BASICS FOR DESIGNING A DIGITAL SIMULATOR FOR ACADEMIC WRITING SKILLS FORMATION

In the educational space of Kazakhstan, the concept of academic writing has been developed recently. Researchers are exploring it from both practical and theoretical perspectives, and it is being introduced in new ways at higher educational institutions. However, today social networks are not only a means of communication and entertainment, they are also a learning platform that offers various educational applications for students. Looking from this point of view, it is too early to say that the problems of academic writing in our country have been completely solved. The purpose of our study is to create an electronic content of academic writing in the Kazakh language and prepare digital language simulators and dictionaries that teach academic writing skills. To achieve this goal, we conducted a number of empirical studies. In particular, our study consisted of several stages: the works of domestic and foreign scientists were differentiated in order to determine the theories and practices of academic writing in the educational space of Kazakhstan and methods and approaches for teaching academic skills in other countries. To determine its content, an empirical analysis of research papers’ types of three local higher educational institutions was carried out, and comparative analysis were also conducted  between the bulletins of scientific periodicals. When analyzing the structure of writing an essay, which is also a type of scientific writing, criteria for its evaluation were proposed. Based on the collected data, the works of foreign authors who were looking for methods of using network devices in the field of education were studied, these data were grouped in order to create a digital language simulator for developing the skills of academic writing of Kazakh students. 

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