Educational hour «Honesty is a sign of humanity»

On May 8, 2022, Meyrhan Symbat, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Oriental Philology and Translation, Institute of Philology held an open educational hour on the topic «Honesty is a sign of humanity» with the 2nd year students of the specialty «Eastern Language Teacher with knowledge of English», Chinese language department, 3rd year students of the specialty «Foreign language: two foreign languages».

The aim was to explain what honesty is, who an honest person is, why people should be honest and to find out the views of young people on these issues.

Students made thematic presentations and read expressions on honesty by great Kazakh classics such as Abay, Shakarim, Zhambyl Zhabaev, Mukhtar Auezov, Gabit Musrepov and others in Chinese and Kazakh languages. They showed their knowledge of the works of Russian and foreign writers such as Maxim Gorky, Kayum Nasyri, Mikhail Prishvin, Plautus Titus Maccius, Menander, Vishakadatta, Gabriel Honoré Marcel. The students prepared a special presentation on Schiller`s reflections and shared their views. At the end they made a presentation «Adaldyktyn altyn zhibi», revealed the main essence of Shakarim`s poem «Adaldyk aynasy» and a number of exhortations of Abay.

Senior lecturers A.Almabekova, A.Raeva and E.Kaiseitova took part in the event. They highly appreciated the knowledge and activity of the students and expressed their gratitude to the organizers.