On February 18, 2021, at the initiative of the Department of the Far East of听KazNU, a meeting of听2nd year students听dedicated to the topic "100 books I read" was held. Students听were able to share impressions after reading their favorite books.听The main task of this meeting was to give students the opportunity to share their opinions, find new things for themselves and discuss important topics that arise in literature.听Due to the outbreak of听COVID听-19, students are forced to study online. It affected their regular life leading to being busier, but even so, they find time to familiarize themselves with the books of different nations.听
The range of books was not limited to the literature of certain countries. It means that each of the participants could present听any book.听Thus, the students听spoke about the works of Japanese, Korean, Kazakh and even English writers.听
Kanafeva听Aitolkyn,听student听of reduced studying, told a brief history of Korean听literature, presenting the writer of the 17th century 鈥� Kim听Manjung听who criticized politicians of that time in his writings.听This presentation听contributed to听the growth听of interest in the literature of Korea听and its history. Mameyeva听Altynay presented one of the most popular books by Japanese writer Haruki Murakami 鈥� Kafka on the Beach.听The theme of the difficulties of adolescence, existential crisis and the transition to adulthood is relevant at all times, especially for teenagers and young people in their twenties.听However, as it was mentioned during the presentation, 鈥淜afka on the Beach鈥� is a difficult work to understand. In order听to fully comprehend听this novel it is worth re-reading it at different stages of person鈥檚 life. Students听Sovetova听Nuraiym听and听Nurzhanat听Zhaksylyk听shared their impressions from reading motivational books, such as听"Life Without Limits"听by Nick Vujicic and "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Robert听Kiyosaki.听Sovetova Nuraiym听also spoke about the importance of not judging a person by the appearance; she was inspired by Oscar Wilde's novel "The Portrait of Dorian Gray".
Meetings of this format allow students not only strengthening their cohesion, but also personal growth.听It is important to share new information, current news, as well as your point of view, which is crucial for the development of the skills of听future philologists.
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