Altybayeva Akzhan Bakhitzhanovna, Master of Humanities
Internship Field: Philology
Name of the foreign organization: Aegean University (Izmir, Turkey)
Scientific Internship Topic: Ethnolinguistic Nature of Group Folklore: The Motif of Orphanhood in Turkic Folklore
Internship Passing period: 01.04.2024-30.06.2024
April 13-15, 2024 Participation in the Ege University seminar “Youth of the Turkic World”. A certificate was awarded upon completion.
April 16, 2024 Participation in the conference “The Heritage of Korkyt Ata” at the Faculty of Literature of Ege University. Speaker: Prof. Metin Ekiçi, Head of the Department of Turkish Folklore, Institute of Turkic Studies.
April 24, 2024 Folklore field expedition within the course “Cultural Heritage”. Locations: OBA YÖRÜK Turkmen Cultural Center (Izmir) and the Kazakh village “Alash” (Nazar District, Turkey).
April 25, 2024 Participation in the IX International Student Scientific and Practical Conference “Understanding the World Through Language: Country, History, Culture” (Kostanay, A. Baitursynuly Kostanay Regional University) with publication of research articles in folklore studies.
April 25, 2024 Participation in the seminar “Studies on Korkyt Ata in the Turkic World” at Jalal Bayar University (Manisa), with Prof. Gürol Pehlivan.
May 2, 2024 Participation in the symposium “Modern Medicine and Folk Healing in the Context of National Beliefs”. Speaker: Prof. Ibrahim Eren Akçicek.
May 3, 2024 Participation in the literary seminar “Korkyt Ata and Turkish Culture”. Speaker: Prof. Metin Ekiçi.
May 3-4, 2024 Participation and publication of a research paper at the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Innovative Approaches to Teaching Language, Literature, Translation, Tourism, and Cultural Heritage on the Silk Road” (Izmir, Turkey; Samarkand, Uzbekistan).
May 10, 2024 Participation in the online seminar “Readings of Korkyt Ata and Turkish Culture” (Anadolu Mektebi YouTube Channel).
May 13, 2024 Participation in the seminar “Family and Ritual Folklore: Birth and Marriage Traditions of the Kazakh People”.
May 15, 2024 Participation in a folklore expedition at the Ephesus Ancient Museum.
2024 Participation and publication at the International Scientific and Methodological Conference INNOVA-2024 “Priority Areas of Higher Education in the Republic of Kazakhstan”.
May 21, 2024 Participation in the International Conference “The City of Shusha and the Islamic World” (National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan).
May 22, 2024 Folklore expedition to the historical and cultural district of Menemen (Izmir).
May 22, 2024 Participation in the seminar “Mythology of the World and Sacred Places”. Speaker: Prof. Özgür Taburoğlu.
May 29, 2024 Folklore expedition in Kuşadası (Aydın Province).
Mastery and Application of Modern Research Methods
During the research internship, the following methods were mastered and applied:
Analysis of scientific literature
Methodological research approaches
Textological method
Etymological analysis
Textual and linguistic analysis
These methods are actively used in lectures, practical classes, and in supervising undergraduate and graduate research projects.
Implementation of Internship Results in the Republic of Kazakhstan (Program “500 Scholars”, Specialization: Philology)
The results of the research internship conducted under the “500 Scholars” program in Philology have been successfully implemented and further developed in Kazakhstan’s academic and educational environment:
Publication of a joint research article with Prof. Pınar Fedakar (Institute of Turkic Studies, Ege University);
Preparation and publication of a joint research paper with Prof. Muvaffak Duranlı at an international conference on Silk Road studies (Izmir–Samarkand);
Organization of activities to involve foreign scholars in the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan program “Attracting Foreign Specialists to the Educational Process”, including planned visits of Prof. Muvaffak Duranlı and Prof. Pınar Fedakar in the 2024–2025 academic year;
Development of the program for the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Epics of the Turkic World” (October 2024), jointly organized by Ege University and A. Baitursynuly Kostanay Regional University;
Discussion and signing of provisions of a bilateral cooperation memorandum between Ege University and A. Baitursynuly Kostanay Regional University aimed at developing academic exchange and joint research activities.
