The language
centers of the Republic
of
Kazakhstan on regional location
Aizhan Muratovna Kasenova - 1st year student,
specialty "Vocational training"
Head - PhD A.Zhusupov
Language centers traditionally operate
within a specific region, which is associated with disabilities to provide
students of all conditions, with the high cost of transport services and most
are aimed mainly at urban contingent [1].
Kazakhstan-paid market demands of
multilingual professionals, language institutions offering their services to
adolescents and young people fairly high prices, should be aware that in the
fall in effective demand in families with two or more children of opposite-sex
parents prefer to provide opportunities for education is not primarily the
girls, and boys as potential "breadwinners." Thereby forming a
combined market segment, the determining factor of age, family size, the level
of per capita income and the sex of the final consumer of paid educational
services. [2] And here we must not forget about the not yet fully covered
"niche" secretaries, assistant manager, which basically take
poliglotok girls, with nice external data.
Psychographic factors and their particular
case, market segmentation behavioral factors are particularly relevant in the
study of the market end-user language centers, courses and schools. They are
defined as the individual selection of the region's education and the choice of
language institutions, and actually focus on education as one of the ultimate
goals of the individual, or simply as a means of obtaining other benefits.
Now in the market of language services use
a variety of techniques that are at the same time constantly improved. One
trend that has recently become increasingly popular, he became the on-line
method of learning a foreign language. The main advantage of it is that the
student can attend classes at any time convenient to him remotely via the
Internet, it does not lose touch with the teacher, who constantly keeps in
touch with his student [3].
Therefore, at this time, many are looking
to a variety of remote learning options as a promising tool in the development
of the market. While it is too early to say, because in the state program of development
and functioning of languages in the Republic of Kazakhstan for 2011-2020 is
planned only to increase the share of activities aimed at improving the skills
of teachers training centers Kazakh language organized with the possibility of
remote access to on-line ( 2014 - 20%, in 2017 - 50%, 2020 - 90%) [1]. And
about learning remote can not yet be considered. Although attempts by region
are already underway. For example, in Aktau in the language centers of such
work is already underway in several schools. But according to the employees
themselves, it is still expensive and should be a more detailed study, and
written search of cheaper options. And not unimportant role played here also
the mentality of our people, they (hopefully long) more confidence in
"contact" training than on-line. [4]
Moreover remote technology language
teaching in the country is absolutely not affect the situation. The reasons -
relatively small size cities. Customers simply are not ready to give up the
advantages of learning in a group to save time. [5]
Especially that no saving money by using
distance learning is not observed. Prices for clients are the same as we said
above, remote training clients including the same city. Another important
factor is the low self-discipline traditionally customers - the people and to
choose to study outside the home in order to further stimulate yourself to
learn.
For example, we can take the Almaty or
Astana, indirect argument to show the influence of the size of the city. The
unwillingness or inability to once again move around the city creates a fertile
ground for the development of alternative methods of communication with the
teachers, and then a variety of video chat and webinars find their audience
(but still rare). Lokomotiv are the profes-tional teachers, private traders,
but because of the huge size of the market tutoring services more language
centers in Astana and Almaty, in competition with private traders, translate
their education in remote format (but this is also very rare). [6] But as long
as this format is not seriously affect the market of language centers and
courses and schools.
Language centers, courses, schools usually
operate within a specific region, which is associated with disabilities to
provide students of all conditions, with the high cost of transport services
and most are aimed mainly at urban contingent. Only 3.4% of the total hare
language centers teach private traders in the district. Regional segment, for
various reasons (not considered demographic growth, population density, the
needs of students, etc.) are not always sustained. Geographical segmentation
factors are the most persistent, long-lived, and that they go particularly well
with a cycle time of providing language services.
References:
1. Analytical certificate of language
training in the Republic of Kazakhstan - Astana: 2013, October.
2. Zhusupov
A., The organization of educational process in the language centers of the
Republic of Kazakhstan // The first European Conference on languages,
literature and linguistics. Vienna, Austria, 2014. - pp.477-485.
3. The standards and criteria for
accreditation of language centers - Astana, 2013. The project "Development
of methodology of language centers accreditation system" of the Ministry
of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
4. Zhusupov
A., Monitoring and management, working with clients in the language centers
of the Republic of Kazakhstan // The first European Conference on languages,
literature and linguistics. Vienna, Austria, 2014. - pp.485-489.
5. The results of the sociological
research "Research Institute" Public Opinion "- Astana 2013.
August.
6.
Zhusupov A., Die Segmentierung der Zielgruppe von Sprachshulen nach Art des
Publikums // Material of the IX International scientific practical conference
"Obrazovanieto and Naukat to XXI century 2013" oktomvri -17-25, 2013
Sofia, Bulgaria. ss. - 83-86.