Aida’s areas of research are focused on linguistic fields, such as Ethnolinguistics (Anthropological Linguistics), Sociolinguistics, Linguocultural Studies, Culture of Speech and Phraseology. Related to these themes, she offers courses on Lexicology, Ethnolinguistics and Sociolinguistics for undergraduate and graduate students. She also has a long-standing interest in the political lexis. So her current research often takes her into an exploration of political studies. Her doctoral research deals with English phraseology (idioms) and what pragmatic effect it has in political discourse. She will be studying the speeches of the U.S. presidential candidates in 2008. She also investigates Gender Linguistics.
Another, separate area of interest is Higher Education Administration. Aida is involved in an experimental project of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan on shifting to a three degree education system: Bachelor’s – Master’s – PhD. Aida coordinates the launching of doctoral programs at Eurasian National University (ENU). The process is new for Kazakhstan and needs theoretical knowledge and practical experience. And so the fields she is interested in are Educational Policy, Educational Administration, Educational Management, Educational Leadership, Curricula and Instruction.
Aida began her teaching career at Taraz State University and worked there for 6 years. She then moved to Astana, where she is currently at Eurasian National University (ENU). In addition to her role as Director of the Office of International Educational Programs, she teaches courses at the Department of English Philology and serves as a member of committees under the Ministry of Education and Science (the State Committee on universities’ attestation for academic programs in the English language and English Philology, the Committee on Entrance Tests Expertise, and the Committee on Graduate Studies Development).
In October 2006 she was selected as a Junior Faculty Development Program fellow. The program is funded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and administrated by ACCELS. During her stay at The George Washington University (January – May 2006) she is planning to develop the structure of PhD programs beginning with enrollment and ending with degree awarding. The scope of her research includes curriculum design, students’ registration and assessment, and many other issues. The process of academic programs accreditation is one of Aida’s great interests. She made contacts with GWU faculty and staff for future joint projects with her coordinator Wafa Abou-Zaki, Department of Management.
Now Aida is working on creating three new courses: the U.S. Education System (as a part of the courses in American studies), Media and Politics, and a Pre-Dissertation Seminar (equivalent to the course of her academic advisor Dr. McDade, Department of Educational Leadership); and upgrading the courses on Lexicology and Sociolinguistics.
In adition, she will conduct research on her future monograph “Pragmatic Aspect of Idioms in Political Discourse.”
RESUME
AIDA K. SAGINTAYEVA
Education
December 2006 – Present: Doctoral Studies in Linguistics at the Kazakh University of International Relations and World Languages, Almaty, Kazakhstan; (the Doctor of Philological Sciences). The title of the dissertation is, “Pragmatic Potential of Phraseological Variability in Political Discourse (in the English Language)”
January 1999 – March 2003: Doctoral Studies in Linguistics at the Kazakh University of International Relations and World Languages, Alamty, Kazakhstan; graduated with a Dissertation (Kandidat of Philological Sciences). The title of the dissertation was, “Taboo and Euphemisms in the Zoonymic System (in the English Language)”
September 1994 – July 1998: Undergraduate studies in Linguistics at Taraz State University, Taraz, Kazakhstan; graduated with a Master’s (equivalent) diploma (Diploma for teaching of English). The title of the Master’s Thesis was, “Communicative Approach at TESOL”
Scholarships
January – May 2007: Visiting scholar at The George Washington, Washington, DC; affiliated with the Research Program in Higher Education Administration and Linguistics.
March – December 2003: Visiting scholar at Indiana University, Bloomington; affiliated with the Research Program in Higher Education Administration.
Work experience
January 2006 – present: ENU, Astana, Kazakhstan; Director, Office of International Educational Programs
March 2005 – present: ENU, Astana, Kazakhstan; Assistant Professor, English Philology Department
March 2005 – January 2006: ENU, Astana, Kazakhstan; Director, School of Graduate Studies
September 2004 – March 2005: ENU, Astana, Kazakhstan; Chair, English Philology Department
March 2002 – August 2004: TSU, Taraz, Kazakhstan; Director, International Office
September 1998 – August 2004: TSU, Taraz, Kazakhstan; Teacher, Senior teacher, English Philology Department
Research Fields
Linguistics: Ethnolinguistics, Sociolinguistics, Political Linguistics, Phraseology
Education: Higher Education Administration, Education Policy, Educational Leadership, Curriculum and Instruction
(The list of publications will be attached soon)
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