40th International Seminar on Macedonian Language
23.08.200793 participants from 25 countries along with foreign Slav experts, Macedonian experts, Balkan experts, university professors, scholars and translators will meet at the 40th International Seminar on Macedonian Language, Literature and Culture which will held at the Congress Centre of Ss Cyril and Methodius University in Ohrid on 13-30 August. President Branko Crvenkovski is the sponsor of the event organized by Skopje Ss Cyril and Methodius University."In the past 40 year we have managed to attract more and more Slav experts and make Macedonian get its place in more than 30 universities where it is taught," Seminar Director Emilija Crvenkovska said at a press conference.The basis for instruction includes compulsory lector drills, optional courses in Macedonian language, Macedonian literature and Macedonian dialect science. A translation workshop that was introduced last year is continuing this year.A Scientific Conference will be held on 27th and 28th August where foreign and Macedonian experts in Macedonian language, Slav languages and the Balkans are presenting their studies in language and literature.Publishing activity has also been enriched for the jubilee with a monograph on the activity of the seminar and lector departments abroad, a new textbook in Macedonian for foreigners, a bibliography of lectures from the seminars in the past 20 years etc.Additionally, information on the seminar has first been released on the web site of the British Association of Slav Experts and the US most read linguistic web site Linguistlist, as well as the Chicago University.Since the beginning 40 years ago, the seminar has been attended by 3000 participants from 45 countries.
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