Čiastkové výsledky výskumu v kruhu mladých Slovákov v maďarskom prostredí
Partial results of research among young Slovaks in the Hungarian environment

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the outcomes of research conducted during the period of 2007-2009 through surveys. All Departments providing the education for young people fulfilling our preconditions have participated on research. These preconditions meant that students should have Hungarian citizenship and come from a minority group. There were 30 such students. This article represents an outline of particular outcomes of research. It focuses on language attitudes and stereotypes connected with bilingualism. Bilingualism of Slovaks in Hungary is a complex phenomenon, mainly when determining the dominant language. It is probable that students were departing from their practical life and from their surroundings. There are great differences in the levels of mastering of Slovak language. The dominant position of Hungarian language in the bilingualism of Slovak minority living in Hungary depends not only on age, but also on the type of the settlement and the change of cultural model. Since the students come from various parts of the country, each of them has different experience, which might be the reason for ambiguous answers. It has been proved that the place where students learn the language is school, and family comes only after. Approximately from 1960s, Slovak language has been losing its dominance, and therefore, natural bilingualism was replaced by school bilingualism. Students who were interrogated were born after 1985; therefore the majority of them learned Slovak language in school.

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