Oxford Students Travel to Turkistan to Learn Kazakh: Inside the Two-Week Program
Oxford University students are taking a two-week Kazakh course in Turkistan that combines conversation, culture, and history. The program extends the Oxford Birsöz initiative and coincides with an international symposium on making Kazakh a language of science in the Digital Qazaqstan era.
Two weeks inside the language
Oxford students have arrived at Khoja Ahmed Yasawi International Kazakh-Turkish University. They study core grammar, build vocabulary, and practice everyday conversation. History, literature, and art connect new words to a living context.
From Oxford Birsöz to Turkistan
The partners are Kazakhstan’s science ministry, Wolfson College, Yasawi University, and the Akhmet Baitursynuly Institute of Linguistics. The course continues Oxford Birsöz, intended to bring Kazakh into UK education. On September 28–29, the visitors also attend a symposium on Kazakh as a language of science in the Digital Qazaqstan era.
What will define success
A short program creates motivation and a foundation, but lasting impact needs materials, online practice, joint research, and future groups. The strongest measure comes later: whether participants keep using Kazakh in study and international projects.
Source: official Turkistan Region website.
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