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Linguistic complexity of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series
Gottwald, Michal ; Malá, Markéta (advisor) ; Jančovičová, Ivana (referee)
This bachelor thesis examines the language complexity in the initial and final volumes of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, testing the hypothesis that the novels' linguistic features, impacting readability, are adjusted to the intended readers' evolving comprehension and reading skills. As the series progresses, the complexity is expected to increase, reflecting the maturation of its audience. The research investigates whether the series' later novels are syntactically and lexically more complex than the earlier ones, with the help of employing corpus stylistic methodology. The theoretical part of this thesis outlines the definition of linguistic complexity and its relation to readability and discusses various methods of analyzing literature from a linguistic perspective. The complexity is measured using various criteria: the number of tokens, types, chapters, sentences, the extent and types of clausal subordination and non-finite clauses. Sentence length and type-token ratio are also considered. The methods include frequency lists and keyword analysis, complemented by a detailed examination of text samples. KEYWORDS complexity, children's literature, sentence structure
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Children's literature as a source of inspiration for drama education at the first and second year of primary school
Ludvíková, Veronika ; Ferklová, Alžběta (advisor) ; Sobková, Ivana (referee)
The theoretical part defines the concepts of dramatic and literary education and describes the possibilities of using children's literature in dramatic education. The thesis focus on suitable topics, which we can integrate into national curriculum. It also provides suggestions for lesson preparation in dramatic education based on children's literature. The practical part explores teachers'experiences in searching, acquiring, and processing suitable children's literature for creating dramatic education lessons. Based on the books with which the respondents have experience, a list of children's literature has been created to facilitate teachers in selecting books for creating dramatic education lessons. The entire thesis is focused on children in the 1st and 2nd grades of elementary schools. KEYWORDS Children's literature, drama education, list of children's literature, criterion, topic
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Comics in contemporary Czech children's literature
Richterová, Tereza ; Francová, Sylva (advisor) ; Gajdošíková, Pavla (referee)
The diploma thesis is focused on the topic of comics in Czech modern children's literature with an emphasis on the creative creation of comics. The work consists of three parts - theoretical, practical and didactic. In the theoretical part, this concept is divided according to criteria - to define the term comics, to its czech history of comics and to the spread of comics in Czech modern children's literature. In this section are mentioned specific Czech works and Czech authors who are dedicated to this topic. Selected authors are interviewed about their journey to comics. The practical part is dedicated to the project, the comic book Today I will be offline which is created in the form of comics and is intended for children of younger school age. The second project, which is part of the practical part, is the application of comics in art education at a selected primary school. This project connects the practical part and the didactic part, the use of comics in teaching. KEYWORDS Comics, literary genre, children's literature, Czech authors, art education
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Didactic potential of literary works with the theme of death in primary education
Bauerová, Zuzana ; Komberec, Filip (advisor) ; Laufková, Veronika (referee)
The thesis deals with the topic of death and how to convey it to the pupils of primary school by means of literature. The first aim of the thesis is to justify why the topic of death belongs in the primary school curriculum. The main reason is that if communication about the topic of death is denied to children or is done in an inappropriate way, children form wrong ideas about it, which can have a negative impact on them. This thesis explores how the concept of death evolves over time, both within society and in the individual. Another aim is to explore the specifics of working with texts containing the death motif. In fact, literature is the most appropriate tool to open up the topic of death and help individual to process it. This applies in the school environment as well as outside of it. It is caused not only by the content itself, but also because of the way the recipient processes the information received from this medium. The main aim of this paper is to compile a list of literary works suitable for dealing with the theme of death in a school setting and to briefly characterize them. I have chosen one book title for each year of primary school and proposed a methodology for the work. Ordered from first grade to fifth grade, I selected the following works: The Visit from Little Death, The...
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Analysis of Petr Horáček´s Literary Work and its Use in the Kindergarten
VANČUROVÁ, Kateřina
The thesis deals with the life and work of the world-famous children's book author Petr Horáček and the use of his works in kindergarten education. The theoretical part introduces contemporary children's literature to the reader, summarises the life of Petr Horáček, and his inspiration and presents his most famous titles. The empirical part of the thesis includes detailed analyses of two selected titles. This analysis was conducted to provide the best basis for developing methodological material for kindergarten teachers. The empirical part also includes creation and implementation of two week-long lesson plans developer based on the previous analysis, inlcuding their final reflection and assessment of achieving the expected outcomes.
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The Motif of a Cat in the Stories of Antonia Barber, Holly Webb and Sheila Norton
ŠVARCOVÁ, Aneta
The aim of this work is a comparative analysis of selected works of contemporary English children's literature, focusing on the motif of a cat as the main character in children's stories. The theoretical part of the thesis briefly discusses the development of children's literature in which the animal hero appears. It also introduces the life and personality of the authors. The practical part of the work is divided into three chapters, according to the individual authors, and it contains the analysis of selected works and the assessment of the function of the cat motif in individual stories.
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Emotional intelligence and her development in kindergarten through working with book
Kašparová, Nikola ; Laufková, Veronika (advisor) ; Koželuhová, Eva (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with the area of development of emotional intelligence in preschool children through work with a book. It deals with the issue of emotional intelligence, its role in the development of the child, in the period of preschool age. The theoretical part is intended to introduce the reader to the issue of emotional intelligence and its relationship to pre-school education. The introduction of the thesis characterizes the period of preschool age and its specifics in connection with the development of emotions. Furthermore, emotions, emotional intelligence and its development importance in the chosen preschool period are defined and the possibilities of its development and appropriate ways of working are suggested (reading strategies, EUR model). In conclusion of the theoretical part, the importance of the development of emotional intelligence in the chosen preschool period is given and suggests the possibilities of its development and appropriate ways of working Within the practical part, the key method was action research, which served to verify the effectiveness of the created lessons based on the EUR model using reading strategies. The author carried out action research in the kindergarten where she works and implemented all the lessons with her class. The evaluation of the...
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Work with children's literature on the topic of disability with preschool children in kindergarten
Nováková, Kateřina ; Laufková, Veronika (advisor) ; Kadrnožková, Monika (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with what children's books are suitable for opening the topic of a child's life with special educational needs (SEN) and what methods of working with the book (including reading strategies) to use to convey this topic to children through books. The theoretical part deals with the characteristics of children with SEN in preschool education and their education in preschool type facilities; it further mentions work with a book within preschool children. Based on the obtained information, the analysis of framework educational program for preschool education is performed. It also deals with reading literacy, pre-literacy and its development. It mentions the creation of a positive attitude towards reading and how to work with the book in kindergarten. The practical part posed as a problem the development of prosocial behavior of children through work with a book on the topic of life of children with special educational needs. The practical part focused on whether the children's literature mediating the life of a child with special educational needs is used in kindergarten and whether this topic is not very demanding for preschool children. It was done through individual lessons with three books mediating children with disabilities in kindergarten (Madlenka and glasses, Strakáč...
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