USA IN THE EYES OF SLOVENIAN STUDENTS

Diplomsko delo je kritična diskurzivna analiza odzivov slovenskih študentk in študentov v forumu »Amerika skozi oči tujcev«. Ukvarja se z vprašanjem – kako slovenske študentke in študenti razumejo in ocenjujejo vlogo ZDA oziroma Američanov v globalni svetovni ureditvi in predpostavlja vpliv nacionalnih atributov na njihovo presojo. Rezultati analize evalvirajočih mnenj kažejo na veliko kritičnost slovenskih študentk in študentov v odnosu do vloge ZDA oziroma Američanov v svetu, hkrati pa potrjujejo vpliv nacionalne identitete, nacionalnih vrednot in medkulturnih razlik na njihove odzive.This study deals with critical discourse analysis of posts, posted by Slovenian students, in the forum “America through foreign eyes.” It conducts the analysis of how do Slovenian students understand and evaluate the role of the USA or Americans in the world’s global order and which are the national attributes that influenced their judgments. The results of analysis show that Slovenian students are critical towards the role of the USA and Americans and that attributes such as national identity and national values as well as intercultural differences had a major impact on their responses