Department of Foreign Language Communication

Head of the Department – Боровик Наталья Сергеевна, PhD in Philology, Associate Professor

The Department of Foreing Language Communication (in 1992 – 2014 the Department of Foreing Languages) provides language training in the English, German, French, and Spanish languages in the following disciplines: Foreign Language, Foreign Language for Specific (Business) Purposes, and the Latin Language on the first level  (cycle I) of higher education; Foreign Language for Specific Purposes (Professional Vocabulary) on the second level (cycle II) of higher education. 

Full-time and correspondence students of the Academy who pursue their specialist's (i.e. bachelor’s) and master’s degrees benefit from the comprehensive learning of foreign languages to complement their studies in Public Administration and Law, Public Administration and Economics, Information Resources Management at the Institute of Managerial Personnel. The Department of Foreign Language Communication also conducts foreign language training at the Institute of Civil Service to high-ranking executives improving their knowledge and skills in the sphere of civil service.

Department Tasks and Main Directions of Activity

The Department of Foreign Language Communication aims to develop and improve the foreign language proficiency of public administration students and employees to ensure the effective intercultural interaction in their professional context, as well as enhance their capabilities of researching and studying the best practices in the field of public administration abroad.

The Department of Foreign Language Communication organises its activities to

● ensure high quality and continuity of the education process in the disciplines assigned to the department, create conditions for effective teaching of foreign languages for specific purposes in the areas of public administration, economics, law, information and communication technologies;

● implement the Policy of the Academy of Public Administration and achieve the goals in the field of quality assurance within the functions assigned to the Department;

● conduct research and publish the results of research work of the department;

● increase the professional competence of the teaching staff by attending advanced training courses, internships, conducting and visiting open lectures and practical classes;

● involve learners in assessing the quality of the education process by conducting questionnaires and monitoring if the results come up to their expectations;

● benefit from the experience of guest lecturers and invited Embassy employees delivering lectures and conducting seminars in foreign languages;

● expand the scope of the Department's innovation platform.

The Department strives to engage students in a variety of extra-curricular activities in foreign languages. Business games, the Week of Foreign Languages, the Olympiad in foreign languages, the public speaking contest "The Power of the Word", and the competition of projects "Belarus on the world map, in the heart of everyone” enjoy popularity with students.

Department Staff

The Department is proud to have a competent and highly qualified teaching staff of 22 professionals, including four PhD holders and seven Master's Degree holders. 

● Боровик Наталья Сергеевна, Head of the Department, PhD in Philology, Associate Professor (the German language);

● Макарова Елена Владимировна, PhD in Philology, Professor (the English language); 

● Соколовская Ольга Викторовна, PhD in Philology, Associate Professor (the English language); 

● Мицкевич Анастасия Ивановна, PhD in Political Science, Master of Philology, Associate Professor (the English language); 

● Алексеева Наталья Гертовна, Senior Lecturer (the English language);

● Бадылевич Владимир Владимирович, Senior Lecturer (the English language); 

● Бахтадзе Екатерина Александровна, Master of Public Administration, Senior Lecturer (the English language); 

● Значенок Виолетта Сергеевна, Senior Lecturer (the English language);

● Кудрейко Татьяна Владимировна, Master of Philology, Senior Lecturer (the English language);

● Одинцова Марина Анатольевна, Master of Public Administration, Senior Lecturer (the English language); 

● Радькова Светлана Анатольевна, Senior Lecturer, (the Spanish Language, the English language);

● Рогов Валентин Валентинович, Senior Lecturer (the English language);

● Самкина Татьяна Александровна, Senior Lecturer (the German language); 

● Сидельникова Елена Сергеевна, Master of Public Administration, Senior Lecturer (the French language);

● Смыковская Елена Павловна, Senior Lecturer (the English language); 

● Ходасевич Светлана Александровна, Senior Lecturer (the German language);

● Антонинкова Татьяна Викторовна, Lecturer (the German language);

● Головнева Елена Валентиновна, Senior Lecturer (the Latin language); 

● Любовицкая Юлия Ивановна, Master of Education, Lecturer, (the French Language);

● Чвей Елена Валерьевна, Master of Philology, Senior Lecturer (the English Language);

● Якимчук Татьяна Витальевна, Senior Lecturer (the English language); 

● Николаева Ольга Ивановна, Senior Lecturer (the Latin language) – part time;

● Круглик Лилия Владимировна, Master of Public Administration, Leading Assistant in the organization of the educational process; 

● Кривоблоцкая Юлия Геннадьевна, Assistant in the organization of the educational process;

● Мшар Александра Юрьевна, Master, Specialist in the organization of the educational process.

Scientific Activities

Currently, the Department of Public Administration carries out research work under the theme "A new generation of electronic educational resources for the development of foreign language communicative competence of students in the field of public administration" (I quarter 2021 – IV quarter 2025).

The Department annually holds scientific and practical seminars, round tables and methodological readings: International scientific and practical conference "Professionally oriented foreign language: from teaching to effective communication", interuniversity scientific and methodological seminar "Innovative approaches in teaching a professionally oriented foreign language in modern conditions ".

In 2019, the annual Minsk city scientific and practical seminar "Professionally oriented foreign language: from teaching to effective communication" acquired the status of the International scientific and practical conference. In 2014, on the basis of the State Institution "National Agency for Tourism", the Innovation Platform of the Department of Foreign Language Communication was created. Since 2018, the Innovation Platform has been operating on the basis of the Belarusian Society for Friendship and Cultural Relations with Foreign Countries.

Contact information:

Address:  220007, 17, Moskovskaya str., Minsk

Office: 811

Phone/fax: (+375 17) 229-52-49

E-mail: kiyiqu@pac.by