Kymbat Yessenbekova

• Nazarbayev University

This qualitative study, grounded in a poststructuralist perspective, examines the educational experiences of seven Syrian male medical students at a public university in Kazakhstan." Through two rounds of semi-structured interviews, it examines their motivations, challenges, coping strategies, and post-graduation plans. Key motivations included aff...

English-medium education (EME) has become a global trend, especially in bilingual and multilingual university contexts, aiming to enhance students’ English proficiency and their readiness for an internationalized workforce. While EMEʼs potential benefits and challenges to English language development have been explored, its impact on content knowle...

Abstract Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the English-speaking challenges confronted by English as Foreign Language (EFL) students in the context of Kazakhstan, a Central Asian, post-Soviet nation, particularly focusing on the interrelation of English language fluency issues, psychological conditions and the influence of environmenta...

This article explores the intersection of education, economics, and culture during the COVID-19 period. The study aims to understand the challenges experienced by countries, focusing on analyzing education conditions through the lens of socioeconomic status in relation to COVID-19. This study integrates quantitative and qualitative research conduct...

In the era of the globalization of the English language, Kazakhstan has strategically implemented English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) in higher education. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to explore teachers’ and students’ perceptions of their EMI experiences, focusing on the interplay between language management (LM), language practices...