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Papers by Eva Stranovská

Research paper thumbnail of Cognitive Structure and Foreign Language Reading Comprehension

Research paper thumbnail of Acquiring Reading Comprehension in English and Syntactic Competence

Research paper thumbnail of Differentiated Instruction Strategies in Efl Classroom: Case Study

Research paper thumbnail of Results of An On-line Survey on Competence Profiles of Primary and Secondary School Teachers

Teaching and Learning with Technology, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of Reading Comprehension in Foreign Language Learning and Personal Need for Structure

INTED2019 Proceedings, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Using New Technologies in Problem Based Learning Experiences of Trainee Teachers

Research paper thumbnail of Teacher's Ability to Develop Learner Personality and Their Competences - Pilot of Instruments for Its Evaluation

INTED2019 Proceedings, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Foreign Language Reading Comprehension in the Context of Internet Use

TEM Journal, 2021

Reading comprehension is a complex mental performance of an individual, which is strongly influen... more Reading comprehension is a complex mental performance of an individual, which is strongly influenced by the modern phenomenon of the use of the Internet. The main goal of the study is to examine the relationship between foreign language reading comprehension (in English and German) and the Internet use (time spent on the Internet, the Internet addiction). The results of the research confirmed negative relationship between the time spent online and reading comprehension in German. Internet addiction is positively correlated with reading comprehension in English, this relationship is influenced by demographic variables of students’ gender and the type of school attended.

Research paper thumbnail of Semantische Analyse des Kausalkonnektors weil in historischen Texten im Fremdsprachenunterricht

Eruditio-Educatio, 2021

Semantic analysis of causal conjunction weil in historical texts in foreign language teaching Abs... more Semantic analysis of causal conjunction weil in historical texts in foreign language teaching Abstract This article deals with pragmalinguistic typology which helps to represent the cognitive level. Thanks to the pragmalinguistic typology, one can analyze the communication process in a more detailed way and detect that translating and stringing together translated sentences is not enough for the respondent to understand what the speaker wants to express. For this purpose, it is very important to know how to produce syntactically and semantically meaningful sentences as well as how to use adequate linguistic and non-linguistic means. The main aim of this article is to point out the importance of pragmalinguistic typology, which plays an essential role to describe semantically the causal constructions in historical texts.

Research paper thumbnail of Leseverstehen im Fremdsprachenunterricht mit Hilfe der pragmalinguistischen Typologie

Eruditio-Educatio, 2020

Reading comprehension in foreign language teaching with the help of the pragmalinguisitc typology... more Reading comprehension in foreign language teaching with the help of the pragmalinguisitc typology Abstract This paper deals with the analysis of foreign language texts with the help of the pragmalinguistic typology which plays an essential role in describing the cognitive level. It also describes how it is possible to improve the reading skills of the students based on the pragmalinguistic typology which has a decisive influence in developing the pupil's communicative competence. Pragmalinguistics is intended to enable an individual to recognize different texts and to understand exactly what the author wants to highlight. For this it is necessary to know how to produce semantically and syntactically acceptable sentences with the appropriate choice of words. Our basis is the cognitive theory of Eve Sweetser. According to her teaching an utterance is based on three cognitive linkage levels: the propositional, the epistemic and the speech act level.

Research paper thumbnail of Learning Experience as a Factor of Motivation in Lower-Secondary School in Foreign Language Learning

Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 2019

This research focusses on the analysis of learning experience. Together with the other factors of... more This research focusses on the analysis of learning experience. Together with the other factors of motivational structure: Intrinsic motivation, Personal goals, Attractivity of foreign language community, and Worries about learning, it creates motivational profile of foreign language (FL) learners. The analysis is based on the theoretical concept of foreign language motivational self-system by Dörnyei. The research aim was to find out the perception of learning experience and the level of its dependence on the category of the Associations with the expression “German” in the selected categories. Moreover, it was to find out the differences in perception of learning experience, motivational structure, and the length of foreign language studying. The research sample consisted of German FL learners from six different lower-secondary schools within Slovakia. Motivational Structure Questionnaire was used as a research tool to obtain the research data. The data were processed by the selecte...

Research paper thumbnail of Tolerance of Ambiguity and the Linguistic Intervention Program

International Journal of English and Cultural Studies, 2018

The study examines the process of foreign language learning. The aim was to investigate dynamics ... more The study examines the process of foreign language learning. The aim was to investigate dynamics and stability of the variable tolerance of ambiguity in the process of learning a foreign language through the means of specifically designed linguistic intervention program. The investigation aimed to find out the impact of the intervention called The Linguistic Intervention Program in the process of foreign language learning and tolerance of ambiguity in the foreign language performance. Moreover, the purpose was to investigate long-lasting changes in the selected periods, after one year. The focus was put on the ability to create a cognitive structure, especially the ability to achieve cognitive structuration. The linguistic intervention program represented a method of active social learning, and autonomous learning.The approaches we used were the following: relaxation, cooperative techniques, communication techniques, and the techniques aimed at social perception and intercultural co...

Research paper thumbnail of Grammar as an “Art of Lettes” in Foreign Language Teaching (A Study of Teaching English Verb Tenses in Lower and Upper Secondary Schools)

Acta Educationis Generalis, 2018

Introduction: This paper focuses on the issue of teaching verb tenses in Slovak lower and upper s... more Introduction: This paper focuses on the issue of teaching verb tenses in Slovak lower and upper secondary schools – in particular, on teaching three grammatical tenses (Present Simple, Present Continuous, and Simple Present Perfect) and the learner’s ability to use them. It also identifies the mistakes made by the learners in the research sample, causes of their mistakes, and suggests ways of eliminating these errors. Methods: The paper presents the research data collected using quantitative (questionnaire and achievement test) and qualitative (lesson observation and semi-structured interview) methods. The data are analysed, compared, and conclusions for school practice are drawn. Results: The main research findings show how the three tenses are taught, identify the impact of the ways they are taught on the ability of lower and upper secondary school learners to use them, and outline the errors they commit. The authors seek to explain the errors and suggest possible ways of eliminat...

Research paper thumbnail of Cognitive-Individual, Linguistic and Demographic Variables, and Syntactic Abilities in Foreign Language

Studia Psychologica, 2013

The research was aimed at finding the measure of influence of cognitive-individual variables (Nee... more The research was aimed at finding the measure of influence of cognitive-individual variables (Need for Structure, Ability to Achieve Cognitive Structure, Self-Esteem, Cognitive Style 'Category Width'), linguistic variables (Verbal Intelligence, Morphology Score), and demographic variables (Study-year, Grade, Living abroad) on syntactic abilities of students studying English language and culture at the Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra. Subsequently, we investigated the relation between syntactic ability and chosen variables. We used the following research methods:

Research paper thumbnail of Designing and Planning Teaching Process - Teacher's Competence and Its Evaluation

INTED2017 Proceedings, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of The Influence of ‘Narrow’ Categorizerś Emotion on Language Processing

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2016

The paper focuses on language processing and its production depending on emotions, particularly o... more The paper focuses on language processing and its production depending on emotions, particularly on expressive factors of the 'narrow' categorizer. The aim of this research is to discover how the emotions of the 'narrow' categorizer affect the selection of expressive factors in request formation (L1) in social situations (social distance/proximity with/without social power). The research was conducted at the university and 148 students participated. The results indicate a low extent of emotional factors´ selection and their combinations by "narrow" categorizers during request formation in the mother tongue. The research confirmed our assumption that emotions of the 'narrow' categorizer affect language processing and request formation in dependence on social situation.

Research paper thumbnail of A ‘Broad Categorizer‘and Language Modeling in Relation to Selected Expressive Factors

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2016

The aim of this paper is to investigate the interaction between cognition and emotion in the proc... more The aim of this paper is to investigate the interaction between cognition and emotion in the process of language modelling in the presence of social power. Cognition is related to mental behavior which an individual usually uses by problem solving. Emotions represent expressive factors such as compliments/sweeteners, intensificators etc. In our case, it is a simulation of global processing of language information by a broad categorizer during social problem solving. The research was carried out at the university and 148 students took part. The results indicate that the 'broad categorizer' uses compliments, pre-sequences, politeness factors and their combinations in situations with social distance and power. On the other hand, in situations with social proximity and power, he/she uses language models with politeness factors, intensificators and post-sequences/supporting details.

Research paper thumbnail of Dynamics of Reading Comprehension Skills in Linguistic Intervention Programme

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2014

The aim of this study is an examination of dynamics of reading comprehension in a foreign languag... more The aim of this study is an examination of dynamics of reading comprehension in a foreign language through the linguistic intervention programme. The point of that was to examine an influence of the linguistic intervention programme on reading comprehension skills. The linguistic intervention programme represents a method of active social learning, autonomous learning and a set of strategies and specific methods of foreign language learning. Two hundred and twenty one university students took part in this experiment, where we used as research methods-an observation and a test of foreign-language proficiency focusing on reading comprehension skills (English, German). The results have shown interesting findings in the direction of supporting or obstructing variable on the process of reading comprehension in a foreign language.

Research paper thumbnail of Language Processing Dependence on Cognitive Style “Category Width”

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2013

The paper focuses on social situation (requests) where we describe a novel approach to computatio... more The paper focuses on social situation (requests) where we describe a novel approach to computational modelling of specific the data-requests in social situations, among students and their teachers in a university environment, were collected. The research was focused on the investigation of frequency and combination of factors of requ gory l power. Cross-tabulation analysis and association rules were applied. The results indicated that the broad categorizers began with social factors, continued with expressive, language, and finish with social. The narrow categorizers began with expressive, continued with social, and finished with language factors.

Research paper thumbnail of Impact of Cognitive Style “Category Width” on the use of Social and Expressive Factors in Politeness Speech Acts: Text Mining Application

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2013

Nowadays, spontaneity, success and coherence of intercultural communication (especially politenes... more Nowadays, spontaneity, success and coherence of intercultural communication (especially politeness communication) are studied from the point of view of different linguistic theories. However, not enough attention is always paid to cognitive characteristics of the interlocutor. These characteristics as well as context and social specifics of communication influence communication behaviour in foreign language utterance. The aim of our paper is to examine the relationship between cognitive style 'category width' and social and expressive factors in politeness speech acts formulated in requests in mother tongue (Slovak) and foreign language (English, Spanish and German). Selection and peer review under the responsibility of Prof.

Research paper thumbnail of Cognitive Structure and Foreign Language Reading Comprehension

Research paper thumbnail of Acquiring Reading Comprehension in English and Syntactic Competence

Research paper thumbnail of Differentiated Instruction Strategies in Efl Classroom: Case Study

Research paper thumbnail of Results of An On-line Survey on Competence Profiles of Primary and Secondary School Teachers

Teaching and Learning with Technology, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of Reading Comprehension in Foreign Language Learning and Personal Need for Structure

INTED2019 Proceedings, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Using New Technologies in Problem Based Learning Experiences of Trainee Teachers

Research paper thumbnail of Teacher's Ability to Develop Learner Personality and Their Competences - Pilot of Instruments for Its Evaluation

INTED2019 Proceedings, 2019

Research paper thumbnail of Foreign Language Reading Comprehension in the Context of Internet Use

TEM Journal, 2021

Reading comprehension is a complex mental performance of an individual, which is strongly influen... more Reading comprehension is a complex mental performance of an individual, which is strongly influenced by the modern phenomenon of the use of the Internet. The main goal of the study is to examine the relationship between foreign language reading comprehension (in English and German) and the Internet use (time spent on the Internet, the Internet addiction). The results of the research confirmed negative relationship between the time spent online and reading comprehension in German. Internet addiction is positively correlated with reading comprehension in English, this relationship is influenced by demographic variables of students’ gender and the type of school attended.

Research paper thumbnail of Semantische Analyse des Kausalkonnektors weil in historischen Texten im Fremdsprachenunterricht

Eruditio-Educatio, 2021

Semantic analysis of causal conjunction weil in historical texts in foreign language teaching Abs... more Semantic analysis of causal conjunction weil in historical texts in foreign language teaching Abstract This article deals with pragmalinguistic typology which helps to represent the cognitive level. Thanks to the pragmalinguistic typology, one can analyze the communication process in a more detailed way and detect that translating and stringing together translated sentences is not enough for the respondent to understand what the speaker wants to express. For this purpose, it is very important to know how to produce syntactically and semantically meaningful sentences as well as how to use adequate linguistic and non-linguistic means. The main aim of this article is to point out the importance of pragmalinguistic typology, which plays an essential role to describe semantically the causal constructions in historical texts.

Research paper thumbnail of Leseverstehen im Fremdsprachenunterricht mit Hilfe der pragmalinguistischen Typologie

Eruditio-Educatio, 2020

Reading comprehension in foreign language teaching with the help of the pragmalinguisitc typology... more Reading comprehension in foreign language teaching with the help of the pragmalinguisitc typology Abstract This paper deals with the analysis of foreign language texts with the help of the pragmalinguistic typology which plays an essential role in describing the cognitive level. It also describes how it is possible to improve the reading skills of the students based on the pragmalinguistic typology which has a decisive influence in developing the pupil's communicative competence. Pragmalinguistics is intended to enable an individual to recognize different texts and to understand exactly what the author wants to highlight. For this it is necessary to know how to produce semantically and syntactically acceptable sentences with the appropriate choice of words. Our basis is the cognitive theory of Eve Sweetser. According to her teaching an utterance is based on three cognitive linkage levels: the propositional, the epistemic and the speech act level.

Research paper thumbnail of Learning Experience as a Factor of Motivation in Lower-Secondary School in Foreign Language Learning

Problems of Education in the 21st Century, 2019

This research focusses on the analysis of learning experience. Together with the other factors of... more This research focusses on the analysis of learning experience. Together with the other factors of motivational structure: Intrinsic motivation, Personal goals, Attractivity of foreign language community, and Worries about learning, it creates motivational profile of foreign language (FL) learners. The analysis is based on the theoretical concept of foreign language motivational self-system by Dörnyei. The research aim was to find out the perception of learning experience and the level of its dependence on the category of the Associations with the expression “German” in the selected categories. Moreover, it was to find out the differences in perception of learning experience, motivational structure, and the length of foreign language studying. The research sample consisted of German FL learners from six different lower-secondary schools within Slovakia. Motivational Structure Questionnaire was used as a research tool to obtain the research data. The data were processed by the selecte...

Research paper thumbnail of Tolerance of Ambiguity and the Linguistic Intervention Program

International Journal of English and Cultural Studies, 2018

The study examines the process of foreign language learning. The aim was to investigate dynamics ... more The study examines the process of foreign language learning. The aim was to investigate dynamics and stability of the variable tolerance of ambiguity in the process of learning a foreign language through the means of specifically designed linguistic intervention program. The investigation aimed to find out the impact of the intervention called The Linguistic Intervention Program in the process of foreign language learning and tolerance of ambiguity in the foreign language performance. Moreover, the purpose was to investigate long-lasting changes in the selected periods, after one year. The focus was put on the ability to create a cognitive structure, especially the ability to achieve cognitive structuration. The linguistic intervention program represented a method of active social learning, and autonomous learning.The approaches we used were the following: relaxation, cooperative techniques, communication techniques, and the techniques aimed at social perception and intercultural co...

Research paper thumbnail of Grammar as an “Art of Lettes” in Foreign Language Teaching (A Study of Teaching English Verb Tenses in Lower and Upper Secondary Schools)

Acta Educationis Generalis, 2018

Introduction: This paper focuses on the issue of teaching verb tenses in Slovak lower and upper s... more Introduction: This paper focuses on the issue of teaching verb tenses in Slovak lower and upper secondary schools – in particular, on teaching three grammatical tenses (Present Simple, Present Continuous, and Simple Present Perfect) and the learner’s ability to use them. It also identifies the mistakes made by the learners in the research sample, causes of their mistakes, and suggests ways of eliminating these errors. Methods: The paper presents the research data collected using quantitative (questionnaire and achievement test) and qualitative (lesson observation and semi-structured interview) methods. The data are analysed, compared, and conclusions for school practice are drawn. Results: The main research findings show how the three tenses are taught, identify the impact of the ways they are taught on the ability of lower and upper secondary school learners to use them, and outline the errors they commit. The authors seek to explain the errors and suggest possible ways of eliminat...

Research paper thumbnail of Cognitive-Individual, Linguistic and Demographic Variables, and Syntactic Abilities in Foreign Language

Studia Psychologica, 2013

The research was aimed at finding the measure of influence of cognitive-individual variables (Nee... more The research was aimed at finding the measure of influence of cognitive-individual variables (Need for Structure, Ability to Achieve Cognitive Structure, Self-Esteem, Cognitive Style 'Category Width'), linguistic variables (Verbal Intelligence, Morphology Score), and demographic variables (Study-year, Grade, Living abroad) on syntactic abilities of students studying English language and culture at the Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra. Subsequently, we investigated the relation between syntactic ability and chosen variables. We used the following research methods:

Research paper thumbnail of Designing and Planning Teaching Process - Teacher's Competence and Its Evaluation

INTED2017 Proceedings, 2017

Research paper thumbnail of The Influence of ‘Narrow’ Categorizerś Emotion on Language Processing

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2016

The paper focuses on language processing and its production depending on emotions, particularly o... more The paper focuses on language processing and its production depending on emotions, particularly on expressive factors of the 'narrow' categorizer. The aim of this research is to discover how the emotions of the 'narrow' categorizer affect the selection of expressive factors in request formation (L1) in social situations (social distance/proximity with/without social power). The research was conducted at the university and 148 students participated. The results indicate a low extent of emotional factors´ selection and their combinations by "narrow" categorizers during request formation in the mother tongue. The research confirmed our assumption that emotions of the 'narrow' categorizer affect language processing and request formation in dependence on social situation.

Research paper thumbnail of A ‘Broad Categorizer‘and Language Modeling in Relation to Selected Expressive Factors

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2016

The aim of this paper is to investigate the interaction between cognition and emotion in the proc... more The aim of this paper is to investigate the interaction between cognition and emotion in the process of language modelling in the presence of social power. Cognition is related to mental behavior which an individual usually uses by problem solving. Emotions represent expressive factors such as compliments/sweeteners, intensificators etc. In our case, it is a simulation of global processing of language information by a broad categorizer during social problem solving. The research was carried out at the university and 148 students took part. The results indicate that the 'broad categorizer' uses compliments, pre-sequences, politeness factors and their combinations in situations with social distance and power. On the other hand, in situations with social proximity and power, he/she uses language models with politeness factors, intensificators and post-sequences/supporting details.

Research paper thumbnail of Dynamics of Reading Comprehension Skills in Linguistic Intervention Programme

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2014

The aim of this study is an examination of dynamics of reading comprehension in a foreign languag... more The aim of this study is an examination of dynamics of reading comprehension in a foreign language through the linguistic intervention programme. The point of that was to examine an influence of the linguistic intervention programme on reading comprehension skills. The linguistic intervention programme represents a method of active social learning, autonomous learning and a set of strategies and specific methods of foreign language learning. Two hundred and twenty one university students took part in this experiment, where we used as research methods-an observation and a test of foreign-language proficiency focusing on reading comprehension skills (English, German). The results have shown interesting findings in the direction of supporting or obstructing variable on the process of reading comprehension in a foreign language.

Research paper thumbnail of Language Processing Dependence on Cognitive Style “Category Width”

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2013

The paper focuses on social situation (requests) where we describe a novel approach to computatio... more The paper focuses on social situation (requests) where we describe a novel approach to computational modelling of specific the data-requests in social situations, among students and their teachers in a university environment, were collected. The research was focused on the investigation of frequency and combination of factors of requ gory l power. Cross-tabulation analysis and association rules were applied. The results indicated that the broad categorizers began with social factors, continued with expressive, language, and finish with social. The narrow categorizers began with expressive, continued with social, and finished with language factors.

Research paper thumbnail of Impact of Cognitive Style “Category Width” on the use of Social and Expressive Factors in Politeness Speech Acts: Text Mining Application

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2013

Nowadays, spontaneity, success and coherence of intercultural communication (especially politenes... more Nowadays, spontaneity, success and coherence of intercultural communication (especially politeness communication) are studied from the point of view of different linguistic theories. However, not enough attention is always paid to cognitive characteristics of the interlocutor. These characteristics as well as context and social specifics of communication influence communication behaviour in foreign language utterance. The aim of our paper is to examine the relationship between cognitive style 'category width' and social and expressive factors in politeness speech acts formulated in requests in mother tongue (Slovak) and foreign language (English, Spanish and German). Selection and peer review under the responsibility of Prof.