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<p>Society in Slovakia is currently determined by upheavals that are linked to global events. Slovak education is most significantly affected by the war in Ukraine. It is connected with the emigration of foreigners to our territory and the subsequent inclusion of pupils with a different language in primary and secondary schools. Based on this extraordinary situation, there is a need to respond to it flexibly and efficiently. Appropriate management mechanisms based on the principles of school management and educational technology are required with a focus on ensuring adequate preparation of Slovak language teachers for teaching pupils whose mother tongue is other than Slovak. Effective tools for solving the situation has not been created by the Slovak education system. The fulfillment of this challenge is the necessary implementation of an analysis of the high-quality educational needs of teachers and the subsequent implementation of its results for the creation of a suitable educational platform, either as part of undergraduate training or further professional education of teaching staff.</p>
<p>The presented study is therefore focused on the description of the theoretical foundations of the term professional education of Slovak language and literature teachers with an emphasis on the teaching of the Slovak language as a foreign language. The results of empirical research identifying and analyzing the educational needs of the concerned teaching staff through adequate research methods are included. At the end of the scientific study, the key determinants of the creation of specific educational programs intended for the education of pupils with a mother tongue other than Slovak will be presented.</p>
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Society in Slovakia is currently determined by upheavals that are linked to global events. Slovak education is most significantly affected by the war in Ukraine. It is connected with the emigration of foreigners to our territory and the subsequent inclusion of pupils with a different language in primary and secondary schools. Based on this extraordinary situation, there is a need to respond to it flexibly and efficiently. Appropriate management mechanisms based on the principles of school management and educational technology are required with a focus on ensuring adequate preparation of Slovak language teachers for teaching pupils whose mother tongue is other than Slovak. Effective tools for solving the situation has not been created by the Slovak education system. The fulfillment of this challenge is the necessary implementation of an analysis of the high-quality educational needs of teachers and the subsequent implementation of its results for the creation of a suitable educational platform, either as part of undergraduate training or further professional education of teaching staff.
The presented study is therefore focused on the description of the theoretical foundations of the term professional education of Slovak language and literature teachers with an emphasis on the teaching of the Slovak language as a foreign language. The results of empirical research identifying and analyzing the educational needs of the concerned teaching staff through adequate research methods are included. At the end of the scientific study, the key determinants of the creation of specific educational programs intended for the education of pupils with a mother tongue other than Slovak will be presented.

Management of professional education focusing on the teaching of the Slovak Language as a Foreign Language in the context of emigration processes

Journal of Language and Cultural Education

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Society in Slovakia is currently determined by upheavals that are linked to global events. Slovak education is most significantly affected by the war in...

Management of professional education focusing on the teaching of the Slovak Language as a Foreign Language in the context of emigration processes

Pubblicato online: 02 feb 2024

Pagine: 50 - 57

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jolace-2023-0026

Parole chiave
professional development, professional (further) education, educational needs, Slovak language and literature teacher, Slovak language as a foreign language, emigration, research

© 2023 Mária Onušková et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Management of professional education focusing on the teaching of the Slovak Language as a Foreign Language in the context of emigration processes

Pubblicato online: 02 feb 2024

Pagine: 50 - 57

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jolace-2023-0026

Parole chiaveprofessional development, professional (further) education, educational needs, Slovak language and literature teacher, Slovak language as a foreign language, emigration, research

© 2023 Mária Onušková et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Parole chiave
professional development, professional (further) education, educational needs, Slovak language and literature teacher, Slovak language as a foreign language, emigration, research