The main aim of my thesis is to create a suggestion of my own teaching materials for teaching the topic "The Earth in Space" in the context of geography on the 2nd stage of Primary schools which includes not only workbook for students but also a methodological guide for teachers and additional outputs usable for an interactive whiteboard. The teaching text itself corresponds to the principles defined in the current educational documents. The theoretical part evaluates the significance and status of the material in the curriculum in the context of the Framework Educational Programme for Elementary Education and the school educational programmes of schools monitored. The next chapter is devoted to the didactic analysis of current educational textbooks and workbooks for the 2nd stage of Primary schools which includes the subject matter. The thesis also contains an overview of selected modern elements in the teaching of geography.

The main theme of the thesis is to create a suggestion of my own teaching material for teaching the topic of regional geography of South America on the 2nd stage of Primary school with the use of project ? based teaching and practical form of teaching and it ´s posibility of teaching outside a Primary school. The suggestion of the teaching material is in the form of woorkbook that contains worksheets for suggestion project dealing with the topic regional geography of South America and Amazon. There was also created mehtodological guide for teachers to help them in organization of these projects. The teaching text itself corresponds to principles defined in the current educational documents. The teoretici part evaluates the signifikance and status of the topic regional geography of South America in the curriculum in the kontext of the Framework Educational Programme for Elementary Education and the school educational programmes of school monitored. The next chapters are devoted to the didactic function analysis of current educational textbooks and workbooks for the 2nd stage Primary schools and to evaluace the importance of the project ? based in the teaching of Geography.

The Swedish school has grown multicultural due to the recent years' migration and globalization of society. This place higher demands on the school's responsibility to educate students who are accepting and understanding towards each other, no matter their cultural and ethnic backgrounds. With application of postcolonial theory and its features; alterity, identity and racial prejudice to C.N Adichie's novel Americanah, it is argued that the inclusion of postcolonial literature in the EFL classroom may help students in developing an understanding for democratic values, and in exploring their roles in a diverse environment.

This dissertation focuses on the subjects and artistic (or creative) tasks, which appear to be more regularly used in art lessons. The author will document examples of those popular methods and will analyse them from a didactic point of view, subject matter, art techniques etc. The research will look into the reasons why teachers select these techniques as well as the rationale behind it. The author will also discuss the resources available to teachers which can provide inspiration for further creative ideas . Further investigation will also document how teachers are using the creative exercises within the art curriculum . Results from research in these areas will form the foundation for the author's own art project and art formation. KEYWORDS Artwork, stereotype, transformation, content analysis, content, curriculum, expected competencies, curriculum documents, art book, art project.

The diploma thesis deals with the concept of civic and political participation in elementary and secondary school. Introductory part of the thesis defines terms of civic and political participation, there are also findings about civic attitudes of young Czechs based on international comparative researches. The focus of the thesis is to analyze the representation of the theme of participation at different levels of the Czech education system and to compare the concept of the theme in curriculum documents of selected states. This is followed by an analysis of the approach to the topic of participation by authors of approved Czech textbooks. The analyzes show that the theme of participation is insufficiently embedded in the Czech national curriculum and these deficiencies are reflected in the approach to the topic in school educational programs and textbooks. In the light of these findings, a didactic analysis of the topic of participation is carried out. The diploma thesis sets down the theoretical minimum for a given topic. The last part presents proposals of didactic procedures in teaching focused on topics of civic and political participation. Additionally, the thesis recommends projects of non-profit institutions and other initiatives that focus on selected aspects of the topic of participation.

The diploma thesis deals with teaching regional geography of Canada at the second stage of Primary school. The main aim is to create a Czech-English textbook (that is a combination of a textbook and a workbook) which corresponds to the principles of the current educational documents (Framework Educational Programme for Elementary Education), modern educational tendencies and tries to maximize the connection among subjects, especially English language. There is a methodological guide for teachers as well. The theoretical part focuses also on the didactic analysis of current educational textbooks and workbooks of geography and English language which include the subject matter. To get a notion of the volume and methods used in teaching ?region Canada?, a research was made by a controlled discussion with Geography and English teachers of the selected schools.

The purpose of this thesis is to outline different ways of utilising our two chosen literary works for kids and teenagers in czech language and literature classes taking place during later years of primary education. Each of the works presents a child hero in a difficult life situation caused mainly by a bully, where the hero eventually overcomes the situation but expends all his energy in the process. The thesis consists of two units - theoretical and practical. The theoretical unit sums up expert findings on difficult life situations in general and applies them during analysis of our heroes and bullies. The practical unit has been divided into two parts, each covering one of the chosen works. First, we analyse the work's didactic potential, then suggest its utilisation in class and finally reflect on our practical demonstrations. We have also included an additional chapter to the practical unit, describing further ways of utilising one of the works in classes, not only czech language and literature but others as well. Output of this thesis is formed by two commented worksheets and an efficiency evaluation of our suggested class preparations, based on the actual demonstrations. KEYWORDS children, child hero, difficult life situations, bullies, cyberbullies, didactic analysis, class preparation,...

This diploma thesis focuses on the appropriate and effective use of film and serial adaptations of topics falling into the period of communist totalitarianism in Czechoslovakia (that is between 1948 and 1989, with emphasis on the period 1948-1969). The thesis is divided into four chapters, whereas the main part, which is didactic, is described in the third and fourth chapter. The first chapter describes the basic historical context of the communist government in Czechoslovakia between 1948 and 1989. It also shows and explains the origin of the idea of communism, the further development of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia during the First Republic, and the postwar Third Republic. This chapter was put together using found edited sources and secondary literature. The second chapter deals with individual film and serial processing of topics related to the period. It presents specific films and series which were produced in the most recent years (or the post-revolutionary period), but also materials produced during the totalitarianism before 1989. In this chapter some works are discussed in greater detail, others are presented as selected alternative options for interaction for educational purposes. The third chapter summarizes the didactic and historical potential of the discussed topic, it also...