Educational activities of the Department of Russian Language and Literature named after Professor G.A. Meiramov is aimed at training specialists in three educational programs: "Russian language and literature"; "Russian language and literature in schools with non-Russian language of instruction", "Philology". Upon completion of the undergraduate program, graduates of the department can continue their studies in the magistracy in the educational programs "Russian Language and Literature" and "Applied Philology", as well as enroll in doctoral studies in the program "Philology" (the philological faculty has a council for the defense of doctoral dissertations).

The main course of education within the framework of these educational programs are: training of teachers in the Russian language and literature, including in schools with a non-Russian language of instruction, “Russian as a foreign language”, “Translation studies”, “Editing”, “Forensic linguistics”.

The bachelor's degree programs include such relevant and practice-oriented disciplines as "Methodological Foundations of Modern Translation Studies", "Theory and Practice of Translation", "Theory and Methods of Teaching Russian as a Foreign Language", "Professionally oriented teaching of Russian as a foreign language", "Theoretical and Applied Linguistics”, “Linguistic Expertise”, “Linguistic Conflictology”, “Psychology of Literary Creativity”. Students on master's programs will be able to receive training in such disciplines as "Theory of Text and Discourse", "Theory and Practice of Advertising", "Philological Support of the Media", "Theory of Communication and Language Manipulation", "Speechwriting and Media Speechwriting".

Graduates of the department will be able to work in educational institutions (general education schools, teacher-training colleges, institutes for advanced training and retraining of teachers, education departments). The main professional focus of education specialties is teaching the Russian language and literature in educational institutions, including as a foreign and/or second language; administration in the field of education (departments of secondary, secondary vocational and higher education); other areas of social and humanitarian activities (intercultural communication, etc.).

Professional field of graduates’ activity of the specialties "Philology" and "Applied Philology" is science (employee of research institutions); culture (employee of cultural institutions); publishing (proofreader, editor of publishing products); Mass media, including the Internet (editorial staff of newspapers, radio, television, magazines); education (teacher of secondary and secondary specialized educational institutions).

The scientific interests of the department are related to the development of such areas as: problems of the theory and history of Russian literature, problems of the genre and style of Russian and Western European literature, theoretical problems of ontology and epistemology of language, linguodidactic foundations of teaching Russian language and literature at school and university, comparison of different system languages as linguistic base of teaching the Russian language, structural and semantic analysis of inter-level connections of linguistic units, problems of the functioning and development of the Russian language in conditions of multilingualism.

Dates and facts

History:
The history of the department dates back to May 9, 1938 - the day of the founding of the Karaganda Teachers' Institute, on the basis of which the Pedagogical Institute was formed in 1952, in 1972 – Academician Ye.A. Buketov Karaganda State University, in 2020 - Academician Ye.A. Buketov Karaganda University.
The Faculty of Philology began with one department - the Department of Language and Literature, which combined all disciplines of Kazakh and Russian philology, as well as a foreign language.
In the 1950s, the departments were divided and the Department of Russian Language and Literature was formed. Then linguists separated from literary critics, so in 1957 the Department of Russian Linguistics was created on the basis of the section of the Russian language, which was headed by Associate Professor T.G. Ziborova and directed it until 1976. In 1962, the Department of Methods of Teaching the Russian Language and Literature was organized thanks to the efforts of G.A. Meiramov, who headed it. The scientific school created by him made it possible to open a new specialty "Russian language and literature in the Kazakh school". The scientific and methodological concept of Professor G.A. Meiramov is fundamental to this specialty. The G.A. Meiramov’s concept is actively in demand at the present time in Russian schools, especially in Moscow, where representatives of different nationalities study. Our united departments are proudly named after Professor G.A. Meiramov, whose 100th birthday anniversary celebrated in November 2018, the Department of Russian Literature, also created in 1957, was headed by Alexander Petrovich Spasibenko, then by Associate Professor Kh.M. Dzhumabayeva, she also headed the Faculty of Philology for many years. Following the opening of the Department of Teaching Methods and Literature, the Department of the Practical Course of the Russian Language was opened, which was headed by Associate Professor Shakar Mukharyamovna Syzdykova.
With the opening of the university in 1972, a new page was opened in the history of the university and our department. Certainly, these were difficult years, it was necessary to transfer training to university programs and plans, to provide students with textbooks and other necessary literature. Invaluable help was provided by scientists and specialists of KazSU. The courses of ancient Greek and Latin languages were introduced. Over the years, the university gradually becomes a scientific and scientific-methodological center. The faculty and the department began to hold scientific conferences, so in 1974, under the leadership of Professor G.A. Meiramov, an interuniversity scientific and methodological conference was held on topical issues of increasing the effectiveness of teaching the Russian language and literature. Teachers improved their qualifications at leading universities throughout the Soviet Union, especially often traveled to Moscow State University for this purpose. Teachers of the department Tanabaeva A.M., Orazgalieva F.Sh., Toksanbaeva Sh.A. entered the target postgraduate studies of KazSU, Moscow State University, defended themselves and joined the ranks of candidates of sciences.
On the basis of the Department of Russian Linguistics, a department of the General Linguistics was opened. The Department of General Linguistics was replenished with personnel from all over the Union, headed by Associate Professor Chukuev A.A., then by Baymagambetova L.N. The formation of the department was facilitated by graduates of the Leningrad State University Dzhalilova G.I., Kritskiy B.I., began to work at the department Ivanova L.S., Uysumbaev K.Kh., in connection with its specialization at the faculty, students studied the Polish language. Great support to the faculty and our departments was provided by the rector of the university, academician E.A. Buketov, who was a man of multifaceted talent, first of all a scientist-chemist and at the same time a writer and translator. Gradually the departments of the faculty turned into scientific centers, our teachers began to defend doctoral dissertations, their works are well-known in the republic: Zh.N. Zhunusova, G.Yu. Amanbaeva, Zh.T. Balmagambetova, Pak M.K.
The Department of Russian and Foreign Literature was actively developing: professors Teng A.N., Matyash S.A., Savchenko T.T., Baitanaeva B.A., Zeifert E.I. defended their doctoral dissertations. The scientific schools created by them have made a significant contribution to Kazakh and Russian science. The activities of scientists and teachers such as Nesterov Yu.D., Bekturov Zh.Zh., Tsoi E.P., Smagulova R.Sh., Lyubonskaya L.P., Popov A.N., Bralina S.Zh, Gorbunova G.Z. have been noted for significant achievements in the field of scientific and methodological work. Thanks to the fruitful work of scientific schools, Bokusheva G.A., Mustoyapova A.T., Shevlyakova L.R., Kharitonova L.M., Dyakov D.V. defended dissertations and joined the ranks of the teaching staff of the department associate professors.
The core staff of the Department of Methodology and Practice of Teaching Russian Language and Literature was made up of the students of G.A. Meyramov, his colleagues Esbaeva R.Kh., Alibekova G.M., Bisembaeva B.B., Budanova L.S., Bayamanova R.G., Yakovleva N.N., Mamedova M.G., Aitkenova R.A., Baygunusova G.I. and many others who were the successors of the scientific and methodological traditions of the department.

Teachers:
Combining the scientific and methodological achievements of its predecessors, the Department of Russian Language and Literature named after G.A. Meiramov has high potential. The faculty includes 2 doctors of philological sciences, 9 candidates of philological sciences, 1 doctor of philosophy in the profile of Russian language and literature.

Students:
The contingent of students is growing: in the period from 2018 to 2020 the number of students entering our specialties has grown from 10 to 40 students. We have students from other republics and from other regions of Kazakhstan.

Employment:
Employment rate of graduates is 100%.
Educational programs:
Department provides training in the innovative educational program "Applied Philology" (Master's degree).

Accreditation and Leadership:
All educational programs of the department have national accreditation in IQAA. In the rating of educational programs "Atameken", the program "Russian Language and Literature" takes 7th place, the program "Philology" takes 5th place (2018, 2019). According to the results of the XII National rating of IQAA 2020, the program 6В01703 - Russian language and literature took 1st place.

Academic mobility:
Associate Professor Kharitonova L.M. twice (2014, 2017) went as a visiting lecturer to the University. J. Komensky (Bratislava, Slovakia). Senior Lecturer Antonova E.M. completed an international research internship at Altai State University on the topic: "Forensic linguistic examination: analytical and expert activities of a philologist-practitioner." Professors Lubor Matejko, Stanislav Benchich, Associate Professor Mihai Freshli delivered guest lectures for students of the Faculty of Philology from 2014 to 2018. Students of Omsk State University were trained at the department as part of the student exchange program.

Partners:
The department has a wide network of international contacts with both Russian and European universities: M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, St. Petersburg State University, RUDN University, Altai State University, Chuvash Pedagogical University named after I.Ya. Yakovleva, Moscow Linguistic Institute, Belarusian State University, Y. Komensky University (Bratislava, Slovakia), Eurasian Academy (Bratislava, Slovakia), G. Seila University (Komarno, Slovakia), West-Hungarian University (Szombathely, Hungary).

Projects:
International annual essay competition in the Russian language with the Y. Komensky University (Bratislava, Slovakia) (since 2017) and the Chuvash Pedagogical University named after I. Ya. Yakovleva. Within the framework of a joint project of the Slavic Intercultural Research Group, which includes lecturers of the department and scientists from the West Hungarian University, 2 collective monographs have been published related to issues of language and literature in the socio-cultural space.

Educational programs

6B01703 «Russian language and literature»: Bachelor's degree. The specialty "Russian language and literature" is the basic specialty for the study and teaching of the Russian language and literature in Kazakhstan. The Russian language, being the language of international communication, has a high communicative rating and a wide range of applications in various social, scientific and professional fields. The teacher of the Russian language and literature is a high required specialist in the modern educational market. Graduates of the specialty works as teachers of the Russian language and literature in secondary schools, secondary vocational educational institutions, gymnasiums, lyceums, colleges.

6B02306 «Philology»: Bachelor's degree. A graduate of this educational program can work as an employee of cultural institutions; secretary-assistant; office manager; a museum worker; proofreader, editor of publishing products; an employee of the editorial offices of newspapers, magazines, radio, television; an employee of the departments of education. The proposed additional program on mastering the basics of legal linguistics will allow the graduate to act as an expert in the production of court cases (preparation of forensic linguistic examinations; expert examination of texts in order to establish facts relevant to forensic evidence).

6B01706 "Russian language and literature in schools with a non-Russian language of instruction": Bachelor's degree. The purpose of this program is to educate professionals with systematic knowledge in the field of teaching Russian language and literature in schools with a non-Russian language of instruction that meet modern educational requirements. Graduates can work as teachers of Russian language and literature in secondary schools, teacher training colleges, institutes of advanced training and retraining of teaching staff, departments of education. Qualified teachers of Russian as a foreign and/or a second language are consistently in demand not only in Kazakhstan, but also in the international labor market.

7M01701801 «Russian language and literature»: Master's degree. Alumni of this specialty receive systematized knowledge in the field of humanitarian disciplines and innovative technologies in the field of philological education; master the methods of complex analysis of linguistic and literary facts and phenomena. Graduates receive an academic degree "Master of Pedagogical Sciences" and can work in organizations of secondary education of all types, regardless of the form of ownership and departmental subordination; in the organization of technical and vocational education, in higher educational institutions, institutes for advanced training and retraining of workers in the education system; in authorized and local executive bodies in the field of education. Many graduates now work as leaders of language centers, educational institutions, government and non-government structures.  

7M02306003 «Applied Philology»: Master's degree. Within the framework of the program, we train competitive specialists in the field of philology who are able to apply their knowledge, skills and abilities in practical, applied and project activities. Alumni acquire professional skills in multidimensional work with various types of texts (creation, interpretation, examination, transformation, distribution of artistic, journalistic, official business, scientific texts, etc.). Graduates of the specialty receive the academic degree "Master of Humanities" and can work as specialists in the field of communication, advertising, public relations, publishing, in the media, cultural and administrative institutions. Proficient in methods and techniques for solving practical problems will allow the graduate of the program to work in all areas of philological consulting, depending on the chosen profile of activity.