Mgr. Diana Židová, PhD.

Name, Surname, Degrees: Mgr. Diana Židová, PhD.
E-mail: dzidova@ukf.sk
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Diana_Zidova
ORCID: 0000-0001-8146-9748
Phone number: +421 37 6408 231
Office: DRB02020

Education:

2008-2010: Faculty of Arts, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra – Teaching for Academic Purposes: Slovak Language and Literature, English Language and Literature; academic degree: Mgr.

2011-2014: Faculty of Arts, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra – Non-Slavic Languages and Literatures: English Studies; academic degree: PhD.

–   dissertation “Identity in Slovak American Literary Context ”

 Past Work Experience:

2021 – Department of English Language and Culture, Faculty of Education, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra

2017 – Department of Language Pedagogy and Intercultural Studies, Faculty of Education, Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra

2014-2017 – Department of British and American Studies, Faculty of Arts, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava

 Courses:

American Literature
Selected Chapters from Anglophone Literatures
Interpretation of Literary Texts
Literature Written in English
Culture of Anglophone Countries – USA
Culture of Ethnic Minorities
International European Institutions and Norms
European Plurilingualism and Pluriculture
Professional Practice (I,II,III)

 Language Courses, Internships, International Work Experience:

06 / 2019 – Erasmus+, Private Pädagogische Hochschule der Diözese Linz, Linz, AT
06 / 2017 – Research grant, Masaryk University, Brno, CZ
07 – 08/ 2016 – Summer school of Slavic languages, Charles University, Prague, CZ
07 – 08/ 2015 – Summer school of Polish language, University of  Lodz, PL
02 – 06/ 2013 – National Scholarship Programme of the SR, John Carroll University, University Heights, Ohio, USA
01 – 06/ 2009 – Erasmus, Middlesex University, London, UK

 Projects:

KEGA:
006UKF-4/2018 – National literatures in the age of globalization (origin and development of American-Slovak literary and cultural identity) (co-researcher)

RP:
ZML-2018/1-945:191006 – Integration of education and research at UKF taking into account societal needs and practice requirements (co-researcher)

 Publications:

Publications in journals indexed in Web of Science or Scopus databases:

ŽIDOVÁ, D. 2020. Literature as a tool of awareness: Traits of autism spectrum disorders for students in ESP class. DOI 10.22190/ JTESAP2003297Z. In: Journal of Teaching English for Specific and Academic Purposes. – ISSN 2334-9212, Roč. 8, č. 3 (2020), s. 297-305.

ŽIDOVÁ, D. 2020. Massive open online courses (MOOCs): the promise of non-formal education in English language learning. DOI 10.33543/1002. In: Ad Alta: Journal of Interdisciplinary Research. – ISSN 1804-7890, Roč. 10, č. 2 (2020), s. 352-355.

Other:

ŽIDOVÁ, D. 2022. The role of extensive reading in English language classroom In: INTED 2022: 16th International Technology, Education and Development Conference, Valencia, 7-8th March 2022 / L. Gómez Chova, A. López Martínez, I. Candel Torres. – Valencia : IATED Academy, 2022. – ISBN 978-84-09-37758-9. – ISSN 2340-1079, P. 1254-1264.

ŽIDOVÁ, D. 2019. Ethnic Writing as a Part of American Studies: Interpretation and Teaching. In: English Language Teaching through the Lens of Experience / Christoph Haase, Natalia Orlova. – Newcastle Upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2019. – ISBN 978-1-5275-3718-7, P. 305-318.

ŽIDOVÁ, D. 2016. Cultural and ethnic encounters between Slovaks and other nations in America. In: Humanities Across the Borders: Further Interdisciplinary Issues / editors Edita Hornáčková Klapicová, Eva Smetanová; reviewers: René Balák, Kaybeth Calabria. – 1. vyd. – Madrid : Ediciones Xorki, 2016. – (Humanidades; 15). – ISBN 978-84-945214-4-7, S. 351-361.

ŽIDOVÁ, D. 2016. Manifestations of Slovak and Rusyn Identity in Vasil Stefan Koban´s The Sorrows of Marienka and Excerpt from Michal. In CLEaR [elektronický zdroj]. – ISSN 2453-7128. – Roč. 3, č. 1, 2016, s. 39-46 [online].

ŽIDOVÁ, D. 2016. Slováci a literatúra: Imigrantská etnicita v Spojených štátoch amerických. In: Jazykovedné, literárnovedné a didaktické kolokvium XXXIII. [elektronický zdroj] = Linguistic, Literary and Didactic Colloquium XXXIII. : zborník vedeckých prác a vedeckých štúdií / zostavil: Daniel Lančarič ; recenzenti: Richard Repka, Sylvia Brychová, Viera Lagerová. – Bratislava : Z-F LINGUA, 2016. – ISBN 978-80-8177-019-7. – S. 121-129 [CD-ROM].

ŽIDOVÁ, D. 2016. Slovaks in America: Michael Simko´s Mila Nadaya.
In: Jazykovedné, literárnovedné a didaktické kolokvium XXXVIII. [elektronický zdroj] = Linguistic, Literary and Didactic Colloquium XXXVIII. : zborník vedeckých prác a vedeckých štúdií / zostavil: Daniel Lančarič ; recenzenti: Richard Repka, Martina Šipošová, Viera Lagerová. – Bratislava : Z-F LINGUA, 2016. – ISBN 978-80-8177-024-1. – S. 136-146 [CD-ROM].

ŽIDOVÁ, D. 2015. Displacement and Otherness: Immigrant and His Place in the New World. In: IBU Journal of Social and Human Sciences. – ISSN 1857-9051. – Special Issue 2015, pp. 71-84.

ŽIDOVÁ, D. 2014. Ethnic Literature and Slovak American Research. In: Ars Aeterna : Literature and Humanity in the 21st Century. – ISSN 1337-9291. – Roč. 1, č. 6, 2014, s. 1-7.

ŽIDOVÁ, D. 2014. Stereotypes and the Image of Hunky in American Literature. In: Cross-Cultural Challenges in British and American Studies : Slovak Studies in English IV / editori: Ivan Lacko, Lucia Otrísalová ; recenzenti: Peter Barrer, Miroslav Bázlik. – Bratislava : STIMUL, 2014. – ISBN 978-80-8127-117-5. – S. 151-159.

ŽIDOVÁ, D. 2014. Good Reads. In: Slovakia, 2014, Vol. 27, No. 2, p. 9.

ŽIDOVÁ, D. 2014. Reviving Memories from Slovakia. In: Slovakia, 2014, Vol. 27, no. 1, p. 5.

ŽIDOVÁ, D. 2013. Slovakia, a Shattered Idyll, Could Become His Home. In: Journal of Language and Cultural Education. – ISSN 1339-4045. – Vol. 1, no. 1, 2013, p. 138-140. Rec: Ma´s Dictionary: Straddling the Social Class Divide. – Duluth: Greysolon Press, 2011. – ISBN 978-0578081687.