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1	Hypertext a jeho didaktizace k nácviku produktivních řečových dovedností / Hypertext and its didactic process for productive skills practise Hauznerová, Šárka January 2011 (has links) TITLE: Hypertext and its didactic process for productive skills practise SUMMARY: The Master thesis deals with usage of the hypertext in the foreign language teaching. There was a didactic plan of the e-larning proposed in the realized pedagogic research, which was tested in use through the internet social network Facebook. The subject of the pedagogic research is the practise of the productive skills by students of german language at the A1 CEFR level. The intension of the research was the evaluation of the e-learning contribution at the area of the skills practise. This was evaluated on the basis of the didactical analysis of the authentical language material in hypertext, by pedagogical observation of the involved group and by further questionnaire. KEYWORDS: german language e-learning hypertext productive skills internet
2	Co-constructed EFL learning on different proficiency levels : Independence and scaffolding Uhlir, Kamil January 2018 (has links) The main aim of this research was to delve into the minds of English as a foreign language students and try to find the right amount of guidelines provided by the teacher and materials while using constructivism represented by communicative approach and Dogme methodologies. As these classes were individual, the teacher’s role was to adjust the amount of constructivism and independence according to the student’s preference, which was expressed during interviews in which they reflected on their learning journey. The study also examined if and how the students’ initial level and previous learning experience influenced their willingness and ability to take charge of their learning and direct it based on their needs, moving away from prepared curriculum in form of a textbook or as decided by the teacher. The findings showed virtually no difference between students on different levels of proficiency and all students were able to deal with a high level of constructivism and effectively direct their learning. Their learning curve showed a notable improvement especially at the beginning; all of this while achieving their goals and especially feeling more confident about their abilities. Another conclusion is that their preference was towards spoken practice of new language in a personalized context of relevant topics, giving them the opportunity to build fluency, practice previous topics and learn new vocabulary at the same time. constructivism in EFL Dogme productive skills building confidence personalized context Educational Sciences Utbildningsvetenskap
3	Efekty výuky češtiny jako cizího jazyka / Effects of the Teaching Czech as a Second Language Neubergová, Daniela January 2016 (has links) Name of the thesis is "Effects of the Teaching Czech as a Second Language" and in its first part presents theoretical introduction to the field of study, empirical researches of student's productive skills (Czech as a foreign language) follow (speaking, writing). First part is focused on theoretical knowledges of second language acquisition, options and approaches to exploration of language's errors and approach and viewing of errors and mistakes in general, especially in foreign researches and literature. Bigger attention is paid to selected analyzes, those are basic instruments for making of practical part of the thesis. It is especially error analysis (EA) and analysis of fluency and accuracy. Because the thesis's topic is concerned to effects of teaching and affecting factors, there are defined terms of pedagogy and psychology in theoretical part. In practical part there is presented empirical execution of mentioned analyzes, its comparison, evaluation and making conclusions in relation to appointed variables, or rather determinants, which enter the education process. Beside these instruments the research uses questionnaires and evaluation sheets for (self)reflection of student and lecturer. The aim of the thesis firstly is mapping of student's interlanguage progress thanks to case study, and...
4	Active learning in teaching English language support courses to first-year students in some Ethiopian universities Yoseph Zewdu Kitaw 04 1900 (has links) The general aim of this study was to investigate the implementation of active learning approaches in the teaching of English Language support courses to first-year university students. The study was planned to identify factors that affected the implementation of active learning in classrooms where English as a Foreign Language (EFL) is taught, the perceptions of EFL instructors and their students regarding active learning, the linkage between assessment practices and productive skills, and the commonly used types of active learning techniques. The study was conducted in three Ethiopian universities and employed a qualitative approach to data generation and analysis. As such, data generation strategies focused on relevant documents, classroom observation, individual interviews, and focus group discussions. The participants of the study included 27 EFL instructors and their students (17 groups of focus group discussion), enrolled for English Language support courses at freshman level. Based on my analysis of the data, the primary barriers to the implementation of active learning techniques in EFL classrooms were as follows: Students’ poor background exposure to the English language; Students’ negative associations with language learning; EFL instructors’ ineffective classroom management; The adverse influence of students’ external social environments; Dependency in group work; low relevance of English Language support courses; Lack of administrative support from Universities. The participants of the study were aware of the importance of active learning and student-centred approaches and in favour of the implementation thereof. Despite this, they did not feel that they practised them effectively in the teaching and learning process. In fact, the instructors explained that, in the face of very unfavourable circumstances for active learning and student-centred approaches, they felt utterly disappointed, with no sense of achievement, when attempting to use these approaches in their classrooms; they did not believe that the existing situation was conducive to the implementation of active learning and student-centred approach. Furthermore, these EFL instructors did not use a variety of active learning techniques in the teaching and learning process of English supportive courses. The dominant techniques they used were group work and pair work. They did not utilise alternative techniques to teach essential productive skills (i.e. speaking and writing).The participants also indicated that the assessment techniques they used were not closely related to lesson objectives or language learning goals in the development of productive skills. The relationship between assessment types and active learning techniques was characterised by traditional pencil-and-paper tests designed solely for grading purposes; and not to improve the actual learning process. In grading, the weight given to productive skills was very small in contrast to that assigned to receptive skills (i.e. listening and reading), grammar and vocabulary. Their relationship involved teaching simply to prepare students for tests, irrelevant and untimely feedback, substandard assessment, absence of dynamism in the two-dimensional assessment techniques, and incongruence between assessment techniques and actual language skills and competence. In relation to feedback, both the students and their instructors pointed out that EFL students were more concerned with their grades than with the potential to learn when receiving feedback on their writing or oral presentations. In line with these findings, this thesis concluded by offering relevant recommendations for alleviating the problems observed in the teaching of English language support courses - both in general and with particular regard to productive skills development. / Curriculum and Instructional Studies / D. Ed. (Didactics) Active learning Student-centred approach English as a Foreign Language EFL teaching Constructivism First-year university students Productive skills Speaking and writing skills Basic language skills Teacher education English Language support courses EFL students 428.24071163
5	Sprachproduktionstest zu narrativen Kompetenzen in Deutscher Gebärdensprache (NaKom DGS) - eine Testadaption Kolbe, Vera 09 February 2023 (has links) Diese Erwerbsstudie beschreibt die Adaption eines Testverfahrens aus der Britischen Gebärdensprache von Herman et al. (2004) in Deutsche Gebärdensprache (DGS). NaKom DGS ist ein Testverfahren das narrative und grammatische Kompetenzen in Kindererzählungen analysiert. NaKom DGS elizitiert Erzählungen mittels eines kurzen sprachfreien Stimulus-Videos und ist für Kinder im Alter von 4-11 Jahren validiert. In einer Querschnittsstudie wurde das Testverfahren mit 97 Kindern deutschlandweit durchgeführt, um das Testverfahren zu validieren. Die Referenzwerte für NaKom DGS basieren auf den Erzählungen von 72 Kindern mit Zugang zu DGS ab Geburt durch taube in DGS kommunizierende Eltern. Durch diese Studie wurden neue Erkenntnisse zum Spracherwerb von DGS gewonnen. Die gefundenen Erwerbsverläufe bieten Wissenschaftler_innen in vielen der untersuchten Strukturen erste Anhaltspunkte für den Spracherwerb in DGS, mit denen zukünftige Forschungsergebnisse verglichen werden können. Ausgewertet werden als narrative Kompetenzen Strukturelemente nach dem globalen Strukturmodell von Labov and Waletzky (1973), sowie Erzählinhalt und Reihenfolge der Erzählung. Als grammatische Kompetenzen werden in Anlehnung an Johnston (2016) auf kleiner satzähnlicher Ebene Verbmodifikationen analysiert: Modifikationen der Art und Weise, direktionale Modifikationen, aspektuelle Modifikationen und abbildende Verben. Auf Textebene, d.h. in Bezug zur gesamten Erzählung, wird konstruierte Aktion untersucht. Die Referenzwerte von NaKom DGS werden cross-linguistisch mit den Ergebnissen des Grundlagentests, sowie einer weiteren Adaption in Amerikanische Gebärdensprache (Enns et al. 2019) verglichen und dadurch zusätzlich bestätigt. / This acquisition study describes the test adaptation process of the British Sign Language (BSL) Productive Skills test from Herman et al. (2004) to German Sign Language (DGS), resulting in the new assessment tool „Sprachproduktionstest zu narrativen Kompetenzen in Deutscher Gebärdensprache“ (NaKom DGS). NaKom DGS analyzes narrative and grammatical competences in children´s narrations, that are elicited via a short language free videoclip. In a nationwide cross-sectional study NaKom DGS was validated with data from 97 signing children, 4-11 years old. The standards for the test are derived from the results of 72 native signing children, that acquire DGS from Deaf DGS signing parents. This study provides new insights in language acquisition in DGS. Up to now research in DGS acquisition is sparse, therefore the results of NaKom DGS are the first insights in many of the analyzed areas. The results provide scholars with first insights and stepping stones for future research. This study focuses on narrative competences as the global structural elements from the model of Labov and Waletzky (1973), as well as narrative content and narrative sequence. Grammatic competences specifically modifications of verbs are analyzed on the level of small clause like units, following Johnston (2016): indicating directional modifications, depicting verbs, aspect and manner. On text level constructed action is analyzed across the whole narration. Additionally the newly developed standards for NaKom DGS are compared to the standards from the BSL test as well as another adaptation to American Sign Language (Enns et al. 2019). This cross-linguistic comparison supports the validity of the German test results. Gebärdenspracherwerb Deutsche Gebärdensprache Gebärdensprachdiagnostik Testadaption Spracherwerb Diagnostik Sprachentwicklung narrative Kompetenzen DGS Narration Grammatik Sprachtest abbildende Verben konstruierte Aktion Modifikationen der Art und Weise direktionale Modifikationen aspektuelle Modifikationen Aspekt Kind Kindererzählungen Erzählung Richtung Erzählkompetenzen Erwerbsstudie Entwicklung Linguistik Gebärdensprachlinguistik Sprachproduktion NaKom DGS Grammatikkompetenz grammatisch Verbmodifikationen diagnostizieren erzählen Analyse DGS NaKom DGS sign language acquisition sign language linguistics linguistics test adaptation German Sign Language DGS sign language development sign language diagnostics narration sign language assessment narrative competences productive skills expressive skills NaKom DGS diagnostics acquisition constructed action manner aspect directional modifications verb modifications direction child Grammatik competences development 410 Linguistik 419 Gebärdensprachen DT 6420 ddc:410 ddc:371 ddc:419

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