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The article presents reflections on the role of Polish language competitions in shaping appropriate language competence and increasing linguistic awareness among their participants (mostly Polish youth). Below you will find selected Polish language competitions in Belarus. For the sake of clarity, the contests were organized in a thematic way. Each contest is discussed in terms of language skills that are needed to achieve the best possible result. When discussing the issue, attention was also paid to the relevance of the competitions. Competitions have also been discussed in terms of promoting moral attitudes because in this way contests facilitate linguistic and national self-awareness of the participant.