This diploma thesis deals with pronunciation teaching in English lessons in elementary education. The aims of this thesis are to describe how Czech curricular documents deal with pronunciation teaching within English lessons, to describe aspects of English pronunciation including contrast with the Czech language, to summarize history of English teaching from the pronunciation point of view, and to describe current approaches to teaching English pronunciation. Last but not least the aim of this thesis is also to highlight methods, objectives, models for English pronunciation teaching and their importance. The research is conducted in two ways - observing English lessons and questionnaire survey amongst teachers. Its aims are to find out whether teachers teach the correct pronunciation within their English lessons, how they are supported by used textbooks, what their aims for pronunciation teaching are, which aspects of English pronunciation they focus on and what methods they use for it. There is one more aim set within observing lessons and that is to briefly review the level of teachers' pronunciation.

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Title: Approximants in a perception and production of Czech students Abstract: This work investigates the characteristics of three French approximants [j] - [] - [w]. First, they are analysed by historical, articulatory, and accoustic points of view. There is a brief summary of the problems and development of the terminology. We compare their appearance in French with their appearance in Czech. In the experimental part, there are studies of perception and of production by Czech students. We use an analysis of forms and of recordings in which we identify specific mistakes. Then, we look for the reasons for these mistakes in order to propose some solutions and ways to prevent them and, eventual-ly, check them. This thesis set up a compact system of activities and methods in receptive appropriation and active appropriation.

3 Abstract This thesis covers conifers (Pinopsida) and their use in teaching natural science in primary schools and biology in secondary schools. The aim is to analyze the problems of conifers (Pinopsida) at FEP (Framework Education Programme) for basic education and in selected textbooks, to determine the level of teaching conifers (Pinopsida) in primary schools and secondary schools in the Benešov region and propose a project with the theme of conifers (Pinopsida) for primary and secondary schools, with partial verification in the classroom. The theoretical part is concerned with conifers (Pinopsida) from a biological point of view. Characterize a group of conifers (Pinopsida), it's representatives in the Czech Republic and also deal with the ecology of conifers (Pinopsida). In the research part, using text and tables I mention results of analysis of FEP for basic education and analysis of textbooks. Later in the form of tables and graphs I mention the results of research on teaching conifers (Pinopsida) in primary and secondary schools in the Benešov region. Research was conducted using the questionnaire. Finally, I present the proposed project: The scent of resin partially verified in primary school. This work is intended for all who are interested in the conifers (Pinopsida) from the didactic point of view.

Diploma thesis deals with possibilities of implementation IFRS into teaching process at Business High schools and Colleges. Thesis stems from the current state of accounting teaching at Business High schools and Colleges and describes the problems of this teaching process. Further thesis characterizes the current development of accounting in the world and job requirements of labour market and the result of this part of thesis is the constation of necessity of implementation of IFRS into teaching process at Business High schools and Colleges. In the key and last chapter the thesis proposes the possibilities of implementation of IFRS into teaching process at Business High schools and Colleges and suggests concrete thematical plans for concrete ways of this implementation.

The main purpose of this thesis is to persuade if requirements of geography syllabus and schoolwork are conform to the 6th form children psychological abilities with reference B. S. Bloom’s taxonomy of cognitive skills. 11 – 13 years old children are in-between period of middle childhood and adolescence. That is why some of them are grown enough for upper abstractive hypothetical thinking and some of them – not yet. According to executed psychological research pupils are able to do tasks of synthesis, knowledge, conception and application the best, though analysis and evaluation is still quite complicated. The norms of geography education include all steps of cognitive skills. The newest geography textbook satisfies both requirements and available skills. The preview one is orientated to knowledge and comprehension mostly and because of this reason it is not able to cover all the syllabus need. The textbook’s content, geography syllabus and pupils abilities work in with knowledge, comprehension, analysis and application level the best.

The topic of my thesis are physiography projects and experiments intended for senior elementary school. In the concrete, the thesis is dealing with studies of appearance of various projects and experiments in area of physiography in literature intended for students of senior elementary school and their usage in geography education. The attention is paid also to publicetions of special and non-fiction geography literature, encyclopedia. The theoretical part of the thesis is dealing with anylysis of given literature in vwhich is by the way viewed the measure of representation of projects and experiments from physiography. The experience part of thesis is resulting from knowledges and information gained right in foregoing theoretical part. The main readout of the thesis is tutorial manual (project sheets), which chapters are devoted to studying physiography subjects.

This thesis deals with the topic of spending of free time by pupils at lower secondary school level in connection with their school subjects - Czech and English. The aim is to find out how much of free time of these pupils is devoted to activities that are somehow connected with subjects Czech and English and to compare if there are some differences between spending of free time by pupils from bigger cities and pupils from smaller towns or villages. The theoretical part concentrates on the explanation of term ?free time?, ?pedagogy of free time? and other findings from this area and it also defines the main free time devices. The theoretical part also brings the information from the field of didactics of Czech and English language as a school subject. The practical part of the thesis is based on the results of a questionnare which find out how much of the free time of pupils at lower secondary school level is spent by the activities which are connected with the school subject Czech and English and if the results are the same or different in bigger cities and smaller towns or villages.

SUMMARY: The focus of my thesis is spelling of y after ambiguous consonants, or specified words. This is one of the most challenging Czech grammar topics that are presently taught in elementary schools. My thesis maps over view of specified words and early didactics and compares those with current didactics methods as well as proposes innovation to current teaching practices. I outline my experience, show opportunities for work with mistakes and create election of didactic games. I track children's opinion on this subject as well as teacher's opinions of my teaching innovate on proposals. I also compare knowledge of school children based on grade levels and implementation of current curriculum. Finally, I provide an overview of current materials related to this topic that are currently available from a variety of publishers.

This thesis consists of description of chosen methods of permanent macroscopic zoological preparations. I verified successfully all the methods in practice and in case of methodological difficulties I optimized them for use in the school environment. In this work I answered the questions that could come up throughout the preparation process, for example: how to preserve the animal correctly; where to acquire the animal legally; what is the best way to maintain the animal's natural colour; what materials to use for the preparation and so on. According to current approaches I created not only a text based version of the manual of all verified preparation methods, but also an online version in form of a web site. To clarify the methods I included video sequences, photographs and schemes. With this e- learning course a teacher will be able to extend the school collection with his own preparations and also will be able to recognize what significant characteristics to point out. As a part of my work I have done a questionnaire focused on using various types of equipment in biology lectures. I have asked primary school teachers and high school teachers from all regions in the Czech Republic. This questionnaire was sent online and 322 out of 1636 people responded. The answers tell us that teachers...