This study aimed to examine the relationship between empathy-related constructs of English instructors at Atilim University Preparatory School and certain demographic features such as age, gender, educational background, and experience. The scale which consists of a demographic inventory, a questionnaire, and a semi-structured interview were developed by the researchers. The scale consists of &quot / Interpersonel Reactivity Index (IRI)&quot / . The results of the questionnaire were analyzed through SPSS 15.0. This data gathering instrument was implemented on 90 English instructors working at Atilim University Preparatory School. The results of the interviews were analyzed tghrough content analysis. The result of the study revealed that there is a relationship between perspective-taking and empathic concern tendencies of English instructors and their age and experience.

Tyrimo problema. Anot Martinkaus (2001), vadybininkai formuoja valdymo struktūrą, sistemas, principus ir metodus. Nuo jų teorinio ir praktinio pasirengimo, sugebėjimo atlikti valdymo funkcijas priklauso ir darbo rezultatai. Efektyvus funkcijų atlikimas rinkos sąlygomis reikalauja įvairios kompetencijos, atsižvelgiant į veiklos pobūdį, organizacijos ypatumus. Labai svarbi asmens socialinė ir komunikacinė kompetencija, kuri turi įtakos jo komunikacinei elgsenai. Taigi kyla klausimas, kaip Panevėžio sporto klubų vadybininkų socialinė kompetencija ir pasitenkinimo lygis, atliekama veikla pasireiškia vadybininko darbe? Temos naujumas. Vadybininkų socialinės kompetencijos tema nėra plačiai išanalizuota, pasigendama išsamių šios tematikos tyrimų. Susiduriama su ta pačia problema siekiant nagrinėti, komunikacinius ir organizacinius sporto vadybininkų gebėjimus, kaip sėkmingos jų darbo veiklos pagrindus. Todėl manoma, kad mūsų nagrinėjama tema yra aktuali vien dėl jos siauro ištyrimo. Be to, šiame darbe nagrinėjama sporto klubų vadybininkų pasitenkinimo darbu problema, manoma, kad nuo noro dirbti ir pasitenkinimo darbu labai priklauso tolesnė sėkminga vadybininko veikla. Tyrimo objektas ─ sporto klubų vadybininkų socialinė kompetencija ir pasitenkinimo lygis pasirinktoje profesijoje. Hipotezė. Sporto klubų vadybininkų socialinė kompetencija, aukštas pasitenkinimo pasirinkta profesija lygis, komunikaciniai ir organizaciniai gebėjimai daro įtaką pasirinktai profesijai. Darbo... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Research problem: according to Martinkus (2001), managers form organization structure, systems, principles and methods. Job results depend on their theoretical and practical abilities to perform management functions. Abilities, depending on the activity form, organization singularity is required to perform functions efficiently. Ones social and communication abilities is very important and has influence to his communication behavior. The question that stands before is – how does sport club managers social abilities and satisfaction level is affecting management job? Job importance: Managers’ social abilities theme is poorly analyzed, lack of research is seen. Same problem acquired when it is tried to research communication and organization skills as successful job basis. That’s why our theme is actual because of low researching. Also our research include manager job satisfaction test, because satisfaction with the job is key to a productive job. Research object: sports club manager’s social abilities and satisfaction level. Hypothesis. sport club manager’s social abilities, high satisfaction level with their profession, communication and organization skills makes influence to their profession. Research goal – analyze sport club managers social abilities and satisfaction level in Panevezys city. To achieve the goal we use these tasks: 1. Research sports club managers social abilities, 2. Define sports club managers satisfaction level in their profession, 3. Research sports... [to full text]

The thesis focuses on different communication skills of elementary school children. Fundamental concepts refer to communication disorders; the disturbed and limited communication ability. The theoretical resource defines the communication from different points of view, namely, how the other branches of science (sociology, linguistics, pedagogy and logopedics) deal with the term of communication. Furthermore, the concept of the disturbed and limited communication abilities are closely specified in this part. The conclusion of the theoretical part includes characteristics of Framework Education Programme for Elementary Education, considered to be a pillar of the Czech education system, and its main goals in terms of fulfilling the key competencies in relation to the integration of learners with special educational needs into a mainstream class. The practical analysis was conducted on the basis of survey questionnaire. The collected data from the pedagogical staff members reflect their experinence with the issue of different communicaton skills. The aim is to describe the relationship between teachers and a pupils with the disturbed or limited communication ability and how they are perceived. In addition, it particularly investigates which language and communication difficulties occur and if they have an impact on learners' achievement.

The diploma thesis is focused on the topic of development of communication skills in education of foreign languages. The aim is to find out about ways how teachers develop communication skills and their feedback on pupils. The theoretical part concentrates on individual communicaton skills from the point of their content, process, development and assessment. It also deals with the language subskills which are inseparable from the language skills. The theoretical part further contains the question of categorization of a foreign language in the Framework Education Programme for Basic Education. In the practical part the author focuses on the results of the research which finds out the teachers´ and pupils´opinions of using communication skills in foreign languages. The research was accomplished by the method of a questionnaire and the results are in charts and graphs.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-05-14T13:16:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ArquivoTotal.pdf: 2881081 bytes, checksum: def5524d8c0d3fd7971e02d5f80b2056 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-06-14 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The Perspective on Language and Social Interaction Scholars emphasizes that the first socially established interactions between a child and an adult are central to the development of linguistic, cognitive, social and affective skills. Studies on infant language development emphasize the presence of typical communication patterns, given that the child s age, cognitive skill and language development all influence the maternal inputs employed. For children with special needs, such as the visually impaired, interaction with the mother is likely to be of a particular kind, given that the first contact, that is, eye contact, is nonexistent. The present longitudinal study evaluated the mother-child with visual impairment interaction, and aimed to determine the degree of infant language development based on their social communication skills. Specifically, the study evaluated the communication behaviors of both mother and infant, identified scenes of joint attention within interactive episodes, and investigated the maternal conception regarding child development. Investigations were made by conducting two case studies concerning two completely blind children (three and four years old) and their mothers. Data collection was made by visiting the residence of the dyads during six distinct stages with two-month intervals between visits. Instruments employed during the study included semi-structured interviews using a digital recorder, assessment of expressive vocabulary list (LAVE), and 12 movies recorded for each dyad. During each stage, two different observational situations were employed: free play and structured. For the latter case, children were oriented to play with previously selected educational toys, suitable for both their age and visual conditions. Interviews were organized into thematic categories, as proposed by Bardin. Furthermore, 10 of the 20 minutes of video available for each situation were transcribed based on the CHAT format using CHILDES software (Child Language Data Exchange System). The CLAN program of the same software provided the necessary frequency and precision of data coding. Categories were elaborated based on the aims of the study, on observation protocols and from similar researches conducted in the field of expertise. The mother of the first dyad proposed that child development requires specific guidance, particularly regarding perceptual functions such as touch and hearing. The LAVE method detected an improvement between the first and last application. During the observations the mother was concerned about promoting child participation on the interactive process. This, in turn, led to an improved self-initiative and a contextualized use of different communication behaviors by the child. A maternal strategy concerning the attentional focus of the child, as well as the mother s report that the child s linguistic development seemed inappropriate for the age, was detected for dyad 2. This was further supported by both the LAVE and the observations, which evidenced the difficulty of the child to communicate appropriately, using decontextualized words and rigid verbal expressions. In general, the present study emphasizes the importance of considering the situational context and observing the members of the dyad by means of bidirectional perspectives, given that one s behavior influences the other. Results of the present study is expected to provide assistance for intervention programs which aim to improve the development of social communication skills by visually impaired children, via mother- child interaction. / A Perspectiva da Interação Social dos Estudiosos da Linguagem enfatiza as primeiras interações socialmente estabelecidas entre a criança e o adulto como primordiais para o desenvolvimento das habilidades linguísticas, cognitivas e socioafetivas. Os estudos que envolvem a análise do desenvolvimento linguístico infantil evidenciam que há padrões de estilos comunicativos que são característicos, haja vista que a idade da criança, a sua capacidade cognitiva e o próprio desenvolvimento linguístico influenciam os inputs maternos utilizados. Em crianças com necessidades educativas especiais, como é o caso de crianças com deficiência visual, a interação com a mãe possivelmente será marcada por algumas particularidades, uma vez que o contato inicial, através de trocas de olhares, inexiste. O presente estudo, de cunho longitudinal, analisou a interação mãe-criança com deficiência visual, cujo intuito foi identificar o desenvolvimento linguístico infantil a partir das habilidades sociocomunicativas infantis. Especificamente, procurou-se investigar os comportamentos comunicativos maternos e infantis; a identificação de cenas de atenção conjunta em episódios interativos e as concepções maternas sobre o desenvolvimento da criança. Trata-se de dois estudos de caso, com duas crianças com idades de três e quatro anos, ambas com deficiência visual (cegueira total) e suas respectivas mães. A coleta de dados foi realizada na residência das díades, em seis etapas distintas, com intervalos de dois meses. Os instrumentos utilizados foram: entrevista semiestruturada com uso de um gravador digital; Lista de Avaliação do Vocabulário Expressivo (LAVE); câmera de vídeo digital para a realização de 12 filmagens em cada díade. Em cada etapa do estudo aconteceram duas observações, uma em situação de brincadeira livre e outra em situação estruturada. Nesta última, foi sugerido o uso de brinquedos educativos, previamente selecionados e condizentes com a faixa etária e com a condição visual das crianças. As entrevistas foram analisadas através da análise de conteúdo categorial temática proposta por Bardin. No que diz respeito às observações, dez dos vinte minutos filmados em cada situação foram transcritos, a partir do formato Chat do sistema computacional Childes (Child Language Data Exchange System). Utilizou-se também o componente Clan do mesmo sistema operacional, o qual fornece as frequências e a precisão na codificação dos dados. Foram elaboradas categorias com base nos objetivos do estudo, em pesquisas da área e nos protocolos das observações. Verificou-se que na díade 1, a mãe considera que o desenvolvimento da criança requer orientações específicas, principalmente no uso de outras funções perceptivas, como o tato e a audição. Na aplicação da LAVE identificou-se um avanço entre a primeira e a última aplicação. No que diz respeito às observações, observou-se uma preocupação materna em promover a participação da criança no processo interacional, a qual, por sua vez, demonstrou ao longo das etapas, maior iniciativa própria e uso contextualizado de diferentes comportamentos comunicativos. Na díade 2 evidenciou-se a estratégia materna de dirigir o foco atencional da criança, bem como o relato materno de que o desenvolvimento linguístico da criança parece inadequado para a sua faixa etária. Esta informação foi verificada também através da LAVE e das observações, que mostraram a dificuldade da criança em comunicar-se apropriadamente, fazendo uso de palavras descontextualizadas e de expressões verbais rígidas. De um modo geral, destaca-se a importância de considerar o contexto situacional e de olhar os membros da díade por meio de uma perspectiva bidirecional, já que o comportamento de um influencia o comportamento do outro. Espera-se que os resultados da presente tese possam subsidiar o planejamento de programas de intervenção, cujo intuito seja de promover o desenvolvimento das habilidades sociocomunicativas das crianças com deficiência visual, através da interação com a mãe.

School settings are increasingly being targeted as ideal entry points for youth mental health initiatives and naturally, educators have been identified as playing a critical role in supporting youth in distress. The current study set out to investigate how to strengthen the ability of educators to support youth experiencing bullying and mental health difficulties. The study was conducted in two phases: an initial phase in which a mental health literacy and communication skills workshop for educators was developed and refined, and a second phase in which the workshop was pilot-tested. The 2-hour workshop was delivered to two groups of students (N = 35) in a Teacher’s Education (B.Ed.) program at a Canadian university. Participants completed a questionnaire following the workshop to assess their satisfaction with the workshop experience and their degree of change in knowledge and awareness of bullying and mental health difficulties, as well as self-efficacy and perceived confidence in communicating with young people in distress. Results showed that participant satisfaction with the workshop was high and that most participants would recommend the workshop for pre-service and in-service teachers. In addition, participant knowledge, awareness, self-efficacy, and self-confidence in communicating with youth in distress increased from pre- to post-workshop. Taken together, the results of the pilot study provide support for further development and delivery of this workshop to pre-service and in-service teachers to help prepare educators for the complex, demanding, and vital role of supporting young people in distress due to bullying and mental health difficulties.

Syftet med denna studie var att utprova en Toisto-inspirerad metod i engelska undervisning i årskurs 1. För att uppnå syftet formulerades två frågeställningarna: Hur effektiv är den Toisto-inspirerade metoden i utvecklingen av elevers muntliga kommunikationsförmåga i engelska i årskurs 1? Hur påverkar användningen av en Toisto-inspirerad metod elevers upplevelse av att lyssna, förstå och tala engelska i årskurs 1? Studien genomfördes som en kvantitativ undersökning av en kvasiexperimentell forskningsdesign inklusive för- och eftertest och upplevelseenkät. Undervisningen bestod av åtta undervisningstillfällen med den Toisto-inspirerade metoden där målet var att eleverna i de två experimentgrupperna skulle lära sig att berätta om sig själva med enkla vardagliga uttryck på engelska. Studien genomfördes med elever i årskurs 1 i en medelstor svensk kommun och bestod av två experimentgrupper och en kontrollgrupp från två olika skolor. Resultatet visade att samtliga grupper höjde sina resultat vid eftertestet jämfört med förtestet. Resultathöjningen var dock betydligt högre i de båda experimentgrupperna som fick undervisning med den Toisto-inspirerade metoden än i kontrollgruppen. Studien visade också att elevers upplevelse av att lyssna, förstå och tala engelska inte ändrade sig särskilt mycket under undervisningen med den Toisto-inspirerade metoden, trots att skillnader mellan de två experimentgruppernas upplevelse förekom.

Denna studie syftar till att belysa vägledning via e-post. Detta har gjorts genom att närmare studera e-post från en specifik vägledningstjänst på Internet. Studien har gjorts i två delar. Den första har omfattat en veckas inkommande e-post, vilka har studerats avseende frågekaraktär. I den andra delen har fokus legat på samtalsfärdigheter och förhållningssätt som närmare har studerats i åtta inkommande och åtta utgående e-post. Vi har arbetat utifrån abduktiv ansats, där materialet har tolkats och analyserats genom kvalitativ dataanalys. De slutsatser som dras är att övervägande andel e-post är av informationskaraktär och en mindre andel av vägledningskaraktär. De samtalsfärdigheter och förhållningssätt som används inom traditionell vägledning syns även i detta sammanhang, där majoriteten av dessa återfinns i e-post av vägledningskaraktär. / This research aims to examine career counselling by e-mail. E-mail from a specific case has been examined. The research contained two parts; the aim of the first one was to consider the character of the incoming e-mail. The main focus of this research has been on the second part, where eight incoming and eight outgoing e-mails have been interpreted with a focus on communication skills. Our research is abductive, using qualitative data analysis. Amongst our conclusions are that the examined e-mail are mainly of information character and a smaller part of counselling character. The communication skills used in traditional career counselling are used even in this context, where the main part is found in the e-mail of counselling character.

In dieser Arbeit wurden Einstellungen Leipziger Medizinstudierenden zum Erwerb ärztlicher Gesprächskompetenz mit der Communication Skills Attitude Scale (CSAS) erfasst. Dazu wurde der englischsprachige Fragebogen ins Deutsche übertragen. Insgesamt fanden sich gering ausgeprägte negative Einstellungen und moderate Werte positiver Einstellungen. Im simulierten Längsschnitt fand sich kein Anhalt für eine Dehumanisierung. Die Einstellungswerte der Leipziger Kohorte sind geschlechtsspezifisch.

The thesis deals with the issue of inclusion of pupils with impaired communication skills in selected elementary schools in Prague. The thesis summarises the findings of the professional literature on the impaired communication capacity and the possibilities of inclusive education. The aim of the thesis is to find out how the ideas of inclusion and joint education are applied in practice at selected school in Prague, in less than four years the decree (27/2016 Coll.) is in force. Whether and how the attitude of schools to pupils with impaired communication skills after leaving the primary school to secondary school differs. The thesis uses a method of qualitative research survey carried out in the form of a structured interview with parents of pupils with impaired communication skills. On the basis of the analysis of the data obtained from the survey carried out, there are proposed recommendations applicable in pedagogical practice. KEYWORDS impaired communication skills, inclusion, pupils, elementary school, secondary school