NUGSE Research in Education Journal. (2023/24) Volume 6. Issue 2
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Item Open Access I AM LOST’: MAINSTREAM SCHOOL TEACHERS AND CLIL(Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education, 2023) Bazylkanova, Aiza; Jumamuratova, Gullala; Shorman, MariyaThe successful implementation of new policies and reforms usually depends highly on the context. This paper offers a comprehensive analysis of the strengths and limitations of CLIL implementation within the Kazakhstani mainstream school context, drawing up-on both global and local perspectives. Through this analysis, the paper identifies the specific challenges that hinder effective CLIL implementation in Kazakh-stan. Based on the discussion, this paper identifies the emergent problem of the disconnect between theoreti-cal tenets and practical realities of CLIL implementa-tion in Kazakhstan. It concludes by offering a series of evaluative recommendations specifically designed to bridge this gap and enhance the effectiveness of CLIL within the Kazakhstani contextItem Open Access THE PHENOMENON OF MULTILINGUAL EDUCATION(Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education, 2023) Ishimgaliyev, AdamMultilingual education (MLE), a type of education starting with the mother tongue of the learners, and then gradually introducing one or more additional lan-guages as a medium of instruction policy in teaching, has gained considerable attention around the globe as a means of linguistic proficiency, cultural awareness, and academic success in a rapid-changing globalized world. Multilingualism, typically referring to two or more language acquisitions, involves different aspects of language, culture, and education, making it an im-portant topic to discuss and analyze. The aim of this critical review is to explore multilingual education, its historical development, diverse models, impact on stu-dent achievement, social and cultural implications, and most significantly MLE challenges (their description, risks, influence) that teachers and learners might en-counter in its implementation in an educational sys-tem. All of the key features regarding MLE’s merits and negative points will be clearly analyzed with the help of actual existing scientific literature, and a rea-soned conclusion with the recommendations will be summarized and shared. Understanding the potential prospects, complexity, and implications of the subject is unquestionably significant for scholars, authorities, and educational policymakers since they are the ones who take the responsibility of examining and sharing the subject’s condition and perspectives, shape the current and future models of learning programs, and its implementation.Item Open Access ABILITY GROUPING IN KAZAKHSTANI EFL SECONDARY SCHOOL CLASSES(Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education, 2023) Ussenova, AyimThe ability grouping in Kazakhstani English as a Foreign Language (EFL) class is a process where a class is divided in two subgroups if class capacity is twenty-four or more students in both rural and urban schools. However, clear instructions of how to produce such divisions are not described and teachers are left to choose for themselves. This study's primary purpose is to study the teachers’ experiences of grouping students in Eng-lish classrooms and it provides a qualitative interview-based research approach, where a teacher from one sec-ondary school in Astana was selected through a purposeful maximal variation sampling strategy. The findings revealed practices of structuring English language programs in Kazakhstan. The use of mixed-ability groups is a key aspect, driven by the need to balance students' academic performance levels. Challenges arise when stu-dents with diverse learning experiences join a single class, emphasizing the teacher's role in navigating these differences. The study suggests that while mixed-ability groups have advantages, concerns about evaluating oral competency and potential conflicts among teachers underscore the complexity of class organization in Kazakh-stani EFL instruction.Item Open Access STRESS MANAGEMENT AMONG FEMALE EDUCATIONAL MANAGERS AND AD-MINISTRATORS IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN KAZAKHSTAN(Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education, 2023) Chinedu, ElizabethThis study aims to examine the sources of stress that affect women in higher education institutions in Kazakh-stan by exploring the influences of stress on their work performance. In addition, the study investigates the ways female administrators in Kazakhstan’s higher education system cope with stress and manage it to perform better in their work environment. The study employed the qualitative research method utilizing semi-structured interviews with 10 female managers who work in one higher institution in the Astana metropolis. The study finds that female managers encounter issues of excessive workload, student issues, and management regula-tions reported as major sources of stress. However, the study identified some major factors that enhanced par-ticipants’ techniques, such as friendly communication with colleagues, leisure, relaxation, and physical exercise. The findings also revealed how female administrators encounter excessive levels of stress which in turn affects their effective performance and productivity at the workplace. The study may help universities reduce the num-ber of tasks assigned to female managers by recruiting more staff and supporting female administrators in or-ganizing quarterly training to manage stress.Item Open Access WELCOME LETTER FROM THE EDITOR(Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education, 2023) Makhmetova, Zhadyra; Zhumabayeva, ElmiraThis 2023/24 winter has been shifting and lurching from a sunny, freezing, white and bright diamond land-scape to the sombre, fragmented quilt of murky greys and browns within one day. The horses depicted in this Winter edition picture seem to have embraced this year's unpredictable winter, as nothing seems to faze them except for the curious onlookers who disrupt their tranquil slumber during a frizzy and cloudy day in the West Kazakhstan steppes When I took this picture, I admired their silence and the deep, questionable gaze at me, the only cause of their silence disruption.