Scientists from Russia, the USA, Finland, Spain and Kazakhstan took part in an online conference dedicated to the trends of modern Russian linguistics. The meeting took place on the online platform of the Kazakh National University with the support of the International Association of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature (MAPRYAL), the Scientific and Expert Council of the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan and the Kazakhstan Public Association of Teachers of Russian Language and Literature (KAZPRYAL).
The Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, located in Alma-Ata, is one of the centers for the study of the Russian language in the region. Five years ago, the Russkiy Mir Foundation opened the Russian Center in the university.
The participants were greeted by MAPRYAL President Vladimir Tolstoy, Head of the Rossotrudnichestvo office in Kazakhstan Alexei Koropchenko and other guests. Presentations on the topic of the conference were read by Dan Davidson from the USA, Finnish scientist Arto Mustajoki, Rafael Guzman Tirado from Spanish Granada and other researchers.
Also, within the framework of the conference, a video presentation of monographs and dictionaries dedicated to linguistics and pedagogy took place. The organizers emphasized that the conference was a kind of result of many years of scientific activity.
The conference was dedicated to the 50th anniversary of scientific and pedagogical activity and Professor Eleonora Suleimenova's 75th anniversary. She is the author of numerous works on Russian studies, sociolinguistics and other fields.
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