From phraseo-didactics to higher linguistic culture

In the paper the author discusses the level of linguistic culture and possibilities how to improve it continually in discourses. One of the possible ways how to improve speaker's discourse is to use phraseology - phraseological units. It is known this part of vocabulary is apposite, concise and metaphorical; it enriches the discourse and presents a possibility to know also the culture and mentality of a nation speaking the particular language. Phraseologisms have been formed during centuries, they are our cultural heritage and treasure chest of a nation's culture and identity. The author of the paper offers a view on the use of phraseology at basic schools in Slovakia when teaching the mother tongue and presents the most frequently used methods and ways of dealing with phraseology in education.