Султанова Самал Мурадымовна

Position: Asossiate professor at the Department of Foreign Languages and Translation Studies

Scholarly, academic degree: Master of Arts in Philology

Place of work: A.K. Kussainov Eurasian Humanities Institute

Education:

2021 — Defended a Candidate of Sciences dissertation in specialty 02.20, Comparative-Historical, Typological and Contrastive Linguistics.

2016–2020 — Bashkir State Pedagogical University (Ufa), research internship and postgraduate studies.

2011–2013 — S. Baishev Aktobe University, master’s degree programme in Philology.

2002–2006 — S. Baishev Aktobe University, degree programme in Foreign Language: Two Foreign Languages (English and German).

Courses taught: Business English, English Word Formation, Advanced English for IELTS, English for Specific Professional Purposes, Grammatical Features of Translation.

Honours and awards: 2025 — EAGI badge “For Contribution to Science and Education.”

List of scientific and scientific-methodological works:

Total number – 10, including (last 5 years):

1. Sultanova, S. M. “The Worldview in Russian, Kazakh and English Word Formation.” Advances in Modern Science, 2017, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 64–68.
2. Sultanova, S. M. “National and Linguistic Features of Word Formation in Kazakh, Russian and English: Based on Suffixes Denoting Persons.” The World of Science, Culture and Education, 2018, No. 5 (72), pp. 517–519.
3. Sultanova, S. M. “Features of Word-Formation Affixes in Structurally Different Languages: Based on Russian, Kazakh and English.” The World of Science, Culture and Education, 2019, No. 5 (78), pp. 383–386.
4. Sultanova, S. M. “The Concept of ‘Human Being’ in Kazakh, Russian and English Word Formation.” Proceedings of the International Conference Er Edige and National Consciousness in the 21st Century, 26 April 2018. Aktobe: S. Baishev University, 2018, pp. 292–294.
5. Sultanova, S. M. “Productive and Non-Productive Affixes Characterising a Person in the Structure of Russian, Kazakh and English.” Bulletin of the Eurasian Humanities Institute, 2019, No. 1, pp. 197–202. Link
6. Sultanova, S. M. “Features of Word-Formation Suffixes Denoting Professions and Occupations in Kazakh, Russian and English.” Bulletin of the Kazakh Academy of Education. Nur-Sultan: Eurasian Humanities Institute, 2018, pp. 252–258.
7. Sultanova, S. M. “Methods of Forming Names of Persons by Profession, Occupation and Evaluative Connotation in Structurally Different Languages.” International Scientific Conference Nurgaliyev Readings VIII: The Scientific Community of Young Scholars of the 21st Century. Philological Sciences, L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, 27–28 February 2019. Nur-Sultan, 2019, pp. 102–105.
8. Sultanova, S. M., Yessenova, K. E., and Isina, Zh. A. “Metaphor and Metonomy Transfer in View of Traditional and Cognitive Approaches.” International Journal of Research in Engineering, IT and Social Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 3, March 2018, pp. 86–97.
9. Sultanova, S. M. (Abylova, S. M.). “Linguocultural Environment of the Language in the Aspect of Its Fractality.” Humanistic Practice in Education in a Postmodern Age 2019. European Proceedings of Social and Behavioural Sciences (EpSBS), Web of Science, Vol. 93 — HPEPA 2019. E-ISSN 2357-1330. DOI: 10.15405/epsbs.2020.11.110, pp. 1059–1069. London, United Kingdom: ISO London Limited (Company No. 9219513). Link
10. Sultanova, S. M., and Toxanbayeva, T. Zh. “Features of the Kazakh Word-Formation System.” Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference New Scientific Research. Turkistan: Bilim Innovations Group Research Centre, 2022, pp. 48–53.
11. Yessenova, K. Y., and Sultanova, S. M. “Phraseological Correspondences and Analysis of Phraseological Units Translated from English into Kazakh.” International Scientific and Practical Conference Translation Technologies and Comparative Literature through the Lens of Akhmet Baitursynuly’s Scholarly Heritage, L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University, 28 October 2022. Nur-Sultan, 2022, pp. 78–82.
12. Sultanova, Samal, Ludmila Volkova, Tilektes Toxanbaeva, Bibigul Nygmetova, and Liza Moldasheva. “The Evolution of Word Formation Series in the French Language.” “L’évolution des séries de formation de mots en langue française.” XLinguae, Vol. 15, Issue 4, October 2022. DOI: 10.18355/XL.2022.15.04.16. Scopus. ISSN 1337-8384; eISSN 2453-711X.
13. Sultanova, S. M., and Saken, A. S. “The Linguocultural Use of the Concept ‘Family’ in English.” International Scientific and Theoretical Conference First Kussayinov Readings: Science and Education in the 21st Century — Trends and Prospects.
14. Sultanova, S. M., Toxanbayeva, T. Zh., and Tuitina, Z. K. “The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Teaching English Word Formation.” International Scientific and Practical Conference Kussayinov Readings — Science and Education in the 21st Century: Trends and Prospects. Astana, 2025, pp. 489–491.Dedicated to the 30th anniversary of A. K. Kussayinov Eurasian Humanities Institute.
15. Sultanova, S. M., and Toxanbayeva, T. Zh. “Language Transformation in Digital Communication: Features of Social Media Language.” International Scientific and Practical Conference Kussayinov Readings — Science and Education in the 21st Century: Trends and Prospects. Astana, 2025, pp. 456–459.
16. Yergazina, Aliya; Sultanova, Samal; Nygmetova, Bibigul; Aidarkhanova, Irina; Zhetkizgenova, Aliya; Kozhakhmetova, Assel; Ospanova, Zhanna; and Orazakynkyzy, Farida. “A Comparative Study of Phraseological Units in African and English Languages.” IKENGA, Vol. 27, No. 1, March 2026. https://doi.org/10.53836/ijia/2026/27/1/004. Scopus.
17. Sultanova, S. M., Mukhtarova, S. S., and Toxanbayeva, T. Zh. “Ethnocultural Specificity of Suffixal Word Formation in Russian, Kazakh, and English: On the Question of the Linguistic Worldview.” Article. Bulletin of the Eurasian Humanities Institute, Committee for Quality Assurance in Science and Higher Education, No. 2/2026, pp. 171–182.
18. Sultanova, S. M., and Baiturina, U. K. Literature and Area Studies of the Country of the Target Language: Teaching and Methodological Manual. 2024, 328 p. 

Professional Achievements:

1. Macmillan seminar, “ELT Upgrade: Practices and Innovations with Skillful,” October 2021, Macmillan Education.
2. Online seminar “Digitalisation in the Educational Process,” EAGI–Bilim, EAGI, 22 October–3 November 2021.
3. Training Completion Certification: Elsevier Training for ScienceDirect and Scopus Solutions, 17 October 2020.
4. British Council online course “Exploring Gender Equality in Education,” three-week course, November 2022.
5. World Teachers’ Day Online Conference, 1 October 2022.
6. Cambridge English Teacher Competition organised by Cambridge University Press & Assessment, November 2022.
7. Webinar “A Narrative Context Lesson: The Class Is the Story.” Speakers: Ahisha Haneef and Indeewari Mendis. Organised by the British Council, 24 February 2022.
8. “Teacher Winter School 2023” on “Developing Communicative Competence in Foreign-Language Teaching through Innovative Technologies,” 8–26 January 2023, 72 hours.
9. ED Crunch Anniversary Global Conference on Digital Technologies in Education, 93 hours, ED Crunch, Almaty, 15–16 November 2023.
10. “Winter School for Teachers and Students 2024” on “Contemporary Aspects of Literature,” A. K. Kussayinov Eurasian Humanities Institute, 8–26 January 2024, 72 hours.
11. FutureLearn online course “How to Get into AI,” University of Leeds, Click Start and Institute of Coding, 20 December 2024.
12. “Modernisation of Secondary Education” within the framework of a state project, 5–30 April 2024, 160 hours.
13. “Current Approaches to Teaching the Theory and Practice of Translation from English into Kazakh/Russian,” 24 June–9 July 2025, 72 hours, Alkey Margulan Pavlodar Pedagogical University.
14. “Inclusive Education at a Higher Education Institution,” 8–20 January 2025, 72 hours, Alkey Margulan Pavlodar Pedagogical University.
15. “Modern Approaches to Teaching English: Theory, Practice and Methodology within the Updated Curriculum,” 23 June–8 July 2025, 72 hours, Alkey Margulan Pavlodar Pedagogical University.
16. “Modern Educational Technologies for Professionally Oriented Teaching in Higher Education,” 19 February–1 March 2024, A. K. Kussayinov Eurasian Humanities Institute.
17. “Advanced Business English for Professional Communication,” 72 academic hours, 7–18 July 2025, Innovation Academy of Psychology and Management.
18. “Advanced Business English for Professional Communication,” 72 academic hours, 7–18 July 2025, Innovation Academy of Psychology and Management.
19. “Preparation for the IELTS Academic Module,” 72 academic hours, 2–13 June 2025, Innovation Academy of Psychology and Management.
20. Coursera course “Coursera Certified Admin,” a non-credit online course offered by Coursera, 25 September 2025.
21. Professional development course entitled “Anti-Corruption Culture in the Higher Education System of the Republic of Kazakhstan,” 72 academic hours. Course dates: 9–22 June 2026.
22. Professional development course entitled “Methods for Assessing Students’ Academic Achievements” — 3–17 February 2026, 80 academic hours.
23. Professional development course entitled “The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Education” — 20 January–3 February 2026, 72 academic hours.