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Developing Social Competencies through Interaction in English Lessons
Wagnerová, Anna ; Dvořák, Bohuslav (advisor) ; Vít, Radek (referee)
With the recent introduction of the Framework Education Programme into schools in the Czech Republic, a great attention is now paid to new concepts: Cross-curricular Subjects and Key Competencies. These also include training in personal and social skills, which should help the students to develop their personalities and to learn to cooperate with others. This work focuses on four related areas of Social Competencies, namely becoming acquainted with people, building positive relationships, social communication and cooperation. It aims to provide theoretical background and analyze possible ways of developing these competencies within English lessons at the second stage of basic education or lower secondary education, and also to offer sample activities. The questionnaire survey in the practical part explores the pupils' perception of Personal and Social Competencies in their current instruction, searches for their preferences and compares their viewpoint with that of the teachers.
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Problems in Intercultural Communication Caused by Differences in Czech and English
Macasová, Hana ; Vít, Radek (advisor) ; Morgan, Craig Alan (referee)
Problems in Intercultural Communication Caused by Differences in Czech and English This thesis deals with intercultural communication and with the problems which it yields. The author is concerned with the history of intercultural communication and its definition, as well as with problems that may occur when two different cultures communicate. In addition, great attention is paid to communication between English and Czech people, where the author deals not only with the differences in languages, but also with the diverse nature of these two cultures. On the basis of a research made with help of a questionnaire, the author confronts two different samples of Czech university students of English. Key words intercultural communication, culture, language, communication, English language, Czech language, stereotypes, obstacles, problems
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Comparison of English and French Vocalic Systems
Havránková, Anna ; Červinková Poesová, Kristýna (advisor) ; Vít, Radek (referee)
This thesis examines the vocalic systems of English and French. In the theoretical part the quality and quantity of English and French vowels are described and compared. In addition, different grapheme-to-phoneme correspondences are shown. The practical part presents a comprehensive analysis of sound material obtained from twelve French native speakers who recorded several lists of carefully selected English words. The aim is to identify the most common pronunciation mistakes which might contribute to the perception of French accent and to understand their occurrence on the basis of the previously made comparison. The results indicate a variety of mistakes partly caused by a complicated English grapheme-to-phoneme correspondence, partly by the influence of different correspondences in French and also by the existence of common lexis in both languages. All the data are supported with graphs.
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Use of Media in the EFL Classrooms at Secondary Schools in the 21st Century
Slavíková, Lucie ; Vít, Radek (advisor) ; Synková, Klára (referee)
Title: The Use of Media in the EFL Classrooms at Secondary Schools in the 21st Century Author: Bc. Lucie Slavíková Department: Department of English Language and Literature Supervisor: PhDr. Radek Vít, Ph.D. Abstract The aim of this diploma thesis is to explore and compare various types of the old and the new media, which are commonly used in the EFL classrooms at the Czech secondary schools in the 21st century. The key question is to what extent are the new media implemented into the English lessons at the Czech grammar and secondary technical and vocational schools. The findings of the online questionnaire survey, which was conducted on the random sample of the Czech secondary school teachers of English and on the sample of the 15 or 16 years old first grade secondary school students of English proved that both the old and the new media are commonly used in the English lessons. However, despite the fact that the lives of the 21st century students are largely influenced by the new media, the English teachers use the old media more often. It is recommended that more initiatives and programmes should be directed at the promotion of the implementation of the new media into the English lessons and also at the training of the teachers in using them effectively. Key words English language teaching, media...
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Use of Sense Relations in Expressing Language Humour: TV Series Analysis
Kopicová, Linda ; Matuchová, Klára (advisor) ; Vít, Radek (referee)
This bachelor thesis focuses on sense relations, the syntagmatic and the paradigmatic axis, and their use in expressing language humour. The analysis was carried out in a corpus extracted from the TV series Friends and How I Met Your Mother. It strives to answer the question whether the sitcoms display the same number of comical incidences both in the first and the last season. Furthermore, it sheds some light on the linguistic realizations employed and the way they operate to trigger laughter. Finally, the thesis provides an insight into the universal tendencies of humour realizations and their reflection in the amassed data.
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Punk: History, main features and subculture
Šimková, Anna ; Vít, Radek (advisor) ; Červinková Poesová, Kristýna (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with music history of punk and the main participants of the first punk generation, especially with the band the Sex Pistols, it provides comparison of the contemporary and the former punk followers, it creates the overview of the main features and activities related to punk, it examines definitions of the word 'punk' and describes how members of punk subculture act. The thesis is also concerned with connection of punk and political opinions, which is crucial for this music genre. The beliefs of the literary authors are contrasted with experience of the author of the thesis. The content of the thesis is comprehensive; it covers the most essential attributes of the punk movement. Key words: punk, the Sex Pistols, band, music, fan, subculture
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