Fostering Cultural Awareness and Academic Engagement through Poetry Analysis in Kazakh Educational Contexts


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Poetry of the zhyraus, areal typology, cultural code, linguistic and cultural unity, activity-based poetry analysis

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This study investigated the effects of activity-based and traditional analysis methods on students’ attitudes toward poetry, academic achievement, and cultural identity. A pre-test-post-test control group experimental design—a quantitative research method—was employed. The class using activity-based analysis methods for poetry analysis was designated as the experimental group, while the class following the traditional analysis method served as the control group. Participants were second-year students from the Kazakh Literature Department at a university in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The study spanned eight weeks and involved 18 female and 15 male students in the experimental group, with 17 female and 15 male students in the control group. All students provided informed consent to participate voluntarily. The Scale of Attitude toward Poetry, Poetry Analysis Skills Academic Achievement Test, and Cultural Identity Perception Scale were administered to measure the study variables. The findings revealed that activity-based analysis methods positively impacted students’ attitudes toward poetry, with the experimental group demonstrating a more favorable approach than the control group. Additionally, students in the experimental group achieved higher academic performance in poetry analysis skills than those in the control group. Although both groups showed a general improvement in their cultural identity perception, no significant difference was found between them. These results support the potential of activity-based approaches in poetry education to increase student achievement and attitudes. Consequently, integrating such methods should be actively encouraged in future educational practices.

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Yertay Sultan, Vice-Rector for Research Activities and Innovation of Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University

Yertay Sultan; Doctor of Philosophy, Vice-Rector for Research Activities and Innovation of Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan.

Kalbike Yessenova, Professor-researcher of Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Almaty

Kalbike Yessenova; Doctor of philological sciences, Professor-researcher of Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan.

Bagdagul Seyitova, PhD student of Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan

Bagdagul Seyitova, PhD student of Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan. 

Zhanalik Baltabayeva, Professor, Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Almaty

Zhanalik Baltabayeva, Doctor of pedagogical sciences, Professor, Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Aiman Koblanova, Professor of the Department of theory and methods of teaching the Kazakh language of Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University

Aiman Koblanova, Candidate of philological sciences, Professor of the Department of theory and methods of teaching the Kazakh language of Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan.

Fariza Ismailova, Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan

Fariza Ismailova, Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University, Almaty, Republic of Kazakhstan. PhD, postdoctorant.

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Sultan, Y. ., Yessenova, K. . ., Seyitova, B. ., Baltabayeva, Z. ., Koblanova, A. ., & Ismailova, F. . (2024). Fostering Cultural Awareness and Academic Engagement through Poetry Analysis in Kazakh Educational Contexts. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Studies, 11(4), 124–147. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejecs/2294

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