|
|
Linguistic pragmatics in Teaching of Czech as a foreign language
Mašín, Jaroslav ; Šebesta, Karel (advisor) ; Hrdlička, Milan (referee) ; Škodová, Svatava (referee)
The focus of dissertation belongs to the field of learning Czech as a foreign language and deals with the acquisition of pragmatic competence of non-native speakers. Whereas this is a broad area, the work concentrates on speech act request. The aim is to describe how two students of Czech acquired the speech act during a one-year intensive course. The theoretical background is given in Chapter I. The term Interlanguage Pragmatics is introduced to Czech readers. The Chapter further maps what the pragmatic research of non- native speakers generally deals with and what questions it asks. Attention is paid to possible methods for collecting data for research of pragmatic competence, what kinds of errors non- native speakers usually make, what environment is suitable for the acquisition of pragmatic competence or how individual differences among students affects pragmatic competence. In the second chapter attention is paid to speech act request. We present an overview of major longitudinal studies. On the bass of this longitudinal research it was found that students of English go through five stages of development when acquiring request. The stages are presented here in detail. In the research part of the dissertation the investigation of how two non-native speakers (a student from Taiwan and a student...
|
|
|
Czech Language of Native Speakers of Russian
Lehovcová, Eva ; Šebesta, Karel (advisor) ; Rosová, Anna (referee)
The diploma thesis Czech Language of Native Speakers of Russian is a study which analyses the use of the Czech language by few non-native speakers whose native language is Russian. The first theoretical section constists of introduction to the most important theories in the field of language acquisition and selected types of analyses which will be used in my own research. The second part contains specification of my goals, approaches and the description of used materials. Third, there are language biographies of my speakers and analysis of several texts (or transcripts of oral recordings) with the emphasis on the influence of speaker's L1. The analysis of data is the accuracy, complexity and fluency measuring that should test qualities of speaker's language use from various points of view. The conclusion summarizes the results of the research and verification of my hypothesis. Key words: non-native speaker, Russian, Czech as foreign language, language error, fluency, accuracy, complexity
|
|
|
Reading Literacy of Roma Pupils
Šormová, Kateřina ; Šebesta, Karel (advisor) ; Saicová Římalová, Lucie (referee) ; Průcha, Jan (referee)
Reading Literacy of Roma Pupils Thesis - Kateřina Šormová Abstract This work is a contribution to Roma pupils' literacy research. The importance of literacy for an individual today is absolutely crucial; applied research suggests that people with advanced literacy skills are more likely to have a higher self-esteem, improved health, more satisfying jobs and higher income compared to those with low literacy skills. Persons who are at greater risk of reduced literacy level are those from different cultural backgrounds, unemployed and unskilled people, those with very low level of education and people living in social exclusion. Roma pupils (very often) belong to such groups of people, therefore it is necessary to set up measures to eliminate these risks. The need to develop language competence of Roma pupils in the Czech language, including reading comprehension ability, is also included in the Roma Integration Strategy by 2020. This thesis examines whether and how the reading literacy test results of Roma and non- Roma pupils differ, and describes factors of home and school environment that influence the Roma pupils' literacy development. Based on these research questions hypotheses were set. Our research of Roma pupils' literacy was conducted in 4th and 5th grades of primary schools in socially excluded...
|
|
|
Communication strategies in printed advertisements aimed at parents
Traubová, Monika ; Saicová Římalová, Lucie (advisor) ; Šebesta, Karel (referee)
This Bachelor thesis deals with the communication strategy in press advertisements which aims on the parents of children. The first part describes theoretical bases in advertising in general, not only concerning marketing strategy, but also regarding it from the linguistic point of view. In the second part analysis of collected material is carried out, and the instruments which are used in a given communication strategy are discovered. These instruments are verbal (word) and nonverbal (graphic aspect of advertising). The description is accompanied by a comprehensive analysis of several advertisements, in which the overall impact on the given strategy is demonstrated.
|
|
|
Gestures and Face Expression in Different Cultures
Puldová, Hana ; Saicová Římalová, Lucie (advisor) ; Šebesta, Karel (referee)
Následující práce se zabývá problematikou neverbální komunikace v různých kulturách a to především jejími dvěma druhy - gestikou a mimikou. Největší pozornost je soustředěna na analýzu toho, jak je v česky publikované, původní i překladové odborné literatuře pojat výklad o vybraných neverbálních prostředcích v různých kulturách. Práce se zaměřuje převážně na to, nakolik jsou v příslušných publikacích zohledněna kulturní specifika příslušných prostředků, na které kultury je pokládán největší důraz a jaké informace jsou o daných prostředcích sdělovány. Nejprve je popsán samotný pojem neverbální komunikace, poté její druhy, ve stručnosti jejich charakteristika a stěžejní částí celé práce je právě ona zmíněná analýza vybraných publikací, kde bylo primárním úkolem zjistit, jakou měrou se čeští i zahraniční autoři zabývají mezikulturními rozdíly v problematice neverbální komunikace, a co o nich pojednávají. Klíčová slova: neverbální komunikace, gesta, mimika, kultura This thesis concerns itself with forms of nonverbal communication in various cultures, most importantly with its main two forms - gestics and mimics. A great deal of attention is devoted to analysis of the interpretation of certain nonverbal means of communication in Czech scholarly publications, both original works and translations from other...
|
|
| |
|
|
---
Josífková, Lenka ; Šebesta, Karel (advisor) ; Chromý, Jan (referee)
Bakalářská práce Pupils, Language, Communication Attitudes of secondary school pupils towards Standard and Common Czech language Lenka Josífková Abstract This thesis focuses on attitudes of secondary school pupils towards Standard and Common Czech language. The thesis is based on the sociolinguistic theory of attitudes to language in English literature and on the theory of attitudes in Czech linguistics. Key terms for this thesis are theory of language culture, its development and criticism. Those terms lead to the definitiv of the relationship between Standard and Common Czech. Part of the theoretical foundation of this thesis is description of the methods and techniques which are then used in the empirical research. The second part describes the research, which was divided into two parts: the realization of the questionnaire research and follow-up interviews with the pupils. The results of the research show that attitudes towards Standard and Common Czech language are different. Praha 2015 Vedoucí práce: prof. PhDr. Karel Šebesta, CSc.
|
|
|
Standard Czech Language and Czech Pupils
Drahotská, Zuzana ; Šebesta, Karel (advisor) ; Šormová, Kateřina (referee)
and key words This bachelor's dissertation examines attitudes towards the Czech language among second level pupils at primary school. The first part explores the concepts of standard and common Czech language, the knowledge of which is researched by means of a questionnaire. The second part analyses the questionnaire responses. The research investigates the level of theoretical knowledge within the field of enquiry and the pupils' attitudes towards the standard (or common) Czech language and its usage, and also assesses the ability to use the standard Czech language. standard Czech language, common Czech language, attitudes towards language, questionnaire-based research
|
|
|
Feedback in Czech Language Courses for Foreigners
Plísková, Kamila ; Šebesta, Karel (advisor) ; Šormová, Kateřina (referee)
This thesis explores teacher's feedback, its definition, types, and is specifically focused on feedback moves in context of teaching Czech as a foreign language. The aim of this thesis is to present current research on the feedback in the context of teaching a second/foreign language and describe how the feedback is used in Czech language courses for foreigners and what instruments teachers use for such purpose. The first part is focusing on the feedback as part of the educational dialogue and communication in the language classroom; introducing some concepts and hypotheses of second language acquisition in which feedback figures. We also provide a description of feedback, both positive and corrective, and we present current studies concerning feedback within language learning. The empirical part carries out conversational analysis of transcribed recordings of participant observation in Czech courses for foreigners, in which we focus on feedback moves of lecturers. The thesis includes glossary explaining relevant terms translated into Czech. Key words: Feedback, positive feedback, corrective feedback, communication in the language classroom, error correction, Czech for foreigners, conversation analysis
|
|
|
Developing socio-cultural competence of students and selected textbooks of Czech for foreigners
Skoumalová, Jana ; Šebesta, Karel (advisor) ; Filippová, Eva (referee)
The presented thesis focuses on the analysis of selected Czech for foreigners textbooks in terms of socio-cultural competence. In the first three chapters the term of socio-cultural competence is explained and its definition in the Common European Framework of Reference and in the descriptions of reference levels A1, A2, B1 and B2 for Czech is examined. Chapter four deals with a chosen research method - criteria catalogue. In chapter five selected textbooks (Česky, prosím I, Čeština pro cizince: Úroveň B1, Čeština pro cizince: Úroveň B2, Čeština pro středně a více pokročilé, Čeština pro život, Čeština pro život 2, Mluvme česky) are analyzed separately and in chapter six individual results of previous examinations are compared with regard to how the publications contribute to the development of socio-cultural competence of students. 1
|
guest ::
RSS feed.