Globales Lernen im Fachfremdsprachenunterricht im tertiären Bildungsbereich in der Slowakei

Abstract: This article reflects on the current situation of foreign language teaching in tertiary education regarding global learning. The aim of the article is to reflect on the integration of the concept of global learning into foreign language teaching at universities and higher education institutions in Slovakia. The article is based on the Slovak National Strategy for Global Learning, as well as on the research literature on education for sustainable development and global learning, and international documents on sustainable development. In order to record the conscious development of global competences in foreign language teaching and the treatment of topics related to the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, the quantitative method of an anonymous survey was chosen. Students as well as teachers took part in the survey in spring 2023. Key words: foreign learning teaching; global competence; global learning; sustainable development; tertiary education