Slovenčina ako cudzí jazyk v offline a online prostredí Filozofickej fakulty Prešovskej univerzity v Prešove
Slovak as a foreign language offline and online at Faculty of Arts, University of Presov

Summary/Abstract: In the paper we present the background and main goals of the linguo-didactic project Slovak as a foreign language online (with the primary focus on Ukrainian students) conducted at the Institute of Slovak Studies and Media Studies, Faculty of Arts, PU. The idea of the project arose in connection with the current trends in foreign language education (online education, using authentic materials, gamification), but also in response to the current political situation in Ukraine and the associated massive increase in the number of people interested in learning Slovak coming from Ukraine. In the introduction of the paper we name the key problems and challenges in the field of language education of Ukrainians in the Slovak university system and some of the barriers to their social integration. In the second part of the paper we present the concept of the educational platform Slovenčina v pohode (Slovak at Ease), whose content and graphic parts respond to the needs and requirements of learners (obtained in a questionnaire survey), but also to the needs of lecturers of Slovak as a foreign language (observed in many years of practice). In order to improve the process of socio-linguistic integration of foreign students in the Slovak environment, we offer a series of audiovisual lessons on the website, which present the functioning of the language system, Slovak traditions, institutions and everyday life and focus on training receptive and productive communication skills. We emphasize the audiovisual nature of the platform, the authenticity of the environment and language, and the sociocultural aspects of learning.

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