Students majoring in the Kazakh language and literature take an active part in educational activities at the university and faculty.

Educational work with students is carried out in the following areas:

• Formation of political literacy among students;
• Prevention of delinquency among young people;
• Formation of universal and spiritual values ​​among young people;
• Civic and patriotic education;
• Spiritual and moral, intellectual and creative, aesthetic education;
• Education related to the formation of a healthy lifestyle;

The department organizes student festivals, educational competitions, meetings with writers, literary evenings.

In 2017, the Republic held a scientific and literary conference of university students “Creativity of Beksultan Nurzhekeev” and an educational competition on the work of the writer.

Since January 2018, the department together with the Department of Language Development of Almaty region is implementing a literary project “Literature – the backbone of spirituality.” According to the project, students will meet with representatives of three generations of writers and share their thoughts on their work, the current literary process. According to the project, students met with modern writers Beksultan Nurzhekeevich, Zhumabay Shashtayevich, Gusman Zhandybayev, Zaida Elgondinova, Zhanarbek Ashimzhan, Dauren Kuat, Ainur Toleu, Makpal Mysa, Esey Zhenisovich, Kanat Abulkhair, Roza Seilkhan, Inkarbek Aliya. shared his thoughts on the development of literature.

 In 2018, the traditional republican educational competition “Kazakh literary science and education”, “Teaching the subject Modern Kazakh literature in high school”, Modern Kazakh lyrics, a scientific-methodical conference on “Spiritual framework in the poetry of Zaida Elgondinova” were organized.

On October 24, 2018, a literary evening dedicated to the work of the poet Murathan Shokan “I believe in people and I live” was organized.

On September 28, 2019, the library named after G. Ormanov of Zhetysu University named after I. Zhansugurov hosted an open lecture on the topic “The World of Auezov”, dedicated to the birthday of the brilliant writer Mukhtar Auezov.

On October 14, 2019, Zhetysu University named after I. Zhansugurov hosted an open lecture by children’s writer, literary critic, winner of the State Youth Award “Daryn” of the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan Eldos Toktarbai on the topic “Methodology of modern Literary Studies” for students and undergraduates of the specialty “Kazakh language and literature”.

On November 8, 2019 among the 2nd and 4th year students of the specialty “Kazakh language and literature” was held an intellectual competition “Language – an immeasurable treasure, a wide world”, organized by masters of the 2nd year of specialty “6M011700 – Kazakh language and literature”.

 On November 19, 2019 undergraduates of the specialty “Kazakh language and literature” organized a literary evening of a poet Kasen Gulbahyt who is the author of the book “Alua”, “Flower of Happiness”, “Bird’s wing”.

03.12.2019 the Master’s students organized a festive event ” Independence is my prominence”.

Achievements of students of the specialty in the 2022-2023 academic year:

• Student of the PhK-111 group Madet Yernur Expressive reading contest for the 175th anniversary of ” Poetry is the king of words ” — the 1st place;
• Student of the group KLL 121 Ashim Aliya fraction “Erudite” – the 1st place in the debate tournament “Zhas Buyn”; nomination “Best speaker” in the inter-faculty debate ” Country of the Great Steppe “; in the city debate ” Life is history, and you are a writer ” – the 2nd place;
• Dinara Talapkyzy, student of group KLL 211: regional debate “Language is the lifeblood of the soul” – the 3rd place; regional debates “Fast-thinking young people” – the 1st place;
• Shaimurat Akniet, student of the KLL -211 group, “The best social project” Start Up-2019;
• City debates “Young people are the future leaders” student of the group KLL 211 Meirkhan Shyryn – 1st place;
• Student of group KLL 211 Kurmangali D. University competition togyzkumalak among students – the 1st place;
• Zhamantaev Amanay, student of group KLL 311 ” Religion is the spiritual support of the secular state ” – the 1st place;
• “Festival of Nations” in Poland, student of group KLL 311 Altai Aydin – the 1st place;
• The student of the group KLL 411 Marat Elaman is the owner of the rector’s badge of ZhSU.