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Browsing Languages, Linguistics and Literature by Type "Capstone Project"

Browsing Languages, Linguistics and Literature by Type "Capstone Project"

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  • Alpamys Batyr and Odysseus: Fidelity or Death? 
    Myrzabekova, Kundyz (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2020)
    This capstone project aims to find the main similar themes raised in the stories “Alpamys” and “Odysseus” and will try to find why these topics, particularly the issues of fidelity were discussed and what is the role of ...
  • Back to the Roots: Contemporary Kazakh And Mexican Graphic Novels 
    Malika, Kanasheva (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2020-05-01)
    The pre-colonial setting has been a great source of inspiration for young comic book artists in Kazakhstan and Mexico. If artists such as Eduardo Ancer and Gonzalo Alvarez use pre-Hispanic Mesoamerica, its ancient culture, ...
  • COMMUNICATION WITHOUT ANY COMMON LANGUAGE: SPOKEN AND SIGN LANGUAGE USERS 
    Imanbayeva, Alima (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2020-05-16)
    The process of social interaction is a common phenomenon and is performed for various reasons: to make acquaintances, share knowledge or solve problems. It is typically unproblematic to speak with people if you share the ...
  • Comparative Urban Linguistic Landscapes In Kazakhstan 
    Kyrgyzbek, Kamazhay (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2020-05)
  • Cross-cultural comparison of higher education in Kazakhstan and South Korea 
    Kabdrakhmanova, Adiya (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2020-05-15)
    The importance of human capital in economic growth is undeniable. Among all of the investments of human capital, investment in education is very vital for the economic growth process. Achievements in education directly ...
  • Durıstap sóıleshısh: Kazakh Language vs. Kazakh Dialects. 
    Kairat, Askhat (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2020)
    A language is a tool of communication, which can be expressed by spoken, signed and written symbols among members of social group or culture. It is often that language has different features among speakers of the same ...
  • Forgive or Kill: One More Story of Sexual Violence Victim 
    Kuzdikbay, Ainur (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2020-05)
    The theme of sexual violence was and stays crucial in Kazakhstani society, being one of the main concerns of women. However, it is merely discussed in local media, television, and literary works. Therefore, this creative ...
  • The Influence of Textbook Type on the Oral Communication Development in Young L2 English Learners 
    Ualikhan, Aruzhan (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2020)
    The selection of materials for second language teaching plays a crucial role in teaching a foreign language. School textbooks are considered to be the most appropriate materials and an integral tool for the teacher as they ...
  • Pa'k and Prejudice: Theme of Swan and Woman’s Purity in Ongarsynova’s and Makatayev’s Poetry 
    Kanatova, Aigerim (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2020-05-10)
    This project is analyzing the women’ position in Kazakhstan by looking at Fariza Ongarsynova’s and Mukagali Makatayev’s poems written in 1960-1980s. Four poems on two interconnected topics are selected to be analyzed in ...
  • The Process of Learning L2 English: Case Study of Child with L1 Russian 
    Aliyeva, Meruyert (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2020-05)
    In the sphere of SLE, the Communicative Learning Teaching (CLT) method is considered the most effective method nowadays. Since it focuses more on the communication of the students in the classroom for the ability to actually ...
  • Searching for the Yet-Nonexistent: Contemporary Kazakhstani Poetry and Kazakh Identity 
    Kazhyakpar, Aibarsha (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2020-05)
    This project explores the narratives that contemporary Kazakhstani poets Ardak Nurgazy and Anuar Duisenbinov, who belong to two marginal groups of the society, build around the question of Kazakh national identity. In their ...
  • “There Is No Use Crying Over Spilt Milk”: Overcoming Traumatic Experience Through Comedy 
    Zhakhina, Roza (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2020)
    This capstone project consists of a short story called “There Is No Use Crying Over Spilt Milk” and its analysis. Both parts are dedicated to the exploration of methods of overcoming trauma through humor and irony. The ...
  • Through The Hardship of Short Fiction Narration: Challenges of Finding The Voice 
    Yespanova, Assyl (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2020-05-01)
    The main aim of this project is to investigate the concept of the author’s voice. The methodic includes the research of the theoretical framework of the construction of the voice and the actual creation of the short ...
  • Translation of the Drag Slang in RuPaul’s Drag Race 
    Turkmenova, Zhasmina (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2020-05)
    “RuPaul’s Drag Race” introduces the audience to very specific discourse, which quickly became a subject for interdisciplinary research. Drag discourse is an artificial language characterized by a provocative and artistic ...
  • (Un)Problematic Holden: Dichotomous reception of "The Catcher in the Rye" 
    Abu, Alina (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2020-05-15)
    Is the main character of The Catcher in the Rye, Holden Caulfield, an innocent teenager who struggles with the faults of the cruel and unjust adult world, or is he a “phony” hypocrite himself who due to his immaturity is ...
  • "What Children and Cats Hide": Exploration of Childhood Through Surrealist Writing 
    Chistyakova, Valeriya (Nazarbayev University School of Sciences and Humanities, 2020-05)
    This capstone project in Creative Writing consists of two parts: a short story collection and theoretical analysis of the creative work. The stories in the collection are inspired by and comment on the mundane experiences ...