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Note: The following announcement was posted to the Belarus discussion (e-mail) list by

Curt F. Woolhiser, Dept. of Slavic Languages and Literatures
Calhoun 415
University of Texas
Austin, TX 78713-7217 USA

Tel. (512) 471-3607 Fax: (512) 471-6710
E-mail: cfwoolhiser@mail.utexas.edu
WWW: UT Slavic Department Home Page

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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 the Fifth International Belarusian Studies Seminar, September 5-19, 2000.

Training 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:

• Language courses for beginners, intermediate and advanced learners;

• A practical course in philological text analysis for advanced learners;

• Lectures on linguistics, the history of literature and literary criticism, ethnology, lingua-cultural studies;

• Individual consultations with leading Belarusian scholars (please indicate the approximate topic(s) of the consultations).

• 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 places in Belarus, meetings with Belarusian writers and experts in Belarusian culture, art, and science.




Application: 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.




Fees: The cost of the entire course is US$ 75 for students and US$ 150 for other participants.

These fees do not include travel expenses, food, and accommodations (student hostel or hotel).




Address:

School of Belarusian Studies (Shkola belarusistyki)
Filalahichny fakultet BDU
vul. K. Marksa, 31
220050, Minsk BELARUS'

TEL:/FAX: 375 (17) 227-65-83; 227-85-38;   TEL: 375 (17) 222-31-42

E-mail: sb@phyl.bsu.unibel.by




Director of Belarusian Studies   Zinaida Badzevich