AP23488882 "Improving the Methodology for Teaching Academic Writing in English Using Electronic Educational Resources"
SDG #4
Project Leader
Dyussekeneva Indira, PhD
Relevance
Universities worldwide, including those in Kazakhstan, are striving for internationalization to seize numerous opportunities for academic collaboration and knowledge exchange. However, the issue of teaching academic research writing skills in English presents challenges for both educators and students, due to a lack of specialized personnel and developed methodologies for teaching academic writing in English.
In this regard, developing a methodology for fostering foreign language academic writing competence in English becomes especially relevant. The effective implementation of this project will be supported by the use of electronic educational resources, enabling a rich immersive environment for participants in the educational process.
Goal
The project's goal is to develop teaching and methodological support for cultivating academic writing skills in English using electronic educational resources within the context of higher education in Kazakhstan.
Expected Result
The research outcomes will include the publication of scientific articles, a monograph, and teaching materials, as well as presentations at conferences. The following will be published:
A collection of test tasks for academic writing in English;
Textbooks on academic writing in English.
Electronic educational resources, video courses, and a training course for teaching academic writing in English will also be developed.
Certificates of state registration for intellectual property objects will be obtained.
The project will also involve the publication of reviews on the challenges of fostering academic writing skills in English in Kazakhstan and the release of a collaborative monograph. A center for academic
writing will be established.
The planned publications include:
1 article or review in a peer-reviewed scientific publication indexed in the Social Science Citation Index and included in the 1st or 2nd quartile based on impact factor in the Web of Science database
and/or having a CiteScore percentile of at least 65 in the Scopus database;
2 articles or reviews in peer-reviewed foreign or domestic journals recommended by the Committee for Quality Assurance in Science and Higher Education.
The project will also include a seminar (webinar) and a national conference on the topic of fostering academic writing skills in English using electronic educational resources.
Achieved Result
An analytical review has been released - Dyusekeneva I.M., Sadler R., Sabitova K.D. Electronic Educational Resources in Teaching Academic Writing: Comparative Analysis and an Institutional Case Study. Analytical review of Families, Zhardem. 2025. 110 p.
ISBN 978-601-12-4279-0
1) A collective monograph has been published – Dyusekeneva I.M., Sadler R., Stroganova A. Evolving Practices in ESL Writing: Pedagogy, Ethics, and the Role of AI (collective monograph) (collective monograph in English). NAO "Shakarim University". Abai region. Semey. Semey: Republican publishing company "Zhardem", - 2025. – 240 pages.
2) A business trip to Astana was carried out in order to participate in a seminar (study of issues related to the peculiarities of teaching foreign language using computer learning technologies) – participation in an International scientific and practical conference on the topic: "Accelerating English Language Teaching and Learning in Central Asia" ("Improving the teaching and learning of English in Central Asia"), which took place at the L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University on the basis of the Department of Theory and Practice of Foreign Languages of the Higher School of Education in the period from March 11 to March 12, 2025. The international conference was held within the framework of the British Council project (project implementation period 01.11.2024 – 31.03.2025) "Development and implementation of adaptive measures to support the career growth of current and future English language teachers in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan: using the example of the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University in Kazakhstan, Baishev University in Kazakhstan and Urgench State University in Uzbekistan" in cooperation with the Lincoln University of Great Britain.
3) A business trip to Bydgoszcz (Poland) was carried out in order to study international experience and recommendations in the field of foreign language training (academic writing) using electronic resources – a business trip to the Higher School of Economics in Bydgoszcz (Poland) 07/28/2025-08/10/2025
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1) 1 article has been published in a foreign peer-reviewed scientific journal included in the Scopus database. – Dyussekeneva I.M., Kariyev A., Sadler R., Dyussekenev D., Zhumadilova G.A. Comparative Research into Kazakhstan and American Master’s Students’ Motivation for Learning English Academic Writing (EFL/ESL) // Journal of Education Culture and Society. Vol. 16 No. 2 (2025). 517-537 https://doi.org/10.15503/jecs2025.3.517.537 Web of Science Q2, Scopus 95
https://www.jecs.pl/index.php/jecs/article/view/1804
Published: September 23, 2025
2) Textbooks have been published – 2
- Dyusekeneva I.M., Dyusekenev D.N. A Manual for Academic Composition (textbook in English). NAO Shakarim Semey University. Abai region. Semey. Semey: Republican publishing company "Zhardem", - 2025. – 84 pages.
- Dyusekeneva I.M. Building Academic Writing Skills For Graduate Students (textbook in English). NAO Shakarim Semey University. Abai region. Semey. Semey: Republican publishing company "Zhardem", - 2025. – 72 pages.
3) A digital academic writing training course has been created.
The course "A Manual For Academic Composition" on the Stepik platform
https://stepik.org/course/259896/promo?auth=login
1) 2 video courses on academic writing have been prepared in English, A Manual for Academic Composition
Dyusekeneva I.M., Sabitova K.D., Dyusekenev D.N. Videocourse "A Manual For Academic Composition"
Dyusekeneva I.M., Sabitova K. Videocourse "Building Academic Writing Skills For Graduate Students"
2) Copyright certificates for video courses have been obtained
- Dyusekeneva I.M., Sabitova K. Building Academic Writing Skills For Graduate Students. Copyright certificate No. 62507 dated September 29, 2025
- Dyusekeneva I.M., Sabitova K., Dyusekenev D.N. A Manual for Academic Composition. Copyright certificate No. 63777 dated November 4, 2025
3) The Center for Academic Writing at the Higher School of Education has been opened, located in an equipped office (Academic Building No. 3, auditorium 215a "Akademiyalyk jazu darishanasy"), equipped with modern technology and software (12 monoblocks).
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