Training “Critical thinking” run by Nazarbayev School of education and MES of the Republic of Kazakhstan was launched in D. Serikbayev EKSTU on 27th of November. The trainer is Margrit Szasztay, PhD in Education, the president of IATEFL, author of books on vocabulary learning and on group dynamics. She designed and ran courses and seminars internationally on a range of themes including: group facilitation,  interactive teaching in higher education, teaching beginners, creativity in ELT, group dynamics, teaching large classes, mentor training, trainer training, global issues, staff development, language development for teachers, and rethinking 21st century skills. She designed and ran courses in China, Turkey and Tunisia along the lines of bridging a more communicative methodology with traditional teaching approaches.  The training is designed for in service teachers and students.

Madina Yusubalieva