Communication skill is one of the key competencies that pupils should achieve during the compulsory education. The subject of this work - teaching pragmatic aspects is closely related to communication competence. The thesis focuses on teaching of pragmatic aspects in primary schools. Based on the theoretical literature there are defined basic terms such as cooperative communication, politeness principle, manipulation, argumentation, nonverbal communication and assertiveness. In the practical part the thesis focuses on the analysis of textbooks - how are the pragmatic aspects included in the textbooks. Other part is concerned with the analysis of the survey in which several teachers were asked about how the pragmatic aspects of speech communication are taught and how well is this subject matter mastered by their pupils. The last section includes worksheets, in which the activities are designed to practice examined pragmatic aspects.

Orientador: Claudia Maria de Lima / Resumo: A presente pesquisa de mestrado, vinculada à linha “Processos formativos, ensino e aprendizagem”, tem como objetivo geral investigar e analisar as potencialidades e os desafios de uma proposta formativa em mídia-educação para estudantes de licenciatura. O estudo apresenta uma abordagem qualitativa, seu caráter é descritivo-explicativo, com delineamento metodológico do tipo pesquisa-intervenção. A investigação se justifica à medida que busca contribuir para o processo de apropriação crítica, criativa, autônoma e reflexiva dos licenciandos em relação às mídias e porque pretende ampliar o debate sobre a necessidade da presença da mídia-educação no contexto da formação superior, sobretudo, nos cursos de licenciatura. Com as novas demandas sociais, em tempos de cultura digital, entendemos que a postura mídia-educativa deve ser pensada como um propósito de todos os educadores. Desse modo, a pesquisa contou com duas etapas de coleta de dados. A primeira foi constituída pela aplicação de um questionário visando compreender o perfil do público-alvo e os seus conhecimentos sobre a mídia. Em um segundo momento, nos dedicamos à proposta formativa, a partir dos pressupostos da mídia-educação, que compreende um trabalho de educação para os meios, com os meios e através deles. As fases de análise, interpretação e triangulação dos dados coletados foram orientadas pelo referencial teórico e metodológico da análise de conteúdo. Entre os resultados da pesquisa, destacamos que a proposta formati... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The present research from this Master Degree, attached to the line “Formative processes, teaching and learning”, has as a general objective to investigate and analyze the potentialities and the challenges from a formative proposition.ruled by the media education, on a licentiate course. This study presents a qualitative approach, its character is descriptive-explanatory, with methodological outline having as a kind intervention research. The investigation justifies itself as long as it searches to contribute to the critic appropriation process, creative, autonomous and reflexive from the licentiate students related to the medias and because it intends to enhance the debate about the necessity of the presence of the media education in the context of the degree formation, specially related to the licentiate courses. With the new social demands, at the digital culture time, it is understood that the posture media education must be thought as a purpose of all educators. Like this, the research had two stages related to data collect. The first was built by the application of a questionnaire for our understanding of the public target profile and about their knowledge about the media. On a second moment, we dedicated the formative proposition, having as a beginning the assumption from the media education, that contains a education work to the ways, with the ways and through the ways. The analyses phases, interpretation, triangulation from the collected data were oriented by the theo... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

Science communication, as a multidisciplinary field, serves to transfer scientific information to individuals to promote interest and awareness in science. This process resembles science education. Rooted in science education and science communication studies, this study examines the 4th and 5th grade students` usage of prominent science information sources (SIS), the features of these sources, and their effective and ineffective uses and processes in communicating science to students. Guided by situated learning and uses and gratifications (U&amp / G) theories, this study is a phenomenological qualitative inquiry. Data were gathered through approximately 64 hours of classroom observations / focus group and individual interviews from four elementary schools (two public, two private schools) in Ankara, T&uuml / rkiye. Focus group interviews were conducted with 47 students, and individual interviews were carried out with 17 teachers and 10 parents. The data were analyzed manually and MAXQDA software respectively. The results revealed that students used various SIS in school-based and beyond contexts to satisfy their cognitive, affective, personal, and social integrative needs. They used SIS for (a) science courses, (b) homework/project assignments, (c) exam/test preparations, and (d) individual science related research. Moreover, the results indicated that comprehensible, enjoyable, entertaining, interesting, credible, brief, updated, and visual aspects of content and content presentation of SIS were among the key drivers affecting students` use of SIS. The results revealed that accessibility of SIS was an important variable in students` use of these sources. Results further shed light on the connection between science education and science communication in terms of promoting science learning.

The purpose of this study is to describe how the employee appraisal is perceived by managers, employees and representatives from human resources departments. The empirical material con-sists of 15 interviews: respondents were two representatives of the human resources departments, four unit managers and nine employees who work at a state institution or municipal management. In the study, I adopt a sociocultural perspective, with the communicative relational perspective. The latter is a special education perspective in which the interpenetration of participation, com-munication and learning emphasized. The result shows that the majority of employees would like to see that the talks will be held more frequently than once a year. One of the managers has in cooperation with his co-workers devel-oped a model based on that each year, in addition to salary talks, have an individual conversation, a conversation with each group and individual follow-up talks. Having a clear objective or goal of the discussions is also something that is requested and it is interesting that managers and employ-ees do not know what the management and staff units' purpose of the discussions is. The value of the talks could be that it is time to reflect and quietly get the chance to talk ready for what is set mode. Something that many had opinions about where the material used and they ex-pressed different views on how it could change. / Syftet med studien är att beskriva hur medarbetarsamtalen uppfattas av chefer, medarbetare och representanter för personalavdelningar. Empirin består av 15 intervjuer: respondenterna var två representanter för personalavdelningar, fyra enhetschefer och nio medarbetare, som arbetar på ett statligt verk eller en kommunal förvaltning. I studien utgår jag från ett sociokulturellt perspektiv tillsammans med det kommunikativa relationsinriktade perspektivet. Det senare utgör ett specialpedagogiskt perspektiv där sammanflätningen av delaktighet, kommunikation och lärande betonas. Resultatet visar att flertalet av medarbetarna gärna ser att samtalen hålls tätare än en gång om året. En chef har tillsammans med sina medarbetare utarbetat en modell som bygger på att varje år, förutom lönesamtal, ha ett individuellt samtal, ett samtal med varje grupp och ett individuellt avstämningssamtal varje år. Att ha ett uttalat syfte eller mål med samtalen är också något som efterfrågas och det är intressant att chefer och medarbetare inte vet vad ledningens och personalenheternas syfte med samtalen är. Värdet av samtalen kan vara att det blir tid att reflektera och i lugn och ro få möjlighet att prata färdigt om det som är angeläget. Något som många hade synpunkter på var det material som används och det uttrycktes olika uppfattningar om hur det kunde förändras.

The multicultural classroom is a phenomenon now found in most countries. As a result of globalisation and the burgeoning transnational education market, university classrooms that span national borders are now commonplace. Within these classrooms the cultures of both the delivering and receiving countries converge, resulting in the creation of a new and complex cultural territory that is often unfamiliar to educators and students alike. Australia has been a key provider of transnational education in the South East Asian region, however little research has investigated the interplay of culture and pedagogy within Australian transnational programs, despite the cultural distance which exists between Australia and its Asian neighbours. This is surprising given the importance of transnational provision to both the Australian economy and the internationalisation agenda of Australian universities. / The unfamiliar cultural territory found within these transnational programs places high demands on educators and students, yet the impact of exposure to cultural difference and culture learning seems rarely considered in the development and delivery of such programs. This thesis examines one transnational program that was delivered in Singapore by an Australian university. An ethnographic methodology is employed, applying a ‘cultural lens’ to an analysis of the program. The author provides background information on the Australian and Singaporean education systems and reviews a range of previous research which focuses on culture and pedagogy in the region. Interviews and classroom observations reveal educator and student experiences of the program. The author concludes that cultural phenomena have a profound impact on participants’ experiences of transnational education programs and that this is substantially unrecognised by key actors in the process. Recommendations are made for changes in practice that could be incorporated in transnational programs in order to ameliorate negative impacts of cultural difference.

Thesis (Ph.D.) -- La Trobe University, 2005. / "A thesis submitted in total fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy [to the] School of Educational Studies, Faculty of Education." Research. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 309-317). Also available via the World Wide Web.

Thesis (M. Ed.)--University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 100-103).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1968. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliography.

Thesis (M.Ed.)--University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 100-103). Also available in print.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 2005. / Includes appendexis. Includes bibliographical references (leaves: [98]-101)