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Title: Improvement of Writing as One of the Language Skills in Teaching German to Adults Summary: The thesis deals with errors in the position of verb in writing assignments of adult distance-studies students of College of Information Management and Business Administration in Prague. Errors are counted in writing assignments of students who reach level A2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Errors are considered with respect to training exercises. The results show that training exercises decreased the number of errors positively in case of sentences with indirect word order and in compound and complex sentences. Key words: errors in writing, level A2, syntax, teaching German to adults

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The diploma thesis is focused on literary texts in the teaching of German language at the 2nd grade of elementary school and corresponding years of multiannual grammar or high schools. The essence of the thesis is to define the place of literature and current working with the literary text in the present teaching of German compared to the way it was in the past. The analysis of the occurrence of literary texts in teaching and working with them is elaborated on the basis of textbooks and supplementary materials of the German language which were and are being used in our territory.

The following thesis deals with the topic "Mistakes of Czech Learners of German in Writing." The goal is to find out and describe the mistakes made in various German niveaux - specifically A1, A2 and B1. At the same time, it aims to introduce a new classification of mistakes and their symbols for correction that are easy to use and understandable for both the teachers and the learners. The connection between the type of the mistake and the level of German's niveau is also examined. In other words, the question is whether some of the mistakes are connected to the student's level of language or whether the mistakes in question are to be found everywhere. Firstly, the topic of mistakes and writing competence is introduced. The subsequent practical part is concerned with the experiment, in which 75 pupils from two grammar schools took part. They were given a standard examination writing assignment from German as a foreign language on levels A1-B1. The individual writing assignments are corrected, and the results are given in a well-arranged table according to the level of language. Furthermore, it is described closely with respect to the types of the mistakes. Last but not least, the mistakes are analyzed with respect to their abundance. The experiment showed that some expressions are used incorrectly...

This diploma thesis deals with the partial analysis of two teaching materials which are used while teaching German as a foreign language. These materials are Themen aktuell 1 and Direkt neu 1, which are frequently utilized at secondary schools for the teaching of German at the language level A1-A2. The analysis of these teaching materials concentrates on the presentation of the grammar curriculum. The theoretical part of this diploma thesis deals with the teaching methods, current trends and also with the role of the teaching material in teaching. In the practical part of this diploma thesis the analysis of the presentation and the practice of the selected grammatical phenomena and also the classification of the exercises, which are found in the teaching materials, is carried out. The practical part also presents the results of the test, which was carried out on the basis of selected grammatical phenomena at Akademické gymnázium, school of the capital city Prague and Biskupské gymnázium J. N. Neumanna in České Budějovice. At Akademické gymnázium German is taught according to the teaching material called Themen aktuell 1, while at Biskupské gymnázium it is taught according to Direkt neu 1. The grammatical phenomena were selected on the basis of the fact, what subject matter the learners were taught,...

The dissertation deals with foreign language teaching methods at the Primary School in the Czech, English and German environment. It includes the summary of the present basic knowledge about the foreign language teaching methods generally both in the Czech, English and German environment. Subsequently there has been presented and analysed the real use of foreign language teaching methods at the Czech Primary School at present. In conclusion there has been drawn further suggestion for a possible appropriate future development of the foreign language teaching methods at the Czech Primary School based on the research too.

Este trabalho pretende contribuir para a discussão sobre o desenvolvimento da competência de leitura em alemão como língua estrangeira. A pesquisa empírica foi realizada em contexto universitário, mais especificamente no curso de Letras/Alemão da USP, e a análise dos dados obtidos teve como foco a compreensão de leitura dos participantes e os fatores que a influenciaram. A hipótese inicial era a de que frequentar uma disciplina CLIL ajuda no desenvolvimento da competência de leitura dos graduandos em Letras/Alemão. Após um estudo preliminar, que incluiu observações de aula e sondagens dos hábitos de leitura dos alunos da disciplina CLIL intitulada Aquisição/Aprendizagem do Alemão como Língua Estrangeira, ficou claro que a razão para essa suposta evolução da competência de leitura não é a carga de leitura que a disciplina exige, e sim a grande carga de input linguístico geral que ela oferece. A partir dessa informação, decidimos que o procedimento de coleta de dados incluiria um questionário sobre o perfil dos alunos e três testes para acompanhar a progressão da competência de leitura dos alunos da última disciplina obrigatória de língua alemã ao longo do semestre. Os instrumentos foram aplicados no ano seguinte, quando a disciplina foi oferecida novamente. Os participantes foram separados em dois grupos: alunos que cursavam Aquisição/Aprendizagem e alunos que não cursavam a disciplina. Três deles realizaram todos os testes e, ao início da graduação em Letras/Alemão, não tinham conhecimentos prévios sistematizados sobre a língua alemã. Analisando seus dados, percebemos que dois deles tinham trajetórias bastante parecidas na aprendizagem de alemão, mas somente um demonstrou melhora na leitura. Comparando ambos de forma mais detalhada, ficou claro que esse aluno teve seu primeiro contato com um input linguístico denso durante as aulas de Aquisição/Aprendizagem, enquanto o outro já realizava pesquisa de Iniciação Científica na mesma área da disciplina e, por isso, não encontrou dificuldades para acompanhá-la desde o início. Concluiu-se que cursar uma disciplina CLIL auxilia no desenvolvimento da leitura do aluno que já construiu uma base de conhecimentos da língua alemã, mas ainda não tem experiência como leitor. Portanto, um possível caminho para garantir uma melhor competência de leitura dos futuros profissionais em Letras/Alemão é introduzir a obrigatoriedade de ao menos uma disciplina CLIL no currículo, além de estabelecer o domínio das habilidades básicas de leitura como foco das aulas de língua na graduação. / This work aims to take part in the discussion on the development of the reading competence in German as a foreign language. The empirical research was carried out in a university context, more specifically in the Bachelor\'s degree in German at USP, and the analysis of the obtained data focused on participants\' reading comprehension and the factors by which it has been influenced. The primary hypothesis was that taking a CLIL course helps developing the reading comprehension of German graduate students. After a preliminary study, which included classroom observations and surveys on the reading habits of a course called \"Aquisição/Aprendizagem do Alemão como Língua Estrangeira\" [Acquisition/Learning of German as a Foreign Language], it was clear that the reason for this evolution is not the heavy load of reading during the course, but rather the load of general linguistic input offered. Based on that information, the data collection procedures were planned: a questionnaire on the profile of the students and three tests to follow the progress of reading competence of the students of the last mandatory German language course during the semester. The data collection took place in the following year, when the course was offered again. The participants were divided into two groups: students taking \"Aquisição/Aprendizagem\" and students who were not attending the course. Three of all students participated on all the data collection activities and had no systematized knowledge about German before beginning the graduation. The data analysis showed that two of them had gone through very similar paths while learning German, but only one showed improvement in their reading competence. A more detailed comparison made clear that this one had had their first contact with a dense linguistic input during \"Aquisição/Aprendizagem\" classes, while the other was already working on an undergraduate research in the same area of the course by its beginning, and, therefore, did not encounter difficulties to follow it. It was concluded that taking a CLIL course promotes the development of the reading comprehension of the student who has already built a solid base of knowledge in the German language, but does not yet have much experience as a reader.

The theoretical starting point of this work was sophrolinguistics as a science discipline. Sophrolinguistics is a science that examines how a person is linguistically behaving in a crisis situation. The basis is that one communicates simply, briefly and clearly. This thesis is also focused on how to deal properly in crisis situations, how to listen to people who find themselves in a crisis situation. At the end of the theoretical part, the thesis deals with characteristics of crisis situations. The practical part deals with communication in crisis situations, what kind of words is appropriate in the given situation, but also points out what should not be said. This thesis shows the difference in the number of emergency lines in our country and in the German-speaking environment, offers examples of interviews from calls to emergency lines. Then the thesis describes real crisis situations (theft and theft of personal belongings, fire, traffic accident, injury, dog biting, snake bite and brain shake) in which pupils can get abroad. For each crisis situation, there are several activities to be used in teaching. The situation also includes the appropriate vocabulary that pupils at language level A1 and A2 should know. At the end of the practical part of the thesis an analysis of selected textbooks of the German language was performed. The subject of the study was whether the selected textbooks deal with how to respond in crisis situations and include appropriate vocabulary.

Este trabalho pretende contribuir para a discussão sobre o desenvolvimento da competência de leitura em alemão como língua estrangeira. A pesquisa empírica foi realizada em contexto universitário, mais especificamente no curso de Letras/Alemão da USP, e a análise dos dados obtidos teve como foco a compreensão de leitura dos participantes e os fatores que a influenciaram. A hipótese inicial era a de que frequentar uma disciplina CLIL ajuda no desenvolvimento da competência de leitura dos graduandos em Letras/Alemão. Após um estudo preliminar, que incluiu observações de aula e sondagens dos hábitos de leitura dos alunos da disciplina CLIL intitulada Aquisição/Aprendizagem do Alemão como Língua Estrangeira, ficou claro que a razão para essa suposta evolução da competência de leitura não é a carga de leitura que a disciplina exige, e sim a grande carga de input linguístico geral que ela oferece. A partir dessa informação, decidimos que o procedimento de coleta de dados incluiria um questionário sobre o perfil dos alunos e três testes para acompanhar a progressão da competência de leitura dos alunos da última disciplina obrigatória de língua alemã ao longo do semestre. Os instrumentos foram aplicados no ano seguinte, quando a disciplina foi oferecida novamente. Os participantes foram separados em dois grupos: alunos que cursavam Aquisição/Aprendizagem e alunos que não cursavam a disciplina. Três deles realizaram todos os testes e, ao início da graduação em Letras/Alemão, não tinham conhecimentos prévios sistematizados sobre a língua alemã. Analisando seus dados, percebemos que dois deles tinham trajetórias bastante parecidas na aprendizagem de alemão, mas somente um demonstrou melhora na leitura. Comparando ambos de forma mais detalhada, ficou claro que esse aluno teve seu primeiro contato com um input linguístico denso durante as aulas de Aquisição/Aprendizagem, enquanto o outro já realizava pesquisa de Iniciação Científica na mesma área da disciplina e, por isso, não encontrou dificuldades para acompanhá-la desde o início. Concluiu-se que cursar uma disciplina CLIL auxilia no desenvolvimento da leitura do aluno que já construiu uma base de conhecimentos da língua alemã, mas ainda não tem experiência como leitor. Portanto, um possível caminho para garantir uma melhor competência de leitura dos futuros profissionais em Letras/Alemão é introduzir a obrigatoriedade de ao menos uma disciplina CLIL no currículo, além de estabelecer o domínio das habilidades básicas de leitura como foco das aulas de língua na graduação. / This work aims to take part in the discussion on the development of the reading competence in German as a foreign language. The empirical research was carried out in a university context, more specifically in the Bachelor\'s degree in German at USP, and the analysis of the obtained data focused on participants\' reading comprehension and the factors by which it has been influenced. The primary hypothesis was that taking a CLIL course helps developing the reading comprehension of German graduate students. After a preliminary study, which included classroom observations and surveys on the reading habits of a course called \"Aquisição/Aprendizagem do Alemão como Língua Estrangeira\" [Acquisition/Learning of German as a Foreign Language], it was clear that the reason for this evolution is not the heavy load of reading during the course, but rather the load of general linguistic input offered. Based on that information, the data collection procedures were planned: a questionnaire on the profile of the students and three tests to follow the progress of reading competence of the students of the last mandatory German language course during the semester. The data collection took place in the following year, when the course was offered again. The participants were divided into two groups: students taking \"Aquisição/Aprendizagem\" and students who were not attending the course. Three of all students participated on all the data collection activities and had no systematized knowledge about German before beginning the graduation. The data analysis showed that two of them had gone through very similar paths while learning German, but only one showed improvement in their reading competence. A more detailed comparison made clear that this one had had their first contact with a dense linguistic input during \"Aquisição/Aprendizagem\" classes, while the other was already working on an undergraduate research in the same area of the course by its beginning, and, therefore, did not encounter difficulties to follow it. It was concluded that taking a CLIL course promotes the development of the reading comprehension of the student who has already built a solid base of knowledge in the German language, but does not yet have much experience as a reader.