A regional scientific and practical conference entitled Language Is the Soul of People was organized by the J&S international linguistic company in cooperation with the Scientific and Practical Center for a Complex Study of Personality within the implementation of the project entitled Language and Culture on June 28, 2013. The event was attended by the consulate of Kazakhstan in the city of Omsk, representatives of the Kazakh expatriate community, Shokan Zholy movement members from Omsk, journalists, students, creative intellectuals, Zamandas club members.

Prior to the beginning of the conference, a competition in the Kazakh language proficiency was held, certificates, prizes and gifts were awarded.

The Chairman of Shokan Zholdary Public Association, Director of the Scientific and Research Center for a Complex Study of Personality, Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Professor of the Department of Philosophy and Culturology at S. Toraighyrov PSU, Raushan Koshenova delivered a speech on the Role of Language in Intercultural Communication, outlining her vision of teaching the Kazakh language. Aygul Beskempirova, a well-known social activist of Omsk, described her work in Shokan Zholdary Public Association, plans and prospects for the development of intercultural cooperation.

R.N. Koshenova gave a master class in teaching the Kazakh language at the breakout session. She encouraged everyone to take part in the summer school, which will be held from the 19th till 23rd of August in the city of Omsk. The participants of the conference were awarded gifts from the author of the course: brochures entitled Outdoor Games for Children and booklets for the Kazakh language learners. Among the events of the Summer School, there will be lectures, movies, and an exhibition of works by a gifted artist from Pavlodar Galina Bespalova (Ornament in the Modern Cultural Space).

Letter of appreciation