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Working with educational literature in Kindergarten
Steklá, Martina ; Laufková, Veronika (advisor) ; Koželuhová, Eva (referee)
The focus of this master's thesis is the methodological development and implementation of four thematically focused weekly lessons, using educational literature in a preschool setting. The objective is to motivate children's interest in educational books and in acquiring new knowledge through books. The thesis presents an integrative model of reading pre-literacy in relation to educational literature, by interconnecting all the components of a child's activities in a preschool setting, applying critical-thinking methods in a three-phase learning framework (E-R-R - Evocation, Realization of Meaning, Reflection), and using reading strategies designed to enhance the experience of learning from educational books. The theoretical section is concerned with reading literacy. It focuses on reading pre-literacy and an integrative model of reading pre-literacy in relation to educational literature, the importance of exposure to books in preschool, the use of critical thinking methods and reading strategies, the use of educational books, and characteristics of the preschool child when working with educational literature. The practical section is based on action research design, which consists of the implementation of four thematically focused weekly lessons designed to arouse children's interest in...
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European identity at the beginning of the 21 century
Steklá, Martina ; Lehmannová, Zuzana (advisor) ; Doležal, Tomáš (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with European identity and the role of the European Union in its formation at the beginning of the 21st century. The individual chapters speak about identity in general and its types with an emphasis on collective identity, next topic is European identity, its models and interpretations in official EU documents. Last chapter focuses on the concept of European identity in the expressions of politicians and experts, the concrete identity-making tools of the EU and the feeling of European identity by EU citizens. The thesis aims to identify the features of contemporary European identity at the beginning of the 21st century, to analyze the current EU´s identity-making strategy and evaluate its success. Based on the analysis, it was found that the European Union is successful in the creation and encouragement of European identity.
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