Slovakia and Bulgaria, Slovak and Bulgarian Languages through the Eyes of the Students

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Pages: 33-42
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54664/SQSV6577

Abstract:

The paper focuses on students’ knowledge about Slovakia and Bulgaria and Slovak and Bulgarian languages. For this purpose, two questionnaires were designed. The first one was administered among Bulgarian students and graduate students in the degree programs in Slavonic Studies (Slovakist Studies) and Applied Linguistic (with Slovak) at St Cyril and St Methodius of University of Veliko Tarnovo and St Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia. The second questionnaire was answered by Slovak students in the degree programs in Slavonic Studies and Slovakistics at the University of Presov and Constantine the Philosopher University of Nitra. In the paper, the responses to the two questionnaires are compared and analyzed. Some conclusions are drawn such as that students lack sufficient historical and philological knowledge about Slovakia and Bulgaria (Slovak and Bulgarian languages), and that one of the tasks of Slovakist studies in Bulgaria and Bulgarian Studies in Slovakia should be to increase the mutual interest and knowledge (not only philological).

Keywords:

Slovakia, Bulgaria, Slovak, Bulgarian, Slavonic studies

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