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Application of mind maps in ELT with the emphasis on lexis in one-to-one courses, groups and self-teaching
Borovková, Petra ; Dvořák, Bohuslav (advisor) ; Vít, Radek (referee)
This work deals with an implementation of mind maps in ELT. It stems from the master thesis Mind Maps in English Language Teaching, and it further explores and develops its assumptions. This thesis is divided into a theoretical and a practical part. The theoretical part gives an explanation why mind maps serve as an effective learning strategy. It is dedicated to the problem of memory, organisation of thoughts, strategies of consolidation, and learning styles. Examples of activities focused on various language skills based on mind maps, can be found in the practical part of the thesis. The crucial part is the one which concentrates on a new technique of learning vocabulary via mind maps. In this part, there are chapters devoted to an application of this technique in one-to-one courses, groups and in self-teaching. Observations are added to the description of the technique. As oppose to the master thesis, this time the research focuses on using the technique in a group.
Mind Maps in English LanguageTeaching
Borovková, Petra ; Dvořák, Bohuslav (advisor) ; Hofmannová, Marie (referee)
The thesis discusses using mind maps in English language teaching. It explains what mind maps are and how to use them effectively. This thesis includes a theoretical as well as a practical part. The theoretical part offers two points of view of the problem - psychological and pedagogical. The psychological part deals with theoretical knowledge of memory and learning. In the pedagogical part, firstly learning styles in connection with mind maps are discussed; secondly some demonstrations of using mind maps in various English textbooks are presented. The practical part focuses mainly on new ideas. First chapter of the practical part shows various classroom or individual mind map activities that concentrate on different language skills. The second chapter is the most important section of the whole thesis as it introduces a new method for learning vocabulary via mind maps. Observations of four students using the method and reflections on it are offered in the following chapters. Finally, the results and conclusions of the observations as well as the advantages and disadvantages of mind maps in general are presented.

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