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Interference of Czech, German, and English with the focus on the quantity of German vowels
Mukařovský, David ; Nečasová, Pavla (advisor) ; Švermová, Dagmar (referee)
This work deals with language interference and the teaching of foreign languages and of their pronunciation. It provides a detailed description and comparison of the vowel systems of Czech, German and English. It then focuses on connecting the graphic and the phonic aspects of these three languages and looks for differences. In the research part, the author investigated how well the pupils of two third years of the Kolín Grammar School do when it comes to the German vowel quantity and its relationship with the graphic form of the language. The research took place in the phases of pretest, intervention, posttest. During the tests, the data was collected in writing - pupils wrote dictated German words and marked long vowels in preprinted words. The research was conducted first in one grade and then in the second to improve the intervention. During the intervention lesson the students were led, among other things, to derive a helpful pronunciation rule, according to which stressed vowels followed by at most one consonant should be pronounced long. In the German tests, numerous English interferences were noted, e.g. in the words Glas or Metall. To help detect English interference, the students also wrote a small test on English vowel quantity, which besides the interferences in German also revealed...
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Using poetry in teaching German as a foreign language
Doležalová, Anna ; Bučková, Tamara (advisor) ; Švermová, Dagmar (referee)
The thesis deals with how to use poetry in German classes for non-German students. Its objective is with the help of theory to create tentative didactic material which will introduce to upper primary school pupils selected works of poets of the German language, arouse in them interest in reading and writing poetry and show them various ways of reception and comprehension. From the viewpoint of literary theory, the focus is on the poetry of Terezín ghetto and concrete poetry of the 20th and 21st century. From the perspective of literature didactics, the concern is with utilising poetry in German classes. The methods used are primary and secondary sources research, critical assessment and comparison of the sources, text selection, content assessment in terms of length and demandigness followed by didactic adaptation of the texts. The thesis is divided into five chapters. The first chapter explains the role of literature in teaching foreign languages, special stress being on poetry and examples from literature written in German. The second chapter is built around poetry written by child and adult authors from Terezín ghetto. The third chapter deals with concrete poetry (and its authors). The fourth chapter focuses on didactic possibilities brought to German teaching by poetry. The last, fifth chapter...
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The development of methods in foreign language teaching from the mid 19th century until present
Hrušovská, Tereza ; Švermová, Dagmar (advisor) ; Nečasová, Pavla (referee)
This diploma thesis scrutinizes development of foreign language teaching methods as well as their conceptions and usage. The aim of this thesis is to provide a complex insight into the issue. The thesis works with a few hypotheses such as influence of age (of pupils as well as teachers) on choice of methods. Even more attention is dedicated to eclecticism and communicative methods which are believed to be predominant in today's teaching. The theoretical part is focused on explanation and clarification of methodologic terminology, all the methods and didactic approaches existing in foreign language teaching, which are presented chronologically. There are also influential psychological and linguistic movements important for development of the methods summarized. Then the research based on survey for teachers follows. This part explores which techniques, typical for particular methods, prevail in contemporary teaching. The aim of the research is to find out which methods and techniques are chosen by teachers and what factors influence their choice. The practical part functions as a sort of evidentiary test. There were designed two lessons for younger and older pupils which combine the survey results and authors personal teaching experience. The practical part shows if the preferences of teachers...
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Sixteenth-century Eight-language Translation Dictionary (1586) and Subject-centred Analysis of its Lexicon
Ptáčková, Vladimíra ; Švermová, Dagmar (advisor) ; Šustová, Magdaléna (referee)
The object of this diploma thesis is an octalingual dictionary from 16th century from the collections of the Pedagogical Museum J.A. Komenského in Prague. The title page of this dictionary is missing and therefore the origin, the author and the range of users, who the dictionary was intended for, are not known. The aim of this diploma thesis was to confirm or disprove the hypothesis that the dictionary should have served tradesmen and travellers. The methods used were translation, language analysis of the phrase-book and the thematic analysis of the contents of the dictionary. The theoretical part of the diploma thesis deals with lexicography. It introduces the definition of a dictionary and various types of dictionaries with the most attention paid to translational dictionaries. Thereafter, the development of Czech lexicography from its beginning until nowadays is presented. The theoretical section also contains some facts about phrase-books. Furthermore, the time of 16th century is described with the aim to present the period when the dictionary was produced. Regarding the hypothesis mentioned above, the linguistic analysis has brought these results. The dictionary should have served not only tradesmen but a wide range of users because of the general vocabulary and because it is partly mentioned...
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Utilizing an interactive whiteboard to learn verbs in German lesson
Loudová, Veronika ; Nečasová, Pavla (advisor) ; Švermová, Dagmar (referee)
The aim of this master's thesis, "Utilizing an interactive whiteboard to learn verbs in German lesson" is presented in two parts. The theoretical part is devoted to aspects which influence teaching, and therefore the preparation of interactive materials. The practical part is focused on the proposal of activities used on the interactive whiteboard. The theoretical part is divided into three chapters. The first chapter allows us to view the educative process from a psychological perspective, attempting to clarify the importance of relevant styles and strategies used effectively while learning a foreign language. The concern of chapter two is an interactive board and multimedia. Principles which should be followed by educators who are creating teaching materials are also introduced. Furthermore, there are presented internet portals which can be used in German lessons. The last chapter of the theoretical part is dedicated to grammar and the grammatical category - verbs. The practical part is predominantly based on creating your own teaching materials, which are designed to practise German verbs. The activities are split up into two sections (for elementary school and high school). An evaluation of the teaching materials results from survey. They were verified in the educational practice.
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Options of implementation of the project teaching for German language teaching in the first level of elementary school
Havlíčková, Irena ; Nečasová, Pavla (advisor) ; Švermová, Dagmar (referee)
This Diploma thesis deals with the project teaching and with the options of implementation of this method into second language teaching in the first level of elementary schools. Theoretical part of the thesis focuses on history, characteristics, classification, phases, advantages and disadvantages of the project teaching. In the second part, the thesis is based on a five-hour long project called "Berlin entdecken" created by the author and realized in the fifth year of elementary school with the extended second language teaching specialization. The thesis aims to find out students' attitude towards the project teaching. Also, based on a case study, it tries to find out whether the integration of this teaching method is applicable to teaching process among students with different education expectations. The research draws on both quantitative and qualitative methods (i.e. questionnaire, observation, and structured interview). Based on the carried out research, the thesis find out that the project teaching is an appropriate method for second language teaching in the first level of elementary schools. Similarly to other methods, however, the project teaching also has its constraints which need to be taken into consideration. KEYWORDS hands-on teaching perspective, project teaching, second language...
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Instruction with a view to the Learning Circle in German Lessons in Primary and Secondary Schools
Kovačková, Lenka ; Švermová, Dagmar (advisor) ; Nečasová, Pavla (referee)
Autorin: Lenka Kovačková (Deutsch - Tschechisch) Titel der Arbeit: Der offene Unterricht mit Hinsicht auf den Lernzirkel in Deutschstunden auf der Grund- und Mittelschule Seitenanzahl: 189 Betreuerin: PaedDr. Dagmar Švermová Beschreibung der Arbeit: Die Diplomarbeit befasst sich mit dem offenen Unterricht als einer der möglichen alternativen Unterrichtsmethoden. Die Öffnung ist hier als eine der Möglichkeiten der Veränderung der traditionellen' Schule betrachtet. Die Arbeit verarbeitet die Terminologie des offenen Unterrichts und Bedingungen für dessen Einfuhrung in die tschechische Schule (auch die damit verbundenen Probleme). Zugleich beschreibt sie die einzelnen Formen im Rahmen des offenen Unterrichts. Sie konzentriert sich weiter ausfuhrlicher auf die Beschreibung einer der offenen Unterrichtsformen - den Lernzirkel und präsentiert praktische Beispiele seiner Verwendung in den Deutschstunden.
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Ways of application of drama methods in german language teaching
Černá, Martina ; Nečasová, Pavla (advisor) ; Švermová, Dagmar (referee)
TITLE: Ways of application of drama methods in German language teaching ABSTRACT This diploma thesis deals with ways of application of drama methods in teaching the German language. The thesis is divided into two parts. The first part describes the theoretical background of educational drama and communicative language teaching. Also, the relation of the Framework Educational Programme for primary education to drama and foreign language teaching is characterized. The main part of this thesis contains a suggestion for integrating drama methods into teaching the German language and a selection of drama-oriented exercises. Further, the process and the results of my research, the main purpose of which was to examine the influence of drama methods on communicative competence in pupils, are described here. KEY WORDS: Educational drama, communicative competence, foreign language teaching
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Analysis of textbook sets, for teaching German as a foreign language at grammar schools, from point of view of regional studies
Kronusová, Anna ; Nečasová, Pavla (advisor) ; Švermová, Dagmar (referee)
TITLE: Analysis of textbook sets, for teaching German as a foreign language at grammar schools, from the point of view of regional studies ABSTRACT: This diploma thesis deals with an analysis of selected contemporary textbook sets, which are used at grammar schools. The theoretical part focuses on the term regional studies as such. It also discusses current approaches to teaching regional studies, intercultural learning and current trends, which are associated with the field of presentation and applied teaching of regional studies. The practical part deals with analyses of individual textbook sets according to criteria stated beforehand. Summarizing results of the analyses are presented in a table chart at the end. KEY WORDS: Textbook set, regional studies, analysis, intercultural learning, criteria
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