Slovak as a gateway to the Slavic family
Slavic languages (Slovak, Czech, Polish, Ukrainian, Serbian/Croatian, Slovenian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, etc.) account for roughly 4% of the world as mother tongue and about 5% including second language speakers. These are rounded, communication-friendly estimates based on population totals and second language approximations. Why Slovak first? Slovak sits in the West-Slavic core (with Czech and Polish). Shared […]
What Happens to Your Brain When You Learn a New Language?
You might not even realize it, but every time you start learning a new language, something extraordinary happens in your brain. It’s not just about memorizing vocabulary and grammar rules – language learning is real training for the brain, bringing numerous benefits for your thinking, memory, and even your health. 1. The brain becomes more […]
Heritage or Second Language? Understanding How Your Child Learns Slovak
Is Your Child Learning Slovak as a Heritage Language or a Second Language? Why It Matters At Flamingos Slovak School, we work with students across the globe who are growing up in multilingual environments. Most of our students come from Slovak families living abroad — children of Slovak parents or mixed households, raised far from […]
Employing Slovak Employees Abroad with Their Families? Help Their Children Keep the Slovak Language Alive – Even Far from Home.
In today’s global economy, an increasing number of Slovak companies are expanding internationally. They open branches abroad and send key employees to represent the company overseas, often with their families. For the business, it’s a strategic move. For the employee and their loved ones, it’s the start of a new chapter filled with opportunity, change, […]
From Listening to Speaking – How Children Begin to Learn Slovak as a Heritage Language
Learning Slovak from Scratch: What Does the Journey Look Like for Heritage Learners? When children grow up in Slovak-speaking households abroad or visit grandparents who speak Slovak, they are often surrounded by their roots’ language without formally learning it. At Flamingos Slovak School, we usually work with heritage learners who are beginners, and their learning […]
Wellbeing in a Multicultural Team: How to Support It
Do you employ people whose native language is not Slovak? Perhaps they are our neighbors from the Czech Republic or Ukraine, or colleagues from the south, such as Serbia. Regardless of the distance from their homeland, you’ve likely asked yourself how to make them feel welcome and comfortable in your company. Wellbeing is not just […]
Are you thinking about taking Slovak lessons? What form shall you choose – private or group lessons?
What are the pros and cons of private (one-to-one) lessons over group ones, and when do they suit your child? Since the pandemic, many parents have been directly convinced of the benefits of online learning of languages. At the beginning of the Slovak language school year, the question of the form of education is the […]
How do multilingual children acquire and learn a new language?
Do you know how speech development begins? How do children learn to speak? What is actually a definition of language? How to support a “second language” in a bilingual child? If you find these questions interesting, keep reading. What is a definition of language? An encyclopaedical definition may sound like it is a system of […]
Why is it important to me that my daughters speak Slovak?
Hi, my name is Zuzka and I am a manager of the Flamingos school. As a child, I had a dream to become a doctor and I pursuit my dream and I received admission to School of Medicine in Prague. However, before starting my school, I travelled to Cyprus and I fell in love not […]