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CLIL Implementation Into Primary School Teaching
Vallin, Petra ; Spilková, Vladimíra (advisor) ; Walterová, Eliška (referee) ; Hanušová, Světlana (referee)
TITLE: CLIL Implementation Into Primary School Teaching AUTHOR: PhDr. Petra Vallin DEPARTMENT: Department of Primary School Education, Faculty of Education, Charles University SUPERVISOR: Prof. PhDr. Vladimíra Spilková, CSc. ABSTRACT: This thesis deals with the Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) which the European Union finds as a useful tool for teaching foreign languages in the 21st century. The objective of the theoretical part is to clarify the concept of CLIL and compare different interpretations and models which appears in school practice. We also focus on meta-analysis of research studies that have been undertaken in this area since 2005. The theoretical part provides insight into the history of CLIL in selected European countries including the Czech Republic. The first part concludes with a chapter on theoretical concepts which CLIL refers to and which are essential for implementation of CLIL. The aim of the empirical part is to implement CLIL into primary school teaching and describe what changes this innovation brings into practice. The empirical part is based on action research methodology which enable our active participation in the project of CLIL implementation. The main findings concerns the changes of the communication in the CLIL classroom. The results also shows that CLIL...
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An influence of the Bologna Process on Czech higher education with respect to Charles University
Šťastná, Věra ; Walterová, Eliška (advisor) ; Šebková, Helena (referee) ; Koucký, Jan (referee)
The thesis is devoted to the Bologna Process, especially to the transition to the three-cycle sys- tem of degree programmes. Its aim is to show, based on both qualitative and quantitative data, how the Bologna process has permeated from the European level to the national level and how it has influenced Charles University. In the first two parts the basic research method is struc- tured content analysis of relevant Bologna and national documents. In the third, empirical part, which concentrates on Charles University, the research questions are aimed at identifying prob- lems connected with the implementation of the three-cycle system, the preference for returning to undivided Master's degree programmes, the vertical permeability of degree programmes, the early leavings and the length of study. Based on a questionnaire survey and quantitative data a multiple case study analysis has been developed. Among others it concludes that 1) the return to undivided degree programmes is not considered to be viable option by most of the faculties, 2) with the dividing line resting on professional or academic orientation of the degree pro- gramme, 3) the transition to the three-cycle system has often led to a high number of specialized degree programmes which according to the faculties has promoted attractiveness...
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Information and Communication Technologies in the Basic School Reality
Černá, Markéta ; Walterová, Eliška (advisor) ; Fialová, Irena (referee) ; Zounek, Jiří (referee)
In its document Learning to Change: ICT in Schools published in 2001, the OECD considered information and communication technologies (hereinafter referred to as ICT) as one of the means to improve the quality and effectiveness of the education process. ICT could truly be one of the means to improve the quality and effectiveness of the education process, but only provided that we manage to define and use all positive aspects which they offer and eliminate, to the largest degree possible, all negative aspects which may occur when using them. The aim of the dissertation thesis is to contribute to the solution of this complicated task. The theoretical part of the thesis deals with the determinants influencing the implementation of ICT into education in the second stage of basic schools (lower secondary, attended by children aged 11-15 years), particularly the state information policy in education, implementation of ICT into curriculum documents, approach of schools to computer technologies, equipment of schools with computer technologies (including Internet connection), teachers' digital literacy, availability of quality teaching software and other supporting materials. The aim of the research was both the historical development and the current situation. The theoretical part is supplemented with the...
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The private supplementary tutoring phenomenon as a shadow education system in the Czech education
Terreros, Barbora ; Walterová, Eliška (advisor) ; Chvál, Martin (referee) ; Černá, Markéta (referee)
Disertační práce popisuje stav soukromého doučování, jeho míru a intenzitu využívání v průběhu druhého stupně základní školy, především v posledních dvou ročnících. Studie je součástí rozsáhlejšího výzkumu fenoménu soukromého doučování v České republice a svými výsledky doplňuje informace o využívání soukromého doučování na základních školách. Tato práce poskytuje analýzu využívání soukromého doučování na druhém stupni základních škol ve Středočeském a Ústeckém kraji. Cílem je 1) charakterizovat žáka využívajícího soukromé doučování, zejména individuálních lekcí nebo skupinových kurzů (rodinné zázemí, školní úspěšnost, studijní ambice, názory na soukromé doučování atd.), 2) popsat vybrané typy soukromého doučování (míra využívání, předměty, poskytovatelé atd.). Jedná se o kvantitativní výzkum s využitím dotazníkového šetření u žáků 9. tříd náhodně vybraných základních škol ve Středočeském a Ústeckém kraji (n = 1 016). Žáci se nacházejí na rozhraní primárního a sekundárního vzdělávání, řeší přestup na střední školu a mnoho z nich musí konat přijímací zkoušku. Tyto dva kraje byly vybrány z důvodu jejich odlišnosti vzhledem k socioekonomickým poměrům. Výsledky šetření potvrzují vysokou míru využívání placeného doučování, individuálních i přípravných kurzů v průběhu 2. stupně základní školy v obou...
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Continuity of pre-primary and primary education from the point of view of management of integrated kindergartens and primary schools in the context of Czech curricular reform
Lisnerová, Romana ; Šafránková, Jana Marie (advisor) ; Walterová, Eliška (referee) ; Vítečková, Miluše (referee)
The objective of the dissertation thesis are to conduct the first research survey in continuity of pre-primary and primary education from the perspective of management in integrated kindergartens and primary schools in the Czech Republic. It studies school heads' opinions on continuity of pre-primary and primary education in the context of curricular reform an well as how they put this continuity in practice of their schools. The topic of dissertation thesis is defined by school management and curricular reform. The theoretical part focuses on the triad of the following concepts: management, continuity and curricular reform. The concepts are linked to the environment of integrated pre-primary and primary schools. At the same time, the head teacher's role in the specific conditions of this type of school is reflected. The theoretical framework builds on theories from management and pedagogy. The empirical part focuses in more detail on exploring the role of one of the actors in ensuring continuity of pre-primary and primary education, the head of the school. Qualitative research is conducted as a descriptive case study reflecting the views of a sample of heads of schools. It presents their views of managerial activities and competences, as well as their needs related to ensuring continuity of...
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The private supplementary tutoring phenomenon as a shadow education system in the Czech education
Terreros, Barbora ; Walterová, Eliška (advisor) ; Chvál, Martin (referee) ; Černá, Monika (referee)
The dissertation describes the state of private tutoring, its extent and intensity of use during the second stage of basic school, in particular in the last two years. The study is a part of more extensive research into the phenomenon of private tutoring in the Czech Republic, and its results supplement information on the use of private tutoring in primary schools. This dissertation provides an analysis of the use of private tutoring during the second stage of basic schools in the Central Bohemian and Ústí nad Labem regions. The aim is 1) to characterize a student's using private tutoring, in particular individual lessons or group courses (family background, school success, study ambitions, views on private tutoring, etc.), 2) to describe selected types of private tutoring (use rate, subjects, providers, etc.). This consists of quantitative research using a questionnaire survey of 9th grade students from randomly selected primary schools in the Central Bohemian and Ústí nad Labem regions (n = 1 016). The students are at the point between lower and upper secondary education, and they are focusing on the transfer to a upper secondary school, and many of them have to take an entrance exam. These two regions were selected because of their socio-economic differences. The results of the survey confirm...
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Role of the School in Connection with the (Private) Tutoring Phenomenon
Šmejkalová, Hana ; Šťastný, Vít (advisor) ; Walterová, Eliška (referee)
The aim of the thesis is to describe reference of an elementary school to private tutoring in form of one - case study, concerning second grade of a factual elementary school taken as example, from the viewpoint of all the participants of the educational process. In the course of this work the school became participant of a programme of Ministry of education, youth and sports (MŠMT) - Patterns; that's why the work is enlargened by research of the way this programme has influenced the operation of school. Basic terms are defined, like private and school tutoring, types of its organisational forms, participants of tutoring; also methodology of the research is described. The research plan was set as one-phase research with mixed- method research design. Different forms of data collection were used: the quantitative questionnaires for pupils (n=247) and qualitative interviews with the school leadership, teachers and parents (n=13). There are both types of tutoring in function at the given elementary school, private and school ones, but not in a big scale. The school tolerates private tutoring but doesn't encourage it. Nevertheless the school offers school tutoring within the framework of the project Patterns, which provides adequate help to weak pupils, but its form doesn't satisfy school or children....
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Analýza písemně zpracovaných příprav na hodinu CLIL
Procházková, Lenka ; Novotná, Jarmila (advisor) ; Walterová, Eliška (referee) ; Klečková, Gabriela (referee)
Content and language integrated learning (CLIL) is a dual focused educational approach in which an additional language is used for the learning and teaching of both language and a non- linguistic subject or its part. While there are numerous forms of CLIL implementation, it is possible to define universal pedagogical principles for CLIL teaching and planning. This research presents a content analysis of 56 lesson plans for a CLIL lesson of financial mathematics/literacy. The aim of this research was to establish whether these lesson plans reflected the CLIL pedagogical principles, to establish what features the respondents saw as key features to a CLIL lesson plan, and whether/how the lesson plans corresponded to the respondents' theoretical proclamations. Our research investigated also the differences in lesson plans by these two sub-groups. An original lesson plan analysis tool (LPAT) was created for this research. It was used as a basis for a quantitative survey and as a framework in content analysis of the lesson plans. The tool identified eight key features of a CLIL lesson plan. The respondent combined approximately five of the key features with other features of the LPAT both in the survey and in the lesson plans. Both the survey and the analysis show that the respondents did not identify...
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An influence of the Bologna Process on Czech higher education with respect to Charles University
Šťastná, Věra ; Walterová, Eliška (advisor) ; Šebková, Helena (referee) ; Koucký, Jan (referee)
The thesis is devoted to the Bologna Process, especially to the transition to the three-cycle sys- tem of degree programmes. Its aim is to show, based on both qualitative and quantitative data, how the Bologna process has permeated from the European level to the national level and how it has influenced Charles University. In the first two parts the basic research method is struc- tured content analysis of relevant Bologna and national documents. In the third, empirical part, which concentrates on Charles University, the research questions are aimed at identifying prob- lems connected with the implementation of the three-cycle system, the preference for returning to undivided Master's degree programmes, the vertical permeability of degree programmes, the early leavings and the length of study. Based on a questionnaire survey and quantitative data a multiple case study analysis has been developed. Among others it concludes that 1) the return to undivided degree programmes is not considered to be viable option by most of the faculties, 2) with the dividing line resting on professional or academic orientation of the degree pro- gramme, 3) the transition to the three-cycle system has often led to a high number of specialized degree programmes which according to the faculties has promoted attractiveness...
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