Zuzana Hrdličková

PaedDr. Zuzana Hrdličková, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at the Department of English Language and Literature, Faculty of Education, University of Trnava, Slovakia. She completed her habilitation procedure in 2024, focusing on achieving higher communicative competence in English for Specific Purposes (ESP). Her career spans multiple Slovak universities, including Constantine the Philosopher University, University of Economics in Bratislava, and Slovak University of Technology.

• Education:
  • Third-level education at Masaryk University (2009–2015)
  • Second-level education at University of St. Cyril and Methodius (2005–2008)
  • Final exam at University of Trnava (2005)
  • Second-level education at University of Trnava (1998–2002)
• Research Interests:
  • Lexicology and phraseology of English
  • Technical and business English didactics
  • Idiomatic competence in ESP classrooms
  • Development of communicative skills through specialized reading materials
• Professional Contributions:
  • Authored monograph: A Lexical Analysis of Reading Materials Presented in Advanced Secondary School Textbooks (UKF Nitra, 2022)
  • Co-authored university textbooks on business idioms and economic concepts in English communication
• Habilitation Process:
  • Completed in June 2024 at University of Trnava
  • Involved presentations on idiomatic competence and ESP pedagogy
  • Reviewed by experts from Slovakia and abroad
• Training:
  • 2020–2021: MS Teams training during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • 2009: English Language Methodology Course in Belfast, UK