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Kazakhstan
2024-2025 Research Grant Recipient, Türkiye Scholarships Program (YTB), Republic of Türkiye (Ege University)
2024-2025 Leading expert of the grant-funded project of the International Turkic Academy “Effective integration of artificial intelligence and digital technologies into the Turkic language teaching system: improving the professional skills of language teachers (Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek languages)”
2024-2025 The winner of the Start Up project “Metaworld Portal in Language Teaching through AI: Virtual University” in the XI Turkic World Studies Symposium: Innovative Ideas Poster Competition
2025 Developed and authored an online course for foreign learners on the MOOC platform of Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University (Turkey).
2021-2022 Mentor of the Student Start Up Project “New Life” Consulting Center
Information about professional development:
2025 Second Turkic World Summer School “Rise of Turkic World” 23-27 June 2025, Ibn Haldun University
2024 “Kazakistan’da Türkiye Türkçesi Öğretimi Eğitmen Eğitimi Programı Katılım Belgesi” İbn Haldun Üniversitesi, YTB. Date: 04-29 Kasım, 2025
2024 “Project Management Course” Practice of Project Mangement based on PMIr PMBOKr Guide standard with assigment of 35 Training Hours. Date: 04-06 November, 2024
2023 “Management of Higher Education” LLP Kazakh Institute of Research in Higher Education
2023 ToT “Fundamentals of Media Literacy” MediaNet
2023Media literacy course “Research. Attract. Learn” OF Tauan
2021 Advanced training course “Design of academic programs. Team capitalization” National Ustaz-online Academy
2021 Mentoring program “Professional Orientation – Choose and manage the future” OFRL Integrity
2021 Mentoring program ISEED- Social Entrepreneurship. British Council
Scientific publications and articles:
Book – Monograph “The Turkic Basis of Proverbs in the Turkic and Kazakh Languages”, Atyrau, 2024
– Monograph “Kazakistan’da Halk Hekimliği”, Ankara, 2022
– Picture dictionary (Kazakh-Turkish-Russian-English) Ankara, 2021
Book section– Tıp Terimleri Detay Yayıncılık in Kazakh Folk Medicine
Ankara, 2020 ISBN: 978-605-254-264-4
Scopus and WoS – Animistic Belief-Based Healing Practice in Kazakh Folk Medicine. Milli Folklor, 2021, Yıl 33, Cilt 17, Issue 129
– Source of Kazakh Folk Medicine. Folklor Edebiyat Dergisi, 2021; 27 (1)
– Works on Kazakh Folk Medicine, Karadeniz International Journal, 2021; 52