Дәуренбекова Лаура Ноғайбекқызы

Position:

Professor, Department of Kazakh Language and Literature, A.K. Kussainov Eurasian Humanities Institute

 

Academic Degree:

Candidate of Philological Sciences (PhD equivalent)

 

Academic Title:

Associate Professor

 

Research Areas / Academic Interests:

• comparative literature;
• theory and practice of literary translation;
• translation heritage of the Alash figures;
• national idea and national values in translation;
• translation processes in Kazakh literature;
• strategies and techniques for translating literary works;
• literary and translation heritage of Abai, Shakarim, and the Alash intellectuals;
• literary theory and literary genres;
• history of Kazakh literature and the literary process;
• folklore and literature of the ancient period;
• literary creativity and literary text studies;
• methodology of teaching literary studies and translation studies.

 

Courses Taught:

Literary Theory, Literary Studies, Literary Creativity, Translation Studies, Ancient Literature, Folklore.

 

Contact Details / E-mail:

87023591887 (mobile phone)

daurenbekova.laura@mail.ru (e-mail)

 

ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2590-1898

 

Education

• 1997–2001 – Higher Education

  Specialization: Kazakh Language and Literature

  University: Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

• 2001–2003 – Master’s Degree

  Academic Degree: Master of Philology

  Educational Program: Comparative Literature

  University: Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

• 2008 – Candidate Dissertation

  Educational Program: 10.01.07 “Comparative Literature”; degree of Candidate of Philological Sciences

  University: Al-Farabi Kazakh National University

• 2025 – Associate Professor in the research field “Language and Literature”.

 

Work Experience

• 2017–2018 – Professor, Department of Kazakh and Russian Philology.
• 2018–2022 – Head of the Department of Kazakh and Russian Philology.
• 2003–2006 – Lecturer, Department of Literary Creativity Theory and Literary Translation, Faculty of Philology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty.
• 2006–2011 – Senior Lecturer, Department of Literary Creativity Theory and Literary Translation, Faculty of Philology, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University.
• 2012–2013 – Senior Researcher, Laboratory of Kazakh Language and Literature, Y. Altynsarin National Academy of Education, Astana.
• 2012–2013 – Associate Professor, Department of Kazakh and Russian Philology, Eurasian Humanities Institute, Astana.
• 2013–2017 – Lecturer, Department of Kazakh Language, Literature and Culture, Nazarbayev University, Astana.

Employment status: Full-time.

 

Non-Academic Work Experience

• 2012–2013 – Senior Researcher, Laboratory of Kazakh Language and Literature, Y. Altynsarin National Academy of Education.
• Employment status: Full-time.

 

Awards and Professional Achievements

• 2020 – “Best University Lecturer” award.
• 2020 – A. Baitursynuly Gold Medal of the Association of Higher Educational Institutions of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
• 2021 – Letter of Appreciation from the Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
• 2022 – Letter of Appreciation from the Amanat Party for active participation in the social and political life of the city and the country.
• 2023 – Certificate of Honor from the Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
• 2023 – Certificate of Honor from the Rector of the A.K. Kussainov Eurasian Humanities Institute.
• 2025 – “For Contribution to Science” Medal.

 

Professional Development

• February 2021 – Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Abai Studies Institute. “Theory of Literary Genres and Text Paradigm”, 72 hours.
• January 2023 – Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Abai Studies Institute. “Innovative Teaching Technologies in Higher and Postgraduate Education Programs”, 72 hours (Translation Studies, Modern Public Speaking).
• January 2025 – Alkey Margulan Pavlodar Pedagogical University. “Inclusive Education in Higher Education”, 72 hours.
• March 2025 – Nazarbayev University. “Innovative Technologies: Integration in Education”, 72 hours.
• December 2025 – A.K. Kussainov Eurasian Humanities Institute. “Application of Artificial Intelligence in Education”, 72 hours.
• December 2025 – A.K. Kussainov Eurasian Humanities Institute. “Development of Subject-Specific Competence of a University Lecturer (…)”, 72 hours.
• January 2026 – “Orleu” Institute for Professional Development. “Methods of Integrating Literary Theory Teaching at University with the School Curriculum”, 72 hours.

 

Scientific Publications

1. Абай Құнанбайұлы – мысал жанрын аудару шебері. // Bulletin of the Eurasian Humanities Institute. No. 2, Nur-Sultan, 2022, pp. 59–68. https://doi.org/10.55808/1999-4214.2022-2.06
2. Қуғын-сүргін (репрессия) тақырыбына қатысты терминдердің мазмұндық, құрылымдық ерекшеліктері. // Bulletin of the Eurasian Humanities Institute. No. 4/2022. https://doi.org/10.55808/1999-4214.2022-4.01
3. Алаш кезеңіндегі аударма: Ж.Аймауытұлы – Дж. Лондон әңгімелерін қазақ тіліне тұңғыш аударушы. (co-author: G. Tussupova) // Bulletin of the Eurasian Humanities Institute. No. 3, Astana, 2023, pp. 156–171. https://doi.org/10.55808/1999-4214.2023-3.11
4. Тұрағұл Абайұлының көркем аудармадағы ұстанымы. (co-authors: G. Tussupova, E. Soltanaeva) // Bulletin of the Eurasian Humanities Institute. No. 2, Astana, 2024, pp. 181–190. https://doi.org/10.55808/1999-4214.2024-2.18
5. А.Байтұрсыновтың Пушкин поэзиясындағы мәдени лексиканы аудару стратегиялары. (co-authors: E. Adaeva, G. Tussupova) // Bulletin of Ablai Khan Kazakh University of International Relations and World Languages. No. 1 (76), Almaty, 2025, pp. 381–396. https://doi.org/10.48371/PHILS.2025.1.76.026
6. Переводы Жусупбека Аймауытулы: образы авторов. (co-authors: G.B. Tussupova, L.N. Daurenbekova, A.E. Adaeva) // Bulletin of the International Kazakh-Turkish University named after Khoja Ahmed Yasawi. No. 3 (137), 2025, pp. 144–158. https://doi.org/10.47526/2025-3/2664-0686.240
7. Әлихан Бөкейханның аудармалары салыстырмалы әдебиеттану контексінде. E. Soltanaeva, L. Daurenbekova, E. Adaeva. // Bulletin of Toraighyrov University. No. 2, 2025, pp. 416–419. https://doi.org/10.48081/ICZN1957

 

Publications in International Peer-Reviewed Scientific Journals

1. Transformation of Literary Translations of the Literary Classics by Abai Kunanbayev. (co-authors: Saule K. Imanberdiyeva, Karlygash M. Baitanassova, Ozat Akniyet, Aslan E. Alimbayev) // New Voices in Translation Studies, Vol. 29, No. 2 (2024), pp. 66–87. https://doi.org/10.14456/nvts.2024.13
2. The first educational directions and issues of literary translation in the Kazakh steppe. (co-authors: Kartayeva, A.M. Zhumatayeva, Z.N. Bekenova, G.S. Nurlanova, A.N.) // Cadernos de Traducao, 2024, 44(1), pp. 128–139. https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-7968.2024.e95583
3. The Effect of Teaching Based on Alash Figures in Translated Works on Human Values and Success. (co-authors: Y. Soltanayeva, Y. Adayeva) // Journal of Social Studies Education Research. 2025, 16(2), pp. 39–73. https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=6503884049

 

Monographs and Textbooks

1. «Алаш қайраткерлерінің көркем аудармаларындағы ұлттық идея». Collective monograph. – Astana: “FOCUS”, 2025. — 328 pp. (co-authors: G.B. Tussupova, E.S. Adaeva, E.M. Soltanaeva).
2. Алаш зиялыларының аударма оқулықтарындағы баламалылық. Monograph. – Astana: “Focus”, 2025. — 160 pp.

 

Grant-Funded Research and Educational Projects

1. 2023–2025 – Principal Investigator of the grant project AP196793l2 of the Science Committee of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan: “Universal Human Values in the Translation Works of the Figures of the Alash Movement”.

 

Additional Information

1. 2023–2025 – Member of the research group of the program-targeted project of the Sh. Sh. Ualikhanov Institute of History and Ethnology of the Science Committee of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan: “Mass Political Repressions and Rehabilitation Processes in Kazakhstan in the 1920s–1950s: Creation of a Unified Database”.
2. 2025–2027 – Member of the research group of the grant-funded scientific project BR28712491 financed by the Science Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan: “Comprehensive Study of the Spiritual Heritage of Shakarim Kudaiberdiuly in Literary-Cultural, Historical-Ethnographic, Geographical and Linguistic Aspects: Digital Integration and Ethnotourism”.
3. 2025–2027 – Member of the initiative project of the A.K. Kussainov Eurasian Humanities Institute, IRN 0125РКИ0274: “1970s–1980s Prose: Decolonial Discourse”.
4. Editor-in-Chief of the scientific journal “Bulletin of the Eurasian Humanities Institute”, recommended by the Committee for Quality Assurance in Science and Higher Education of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan. https://ojs.egi.kz/