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Drama education as the motivation to read
Kratochvilová, Veronika ; Ferklová, Alžběta (advisor) ; Hanyš Holemá, Irena (referee)
Thesis called Drama education as the motivation to read deals with the tight linking of drama education and literature. Literature is used as the scheme for drama education in lessons and, thanks to the story, pupils are developed both in the area of drama and personality as well as in social. Moreover, due to its methods, techniques and topics, it manages to motivate pupils to read given books. Theoretical part of the thesis focuses on the crucial aims, methods, techniques, curricula, forms and the usage of the drama education at primary schools and, especially, its involvement into the framework educational programme. It also deals with the relationship in between drama education and literature and about choosing convenient literature for a particular lesson. General literacy, reading literacy and inner or outer factors influencing children's relationship to books are also investigated topics in the study. The three different types of book usage and the level of pupils' motivation is the core of the analytical part of the thesis. Books are "introduced" to pupils via the drama education lessons. The three specific modules of lessons - based on working with books - were created to help the introduction of the books in drama education. Furthermore a book is introduced by reading an excerpt of it and...
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Printed Books vs eBooks: What, Why and How Does Generation Y Read?
Nykl, Jan ; Halada, Jan (advisor) ; Lütke Notarp, Ulrike (referee)
The aim of the thesis 'Printed Books vs. eBooks: What, Why and How Does Generation Y Read?' is to uncover what motivates a group of young people, specifically twenty students attending universities based in Prague, to choose either printed or electronic books. Furthermore, while using the qualitative method of semi-structured interview it was also the aim of this thesis not only to describe and analyse how important are the social aspects of books as well as the ways of acquiring them, but similarly to get a better understanding of how Generation Y perceives books. For this reason the conducted research could be beneficial to an academic area of interest, while correspondingly valuable for publishers, bookshops or e-reader manufacturers and their marketing strategies. Practical research is built upon a relevant theoretical basis: history of reading, characterization of printed and electronic books, together with a Czech book market summary and an introduction of Generation Y. In addition, the fourth chapter presents methods used when conducting the research, particularly Grounded Theory. However, the results of this research and their interpretations are presented in the final chapter along with respondents' descriptions, research goals and the course of interviews. In conclusion, research limits...
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