Education

TASR Launches Special Series on Correct Use of Slovak Language

Bratislava, May 9 (TASR) – As of Thursday the News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR) will launch a series of practical advice on the use of the official Slovak language, TASR general director Vladimir Puchala announced on Wednesday.

“We’ll provide practical advice on avoiding mistakes when using the official Slovak language. We’ll look at frequent lexical mistakes, analyse suffixes in declension and conjugation and point to inappropriate phraseology, but we won’t bypass the importance of accents [above letters] and the borrowing of expressions from other languages, either – all in theory and with practical examples; in ordinary life, in the language of the media and public officials. We want to provide information on Slovak as a developing language that reacts to real life,” said Puchala.

The series will appear in TASR’s service every Tuesday and Thursday.

Cabinet Okays Bill on Slovak Television and Radio

Bratislava, April 24 (TASR) - Public-service broadcaster Radio and Television Slovakia (RTVS) is to be renamed Slovak Television and Radio (STVR), according to the draft law on STVR approved by the government on Wednesday. The director will be elected by a nine-member council including four nominees from the Culture Ministry.

Fico: Gov't to Deal with Law on STaR at Away-from-home Session on Wednesday

The government will deal with a bill on public-broadcaster Slovak Television and Radio (STaR) at its away-from-home session in Dolna Krupa (Trnava region) on Wednesday (April 24), Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) told a news conference following his inspection day at the Culture Ministry on Monday.

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