Diana Pak graduated from KIMEP University where she received her MA in TESOL in 2016. Her professional teaching experience includes curriculum and materials design, teaching English to different age groups and for various specific purposes in international learning environments, in on/offline and hybrid modes. Besides teaching she is involved in research activities and theses supervision, teacher training and mentorship, participation in and organization of international conferences. Her current research interests focus on Teacher Education and Professional Development, Educational Technologies, Curriculum and Instructional Design, and Educational Psychology. Ms. Diana Pak teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses, such as Learning Technologies for Foreign Language Classroom, ELT Materials Development and Resources, Foundation English Level B2, Academic Reading and Writing I, Academic English Listening and Note-Taking, and Academic English Speaking. Her passion for student-centered, digital education inspires her to research and employ novel pedagogical methods in step with the highest international standards.
Selected publications:
Lee, S. J. & Pak, D. (2021). Effects of sequence and storytelling methods on EFL development of an adult learner. Bulletin of the Karaganda University Pedagogy Series, 1(101), 86-92.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sTvtIvT2GBOO9eniMJO0zPF3MjGM8BjF/view?usp=sharing
Lee, S. J. & Pak, D. (2019). Kazakhstani graduate students’ perceptions of flipped instruction. KazNPU Bulletin, 4(70), 472-479. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j28He_6fJfUCfTwml4IZpNoXzgomhdjo/view?usp=sharing
Pak, D. (2016). Current EFL practices in Kazakhstan: Teachers’ sense of professional self-efficacy, ALATOO Academic Studies, 4, 246-251. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-7sq-1FgJJFFG8EizIsos9a_M2wFTbO8/view?usp=sharing
Contacts:
Phone: +7 (727) 270 43 67 (ext. 2146)
Office: #206/Dostyk Building
E-mail: diana.pak@kimep.kz