In the morning programme, which started at 8 am, researchers first introduced primary school, secondary school and university students to the Slovanska Library and its rare books and other publications (newspapers, manuscripts etc.).
This was followed by a workshop with newspaper materials (Kmetijske in rokodelske novice (Agricultural and Artisan News), Slovenec (The Slovenian) etc.) and a workshop on searching for materials in COBISS. After a break, there was a lexicology workshop (working with dictionaries) and a linguistics workshop (Slovenian and Slovak phraseology).
Workshops:
– Among the Shelves of the Slovanska Library (Erika Marolt, Tomaž Miško, Ljubljana City Library (MKL)),
– Let’s Explore Together (Tomaž Miško, Erika Marolt, MKL),
– Linguistics Workshop: Online Dictionaries and the Franček Portal (Špela Petric Žižić, Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (ZRC SAZU)),
– Phraseological Workshop: Slovenian and Slovak Paremiology (Matej Meterc, ZRC SAZU).
The central part of the afternoon programme, which started at 2 pm, was a linguistic/literary conference with international participants, followed by a discussion.
Linguistic and literary science contributions:
– Hotimir Tivadar, PhD: Public Speaking and “Animals”,
– Simon Atelšek, PhD: Metaphors in Beekeeping Terminology,
– Jozef Pallay, PhD, Matej Meterc, PhD, Polona Leskovar: Animals in Paremiology,
– Saša Poklač, PhD: The Falcon in Slovenian and Slovak Cultures,
– Špela Sevšek Šramel, PhD: Literary Depictions of Exotic Animals (From Travelogues to Young Adult Literature),
– Svetlana Kmecová, PhD: The Supernatural in the Animal World.
Slovak-Slovenian friends and enthusiasts, especially primary school, secondary school and university students were warmly welcomed.
Participating institutions: Ljubljana Diocesan Classical Gymnasium, Dr. Vito Kraigher Primary School, Miran Jarc Primary School, Priniče Primary School, ZRC SAZU Fran Ramovš Institute of the Slovenian Language, Faculty of Arts at the Comenius University Bratislava
Organizers: Hotimir Tivadar, PhD, Špela Sevšek Šramel, PhD, Tomaž Miško, Erika Marolt, Department of Slovene Studies and Department of Slavistics at the Faculty of Arts at the University of Ljubljana, MKL, Slovanska Library
