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Experiential Education: Teaching English Language to Adults
Kyršová, Eliška ; Hofmannová, Marie (advisor) ; Matuchová, Klára (referee)
The diploma thesis focuses on experiential education as a possible and efficient methodology for teaching ESL to adult learners. The theoretical part scrutinizes the key principles of the method and investigates its background. In addition, the thesis clarifies the concept of learning styles and Kolb's Learning Cycle. The following sections deal with the adult learner as a specific type of learner with his characteristic needs and factors influencing his SLA. Furthermore, the benefits of experiential education for the adult learner are considered. The practical part introduces several concrete activities using elements of experiential education. These activities were described in detail and piloted in a group of adult learners.
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Current Approaches to English Teacher Education as Reflected in Trainees' Teaching Practice
Holý, Tomáš ; Hofmannová, Marie (advisor) ; Voňková, Hana (referee)
This work deals with the English language teacher training approaches administered at the Department of English Language and Literature of the Faculty of Education, Charles University in Prague. The work seeks answers to which aspects of teacher competence are developed by each of the approaches. As almost half of the trainees involved in the research had a previous teaching experience, the role of teaching experience on the development of teaching skills is also examined. Teacher trainees' written reflections on their teaching practice are analyzed using a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods. The results are related to current trends in teacher education.
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Total Physical Response in Different Age Groups
Pinkasová, Markéta ; Dvořák, Bohuslav (advisor) ; Hofmannová, Marie (referee)
A foreign language teaching method called Total Physical Response is described in the theoretical part. The originator proposes the method for any age group; despite the fact, the use of the method changes in different age groups, due to cognitive development of students and their level of English. The practical part shows opinions of present English teachers in Poděbrady and its neighborhood about usage of the method in their lessons.
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Family Bilingualism
Velínská, Mariana ; Hofmannová, Marie (advisor) ; Matuchová, Klára (referee)
The aim of this work is to provide future parents and teachers of bilingual children with a theoretical survey of bilingualism. In the theoretical part I introduce bilingualism as a more general phenomenon and then in connection with raising children in a bilingual family. I also cover linguistic issues, biculturalism and effects of bilingualism on children. The practical part is presented in a case study of four siblings aged three, five, seven and nine who come from a Czech-American family living in the Czech Republic. On the basis of my observations and study of appropriate literature, I came to a conclusion that besides the conflict of two cultures, in which bilingual children grow up, these children go through specific stages of their language development, which is accompanied by particular mistakes in either of their two languages. Teachers at schools do not know about these points at issue and, therefore, do not consider the developmental mistakes of bilingual children when assessing them according to the 'monolingual norms'.
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CLIL. Content and Language Integrated Learning
Tejkalová, Lenka ; Hofmannová, Marie (advisor) ; Novotná, Jarmila (referee)
Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) is a contemporary trend in education. It refers to every situation where a subject or its part is taught in a foreign language. The focus of this work is Mathematics in English. My aim was to confirm or reject the hypothesis of CLIL being motivating for the students and possible to implement in the Czech educational system. In the first part of this work, I focused on methodology related to CLIL, analyzing the language-teaching and general educational theories, methods and strategies used in CLIL lessons. The second part consisted of a minor survey on CLIL implementation in Prague and related opinions and attitudes of the school representatives. The third part presented detailed description of a CLIL lesson plan and reflection on my four teaching experiments. The CLIL lesson proved to be motivating for the students and seen as beneficial by the teachers, the methods chosen were appreciated; however, there are several issues that need to be dealt with in terms of successful CLIL implementation in the Czech Republic.
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Use of Mother Tongue in an English Language Classroom
Rohlová, Jana ; Hofmannová, Marie (advisor) ; Bouchnerová, Renata (referee)
This thesis focuses on the use of the mother tongue in foreign language teaching, primarily the use of Czech in an English language classroom. The theoretical part analyses the theoretical background concerning the use of the mother tongue within different teaching methods. The practical part investigates the situation at schools and how much and on what occasions teachers use the mother tongue while teaching English. After combining both theoretical and practical findings, the goal is to figure out possible solutions and suggestions to change or to improve the current situation. This thesis works with real data based on personal experience gained at different schools and also based on personal interviews with students and teachers.
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Teaching English through Dramatic Texts
Rezková, Kateřina ; Hofmannová, Marie (advisor) ; Gibbs, Michael (referee)
Dramatic and literary texts have always struggled to find their plače in EFL/ESL classes being always considercd a distraction rather than a source of language practice. The principle goal of this thesis is to justify the use of dramatic texts in English language teaching, emphasizing their benefits as samples of authentic natural communication. From students" perspective, they can be found partieularly helpful as a source of language whieh students eneounter in real lile outside class. The benefits of using activities based on dramatic texts are demonstrated in the practical part, which, apart from sample acti vity paeks, ineludes the students' response to such acti vities. Dramatic texts proved to be a valuable supplementary material valued by students as well as teachers. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Teaching English to Adults: Needs Analysis
Kohoutová, Ivana ; Hofmannová, Marie (advisor) ; Farrell, Mark Robert (referee)
The main goal of this thesis is to explore the particularities of teaching English as a foreign language to adult learners in the Czech Republic, within the framework of the European Union. Language education of adults is explored in the context of lifelong learning. Three types of language courses for adults (In- house Courses, Exam Courses and In-company Courses) are described and the needs of adult language students are analysed via Needs Analysis Questionnaires. The results of the analysis are interpreted with regard to teacher's work and attitudes to adult language learners. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Multiculturalism and Multicultural Education: Multiculturalism Education in the Czech Environment
Bouchnerová, Renata ; Higgins, Bernadette (advisor) ; Hofmannová, Marie (referee)
The work deals with the issue ofMulticulturalism and multicultural education in the Czech Republic, however, the world context is taken into consideration as well. The aim of the work is to present both the theoretical background of multicultural education and its practical realization in the Czech Republic with a focus on the possibilities of using English learning as a tool for its development. Based on the results of two pieces of research carried out in Czech primary and secondary schools, a sample handbook was put together to help English teachers to include multicultural education in their lessons. KLÍČOVÁ
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