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We invite everyone willing to send their materials (see For Authors).
Texts should be sent simultaneously to the following addresses: bmz.jbjo[at]gmail.com and rkaleta[at]uw.edu.pl.
The editorial office of the magazine “Belarusian Language as Obcy” (JBJO) will accept articles, reviews and reports
touching on various issues of Belarusian culture and the Belarusian language, including:

1) teaching methodology – methods of teaching grammar, knowledge about Belarus; development of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills; new technologies in Belarusian language lessons; familiarization with literary texts; the use of literary texts in international, single-national and (non-)Slavic groups, etc.;

2) Belarusian language among foreigners – analysis of language errors; so-called study interlanguage and pronunciation;

3) comparative glottodidactics – e.g. Belarusian-Polish, Belarusian-Russian, Belarusian-German, etc.; examining similarities and differences between languages; comparison of teaching methods, lesson plans, language difficulties, teacher’s role, etc.

4) history and modernity of teaching Belarusian as a foreign language – old and new textbooks on Belarusian as a foreign language, methods of presenting the material, thematic diversity;

5) language and culture – issues of cultural linguistics (linguistic and regional studies, cultural studies, Belarusian realism studies); intercultural communication, teaching Belarusian language and culture; the place of culture in language teaching; proverbs, sayings, phraseology, non-equivalent vocabulary, linguistic etiquette; stereotypes in textbooks, male and female roles; popular names and surnames, character traits of Belarusians; taboos regarding certain topics, e.g. eroticism, death, religion; idealization of textbook heroes and their families;

6) linguistic pragmatics – e.g. greeting, farewell, thanks, apology, request;

7) problems of certifying the level of knowledge of the Belarusian language as a foreign language (certification);

8) Belarusian as a foreign language in Belarus and abroad;

9) examples of materials, exercises and classes regarding Belarusian as a foreign language;

10) problems of education and work of teachers of Belarusian as a foreign language in Belarus and abroad, teachers’ errors.