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Pronunciation practice in the context of teaching German as another foreign language after English
NECHVÁTALOVÁ, Alena
Bachelor thesis deals with the practice of pronunciation in context of teaching German as another foreign language after English. The theoretical part describes mostly phenomena on both super segmental and segmental levels, and the aims of teaching at elementary schools according to RVP ZV. Practical part is concerned with the list of words taken from the dictionaries in Deutsch mit Max 1 and Super! 1. These textbooks of German are designed for Elementary schools on level A1. Words that can be mispronounced because of the influence of English are written down in the list. The share of words connected with English is ascertained thanks to this selection of words.
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Temporal Logics for a Man
Žilka, Lukáš ; Letko, Zdeněk (referee) ; Smrčka, Aleš (advisor)
The work deals with the automated translation of a natural language to temporal logic. Existing research attempts are summarized and built upon. For specificating the temporal properties a subset of English is introduced. The main contribution of the work is the proposed algorithm of translation of a property in the given language to LTL temporal logic, based on processing of and finding patterns in grammatical dependencies of The Stanford English Parser. Future research directions are discussed at the end.
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Internet Robot for an Assistance of Calendar Scheduling
Klos, Jakub ; Očenášek, Pavel (referee) ; Smrčka, Aleš (advisor)
This bachelor thesis deals with the development of the internet robot for assistance of calendar scheduling. The robot and a user comunicate with a subset of English. User does not have to study special syntax of the orders which makes using of the robot-calendar much simplier. This easement is the main contribution of the work. This kind of control should help especially to the users with lesser amount of computer skills, for whom the special syntax-oriented-control might be difficult. The XMPP protocol is used for a comunication which is of instant messaging type. NLTK toolkit was used for natural language processing. The source code of the robot is completely programmed in Python programming language. The work also deals with possibilities of robot's further development.
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Faux amis in German and in English
KALOVÁ, Michaela
This bachelor thesis deals with the topic "Faux amis in German and in English". This thesis is primarily focused on the semantic faux amis which could pupils in the Czech Republic meet with. The theoretical part defines the basic terminology related to so called false friends. Furthermore, the theoretical part clarifies the formation and classification of faux amis. The practical part contains the gathered semantic faux amis which are classified in the reference levels according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The lists of faux amis of individual levels are in the practical part further analysed.
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Cultural and linguistic instruments in diplomatic negotiation. - Case study of the USA.
Vacková, Jana ; Lehmannová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Peterková, Jana (referee)
This thesis summarizes the findings of anthropology and linguistics and highlights the role of language in society. On the concepts of linguistic anthropology and sociolinguistics proves the importance of language in culture and therefore the possibility of its use in diplomatic negotiation. It also deals with the practical use of the English language and the influence of American culture in the domestic and foreign policy of the United States - primarily it mentions amerikanization programs and disseminating English abroad. The last part deals with the actual programs of cultural and public diplomacy of the United States, trying to identify programs that lead to active dissemination of English and American culture.
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subject Thinking within European and Global Contexts in English Language Teaching.
VLÁŠEK, Vladimír
This thesis focuses on the use of the cross-curricular subject of Thinking within European and Global Contexts in English language classes. The theoretical section introduces the subject in general and deals with its place within the Framework Educational Programme for grammar schools as well as within the School Educational Programme for Gymnázium Český Krumlov where a project, which constitutes the practical part of the thesis, has taken place. It also examines the ways of using the subject in other courses, describes the methodology itself and suggests some methodological books and other available resources. The practical section presents a project of teaching the subject Thinking within European and Global Contexts in two ninety-minute-long English lessons dealing with the topics of globalization and European identity. The structure, aims and methods of both of the classes as well as the lesson plans and the process of each lesson are described in detail here. The final part is devoted to the students´ evaluations.
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For Europe Freer, Safer, Stronger and More Prosperous
Hokovský, Radko ; Riedel, Rafal ; Breitner, Igor ; Miccinilli, Maximo ; Wahnon Martins, Nuno ; Sheikh, Adam
Publikace policy paperů European Values Network 2009 přináší návrhy na řešení hlavních výzev, kterým v současné době evropská společnost čelí – forma spolupráce mezi EU a Ruskem, fungování evropské obranné politiky, stanovení společných norem pro integraci imigrantů, nastavení jednotného evropského trhu a zvýšení zájmu voličů o evropské volby. Policy papery jsou výsledkem třetího ročníku programu European Values Network.
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A Play as Part of Foreign Language Learning
MASOPUSTOVÁ, Jana
My diploma thesis describes the possibilities of using drama education in English language teaching at the secondary school. The theoretical part shows how English teaching can be connected with drama education. Furthermore, it presents concrete methods and techniques which can be used in any English lesson and it describes the basic principles of play rehearsal in schools. The practical part presents the author?s original theatre script in English for secondary school students and it also contains a reflection of the process of staging a theatre performance according to the script, done with a group of pupils from the Kubatova secondary school in České Budějovice.
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Cultural and linguistic tool in foreign policy. The role of language in enforcement of the interest of the United States of America
Toboříková, Aneta ; Lehmannová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Kollertová, Olga (referee)
This thesis aims to summarize history and concepts of antropology and linguistics. It shows the changes of perception of the role of languange in a society. And using the concepts of linguistic antropology it proves the importance of language in every culture and its possible utilization in cultural diplomacy. Afterwards it deals with practical use of English in the domestic and foreign policy of the United States of America - especially the americanization programmes and the difusion of English abroad. The last part looks at the cultural diplomacy of the United States of America and tries to identify where English is used as a tool of cultural diplomacy. And at the very end there are reports on cultural diplomacy for the Congress and the Ministry of State that evaluate the quality of cultural diplomacy and suggests possible improvements.
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