Alena Belaziorava

Basic and additional education:

1986-1991 – Minsk State Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages (currently Belarusian State University of foreign languages), specialising in Spanish and German languages.

2013-2014 – trained and passed the exams in the Institute of Entrepreneurial Activity under the programme agreed in the Ministry of Sport and Tourism of the Republic of Belarus to conduct excursions in Spanish on the following routes: Minsk – the capital of the Republic of Belarus; SMC ‘Khatyn’ SMC ‘Mound of Glory’; National Historical and Cultural Museum-Reserve Nesvizh; Castle Complex Mir.

2014 – was certified by the State Institution ‘National Tourism Agency’ of the Ministry of Sport and Tourism of the Republic of Belarus to conduct excursions in Spanish on the territory of the Republic of Belarus.

2019 – was certified by the State Institution ‘National Tourism Agency’ of the Ministry of Sport and Tourism of the Republic of Belarus to conduct excursions in Spanish on the territory of the Republic of Belarus.

2022 – Master’s degree in Management, Belarusian State University, Faculty of International Relations.

Sphere of professional interests: linguistics, foreign language teaching methodology, translation in tourism, culture of Spain and Spanish-speaking countries.

Internships:

• 2005 – ‘Vida y muerte de las ideas de los poetas antiguos a nuestros días university’, Adeje (Spain) Universidad de verano de Adeje.
• 2016 – Jornadas de ELE junto al Báltico workshop for teachers of Spanish as a foreign language, held at Hispaania Maja Education Centre, in Tallinn, Estonia.
• 2016 – Lectures and master classes by Andres Santana Arribas, Director of the Spanish-Russian University Centre of Cadiz (Spain), MSLU (Minsk).

Advanced training:

• 14-18 May 2012 – MSLU, at the Faculty of Professional Development and Retraining of IATRP on the educational programme ‘Linguo-country practice in teaching foreign languages (Spanish)’, 36 h.
• 11-12.11.2016 – Salamanca (Spain), methodical course of professional development of teachers of Spanish as a foreign language Curso de Formación para Profesores ELE, Solegio Delibes, accredited by the Cervantes Institute, 15 h.
• 12-17.12.2017 – Barcelona (Spain), XXVI methodological workshop for teachers of Spanish as a foreign language, organised by International House Barcelona and Difusión Publishing (XXVI Encuentro práctico de profesores de español como lengua extranjera), 15 h.
• 12-17.12.2017 – Barcelona (Spain), XXVI methodological workshop for teachers of Spanish as a foreign language, organised by International House Barcelona and Difusión Publishing House (XXVI Encuentro práctico de profesores de español como lengua extranjera), 15 h.
• 01-02.02.2018 – Institute of Sport and Tourism Management of the Belarusian State University of Physical Culture on the programme ‘Organization and holding of large-scale sporting events as a national tourist product of the Republic of Belarus, 40 h.
• 12-15.12.2018 – SIE ‘National Institute for Higher Education NIHE’ Faculty of Professional Development and Retraining of IATRP ‘Historical and cultural heritage of Belarus in excursion and tourist activity’, 34 h.
• 01-01.02.2019 – IE ‘Minsk State Linguistic University’, Faculty of Professional Development and Retraining of IAT&R on the educational programme ‘Practice of oral and written translation (English language)’, 36 h.
• 09-25.09.2020 – SIE ‘National Institute for Higher Education NIHE’. Faculty of Professional Development and Retraining of Staff IATRP ‘History of Belarusian statehood: new approaches to the study’, 70 h.
• 11-13.11.2020 – Online VI International Congress of Spanish (VI Congreso Internacional del Español), organised by the Council of Castile and León in collaboration with the International Federation of Spanish Language Teachers' Associations and the Foundation of the Language Institute of Castile and León, 30 h.
• 11-11.11.2022 – accredited by the Cervantes Institute Didactic Center of the Spanish Language Dice, Salamanca (Spain) – course on didactics for teachers of Spanish as a foreign language, 20 h.
• January 25, 2024 – Seminar "Artificial Intelligence - Understanding and Application", BSU.
• 03–09.05.2025 – International online course "Didactics of Teaching Spanish for Business", organized by the University of Salamanca (Spain) – 40 h.

Awards:

1. Gratitude from the Rector of the University – for many years of dedicated and productive work in training highly qualified specialists – April 2015.
2. Gratitude from BSU FIR – for many years, selfless and productive work in training highly qualified specialists – October 2015.
3. Certificates from the Primary Trade Union Organisation of BSU employees for participation in the BSU employees' health sports programme in swimming and skiing competitions.
4. Gratitude of BSU – for many years of productive pedagogical activity in training highly qualified specialists – March 2017.
5. The "100th Anniversary of BSU" badge for many years of conscientious work, a great personal contribution to the development of BSU and in connection with the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Belarusian State University – October 2024.
6. Gratitude of BSU for many years, selfless and productive work in training highly qualified specialists – April 2025.

Practical activity:

1. Participated in the preparation and organisation of the internship of FIR students at the Institute of International Relations ‘Raul Roa Garcia’ (Cuba), 2013.
2. As an interpreter of the Spanish delegation worked at the II Republican Social Forum - 2014 ‘Social cohesion for the benefit of all’, held in Minsk on 10-11 April 2014.
3. Provided translation for the Spanish chef of the Spanish national football team on 12-14 June 2015.
4. Provided translation and accompaniment to a group of Spanish parliamentarians who visited our country by the invitation of the Parliament of the Republic of Belarus. Conducted excursions to the Nesvizh Palace Complex and Mir Castle, September 2015.
5. Conducted a tour of Minsk for sponsors and fans of the Spanish football club Barcelona, October 2015.
6. Conducted the final lesson on the topic ‘Minsk City’ in the form of a tour in Spanish, May 2017.
7. Provided translation of the lecture of the Rector of the ‘Higher School of Training of the State and Government of the Republic of Cuba’ Professor Mercedes Delgado Fernandez for the students of FIR BSU, 15 March 2018.
8. Provided Spanish translation of pages for the BSU website, November 2018.
9. Provided translation for a delegation of neurosurgeons from leading clinics in the Republic of Colombia during a meeting and talk at the BSU Rectorate, November 2018.
10. Served as a Spanish language examiner to confirm proper proficiency in the required foreign language for customs officials. The exam was held at the educational institution ‘State Institute for Advanced Training and Retraining of Customs Officials of the Republic of Belarus’, December 2018.
11. Provided translation into Spanish of 2 video conferences: Republic of Belarus – Republic of Cuba at the Academy of Administration under the President of the Republic of Belarus, July 2019, December 2019.
12. Prepared subtitle translation for the documentary film ‘Space’ about the development of the space industry in Argentina, March 2020.
13. Prepared the Spanish translation and subtitles for the film "Dnieper Frontier" by Belarusfilm Studios, December 2022.
14. Participated in the jury for the final round of the Republican Foreign Language Olympiad (Spanish) in Vitebsk, March 2023.