Michaela Hroteková

BIO

Michaela Hroteková is passionate about foreign languages. She graduated with a degree in English Language and Culture for Specialized Communication from University of Trnava and then went to El Salvador, Latin America, where she taught English for almost six years.

After returning to Slovakia, she taught English and Spanish in various language schools and privately. She teaches general and specialized English and Spanish to various age groups, including children. She is currently a third year PhD student in linguistics at Comenius University in Bratislava.

Workshop: Social media slang in education

Simp, sus, TL;DR, adulting, and similar expressions, do they belong in English classes? Should we include slang and recently emerged words in our lesson plans? This session will look at how to work with contemporary Internet slang and trending social media expressions in (English) lessons as well as how to keep your vocabulary fresh and connect with your students.