PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Schmitt, François TI - DP - 2011 Jun 1 TA - Romanica Olomucensia PG - 83--90 VI - 23 IP - 1 AID - 10.5507/ro.2011.011 IS - 18034136 AB - Ethnography can be useful to get a deeper knowledge of foreign civilizations. Ethnography enables the research worker to outgrow cultural stereotypes through the study of cultural representations. This is what is intended through a project of survey research: to ask questions to French and Slovak people about their views on the French culture and the Slovak culture. During this survey, the method of the non-directive interview will be used. The contribution is an introduction to the project and aims to present the methodology of the non-directive interview.