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Reporting of global crisis events in Czech print media based on example of Swine Flu
Černá, Lucie ; Kraus, Jiří (advisor) ; Klabíková Rábová, Tereza (referee)
This Diploma thesis deals with some aspects of four chosen Czech daily newspapers referring about the outbreak and early development of events connected with one of the latest significant global crisis - the swine flu, which had broken out in 2009. The theoretical part of the thesis deals with some characteristics of crisis and basic concepts, which might be associated with their media coverage. In the practical part, it deals with the way, how the Czech dailies covered first two weeks of spreading of the disease. At the beginning, the thesis introduces a quantitative profile of the analyzed sample and shows both physical and verbal range of it. The second part is focused on the main topics, which were chosen by all daily newspapers to refer about the swine flu. Those, which did not make it to the main thematic line presented before, are also shortly mentioned in the chapter. In the third part, the thesis follows the main motives appearing in the images that accompanied the news with the chosen topic and also discovers how the disease was "objectified". Finally, language analysis discovering some specific subjective language characteristics referring to a potential personal opinion included by individual authors, or the way how the authors dealt with the coverage of the potential future development...
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The marked word-order in Italian and its Czech translations.
BUZKOVÁ, Aneta
This diploma thesis deals with the marked word order in Italian and its translation into Czech. The work is divided into two parts. In the opening of the first, theoretical one the author applies her mind to the development of the linguistic attitude to the word order. The author focuses on the description of the basic parameters of the Czech and Italian word order with respect to the marked structures. The second, analytical part works with the selected examples of the Italian marked word order and its translation into Czech. The comparative examples of word order in the analytical part are chosen from the spoken corpus, fictional text and the parallel corpus InterCorp. The aim of this thesis is firstly comparing the Italian marked word order to the Czech one and secondly mapping general principles of translations into Czech. Conclusions and recommendations are drawn for translation into Czech.
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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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Initial rheme in English.
STÁHALÍK, Martin
This diploma thesis analyses instances of the initial position of the information focus, the rheme, in present-day English. Initial placement of the rheme is found in structures that go against the principle of end-focus. The aim of this work is to identify which clause constituents, and under what circumstances may function as the initial rheme. The initial section of the theoretical part deals with a description of word-order, and the basic concepts of functional sentence perspective, such as communicative dynamism. Then it continues with the rheme and the factors affecting FSP, and, particularly, with cases where initial rheme occurs. The practical part contains analysis of examples of initial rheme in different genres and text types, including oral communication. The frequency of occurrence is summarized at the end of the work.
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Short Story of Karel Čapek
FORKAVEC, Oksana
Summary This bachelor thesis focuses on an analysis of Karel Čapek?s short story creation, i.e.short story anthologies Krakonošova zahrada, Zářivé hlubiny, Boží muka, Trapné povídky, Povídky z jedné a druhé kapsy. I am going to analyze them both from thematic and compositional and linguistic point of view. Factors as literary-historic consequences and internal events in author's life that influenced Capek's production will not be neglected. Political-social relations nad influence of philosophical branch pragmatism are other aspects affecting his writings.
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Topic Based Syllabus Tématické vyučování
MARÁNKOVÁ, Martina
This Diploma work deals with topic-based syllabus with a view to English courses on the second level of primary school. Practical part {--} proposal of tuition of three chosen topics (health, food, travelling) was compiled on the basis of theoretical and methodical pieces of knowledge, pedagogical practice and study of the most common textbooks suitable for English courses on the second level of primary school. Choice of topics, sequence and compiling is in accordance with European Framework of Reference determined for the second level of primary school, its level of difficulty and requisite language knowledge corresponds to the pupils of the 8th class of primary school. On the basis of my research during my pedagogical practice, importance for every day life, study of the most common textbooks determined for English courses at the second level of primary school, I have decided for those three already mentioned topics. The topics are compiled in the form of general revision from the point of view of vocabulary, grammar and four language skills.
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Creative methods of essay writing at elementary school
ŠIMKOVÁ, Jana
The work deals with a research of essay writing lessons conditions plus most common methods used at elementary school. The work suggests new solutions to making the lessons more entertaining. It also says how to draw pupils´ attention to the subject. Finally, it focuses on choosing the most suitable topics and genres with concrete examples. It is attached with the main theoretical terms.
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Functions of French articles as a part of the text in comparison with the means of Czech language
KUNCOVÁ, Martina
The aim of this work is to analyse functions of French articles as a part of the text in comparison with the means of Czech language. The theoretical part defines determinants as a word class in French language as well as its function in conjunction with nominal group, ways of linking in the text and structure of the text. All of this is based on the works of French and Czech authors concerned in the question of articles. The comparative part was done on the text accessible in both languages. The texts were analysed in the same way and then they studied all the questions from the theoretical part i.e. functions of the article in the text and its language means in Czech. The results were put into two tables. First table presents Czech equivalents of nominal group. Second table presents Czech equivalents of the way of linking in the text.
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