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CONTEMPORARY EURASIA VI (1)
One of the aspects of Nazarbayev’s innovative policies is the
development of Kazakh educational system by international standards.
The encouraging example of the said is the establishment of English
language Nazarbayev University (2009) and Nazarbayev Intellectual
Schools. The support of English in Kazakhstan being the
representation of trilingual ideology of Nazarbaev’s language policy is
also a part of Kazakhstan 2050 Strategy. To change the orientation of
gifted students from Russian language institutions of higher education
and provide multidimensional knowledge, Nazarbayev set up
preconditions for the development of English speaking or western
institutions of higher education.
Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools in which education is in Kazakh,
Russian and English, make a significant contribution to implementing
and testing educational programs for kindergarten, pre-school
education programs, and 12-year study 26 . Even after establishing such
modern schools the Russian language continues to dominate in
education processes. As mentioned by the director of Nazarbayev
Intellectual school of Physics and Mathematics of Uralsk Sholpan
Kadirova: “The history of Kazakhstan and Geography should be
taught only in Kazakh, Russian literature and informatics in Russian
language and physics, chemistry, biology, and mathematics should be
taught in team decisions together with foreign teachers” 27 , whose
lectures are often translated into Russian to ease the learning process.
Thus we can argue that since independence Kazakh language has
not established itself not only as a language of science. Under this
light, we want to emphasize the importance of incorporation of native
language into the various academic disciplines for the creation of
national identity. One of the most successful methods of counter-
hegemonic politics is the creation of cultural hegemony among others.
One should pay attention to the fact that resistance against “colonial”
heritage takes palace through culture (literature, language).
26
Ministry Of Education And Science Republic Of Kazakhstan, National
Report On The State And Development Education And Science of The
Republic of Kazakhstan (Short Version), Astana, 2011, p.63
27
You Tube (Aug. 2012), Хабар, НИШ, рус, [Video File] Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuZUGDAcVVQ
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