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Benefits and Difficulties of Using Multimedia Applications in French Language Teaching
CÍZLOVÁ, Kateřina
The following diploma thesis focuses on the question concerning the implementation and possibilities of using mobile touch-screen devices within the process of French language teaching. The theoretical part presents different aspects of this subject with focus on didactical, technological and especially methodical sides. The practical part describes the results of questionnaire survey in which the methods of including mobile technologies in French lessons on Czech schools and the attitudes of teachers toward these didactic tools were studied. The practical part also includes a list of multimedia applications suitable for French language classes and a set of practical activities whose aim is to show possible usage of free basic mobile application types.
The Communicative Approach to Second Language Teaching in Current Textbooks of Czech for Foreigners
Valková, Jarmila ; Šebesta, Karel (advisor) ; Hádková, Marie (referee) ; Škodová, Svatava (referee)
The Communicative Approach to Second Language Teaching in Current Textbooks of Czech for Foreigners Jarmila Valková Abstract The general part of the thesis reviews the background, current understanding and key principles of the Communicative Approach to second language teaching with regard to their foundation in the Direct Oral Method. The objective, usual teaching techniques and textbook components of Communicative Language Teaching are compared to the ones used in the Grammar-Translation Method to show the essential difference between the direct and indirect language approaches to language acquisition and their implications for the character of textbook components. The research part of the thesis examines selected textbooks of Czech as a second language which are supposed to epitomise the following tendencies in the area of contemporary writing of textbooks of Czech for foreigners: a) consistent use of the strategies and textbook components based on the Grammar- Translation Method, b) eclectic application of Grammar-Translation strategies and components together with certain features of the Communicative Approach, c) coherent implementation of the Communicative Approach with related techniques and textbook components. Existence of the above mentioned tendencies in current textbooks of Czech as a second...

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