Autobiography

Description I am Nurbakyt Bodayukhanovna Mombekova, a graduate of the Faculty of English Language at the Kazakh University of International Relations and World Languages named after Abylai Khan, class of 1992. I began my professional career in 1998 as an English language instructor at M.Kh. Dulaty Taraz State University. From 2002 to 2015, I served as a faculty member at the Department of Pedagogy at the Abylai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages. In 2014, I pursued a Master’s degree at the same university, specializing in “Foreign Language: Two Foreign Languages.” My thesis focused on "Developing Intercultural Communicative Competence through Project-Based Learning" — a relevant and effective approach in modern foreign language education. To enhance my qualifications, I undertook a research internship at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland. During this time, I explored contemporary international teaching methodologies and gathered valuable materials for my dissertation. In 2016, I successfully passed the Cambridge teaching methodology exam for English language educators. Additionally, on November 14, 2020, I completed the TOEFL ITP exam and also passed the Duolingo English Test in the same month. In the field of research, I have published over 20 academic articles, including 15 in high- profile journals. In 2022, my article titled "Digital Communicative Technology in Teaching Foreign Language and Culture through Reading" was published in the Scopus database. Alongside my teaching duties, I have actively participated in various university-led social and educational initiatives. I also took part in several international teleconferences and collaborative projects such as “Multinational Kazakhstan,” organized in partnership with Al- Farabi Kazakh National University, Taraz Regional University, Atyrau University, and several universities in China.