Belarusian Studies Seminar

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The Fifth International Belarusian Studies Seminar

The School of Belarusian Studies at Belarusian State University
invites you to take part in its Fifth International Belarusian
Studies Seminar, September 5-19, 2000. Courses are available for
specialists, teaching staff, postgraduates, students, writers,
translators, journalists and others who would like to learn more
about the Belarusian language, literature, history and culture. The
purpose of the seminar is Belarusian language learning and obtaining
a deeper knowledge of Belarusian culture, history and literature.

The seminar includes:

a) language courses for beginners, intermediate and advanced learners;
b) a practical course in philological text analysis for advanced learners;
c) lectures on linguistics, the history of literature and literary
criticism, ethnology, lingua-cultural studies;
d) individual consultations with leading Belarusian scholars (please
indicate the approximate topic(s) of the consultations).
e) participation in round-table discussions on urgent questions of
the Belarusian language, literature, history and culture.

Excursions and cultural program:

The program of the seminar includes sightseeing tours, visiting
museums and historical sites in Belarus, meetings with Belarusian
writers and experts in Belarusian culture, art and science.

Applications:

Those wishing to participate in the Fifth Belarusian Studies Seminar
should send us a letter of application before July 1, 2000, in which
they should provide their name, surname, country, education,
occupation, the level of the language course chosen, and for advanced
students - the topic(s) for individual consultations. Invitations for
the seminar will be mailed in July, 2000.The cost of the entire
course is US$ 75 for students and US$ 150 for other participants.
This amount does not include travel expenses, food and accommodations
(student hostel or hotel).

Address:
School of Belarusian Studies
31, K.Marx Str., Minsk, Belarus, 220050
Tel./Fax (017) 227-65-83, 227-85-38
Tel. (017) 222-31-42
E-mail: sb at phyl.bsu.unibel.by

Zinaida Badzevich, Director of Belarusian Studies

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