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Diplomová práce se zaměřuje na problematiku osvojování slovní zásoby v cizím jazyce. Představuje intervenční studii ověřující přínos Metody slovíček v příbězích při osvojení nové slovní zásoby v anglickém jazyce u dětí mladšího školního věku. Teoretická část je rozdělena do tří kapitol, ve kterých představuje aktuální poznatky o paměti. Zabývá se také paměťovými technikami a možnostmi využití paměťových technik při osvojování a výuce slovní zásoby. Práce popisuje jak pojetí, tak současný stav poznání daných pojmů ve vztahu k učení a úspěšnému rozvoji cizojazyčných kompetencí. Praktická část se opírá o kvantitativní výzkum, ve kterém proběhla výuka slovní zásoby anglického jazyka pomocí vybraných paměťových technik. Samotné výzkumné šetření probíhalo ve dvou výzkumných skupinách žáků 4. ročníků po dobu 12 týdnů. Kromě úrovně osvojení jazyka a slovní zásoby včetně pravopisu slov byly sledovány také individuální rozdíly v paměťových schopnostech žáků. Výsledky výzkumného šetření poukázaly na statisticky významné rozdíly ve prospěch žáků experimentální skupiny v úlohách zaměřených na osvojování slovní zásoby, ale neprokázaly vliv paměťové techniky na rozvoj paměťových schopností a celkovou jazykovou komunikativní kompetenci. KLÍČOVÁ SLOVA anglický jazyk, mladší školní věk, paměť, paměťové techniky,...

The aim of this diploma thesis, entitled "Use of Media in English Lessons in the Czech Republic" is to evaluate the use of old, classic and new media in teaching English in Czech primary and secondary schools, as well as in private lessons conducted by English language tutors. In the first part, the work introduces old and new media in the Czech education system and individual types of new media, presents historical media used for teaching English in our countries, provides an overview of the media used at the present time and, above all, introduces websites and applications developed for teaching English. The results of recent studies dedicated to the investigated issue are also presented. The research objective of the practical part is the analysis of the answers of 50 educators obtained using a questionnaire survey, answers to questions regarding the use of old and new media in the teaching of the English language, namely in the time before the coronavirus pandemic, in the time of distance learning during the pandemic and now, as well as qualitative research of the most used new media tools in English lessons. The research methods are literature searches, qualitative research methods, questionnaire surveys and analysis of questionnaire survey results using quantitative and qualitative research...

The main focus of this bachelor thesis is English interjections and their Czech equivalents. The bachelor thesis is divided into a theoretical and a practical part. In its theoretical part, the thesis deals with the definition of interjections and their comparison with other parts of speech, informs about their use in written and spoken expression, outlines the history of interjections, how interjections are formed, and further, divides interjections according to their classification. The work also describes English and Czech interjections and their characteristics, including methods of their translation. The practical part aims to present the Czech equivalents of English interjections and the frequency of their usage by the translator from English to Czech language. Based on this research, data were collected

The diploma thesis is concerned with content and language integrated learning, the CLIL method. The thesis is specifically focused on English language teaching in primary education. The theoretical part contents an introduction of the CLIL methodology, its history and specifics, including the aims, activities or materials in CLIL lessons. The thesis also focuses on what the application of this method looks like in chosen European countries, including the Czech Republic. Specifically, in the case of the Czech Republic, the thesis lists information related to CLIL teachers, the organization of CLIL classes, or CLIL projects that have taken place in the territory over the past years. The aim of the practical part is to describe how the method is applied in chosen Czech primary schools and how it is viewed by teachers and pupils in terms of its attractiveness and effectiveness. The research is designed as a multiple case study with the usage of observations of CLIL lessons and interviews with CLIL teachers and pupils at three primary schools in Prague. The result of the practical part is an analysis of the interviews and the author's observations of the CLIL lessons, completed by a summary of the findings from all the parts of the research altogether. These findings are then compared in the final...

This thesis deals with CLIL method and usage of mobile applications in Biology classes. CLIL stands for "Content and Language Integrated Learning". It is a teaching method that combines foreign language and other subject; in this case it is English and Biology. Not only CLIL helps with improvement of communication skills but also pupils accomplish higher level both in speaking and listening. The main goal of this thesis is to find out if this method is convenient for pupils of primary school. I designed 5 lesson plans that combine CLIL and usage of mobile phone. In addition, I created a worksheet for every class (A4 size, 2 pages). The lessons are focused on following topics: universe, food relations, cell biology, fungi biology and invertebrates. All the lessons are designed for the 6th grade of primary school. Each worksheet is for one lesson and uses different mobile application. Every worksheet comes with different mobile application. The biggest advantage of cell phone is its availability, because almost everyone has got one. Research has shown that it leads to higher variability within the class. Also, it leads to higher motivation, so pupils are more active. The main objective of this work is to ascertain how usage of cell phone impacts the learning process. The research was realized in a...

English is currently considered one of the key subjects in primary schools, its knowledge may be vital for further education and profession. The diploma thesis focuses on teaching English at II. grade of elementary school to analyze pupils'school success in the language, it also suggests ways in which pupils could develop their knowledge and competences. The key factors that contribute to the school success of pupils are affected. The research part presents six case studies, which present two pupils with excellent school performance, two with average results and two at risk of school failure. The respondents are from one class, taught by one teacher. They have very similar study opportunities, yet pupils make significant differences. From their point of view, the definition of school success is determined, the factors that, according to them, contribute to school success, motivation, own ideas about improvement in language. According to pupils, success is tied to school marks. Parents are cosidered to be key factors influencing school success (for example their ability to help, pay for tutoring, etc.), awareness of the importance of the subject, a fun factor used in class, the teacher's personality and his/her ability to motivate to work and learn. In their opinion, the division into groups...

This thesis implements aspects of suggestopedia in English language classes for lower secondary school level. The theoretical part of this thesis provides information on current traditional and alternative methods on foreign language teaching. The thesis also contains a detailed description of suggestopedia. An additional objective represents music theory and its various uses during teaching. This thesis aims to prove that some aspects of suggestopedia are highly adaptable when teaching pupils English as a foreign language. In order to achive this goal, three lessons are created with their curriculum according to the Framework Education Programme and School Education Programme for secondary schooling. This thesis offers a detailed description of three English language lessons and teaching material that is included in the appendix. Evaluating the suggestopedia adapted lessons comprises of a group interview and a short questionnaire. The final conclusion of the thesis is based on feedback provided by pupils and the teacher's self-reflection.

This bachelor thesis focuses on the mapping of distance teaching of the English language in high schools with an emphasis on the role of online technologies in this teaching. I conducted six semi-structured in-depth interviews with selected English language teachers. I chose these based on a questionnaire survey of first-year students in university who were graduating from English and had the opportunity to provide me with a contact on their former English teacher. I also conducted interviews with students who were students of these teachers at the time of the research to triangulate the data. During the interviews, I was interested in what online tools the teachers used in their distance teaching, how they became familiar with them, and how they received information about these tools. Furthermore, I explained the scope and methods in synchronous and asynchronous teaching and how each method and goal changed due to distance learning. I also focused on the comparison of the effectiveness of distance teaching versus face-to-face teaching, as well as what are the positives and negatives of distance teaching and the barriers to effective distance teaching. Lastly, I found out how the respondents' experience will affect the future of English language teaching. The theoretical part of this bachelor thesis describes online tools suitable for distance teaching of the English language.

This bachelor thesis treats the topic of the influence of the English language on the German language. It explores which English terms are regularly used in everyday life. The thesis is divided into two parts - the theoretical part and the practical part. The theoretical part focuses on the development of the German language regarding the English lexicon and the international lexicon. The practical part explores the word meaning of each English expression, its usage, linguistic characterization, and categorisation. The list of anglicisms contents different areas - for example the words used in journalism. The aim of the thesis is to prove that German and English are closely interconnected. KEYWORDS anglicisms, the German language, the English language, the English expressions, internet, media, newspaper, written communication, nowadays language

This diploma thesis focuses on the usage of authentic literary texts in English teaching at middle school level. Authentic texts present a language input which helps natural language acquisition. The theoretical part is based on the description of conditions for language acquisition, types of authentic texts and a lesson procedure that deals with them. The practical part is realized through the lesson plan of three English lessons at middle school level. The aims of the lessons are to develop reading skills by using authentic texts and to support pupils' reading literacy.

The main goal of this diploma thesis is to point out the use of various organizational forms of teaching in English language classes at lower secondary schools. The diploma thesis consists of two parts - theoretical and practical. The theoretical part consists of four chapters. The first chapter presents a general list of organizational forms, the second chapter expands this list. In the third chapter, I present an alternative division of organizational forms of teaching according to Červenková and Maňák. According to these two authors, I also point out the confusion of two terms, namely organizational forms of teaching with teaching methods and vice versa. In the fourth chapter, I mention the current topic of informational technology in education and the organizational forms associated with this teaching. At the end of the theoretical part, I present a preliminary research on the issue of organizational forms and cite some previously conducted researches. This chapter is continuously followed by a practical part, which consists primarily of quantitative research conducted through a questionnaire. First, the starting points of the research are formulated and then the results of the research and the final evaluation of information on the representation of organizational forms in teaching and the preference for their use by individual teachers are presented. Based on the data obtained through research from the practical part of the work, this thesis compares the use of organizational forms in teaching in the regular and in the online teaching regime.

The aim of the thesis is to introduce and create methodologically applications supporting English language teaching at the second level of primary school in the environment of Smart Lab and Smart Response. Both Smart Lab and Smart Response are just one of many features of Smart Notebook software that allows the user / teacher to create fast activities / games. The work will serve as supplementary material for teaching English. The work will include a set of created applications and a description of how the application should be used. Applications will be uploaded to http://veskole.cz/. The theoretical part of the thesis will focus on the software itself (Smart Notebook) and especially how it looks, works and what is its usability. The practical part of the work will be the creation of activities in the SMART Lab / Smart Response environment together with the evaluation of already created activities for teaching English.

The diploma thesis focuses on the possibilities of teaching English using suggestopedic teaching methods at primary schools. The thesis is concerned with the application of this method to primary school enviroment with the goal to find out whether this method is efficent for young learners. The theoretical part classifies individual teaching methods and approaches in language teaching. Each method and approach is described in terms of its origin, development and principles. The major theoretical part deals in particular with the alternative method suggestopedia. The practical part solves possibilities of using this method in English language teaching at a chosen primary school and varifies if some of its elements can be used in the future.

The diploma thesis focuses on the vocabulary taught in English lessons at lower secondary school level. The theoretical part of the thesis deals with the criteria for choosing particular vocabulary for teaching and the requirements given by the curricular documents. The practical part introduces a qualitative research conducted in a primary school in the sixth and the ninth grade. In the lower grade it deals with the learners´ expectations in terms of the vocabulary they would like to master in the next four years. In the ninth grade the research attempts to find out whether the learners find the vocabulary they learnt useful and sufficient for their needs, respectively the vocabulary they think they miss. Finally, the thesis evaluates the textbook series Project with respect to the data acquired and explains whether it reflects the expectations and wishes of the primary school learners.

This diploma thesis deals with English and French international exams and mainly focuses on how various establishments approach testing candidate's language knowledge. The theoretical part describes the process of creating a test as well as the requirements a quality test should fulfil and what kinds of tasks they might contain. This thesis also focuses on what language skills are and how they can be tested. The second chapter of the thesis introduces chosen establishments and kinds of examinations they offer to potential candidates. Individual exams are analysed in the practical part based on selected sample tests which are available on the websites of each establishment and which are later on compared as well. The results show that even though both establishments and their exams are based on the same document and both focus on testing all four language skills, their approaches to testing differ considerably. That is why this thesis also comments on these differences and aims to offer various alternatives and improvements that could lead to better testing of candidate's language mastery. Lastly, this thesis wants to serve mainly candidates who would be intrigued by these exams as well as teachers who prepare their students for such exams. KEYWORDS English language, French language, testing,...

This bachelor's thesis deals with the topic of motivation to learn a foreign language, especially focusing on the English language and the motivation of secondary school learners. The first chapters define the term motivation and its basic division and theories are introduced. Further on, the thesis describes motivational factors in learning a foreign language as well as in teaching it in a school environment. Additionally, the motivational role of a teacher is examined. The last part of the thesis is devoted to the specifics of the English language and secondary school learners. The aim of the analytical part is to evaluate the motivation of secondary school learners for studying the English language and to find out how significant a teacher's influence in this process is. For this purpose, a qualitative survey of twenty-three final year secondary school learners was used. Its results are processed in through the analytical part of this thesis. Its results were then processed throughout the analytical part of this thesis, too.

This thesis deals with external factors influencing learning of English. The thesis is divided into two parts, a theoretical and a practical part. The theoretical part gives definition of each factor which can occur during English learning. It deals with its consequences and offers ways of managing them. The practical part constists of semi-structured interviews with English teachers. Attention is focused on factors which influenced them during their English studies and on external factors which have impact on their pupils.

This bachelor thesis focuses on the playing of computer games as a free time activity that is carried out in a digital environment that provides suitable conditions for acquisition of the English language and other non-linguistic knowledge or competencies. The theoretical part of the thesis is dedicated to the definition of a second language acquisition process, description of a video game structure and presentation of a concurrent academic research conducted on the educational potential of video games. The practical part of the work is realized through the semi-structured interviews led with advanced users of the English language on the topic of educational benefits gained from playing video games and the possibility of implementing commercial video games into traditional school lessons.

The focus of this bachelor thesis is the study of the motivation of two target groups: high school and university students in learning both English and French languages. The research was stimulated by the great influence of motivation on Second Language Acquisition (SLA), and it aimed to give an insight into the motivations and different variables that influence the motivation of the students. The first chapter of the thesis introduces the topic of motivation in SLA, serving as the basis for the research. Accordingly, this work focused specifically on the following aspects of motivation: intrinsic and extrinsic motivation, instrumental motivation, language anxiety and amotivation, and several of the influences on the motivation of the students: teachers, parents, and friends. It is followed by the second chapter, which outlines the methodology: piloting a questionnaire, final questionnaire design, and the data collection. The third chapter contains the data analysis, which comprises the responses of the participants. The fourth chapter addresses both contrasts and similarities between the two studied groups. Several of the main findings are - Within the students, intrinsic and extrinsic motives coexist, nevertheless, for university students, the career motive was more noticeable. Concerning high school students, intrinsic motivation was the most prevalent. There were also some differences between the students of the target languages of this thesis, French students were often motivated by the culture of the language, and English students mostly perceived the practical usefulness of English as their main motive. The influence of teachers was perceived as more positive within university students than the high school students. Both groups of students expressed quite low perceptions of the active parental influence on their language learning. Many students displayed the occasional state of amotivation or signs of language anxiety. These aspects were higher within the university students, French majors in particular. This thesis could serve as a base for follow up research or as a tool for educators in researching the motives of their students in order to increase their motivation.

The thesis deals with teaching of the English language from the viewpoint of development of a relationship to the school subject in the course of primary education. The theoretical part describes findings of developmental psychology with a focus on specific features of primary school learners; the thesis also characterizes key teaching areas of the English language and it concentrates on emotions accompanying the educational process. It compares various views of experts and describes preconditions for efficient education of schoolchildren. The practical part of the thesis is based on structured interviews. The obtained data are used to explain development of the relationship of children to English as a school subject. The thesis also explores selected methods and approaches as they are seen by current schoolchildren and future teachers at the first level of elementary schools.

The diploma thesis is focusing on the contemporary movement called "early start" in the education of the English language. Almost all nursery schools offer today the extra lessons for children. The diploma thesis presents not only the actual negative and positive arguments for the early start lessons but also the theoretical resource for the development of language and communicative competences of children. Also the topic of learning a foreign language and its influences as well as the politics of educating foreign languages in the world and in the Czech Republic are included. The practical part of the thesis will try to enrich the debate about the early start by individual experience and findings of six children who were interviewed. Their information was completed by the acquaintances of their parents that filled the questionnaire.

This thesis deals with the possibilities of using ICT in English language teaching at primary school. The theoretical part deals with the definition of the concept of ICT, ways of implementing ICT in teaching, further describes the possible advantages and disadvantages of using ICT in teaching at primary school and mentions the didactic functions of ICT and general education and language objectives supported by technologies. The practical part of this thesis presents ten specific activities using ICT in English language lessons at primary school. These activities are always properly described in terms of educational objectives, ways of their realization and in the end are reflected. Each activity was tested in practice in advance. The research carried out in this thesis deals with the use of ICT among teachers at an elementary school in Pilsen and reflects their opinion on technologies and their future in English language teaching at primary school.

This diploma thesis deals with Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL). The term stands for a teaching method used in the non-language classes that has a content-oriented and lingual goal. CLIL has been incorporated into the learning process as one of the instruments that leads to improving language learning in Europe. The aim of my thesis was to prepare, realize and evaluate a twomonth long process of using CLIL in lessons of Math for lower secondary pupils. In the experiment I surveyed the impact of the connection between Math and English language on pupils' motivation and Math knowledge. The experimental lessons were focused on the topics of ratio, direct and inverse proportion. The main method used in the thesis was action research. Other applied methods were quantitative methods (questionnaires) and qualitative methods (interview and mediated observation). Parts of the thesis include preparations of seven CLIL lessons accompanied by methodical description and worksheets. These materials were used in lessons during the experiment. The experiment showed and proved the procedure of successful CLIL method implementation to the lessons of Math. The implementation did not have a negative impact on pupils' motivation, knowledge and activity on the lesson's.

It is widely believed that the content knowledge, or scholarship in content disciplines, plays the central role in the knowledge base of teaching (Shulman, “Those Who Understand” 6). However, investigations of its acquisition remain rare not only in the context of the Czech Republic, but worldwide (Píšová and Brebera 75). The paper focuses on exploring what role the pre-service education plays in the development of (subject matter) content knowledge of English for Education students, i.e. whether and how the (subject matter) content knowledge of the bachelor programme students of English for Education, namely their grammatical knowledge in English, is developed and internalized in formal education. Based on the analysis of tests and examination scores of English for Education students, the study hypothesizes that there is correlation between the selected aspects of communicative competence in the course of the studies, i.e. there is a (positive) change. However, drawing on correlations of exam scores in students’ grammatical knowledge, namely results of morphology exam assessments and a grammatical part of the language exam, it does not seem that by addressing the processes of grammar learning and acquisition in the formal instruction, student teachers improve their conscious use of grammar. Znalost obsahu, či znalost oborových disciplín, představuje hlavní roli ve znalostní bázi učitelství (Shulman, "Those Who Understand" 6). Navzdory tomu, výzkumy v oblasti osvojování této znalosti jsou ojedinělé nejenom v kontextu České republiky, ale i v zahraničí (Píšová a Brebera 75). Článek se zaměřuje na prozkoumaní role, kterou při rozvoji znalosti obsahu u studentů učitelství anglického jazyka hraje formální přípravné vzdělávání učitelů na bakalářské úrovni, tj. zda a jak dochází k rozvoji a internalizaci znalosti obsahu, konkrétně pak gramatické znalosti anglického jazyka u studentů oboru Anglický jazyk - specializace v pedagogice. Na základě analýzy výsledků testů a zkoušek u těchto studentů se lze domnívat, že z hlediska diachronního existuje v průběhu tohoto formálního studia korelace mezi vybranými aspekty komunikační kompetence, tj. že dochází k (pozitivní) změně. Avšak při synchronním úhlu pohledu, tj. při zkoumání korelací výsledků zkoušek testujících gramatickou znalost studentů (zkoušky z morfologie a gramatická část zkoušky jazykové způsobilosti), se jeví, že i když jsou studenti extenzivně a explicitně vystavováni výuce gramatiky, nemá to na jejich vědomé (a korektní) užívání gramatiky vliv.

The aim of the bachelor thesis will be to describe the popular Wattsenglish method and to examine how this method can be used for teaching English at kindergarten. The theoretical part of the thesis will have two parts. In the first part, the student will summarize the view of experts, on how foreign language teaching should look like in the kindergarten, what methods should be used, and what conditions have to be met to make sense teaching of the foreign language. In the second part, the student will introduce the Wattsenglish method to the reader and describe it in detail from various points of view, especially from the point of view of the aim and way of teaching language skills. In the practical part qualitative research will be carried out with kindergarten teachers, who use this method. A questionnaire or a structured interview will be used as a tool. In the second part of the empirical section, the student will reflect her own teaching using this method, especially from the point of view of whether this method is applicable in the Czech environment and what advantages or disadvantages it brings from the pupil or teacher perspective. In conclusion, student evaluates the Wattsenglish method in sense of the good practice of teaching English at pre-school age.

The topic of the diploma thesis is The Issue of Presenting New Lexis in Contemporary English Language Textbooks for Czech Secondary Schools. The aim of the theoretical part is to describe the ways we can present new lexis to students in English language classes. This part of the thesis also deals with teaching lexis in accordance with Communicative Approach that is considered to be a basis for modern textbooks in English language classes. Further on, it will supply a range of topics of the lexis defined by Common European Framework of Reference. The theoretical part is also devoted to expected amount of vocabulary when teaching English as a foreign language that are reflected in the Framework Educational Programme. The practical part is based on an analysis of contemporary textbooks in English language classes whose objective is to provide a total number of occurrences showing the new lexis. This part also provides an overview of the ways how the new lexis is presented in textbooks. The last chapter focuses on possible activities that could compensate eventual imperfections concerning the presentation of the new lexis in contemporary textbooks.

This bachelor thesis deals with the topic of regional geography of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the second degree of basic school. The main goal was to find out how the approach to teaching of regional geography of the United Kingdom varies in Grammar school in Sedlčany and basic school in Kosova Hora. Another goal was to find out how much pupils know about the topic. Theoretical part deals with a role of the thesis in curricular documents valid in the Czech Republic such as Framework Educational Program, School Educational Program, Thematic Plans and selected Geography and English language textbooks. One part of the thesis is dedicated to didactic analysis of these textbooks. Pilot survey for pupils of tercie at Grammar school Sedlčany and 8th grade of Basic school in Kosova Hora was based on perused materials and visits of school lessons. According to the results of the survey were prepeared ideas for educational activities which can be used in Geography and English lessons. These activities can be processed more in diploma thesis.