

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: PROLang: Spotlight on Slovak
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 24 Mar, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Tue, 24 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm (+00:00)
- **Event Description**: Please join us for this year’s postgraduate research seminar, Spotlight on Slovak.About this EventPROLang proudly presents postgraduate research on topics involving language and society in the broadest sense, through seminars, talks, workshops and projects.This year’s postgraduate research seminar, Spotlight on Slovak, presents current PhD research by students focusing on Slovakia, and by PhD students based in Slovakia working on Humanities topics related to the Central and Eastern European region.This event will be livestreamed online.Moderators and discussants: Petronela Turcerová and Ramona Gönczöl (UCL SSEES)Image credit: James Tye. SPEAKERS:SIMONA VRABCOVÁPresentation: The role of National Cultural Institutes (NCIs) in shaping cultural diplomacy and nation branding in the Visegrad Four countries, with a particular focus on SlovakiaDr Simona Vrabcová is a cultural policy researcher, arts manager, and lecturer. She completed her PhD in Cultural Policy at the University of Warwick, focusing on cultural diplomacy, nation branding, and the organisational strategies of National Cultural Institutes in Central and Eastern Europe. Alongside her academic work, she leads international cultural projects, including Slovak Theatre London, and works as a freelance cultural consultant and manager. She teaches arts and cultural management at UK universities and has published and presented internationally on cultural diplomacy, nation branding, cultural value, and institutional strategy.PETR HÁJEKPresentation: How Speakers Align: Syntax, Reference, and Stance in English ConversationPetr Hájek is a university lecturer in English linguistics at theSilesian University in Opava. His academic focus lies primarily inEnglish grammar and syntax, with broader interests in linguistic theory.He is particularly interested in the interface between syntacticpatterns and discourse-pragmatic functions, a direction he plans topursue in his prospective doctoral studies. His intended researchexamines syntactic and pragmatic alignment in English interaction, withemphasis on reference strategies, pronominal use, and repair structures.Through a combination of corpus-based and interactional approaches, heaims to contribute to the understanding of how grammar operates inreal-time communication. He plans to build on this expertise further ina future dissertation project exploring the interface between syntax andpragmatics.PaedDr. SIMONA RUSZNYÁKOVÁPresentation: Particularities of the Disciplinary Didactics of Ethical Education in the Context of Comprehensive Teacher Training for Pedagogical PracticeSimona Rusznyáková is a doctoral student at Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovakia. Her PhD research explores innovative approaches, challenges, and opportunities in teacher education, with a particular focus on the didactic model of ethical education. Her work addresses both local and global educational contexts, including innovative teaching methods, teachers’ personality and character development, the use of modern technologies, and polarization in the school environment and its impact on educational practice. Her research is enriched by direct work with pre-service teachers through her pedagogical practice, where she emphasizes the development of practical skills and teachers’ personal and professional growth.KAMILA KAMALA GALJUŠPresentation: Translation for children and young people – routine or challenge for translators? (with a particular focus on Romani authors from the Czechoslovak literary space)Kamila Kamala Galjuš is a first-year PhD candidate at the Institute of British and American Studies at the University of Prešov in Slovakia. She studied translation and interpreting at the University of Prešov, and her working languages are English and Slovak. She completed my studies in 2024, when she defended my diploma thesis focusing on the comparison of human and machine literary translation. She then pursued a career in journalism by joining the team of Radio Slovakia International, the English service of the national public-service broadcaster RTVS. She brought minority-related topics to the broadcast, which became a catalyst for writing her research proposal at the University of Prešov. In addition, she enjoys fantasy literature, rock music, creative writing, and video games.JOZEF HULJAKPresentation: Taiwan’s Cultural Diplomacy in Central Europe: Identity Construction and Institutional Frameworks in Prague and BratislavaJozef Huljak is a PhD candidate at Constantine the PhilosopherUniversity in Nitra. His research focuses on diplomacy in theIndo-Pacific, with particular emphasis on Taiwan’s internationalengagement, diplomatic practice, and strategic communication. He iscurrently researching Taiwan’s cultural diplomacy, with a primary focuson its engagement with EU member states. He has professional experienceat the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republicand has been actively involved in academic self-governance and EUoutreach initiatives.MAREK ŠIMČEKUniversity of Constantine The Philosopher, Nitra, SK : Department of HistoryResearch on: Crime in interwar Nitra (1918-1939)Presentation: Criminality in Interwar Czechoslovakia – case study NitraMarek Šimček comes from Ružomberok, Slovakia. For the lastsix years he has been studying at Constantine the Philosopher Universityin Nitra. In his first year, he studied history and philosophy, thentransferred to history only. He is currently a PhD student atDepartment of History, Faculty of Arts, CPU, studying Slovak history. Hewas a member of student society called Constantine’s Historical Society.Hobbies include reading, writing, history as a whole, learning new skills.
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- **city**: London
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- **country**: United Kingdom
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  - **A:** Tue, 24 Mar, 2026 at 05:00 pm (+00:00)
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