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The Department of English and Oriental Languages

The department is the successor to the Department of Theory and Practice of English Speech established in 2003 on the basis of the Department of Foreign Languages # 2.

The Department is headed by PhD, Associate Professor Malashenko Elena Alexandrovna.

Educational activities

Disciplines

The Department currently employs 20 teachers. Among them there are 4 PhDs, 2 Associate Professors, Senior lecturers and Assistant lecturers. The Department trains undergraduate students and attendants of the Master's degree programs from the Faculties of International Business Communications, International Economic Relations, Marketing and Logistics, Economics and Management, Accounting and Economics, the Institute of Social and Humanitarian Education in a number of academic disciplines including:

1. Foreign language (English);
2. Business foreign language (English);
3. Business communications in a foreign language;
4. Professionally oriented foreign language (English);
5. Basics of Translation;
6. Country Studies 1st foreign language (module "UK Country Studies" - a course of lectures and seminars in English);
7. Country studies 2nd foreign language (English, Chinese);
8. Linguistic and cultural studies;
9. Foreign language (2nd - Chinese);
10. Practical Phonetics Second Foreign Language (Chinese);
11. Practical grammar. Second foreign language (Chinese);
12. Practice of oral and written speech. Second foreign language (Chinese);
13. Practical course of professionally oriented speech (2nd foreign language - Chinese);
14. Theory and practice of transcoding foreign speech (2nd foreign language - Chinese);
15. Practical translation course (2nd foreign language - Chinese);
16. Third foreign language (Persian, Turkish) and a number of others.

International activities

Introduction of oriental languages in the University – Chinese, Turkish and Persian as the second and third foreign language at the Faculties of International Business Communications and International Economic Relations has been an important direction in the educational activities of the Department in recent years. Specialists from the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Turkey and the Islamic Republic of Iran sent to the University under the international agreements by the respective embassies take part in teaching these languages.

With the direct participation of the Department, in 2013 the Confucius Cabinet of the Republican Institute of Chinese Studies named after Confucius of BSU was opened in the BSEU on the basis of the Faculty of International Business Communications. As part of the activities of the Confucius Classroom, Chinese language has become the part of the curriculum at the university, the events aimed at familiarizing the students of BSEU with the culture and traditions of China are held on a regular basis, assistance in organizing internships for students of BSEU in China is organized together with the State Chancellery of the People's Republic of China for the Dissemination of the Chinese Language Abroad / the Headquarters of Confucius Institutes (Hanban).

Chinese language classes are held in the auditorium 303/2, which is equipped with modern equipment purchased with the financial support of Hanban.
Notable events held in recent years according to the plan of the activities of the Confucius Classroom were: International Scientific and Practical Conference "Eurasia: Intercultural Interaction in the Economic and Educational Space" (2016); Scientific and Practical Round Table "The Picture of the World Through the Prism of Belarusian and Chinese cultures" (2017); Festival "Through Languages and Culture to Mutual Understanding" (2016); Exhibition Competition of Creative Works of Students "China and Belarus through the Eyes of Students" (2017); Annual International Scientific and Practical Conference "Current Vectors of the Belarusian-Chinese Trade and Economic Partnership" (from 2018 to the present); Quiz in Celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China (2019); "Evening of Chinese Poetry" (2019);.

Since March 1, 2019, as part of the activities of the Confucius Classroom of the Republican Institute of Chinese Studies Confucius of BSU the Chinese chess club "Xiangqi" was established at BSEU with the aim of popularizing the ancient intellectual Chinese game in the Belarusian university environment. Playing Xiangqi not only develops intelligence, but is also a good way to comprehend Chinese culture, form intercultural contacts and economic relations with Chinese partners.

Research work

The teachers of the department carry out scientific research in the field of linguistics, pedagogy of higher education and methods of teaching foreign languages, aimed at improving the quality of teaching and improving the methodological support to the educational process.
The department conducts scientific research in the second half of the working day of the teaching staff in the following areas:

• "Linguistic analysis of business and economic discourse as a basis for improving foreign language teaching in an economic university" (2011);
• "Optimization of teaching professionally oriented communication in a foreign language in the conditions of the information and educational environment of a higher education institution" (2016);
• "Didactic foundations of the design of distance learning (DO) in the conditions of the information and educational environment (IOS) of the institution of higher education of the Republic of Belarus) (2021).

The department has the Classroom of English Language and Innovative Educational Solutions. The Classroom carries out activities in the field of developing business cooperation with the universities of the countries of the studied language, tests joint pilot projects (EtonCollegeX), introduces and utilizes Internet technologies in the educational and research work of the faculty, including: *organization of teacher training activities through seminars and webinars (Trinity College London, Cambridge English Teacher Community, Macmillan, GalleryTeachers, IATEFL Associate teaching associations), * creation of distance learning courses, *implementation of e-learning and educational technologies of distance learning in the educational process. The Office works in close cooperation with the Belarusian National Association of English Language Teachers. In the near future, the department plans to create the Center for innovative educational solutions.

The practical result of the research work of teachers is publication of scientific articles, presentations at scientific and practical conferences, creation of textbooks as well as educational and methodological developments in the disciplines assigned to the department.

Basic textbooks prepared by teachers of the department:

1. Malashenko, E.A. English = English: Study Manual / E.A. Malashenko. - Minsk: BSEU, 2019.
2. Malashenko, E.A. English for IT Students: Study Manual / E.A. Malashenko. - Minsk: IVC of the Ministry of Finance, 2017. - Part 1 - 156 p., Part 2
3. Rodion, S.K. English: Learning the Basics of Economics = English: First Insights into Economics: Study-Methodology Manual / S.K. Rodion, A.I. Savinova. Minsk: BSEU, 2013.
4. Practical English Course = Practical Course of English for Students of Economics: Study Manual for Students of Econ. Specialties of Universities / L.V. Bedritskaya [et al.]; edited by V.S. Slepovich. - Minsk: TetraSystems, 2012.
5. Solonovich, T.F. Successful Accountant = The OK Accountant: Study Manual: in 2 parts / T.F. Solonovich, N.I. Virshits. - Minsk: BSEU, 2012/2014. - Part 1 - 111 p., Part 2
6. Success in Management = The OK Manager: Study Manual / L.P. Levchenko, S.A. Petrukhina, S.K. Rodion, S.E. Gridyushko. - Minsk: BSEU, 2006
7. Success in Marketing = The OK Marketer: Study Manual / S.A. Petrukhina, T.F. Solonovich, E.V. Boikova, etc.; edited by S.A. Petrukhina, T.F. Solonovich. - Minsk: BSEU, 2002.

The department pays great attention to the organization of extracurricular theatrical events in foreign languages dedicated to the cultural traditions of various countries, which allow students not only to develop their language skills and show creativity, but also contribute to the awareness of the multiculturalism of the modern world and the identity of the Belarusian national culture.

It has become traditional to hold an annual contest of projects in English within the framework of the Linguistic Decade of the Faculty of International Business Communications "Promoting National Values", where first-year students have the opportunity to try their hand at preparing and presenting their projects on various aspects of Belarusian culture, as well as some issues of intercultural relations.

Since 2014, under the leadership of Malashenko E.A., the students of BSEU and teachers of the Department of English and Oriental Languages have been participating in the international telecommunications project "Culture for Mutual Understanding" together with other CIS countries (Kazakhstan, Russia, Russia-Dagestan, Armenia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan). Within the framework of this project students make thematic presentations on the peculiarities of national culture at special teleconferences.

Since 2014, under the leadership of Goncharov R.E., the Department of English and Oriental Languages together with the Department of Humanitarian Training and Customs Identification of Cultural Values of the University of Customs and Finance (Dnipro, Ukraine) has been conducting the international cultural and educational telecommunications project "Belarus - Ukraine: Dialogue of Cultures". Under the project the students of BSEU participate in the teleconferences, where they discuss topical issues of the history and current state of Belarusian and Ukrainian cultures, their outstanding figures and phenomena.