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British VS. American English – A comparative study
Ohrazda, David ; Šťastná, Dagmar (referee) ; Sedláček, Pavel (advisor)
Tato bakalářská práce je zaměřena na porovnání rozdílů Britské a Americké angličtiny, dvou nejrozšířenějších variací anglického jazyka, který je po celém světě využíván ať už jako mateřský jazyk nebo vyučovaný druhý jazyk pro snazší mezinárodní komunikaci. Práce se stručně zabývá historií jazyka a následně rozebírá rozdíly v oblastech gramatiky, výslovnosti a slovníku s příklady dané problematiky. Práce rovněž pojednává o kulturních vlivech, které ovlivnily vývoj jazyka. Pro práci jsem použil knižní a internetové zdroje. Hlavním cílem bakalářské práce je poskytnout a ukázat jakým způsobem se jeden jazyk může lišit na základě odlišné národnosti.
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Program to support correct pronunciation of foreign languages
Malucha, Jan ; Kohl,, Ing, Zdeněk (referee) ; Sigmund, Milan (advisor)
The aim of the diploma thesis is the development of an autonomous program for checking and evaluating the pronunciation of a foreign language. Theoretical part includes a treatise on the history and importance of computer-assisted language teaching; it also contains a brief introduction to phonetics, phonology and pronunciation issues, as well as an introduction to speech signal processing with a focus on computational methods for pronunciation analysis. In the practical part, a search of currently widespread and available tools for pronunciation control was processed and a number of algorithms usable for its analysis were programmed. Some of the algorithms have been enclosed in a graphical user interface as a basic prototype of a functional program to support pronunciation. The achieved results and the direction of further development are discussed in the conclusion.
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A Comparative Study of English as a Lingua Franca in International Corporations
Juráň, Vilém ; Šťastná, Dagmar (referee) ; Langerová, Petra (advisor)
Angličtina je dnes jednoznačně nejpoužívanějším jazykem v rámci mezinárodních styků. Tato práce se zabývá důležitými jazykovými problémy, které vznikají v mezinárodních společnostech, ve kterých je angličtina Lingua Franca. V práci jsou analyzována specifická jazyková témata jako výslovnost a idiomatické vazby. Cílem této práce je nabídnout možnosti, jak lze tuto komunikaci zefektivnit. Přináší bližší pohled na použití jazyka prostřednictvím poznatků získaných ve společnosti BMW UK.
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Přízvuk a redukce nepřízvučných slabik u českých uživatelů angličtiny: britská vs. americká angličtina
UNGER, Filip
This Diploma thesis studies the ability of Czech users of English to distinguish stress-related pronunciation aspects of British and American English, and to utilize this in their own speech. In the first part, therefore, I identify and describe the most prominent differences in the two regional standards. In the second part, after working with Czech participants using a dialogue, a prepared text and questionnaires about recordings of native British and American speakers, I present findings on the variables explored. I also study the general awareness in Czech users of English of the stress-related pronunciation differences between British and American English by means of a questionnaire sent to randomly chosen Czech natives. The conclusions of this thesis serve as practical recommendations for the teaching of English pronunciation in Czech schools, and suggest possible ways of broadening the thesis.
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Singing and chosen musical instruments as means for speech development and correct pronunciation in kindergarden
TRNKOVÁ, Denisa
In my bachelor thesis, I deal with singing and selected musical instruments for speech development and correct pronunciation in kindergarten. I dealt with music education in kindergarten, both from the point of view of teacher preparation in kindergarten, and various issues that can accompany kindergarten children in this field. For this reason, I tried to combine speech and pronunciation with music education, because in this age category, correct speech and pronunciation are the basis for functional future communication. Furthermore, in my bachelor thesis there is a weekly plan where I try to involve music education as a means of better speech and pronunciation of individual letters. I chose letters with which children tend to have a majority problem.
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The Culture of Spoken Speech by Czech Radio Announcers and Moderators
HOUFOVÁ, Kateřina
The bachelor's thesis deals with the culture of the speech of announcers and moderators in the environment of the public-law institution Czech Radio. The theoretical part of the work is focused on the most important tool of radio speakers, i.e. language in its spoken form, and describes how its role is changing in today's society and how it differs from written language. The thesis also deals with the general principles of media functioning in the Czech Republic, closer attention is paid to Czech Radio. The conclusion of the theoretical part of the work deals with valid orthoepic, lexical, morphological and stylistic principles. The practical part of the work tries to answer the question of whether the expressions appearing in them are in accordance with the standards binding for public communication, using the linguistic analysis of the radio programs of the Czech Radio. The questionnaire survey introduces the attitude of society to radio broadcasting.
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Pronunciation standard awareness and consistency in Czech speakers of English: British vs. American English
UNGER, Filip
This Bachelor thesis studies the ability of Czech users of English to distinguish pronunciation aspects of British and American English, and to utilize this in their own speech. In the first part, therefore, I identify and describe the most prominent differences in the two regional standards. In the second part, after working with Czech subjects using a dialogue, a prepared text and a questionnaire about recordings of native British and American speakers, I present findings on the variables explored. The conclusions of this thesis serve as a practical recommendation for the teaching of English pronunciation in Czech schools, and suggest possible ways of broadening the thesis.
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Nejčastější výslovnostní chyby českých žáků v angličtině
CIHLÁŘOVÁ, Lucie
This diploma thesis deals with the most frequent errors in English pronunciation that are made by Czech students. In the theoretical part the authoress describes all the important aspects of pronunciation, factors that influence pronunciation and also some approaches to the teaching of pronunciation. Then she describes the problem sounds and some correction techniques. In the practical part the authoress evaluates what is the position of teaching pronunciation in some textbooks and which types of exercises are the most frequent. The essential part form the analysis of pronunciation errors made by pupils at middle school, the comparison with mistakes of children at elementary school and the proposal of activities that may be helpful for the removal of possible problems.
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