DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS


2026-10-21

International Scientific Seminar “Dialogue of Languages and Cultures”

On October 20, 2026, as part of their academic collaboration, Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University and Khoja Ahmed Yasavi International Kazakh-Turkish University held an international academic seminar titled “Dialogue of Languages and Cultures.” The event was organized by the Department of Philology of the Faculty of Humanities at the Kyrgyz-Turkish “Manas” University and the Department of English Philology and Translation Studies at the International Kazakh-Turkish University named after Khoja Ahmed Yasavi.

The seminar focused on current issues in philology, literary studies, translation studies, and linguoculturology. The event also helped to expand scholarly contacts and strengthen academic partnership between the two universities.

The seminar was moderated by Cholpon Naimanova, Doctor of Philology and Professor. The academic program featured four presentations:

  1. Enes Kavak, PhD: “Theory Beyond Theory: Metamodernism, Postcritique, and New Directions in Literary Interpretation.”
  2. Gulimzhan Sherieva, PhD: “Cultural and Pragmatic Meaning in English–Kazakh Translation: A Human–Machine Comparison.”
  3. Kanykei Kalieva, Dr., Assoc.Prof.: “Cultural-Specific Items in Kyrgyz-English Translation: A Multilevel Stylistic Approach to the Image of ‘Келин / A Bride’ as a Case Study.”
  4. Jyldyz Chymanova, Dr.: “Precedent Phenomena in the Advertising Discourse of Kyrgyzstan: Study of Ergonyms

 

The presentations covered a wide range of topics, from contemporary approaches to literary interpretation to issues of intercultural communication, the translation of culture-specific vocabulary, and the role of precedent-related phenomena in advertising discourse. Discussions of the research presented highlighted the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to the study of language and culture. The seminar served as a forum for the exchange of scholarly experience between researchers from the two universities and underscored the potential for continued academic collaboration in the fields of philology and translation studies.