Abstract
Introduction. Social cultural aspect and linguistic diversity of educational background play an important role in teaching a foreign language. Although there are a lot of publications on this theme, it is hardly possible to find surveys which study the impact of globalization accompanied by the English language expansion, on transformation of cultural identity. The aim of this article is to analyse changes of social cultural phenomena and linguistic diversity in common life and foreign languages education in a Mid-European (mostly Slovak) economic and technological spheres. Materials and Methods. Within this research the content analysis method was employed together with critical comparison of relative scientific papers and other materials in the respect of the problem investigated. Questionnaires were developed and educators who run practice oriented professional programmes were interviewed. After the results of the interview being analysed and synthetized, some crucial points of the discussed problem were revealed. Results. The research revealed the main factors which determine diversity of linguistic communication in a Mid-European former socialist country (Slovakia as an example); reasons and types of social cultural transformations in the society under research were analysed; economic and technological conditions of the transformations discussed were defined; recommendations for educators who run practice oriented professional programmes were developed. Discussion and Conclusion. The results of the research done are considered to be some contribution to the development of bilingual practice oriented education under the condition of European economic and technological integration. However, the task of reserving peculiar cultural values of the nation which is subject to unavoidable social cultural transformations is the major one in this respect.
Highlights
Our existence is under a permanent influence of various factors entering our lives
We focus on two main factors – sociocultural phenomena and linguistic diversity
We focus on revealing mechanisms and relations running our society, influencing economic relations and communication, language included
Summary
There are certain sociocultural phenomena that have the potential to transcend and dominate in a regional context and internationally. The problem of European perception and the consequent acceptance of foreign influences still traumatise society. These days Slovakia must face a number of inner struggles over the character of its culture, language, and religious identity. At the same time, on the other hand, there are significant efforts to protect the nation from any assimilation attempts because some cultural elements adopted from abroad can be seen as problematic. We focus on two main factors – sociocultural phenomena and linguistic diversity. We reveal mechanisms and relations that run our society, with regard to the terms culture, language, diversity, society, and their mutual overlap
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