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The natural phenomena of the Petrovice region and their use in primary science education
POSPÍŠILOVÁ, Věra
This diploma thesis deals with natural science and homeland topics. It includes suggestions for three nature walks with a focus on reviewing and extending the curriculum of the fourth and fifth grades of elementary school. It has a theoretical part related to the curriculum, describes various methods and forms of teaching, suggests walks and includes didactic materials. The thesis aims to nurture pupils' relationship with nature through experiential learning activities, to build their knowledge and to familiarize them with Petrovice and its surroundings.
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Implementation of Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking programme (RWCT) in the teaching of modern history at lower secondary schools
Pospíšilová, Věra ; Havlůjová, Hana (advisor) ; Parkan, František (referee)
This diploma thesis focuses on the methods of RWCT (Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking) programme and their possible use in lower secondary school history teaching. The principles and key methods of this programme are explored in the theoretical part of the thesis. Special attention is paid to the principles of the E-U-R learning cycle (evocation - realization of meaning - reflection) and the correspondence of RWCT to the Czech national curriculum outlined in the Framework Education Programme for Elementary Education (RVP ZV) in order to show that the RWCT programme corresponds to and further develops all competencies distinguished by RVP ZV. The practical part if the thesis contains methodology and resources for ten history lessons all of which are focused on the period of the 1960s. The lessons follow the learning cycle E-U-R and take advantage of the RWCT programme methodology. The aim of this diploma thesis is to serve as a practical guide for teachers who are looking for some inspiration on how to teach the period of the 1960s. However, other teachers can find it useful for its outline of various methods. KEYWORDS RWCT, Framework Education Programme for Elementary Education (RVP ZV), E-U-R learning cycle (evocation - realization of meaning - reflection), modern history, 1960s, lower...
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Teaching English Dental Fricatives to Czech EFL Students . An Action Research Project
Pospíšilová, Věra ; Červinková Poesová, Kristýna (advisor) ; Žďárek, Karel (referee)
This bachelor thesis presents an educational action research project focused on the teaching of the English dental fricatives /θ/ and /ð/ to Czech EFL (English as a Foreign Language) students. The theoretical part focuses on the description of the dental fricatives and their production in standard and several other English accents. Furthermore, the issue of teaching pronunciation is being discussed with special attention paid to the Czech students of English and their problems with the pronunciation of the target sounds. The practical part turns the attention to a detailed description of the action research project which was implemented by the author of the thesis in one of her English courses during January and February 2011 with the aim to improve her own teaching methods and at the same time help her students to improve their pronunciation of the English dental fricatives.
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