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Život a kultura v České republice očima cizinců: Sonda do prostředí mezinárodní firmy IBM
Ježková, Marie
Life and Culture of the Czech Republic from Foreigners´ Perspective: Research in IBM´s Environment. Diploma Thesis. Brno: Mendel University in Brno, 2016. Diploma thesis is focused on IBM Delivery Center foreigners´ opinion about life and culture in the Czech Republic. The beginning of the theoretical part mentions prior researches about life quality in the Czech Republic and the opinion of native Czech people. In addition, there are references about foreigners and their rights and obligations in the Czech law. The theoretical part concludes with explanations of essential terms of this thesis such as culture, communication, culture shock and adaptability. The practical portion of this thesis presents results from the opinion about life and culture in the Czech Republic survey. These results are then discussed in 2 different captures - European and non-European foreigners. In conclusion, the ascertained results are compared and evaluated in the end of the thesis.
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Proces adaptace rusky mluvících studentů v ČR
Hejzlarová, Zdeňka
This bachelor thesis deals with the issue of cross-cultural adaptation of the Russian speaking students in the Czech Republic, the theoretical part explains the terms related to culture, describes the issues of cultural shock, defines a cross-cultural adaptation, then gives the basic data about students from Russia, Ukraine and others and also examines the studies, made by (not only) Czech scientists, which concern Russian speaking community. The practical part presents an author´s research of Russian speaking students in the Czech Republic and analyzes the results. Two questionnaires were used for this purpose, where the first research examines Adaptation of the students of MENDELU and the second one was the Czech version taken over from English Cross-Cultural Adaptability Inventory (CCAI). Afterwards, there were made personal profiles of respondents, if they asked for it.
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The process of cultural adaptation of AFS exchange students to the czech culture
Henniová, Jasmína
The thesis focuses on adaptability of AFS exchange students. It studies their ability to adapt to the Czech culture. In the first part the theoretical background of intercultural psychology, adaptation process and its possible obstacles is presented. It is based on many important authors, especially M. J. Bennett, J. W. Berry, W. Bridges, G. Hofstede, K. Oberg or J. Průcha. In the second part own research of adaptability of AFS students is presented. The data was collected through CCAI surveys. The results are used to compare the adaptability of the students in the beginning and in the end of the exchange programs and also to compare the genders, age groups and nationalities with each other.
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Erasmus Students, Culture Shock and the Process of Adaptation
Hofmannová, Zdena ; Cirklová, Jitka (advisor) ; Hirschová, Marta (referee)
The thesis is focused on culture shock and adaptation of Erasmus students based on a research conducted with Erasmus students at Irish university. The method of the research was biographical interview with nine students participating in Erasmus programme. The research indicated absence of culture shock and adaptation was usually tied to personal changes and challenges that the sojourn brought about. The thesis presents main topics through which the respondents constructed the notion of adaptation - language, academic, practical, social adaptation and adaptation on the absence of relatives, friends and partners. The tendency of each of those dimensions of adaptation is growing until the exams start which disrupts this process. In the next section, the thesis compares the course of the sojourn to rite of passage, dividing it into three main phases - before departure (pre-liminal), during the sojourn (liminal) and after return (post-liminal). Rite of passage is also one of the ways how it is possible to explain the definition of the meaning of the sojourn for the students themselves. Other ways are adventure and development of self and better understanding of self (the concept of existential authenticity is used to explain this fact). The thesis marginally touches the subject of the meaning of culture...
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An Impact of Reemigration on National Identity
Axmannová, Kamila ; Šatava, Leoš (advisor) ; Šalanda, Bohuslav (referee)
Introduced diploma thesis presents the results of the research project which investigated the impact on the national identity. The goal of the research project was to find out with a help of the quality research, in detail an anchored theory, the central phenomenon in the perception of the national identity. The results of the anchored theory shows, that this phenomenon is level of adaptation of the individual on the environment respectively level of acculturation and flowingly level of reintegration. Intervene conditions, such as strategy of the handling of the stress situations, work success or family and friends' bounds also influence this phenomenon. Main context line in this direction presents emigration and re-emigration of the individual with all the possible causes and intervene conditions. Important part of the context line is the fact of the leaving of the individual itself, including his or hers preparation for leaving the country. This in its' nature determines even the process of acculturation of the individual in emigration with the impact on the perception of the national identity. If I should state the result of the research in one sentence, I would characterize it as following: "Level of acculturation of the individual in the emigration determines the perception of the national...
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Approaches used when teaching children in multicultural Nursery and Primary schools
Baker, Jarmila ; Hejlová, Helena (advisor) ; Koťátková, Soňa (referee)
Diploma thesis " Approaches to children in multicultural Nursery and Primary schools. It deals with the current approaches to children in Nursery and Primary schools, both in Czech schools and foreign schools located in the Czech Republic. First this thesis tries to find some historical context and understanding of the situation that Czech and foreign schools are faced with. Further attempts to map out the involvement of multicultural education into the curricula and teaching practice in the selected schools. Primarily it creates a comparison of approaches to multicultural education in selected schools in the Czech Republic. The thesis is trying to find inspiration for working with multicultural education in Czech schools, which do not pay much attention to multicultural education. Thesis should highlight the importance of multicultural education in schools and the benefits and positive impact of integrating this education into the curriculum of schools.
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The process of cultural adaptation of american immigrants to the Czech culture
Herbočková, Lucie
This bachelor thesis deals with the adaptation of American immigrants to the Czech culture. The aim is to determine how American immigrants respond to the Czech environment, perceive the differences, and to determine what factors influence the adaptation process. The theoretical part describes the basic definitions such as culture, migration, acculturation, enculturation, and the theories of intercultural adaptation. This part is based on many accredited authors and researchers such as P. Adler, M. Bennett, J. Berry, G. Hofstede, K. Oberg, P. Pedersen, E. Tylor and many others. The practical part of the research is the adaptation of American immigrants to the Czech culture itself. The aim of this thesis is measured and determined by semi-structured interview and questionnaires, especially Cross-Cultural Adaptation Inventory (CCAI). The research results give us a subjective view of the adaptation of immigrants and determine how factors such as age, gender, length of stay, and level of education affect the adaptation itself.
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Proces adaptace Nepálců na českou kulturu
Akai, Markéta
This bachelor thesis deals with the process of adaptation of Nepalese to the Czech cultural environment. In particular, it examines how Nepalese are able to adapt to the life in the Czech society and what changes this process causes in their daily lives. The theoretical part concerns with basic terms that are closely related to adaptation such as culture, socialization, enculturation and acculturation. It is followed by the theme of adaptation itself, its theory and its cultural shock. Research of G. Hofstede is briefly described at the end of the theoretical part, which is used for comparison of national cultures. Specifically, the values of Czech and Nepalese culture are compared. Interpretation of the interview results, which was attended by ten Nepalese immigrants living in the Czech Republic, are presented in the practical part of the thesis. Last but not least, the results also showed how Nepalese participants perceive and respond to the Czech cultural environment and its population. The research shows that its participants can successfully adapt to Czech culture.
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