Nikoleta Ralcheva

Nikoleta Raltseva was born in Sofia. She graduated from Sofia University, Faculty of Slavic Philology. Immediately after her graduation, she was appointed to the Institute for Foreign Students in Sofia, where she taught Bulgarian language to foreign students and Greek language to Bulgarians (1980-1998). At the Southwestern University of Bulgaria, (Faculty of Balkan Studies), she taught "Greek Language" and "Phonology and Phonetics of the Greek Language" (1990-1994). At the New Bulgarian University (Faculty of European and Slavic Studies), she taught Polish language (1992-1994). From 2001 to 2008, she worked as a Special Scientist in the Department of Language, Literature, and Culture of Black Sea Countries at the Democritus University of Thrace, focusing on "Bulgarian Language," "Methodology of Teaching Bulgarian Language and Literature," "History of the Bulgarian Language," and "History of Ancient Bulgarian Literature." Since 2008, she has been working as a Special Scientist at the University of Western Macedonia, specializing in "Bulgarian Language." She has participated in scientific conferences in Bulgaria, Greece, Albania, and Russia. She has published articles in various scientific journals on topics related to the teaching and translation of Slavic languages, as well as comparative Slavic and Balkan linguistics.