Hauptgegenstand dieser Arbeit ist die Untersuchung des Phänomens der mündlichen Ver-wendung von im Chat gebräuchlichen akronymischen Kurzformen wie lol und omg im Deut-schen. Da die Chatkommunikation trotz ihrer schriftlichen Realisierung einige Merkmale mündlicher Kommunikation aufweist, scheint eine Integration der zunächst rein graphischen Kürzungen in die gesprochene Sprache außerhalb des Chats nicht abwegig. Darüber hinaus lassen sich in jüngster Zeit sowohl eine Flexibilisierung der Verwendungsweise der Kürzel als auch Wortbildungsprozesse mithilfe der entsprechenden Formen konstatieren. Es handelt sich dabei um ein jugendsprachliches Phänomen; dies gilt vor allem für den Bereich der Wortbildung. In dieser Arbeit werden die Ergebnisse einer empirischen Erhebung der Relevanz sechs gängiger Kürzel und abgeleiteter Formen vorgestellt und interpretiert. Darüber hinaus erfolgt eine Bestandsaufnahme aller analysierten Formen in Standardnachschlagewerken und diversen Wörterbüchern zu den Soziolekten der Jugend- und Internetsprache. / The main issue of this thesis is the analysis of the usage of common chat acronyms like lol and omg in spoken German. Despite its written realization chat communication features sev-eral aspects of oral communication. Therefore the integration of these initially graphic forms into spoken language seems to be reasonable. Moreover, these abbreviations are recently used in a more flexible way, and word formation with these forms takes place. Especially the last aspect is a typical element of youth language. This thesis presents and interprets the results of an empirical analysis regarding the relevance of six common abbreviations and derivations. Furthermore, there is an inventory of the analyzed forms in standard reference books and several dictionaries dealing with the sociolects of youth language and internet language.

The thesis talks about psychological aspects of English phrases acronym usage among adolescent students of primary and secondary schools. It looks at which acronyms adolescents use, how they understand, use and perceive them and finally what are the specifics of vulgar acronym use. The theoretical part introduces the term acronym and sets it into a broader context of language and specifically e-language. It further talks about adolescence and specifics of adolescent communication. As acronyms that adolescents use the most come from electronic communication, it is also given a fair amount of attention. The empiric part offers research results of a survey consisting of two questionnaires. The results show that due to electronic communication adolescents abbreviate language intensively. The most popular way of abbreviating are acronyms. They use only limited number of selected acronyms though. Adolescents use acronyms exclusively among themselves. They expect rejection from adults. Even though almost all of them use acronyms, not all perceive them positively. Vulgar acronyms are used often and are not perceived as as strong as their unabbreviated versions. Keywords: acronym, abbreviation, English phrases, e-language, electronic communication, adolescents

Nursing is a permanently developing field of activity. Research plays an irreplaceable role in this field. We moreover more and more often see the term Evidence Based Practice nowadays. However a lot of general nurses do not know that this term also relates to the field of nursing, where it is called Evidence Based Nursing. Quantitative research was chosen for this thesis. The research was performed in South Bohemian and Central Bohemian regions among general nurses with bachelor degree. The aim of the questionnaire research was to confirm or refute the hypotheses set for this thesis. The first goal of the thesis was to find out whether general nurses with bachelor degree were willing to participate in research in nursing. The second goal was to find out whether general nurses with bachelor degree had come across the term Evidence Based Practice. The third goal was focused on finding whether general nurses with bachelor degree knew the names of databases that might be used in planning nursing care based on evidence. The fourth goal was to find out whether general nurses with bachelor degree were willing to participate on application of research results to nursing practice. The fifth goal was to find out whether general nurses with bachelor degree had met with application of research results to nursing practice. The goals of the thesis have been met. Five hypotheses were set for achievement of the above goals. H1: General nurses with bachelor degree are willing to participate in research in nursing. H2: General nurses with bachelor degree are able to define the term Evidence Based Practice. H3: General nurses with bachelor degree know the names of databases they may use in planning nursing care based on evidence. H4: General nurses with bachelor degree are willing to participate in introduction and application of research results to nursing practice. H5: General nurses with bachelor degree meet application of research results to nursing practice. The first, second and fourth hypotheses were confirmed, the third and fifth ones were not confirmed. Although the issues of Evidence Based Practice appear more and more often in literature, and we might expect nurses with tertiary education to apply the practice based on evidence in nursing, there are still general nurses who have lack of information in this sphere. Nevertheless there are a lot of general nurses with tertiary education who would like to participate in research and application of the research results to nursing practice. A proposal for a whole-life educational course focused on application of Evidence Based Practice to nursing was elaborated upon the research results. The results may also be used in hospital seminars and in education of nursing students.

This thesis deals with motives of the South Africa's inclusion to BRIC countries and examines the impact of this inclusion on South Africa. It explores the question whether South Africa "deserves" the inclusion to BRIC countries and what characteristics connect it with these economies. The thesis also analyzes the BRICS bloc, the current situation in these economies, their cooperation and performing on the global scene.