Iranian Studies at Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland (original) (raw)

Life and Works of Dr. Lutz Rzehak and his Contribution to the Teaching of Pashto Language in Germany

Al-A z h ā r, 2023

Since the inception of the teaching of Pashto in Humboldt University Berlin, Germany in 1980, it has developed from time to time. Numerous prominent linguists and professors taught Pashto in the Humboldt University Berlin, Germany. One of the prominent name in the field of Pashto language is Prof. Dr. Lutz Rzehak, who has been teaching Pashto for the last few years. This article attempts to highlight his life and works and particularly his contribution to the teaching of Pashto language in Germany. Data has been collected through personal interviews and other documented sources.

Ten Years of the Section of Kazakh Studies in Poznań

, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, Language and Society in Kazakhstan: The Kazakh Context Ten Years of Kazakh Studies in Poznań, 2020, 2020

The aim of this article is to outline the history of the Section of Kazakh Studies at Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań. The teaching of Kazakh as a foreign language began in 2002, when Kazakh and Turkish became the bedrock of the 5-year-long MA programme at the Section of Turkology. Even after the university’s integration in the Bologna process (three years of BA studies and two years of MA studies), its role remained unchanged. The purpose of this article is to familiarise the reader with the Section of Kazakh Studies by describing its history, curriculum, teaching staff, research, publications, activities, and collaborations with other institutions.