Name, Surname, Degree: prof. PaedDr. Zdena Kráľová, PhD.
E-mail: zkralova@ukf.sk
Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Zdena_Kralova2
Phone number: +421 37 6408 247
Office: DRB02220
ORCID ID: 0000-0001-6900-9992
WOS Researcher ID: AAE-3586-2019
SCOPUS Author ID: 6507547112
Publications: https://kis.ukf.sk/opacXE/openURL?epcAutSysno=148954
Education
2017: Professor – Language Pedagogy
2010: Associate Professor – Slovak Language and Literature
2004: PhD. – General Linguistics
1990-1995: Master’s degree – Teaching: Slovak Language and English Language
Work
since 2015: Faculty of Education, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Slovakia
since 2016: Faculty of Humanities, Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czechia
2004-2015: Faculty of Humanities, University of Zilina, Slovakia
1997-2004: Faculty of Philology, Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia
1995-1997: Business Academy D. Skuteckeho, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia
Teaching
Phonetics and Phonology 1
Phonetics and Phonology 2
Practical Phonetics
Didactics of Psycholingual Competences
Contrastive Linguistics
Contemporary Research in Language Pedagogy
Awards
2021: Rector’s Prize for Scientific Monograph “Foreign Language Pronunciation. From Theory to Practice”
2021: Dean’s Prize for Scientific Monograph “Positive Emotions in Teaching Foreign Language Vocabulary”
Other activities
Person responsible for habilitation and inauguration in Disciplinary Didactics.
Guarantor of the study programs at the Department of English Language and Culture – B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees.
Reviewer and editor for the journals: System, Acta Psychologica, Asian-Pacific Journal of Second and Foreign Language Education SAGE Open, Frontiers in Psychology.
Stays abroad
1996 Family Resource Centre, Brighton, Great Britain
1997 Family Resource Centre, London, Great Britain
2000 University of Chicago, Chicago, USA
2009 Globe University, Woodbury, USA
2010 Esterházy Károly Föiskola, Eger, Hungary
2013 Metropolitan University, Prague, Czechia
2023 Private Pädagogische Hochschule der Diözese, Linz, Austria
2023 Kansai University in Osaka, Osaka, Japan
2024 J. E. Purkyne University in Usti nad Labem, Czechia
Projects
KEGA 001UKF-4/2024 Contemplative activities in teaching English as a foreign language
Position: principal investigator
Duration: 2024-2026
VEGA 1/0218/24 Literacy and critical thinking in bilingual education
Position: member
Duration: 2024-2026
Erasmus+ KA171 Kansai University in Osaka, Japan
Position: principal investigator
Duration: 2022-2024
001UKF-2-1/2022 Increasing the quality of preparation of future teachers of mathematics, physics, chemistry, informatics, English language, Slovak language and technology in the form of additional pedagogical studies and extension studies at the UKF in Nitra
Position: member
Duration: 2022-2023
312011BDW8 ESF Support of internal quality assurance systems at UKF in Nitra
Position: member
Duration: 2022-2023
312011Z815 ESF Improving the practical training of future teaching staff at UKF in Nitra
Position: member
Duration: 2022-2023
KEGA 002UKF-4/2020 Positive psychology in teaching English
Position: principal investigator
Duration: 2020-2022
KEGA 006UKF-4/2017 Contrastive analysis as an effective supporting method of teaching English pronunciation at primary schools
Position: principal investigator
Duration: 2017-2019
VEGA 1/0062/17 English speaking anxiety of English teachers in Slovakia
Position: principal investigator
Duration: 2017-2019
544091-TEMPUS-1-2013-1-BE-TEMPUS-JPCRS DESIRE Development of Embedded System Courses with implementation of innovative virtual approaches for integration of research, education and production in UA, GE, AM
Position: member
Duration: 2013-2017
KEGA 036UKF-4/2013 Creation of textbooks and multimedia courses for the new study program as a means of internationalization of university training of foreign language teachers
Position: deputy principal investigator
Duration: 2013-2015
ESF ITMS 26110230079 Innovation and internationalization of education – tools for improving the quality of the University of Zilina in the European educational area
Position: member
Duration: 2013-2014
ESF ITMS 26110230063 Human resources development with the support of an integrated information system for the evaluation of scientific research results
Position: member
Duration: 2012-2013
LEONARDO DA VINCI 11342 1512 – Partnership around Continuous Training of Teachers
Position: member
Duration: 2012-2013
KEGA 085ŽU-4/2011 – Developing pupils’ higher-order thinking functions in integrated teaching
Position: principal investigator
Duration: 2011-2013
KEGA 3/7362/09 – English for Business Practice
Position: deputy principal investigator
Duration: 2009-2011
Selected publications
The emotional profile of Slovak freshmen in teaching English as a foreign language / Zdena Kráľová et al, 2024. DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1410467.
In: Frontiers in Psychology. – ISSN 1664-1078, vol. 15 (2024), art. no. 1410467, p. [1-6] [online].
Exploring the relationship between digital gaming, language attitudes, and academic success in EFL university students / Gregor Vnučko, Zdena Kráľová, Anna Tirpáková, 2024. DOI 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e33301.
In: Heliyon. – ISSN 2405-8440, vol. 10, no. 13 (2024), p. [1-12]. I.
Joint Degrees – A Competitive Advantage of Czech Higher Education Institutions (?) / Zdena Kráľová et al, 2024. DOI 10.7441/joc.2024.02.06.
In: Journal of Competitiveness. – ISSN 1804-171X, vol. 16, no. 2 (2024), p. 103-116.
Positive emotional stimuli in teaching foreign language vocabulary / Zdena Kráľová et al, 2022. DOI 10.1016/j.system.2021.102678.
In: System. – ISSN 0346-251X, vol. 104, no. 2 (2022), p. 1-12.
The importance of English in business education in the Czech Republic / Zdena Kráľová, 2020. DOI 10.1080/08832323.2020.1762529.
In: Journal of Education for Business. – ISSN 1940-3356, vol. 96, no. 2 (2021), p. 111-119.
Positive Views and Challenges of Using Project Work in ESP Lessons / Elena Kováčiková, Zdena Kráľová, 2021. DOI 10.22190/JTESAP2101031K.
In: The Journal of Teaching English for Specific and Academic Purposes. – ISSN 2334-9212, vol. 9, no. 1 (2021), p. 31-41.
Gender identities in e-shop perfume descriptions / Katarína Nemčoková, Zdena Kráľová et al, 2021.
In: Topics in Linguistics. – ISSN 1337-7590, vol. 22, no. 1 (2021), p. 63-77.
Nonnative EFL Teachers’ Speaking Anxiety: Post-Communist Country Context / Zdena Kráľová, Anna Tirpáková, 2019. DOI 10.1177/2158244019846698.
In: Sage Open. – ISSN 2158-2440, vol. 9, no. 2 (2019), p. 1-13.
Reducing student teachers’ foreign language pronunciation anxiety through psycho-social training / Zdena Kráľová et al, 2017. DOI 10.1016/j.system.2017.01.001.
In: System : an International Journal of Educational Technology and Applied Linguistics. – ISSN 0346-251X, vol. 65, no. 4 (2017), p. 49-60.
Personality factors of foreign language pronunciation anxiety / Zdena Kráľová, 2017.
In: Journal of Teaching and Education. – ISSN 2165-6266, vol. 7, no. 1 (2017), CD-ROM, p. 325-331.
Monographs
Positive Emotional Stimuli in Teaching Foreign Language Vocabulary / Jana Kamenická, Zdena Kráľová ; recenzent: Eva Malá, Magdaléna Bilá. – 1. vyd. – Nitra : UKF, 2021. – 173. – ISBN 978-80-558-1729-3.
Kvalitatívna aproximácia v systéme slovenských a anglických krátkych vokálov / Zdena Kráľová; 1. vyd. – Ústí nad Labem : Univerzita J. E. Purkyně, 2010. – 117 s. – ISBN 978-80-7414-268-0.
Slovensko-anglická zvuková interferencia / Zdena Kráľová. – 1. vyd. – Žilina : Žilinská univerzita, 2005. – 2. vyd. – Žilina : Žilinská univerzita, 2011. ISBN 978-80-554-0456-1. – 100 s. – ISBN 80-89029-85-X.
Textbooks
Faktory anglickej fónickej kompetencie / Zdena Kráľová; 1. vyd. – Žilina : Žilinská univerzita, 2009. – 94 s. – ISBN 978-80-554-0051-8.
Foreign Language Anxiety / Zdena Kráľová; – 1. vyd. – Nitra : UKF, 2016. – 88 s. – ISBN 978-80-558-1125-3.
Slovak Cultural Heritage in the USA – Periodicals / Michaela Bakay Záhorská, Zdena Kráľová; – 1 vyd. – Nitra : UKF, 2015. – 117 s. – ISBN 978-80-558-0874-1.
Other
The correlation of extraversion and L2 pronunciation quality / Zdena Kráľová; In: Current issues in teaching foreign languages. – [Brno] : Masaryk University, 2011. – ISBN 978-80-210-5608-4, S. 162-198.
The perceptual evaluation of Slovak into English phonic interference / Zdena Kráľová, 2007. In: Challenging tasks for psycholinguistics in the new century. – Katowice : Oficyna Wydawnicza Wacław Walasek, 2007. – ISBN 978-83-60743-07-2, P. 520-528.
Anglicizmy v slovenčine z hľadiska didaktickej komunikácie / Zdena Kráľová. – 1. vyd. – Banská Bystrica : Metodické centrum, 2002. – 32 s. – ISBN 80-8041-399-1.