Participants of the training dictation in the Kazakh language using the Latin graphics, which was held for the first time in the Karaganda region, were about 300 people. The first places were eventually awarded to the student of Karaganda State Industrial University Akerke Satybaldy and the master of Temirtau Polytechnic College Sabithan Aidarbek.

“When our President made a decision to stage a gradual transition to the Latin graphics , I was already beginning to explore this script, which our ancestors Magzhan Zhumabaev, Ahmet Baitursunov and others used to do before,” says Akerke Satybaldy, a student of the group “Technology of Processing Materials with Pressure 15k-2”. – When our teacher announced that a trial dictation using Latin graphics will take place at the university, I was very glad that I could participate in such an important event. I think that such events are very necessary for our country. The transition to the Latin graphics  will affect Kazakhstan in terms of the development of international and political relations.

Akerke Satybaldy and other participants of the dictation, who coped with the task best, were awarded with diplomas and letters of thanks on May 3  on Open Doors held at the KSIU, which is held annually at the university for graduates of secondary schools.

The second place was shared between the elementary school teacher of the Kazakh school-gymnasium № 15 Shalkar Rustamova and the student of KSIU Zhandos Atabekov.

– All the letters of the Latin alphabet are familiar to me, I easily coped with the task, – says Shalkar Rustamova. – From the first days, when the law came out, at school we use Latin graphics. Our students also took part in the dictation. They learn English from the first class, and since it also uses Latin graphics, the new Kazakh alphabet is given to them easily. As a result of the dictation, our students Balaus Smagul and Magzhan Dumanov were awarded with prizes.

The third place was awarded to the teacher of school-lyceum №9 Zhanagul Karaeva and the student of the same educational school  Asem Zholdasova.

Participation in the training dictation, which was held at the initiative of the Kazakh, Russian and foreign languages ​​department, with the support of the leadership of KSIU , was attended by representatives of different nationalities of different ages. Among them are students of city schools and colleges, representatives of various organizations, students and teachers of KSIU. Dictation was planned to draw attention to the new font. Shortly before the event, all the participants were given leaflets with a new Kazakh font in the Latin alphabet as a clue.

“I would like to especially note the activity of our teachers and students, as well as the youth of the city of Temirtau,” said Nursia Abdikarim, head of the department of Kazakh, Russian and foreign languages. – For the first time the participants showed very good results. The youngest, Gulnaz Zhumagul, – 10 years old, the oldest, Zhetpisbes Akhmetov, – 68. They received letters of thanks and books. Among the participants there are ten representatives of Russian-speaking groups. Well written dictation student of the group “Metallurgy-17” Olga Samokhvalova – she also received a letter of thanks.

Zhetpisbes Akhmetov works at KSIU  of  a senior lecturer of the department “History of Kazakhstan and Social and Humanitarian Disciplines”.

– When I was a student and studied at KazSU in Alma-Ata, we passed Latin. I decided to try my hand at testing my knowledge, since Latin is being introduced in our state, “said Zhetpisbes Akhmetovich. – Difficulties during the dictation for me were that I did not know how to write in the Latin alphabet certain specific letters of the Kazakh alphabet. I looked in the “cheat sheet” and so the business progressed slowly. I think this event is timely and necessary – it is psychological and practical preparation of the population of the country for the transition to the Latin graphics, which will allow us to enter the world educational space.

Olga Samokhvalova went on dictation, as she expressed herself, for the sake of personal interest.

“I was in the audience about forty minutes before the beginning and all this time I carefully studied the new alphabet,” says Olya. “It helped me write the dictation well.” Difficulties, of course, were – a little confused in the letters.

For active participation in the dictation, thanks to the letters of gratitude of the rector of the KSIU, directors of the  schools of Temirtau, lyceums and colleges were awarded, as well as the city department of education.

Press-service of KSIU