This study attempts to identify learning opportunities at the Department of English Language and ELT Methodology at Charles University in Prague via a comparison with an Australian institution, The University of Queensland located in Brisbane. The secondary objective of the study is to further thesis writing culture at the Department at CU by cataloging and auditing past TEFL theses. Thus, future students could more easily and efficiently identify new areas for research and benefit from the foundations laid by previous students. The first half of this thesis provides a review of previous works conducted in the field of the history of English linguistics, with a special focus on ELT Methodology at CU. Thus, a list of Prague TEFL theses submitted between 1946-2008 follows. A similar list is created for UQ TEFL theses between 1994-2009 on the basis of research at UQ that was carried out in 2009-2010. This results in a comparison of TEFL theses topics from both universities' intersection 1994-2008. This information is then linked to establishment of areas of strength or improvement at CU. In phase two of this study, MA theses writing guidelines released by CU and UQ are compared. These guidelines are characterised into five categories, i.e. flexibility, structure, academic integrity, conformity, and...

This thesis presents different points of view on vocabulary. Its aim is to define its role in language teaching. There are four main chapters in the theoretical part: history of methodologies, psychological and neurolinguistic aspects of teaching, fields of vocabulary knowledge and finally stages of vocabulary teaching. The work addresses both the historical development and current tendencies. In the practical part, we first made a didactic analysis of selected textbooks which deal with vocabulary. Furthermore, a selected range of vocabulary (family) was analysed according to the techniques of introducing, semantisation and practicing activities. Several shortcomings were revealed, such as lack of information about the pronunciation, word grammar, register, audio recordings and especially dearth of language skills nowadays often emphasised in Europe. The last part of this work was to create a separate file for teaching the topic of family, so that on the one hand it corresponds to the theoretical knowledge and on the other hand, is based on an analysis of textbooks. Therefore it was possible to demonstrate their applicability to the given range of vocabulary. The aim of the thesis was to define the role of vocabulary in teaching, which we did not do only in methodology, but also in linguistics and...

This master thesis deals with forensic genetics. Primarily is forensic genetics put into the historical context. Then, there is described a biological material and the possibility of detecting biological traces. Further work is focused on the analysis of DNA, while there are elaborated in detail the techniques used as nucleic acid isolation, quantification of DNA, as well as types of polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Also the thesis deals with methods of obtaining DNA profiles - electrophoresis and sequencing and their variants. Finally, the thesis concern the issues of interpretation of forensic genetic data. Forensic biological exercises for high school students are processed in the didactic part. It has been tested in practice in biological seminars at Jiráskovo gymnázium in Náchod. Key words Forensic genetics, biological traces, didactics of biology

This theses is divided into two main sections. First one, called TV show České století in scholarly discourse, is dealing with the TV show České století in the context of historiographical evolution, memory studies and historians' disputes and comments. Second one, called Utilization of TV show České století for teaching history, is practical and elaborates on using the TV show for teaching history classes. This part contains a complex approach for teaching history classes about the Velvet revolution at gymnasiums using epizode The very last hooray, including the historical, didactic and methodological analysis.

This master thesis deals with forensic genetics. Primarily is forensic genetics put into the historical context. Then, there is described a biological material and the possibility of detecting biological traces. Further work is focused on the analysis of DNA, while there are elaborated in detail the techniques used as nucleic acid isolation, quantification of DNA, as well as types of polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Also the thesis deals with methods of obtaining DNA profiles - electrophoresis and sequencing and their variants. Finally, the thesis concern the issues of interpretation of forensic genetic data. Forensic biological exercises for high school students are processed in the didactic part. It has been tested in practice in biological seminars at Jiráskovo gymnázium in Náchod. Key words Forensic genetics, biological traces, didactics of biology

TEACHING OF BACKSTROKE SWIMMING YOUNGER SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN Objectives: The main objective of this thesis is to create a digital video recording of a contemporary teaching method of backstroke swimming technique with younger school age children. A group who are from 6 to 9 years old participate in the research work. Methods: In this thesis we have in the first and second phase focused on collection datas from the literature and its other processing into a methodical series of exercises. In the third stage we used the Scenarios for video processing. Results: Findings of the thesis indicate a possible procedure for teaching backstroke swimming style with younger school age children. Keywords: didactics of physical education - swimming, backstroke, younger school age

Title: Cheerleading - Methodical material of advanced stunts Objectives: The objective is to provide comprehensive outline of information about cheerleading and to create listing of recommendations for advanced stunts and practice of advanced stunts. Methods: Creation of chapter theoretical data was done by analyzing all available sources. The listing of recommendations for practicing advanced stunts was created by comparison of available literature concerning advanced stunts in cheerleading. Further we used the method of observation and then selected particular stunts for methodical material. Results: Comprehensive review of information about cheerleading. Complete listing of grips, load-ins and dismounts. Didactic recommendations for practice of advanced stunts formed into methodical lists and photo documentation. Keywords: Cheerleader, methodics, didactics, lifting figures

The thesis analyses a previously untreated and unexplored treatise entitled De modulo studendi. It is located in ms. M I 357, kept in the Research Library in Olomouc, formerly from the Carthusian monastery in Olomouc. In the first part the problem of dating the treatise and the manuscript is discussed by analyzing the physical characteristics of the manuscript and its content. It seems likely that the manuscript was written sometime in 1450-1460's. The treatise itself seems to be written after 1456. In this section is also shown, how the medical part of the treaties depends directly on a set of medical prescriptions, called Recepta ac consila medica, which precede the treatise in the manuscript. In the second part the content of each chapter of De modulo studendi is summarized and commented. The treatise provides special advices on schoolbooks at the university level as well as the general advices for successful study. An edition of the selected parts of the treatise is also included in this work.

Title: Specifics of first aid education at primary schools Summary This diploma thesis deals with issues of first aid education at primary schools. Motivation for working on this topic is described in the introductory part. Aims, which were set for this thesis, follow. The theoretical part pays attention firstly to educational documents and programmes which look into teaching and learning first aid at primary schools. It describes theoretical basis for first aid education in detail. This basis includes definition of the term first aid, differences between injuries and illnesses, emergency services, materials used for first aid, types of injuries (illnesses) and first aid related to them, bandage techniques and last but not least prevention. Didactic view of first aid education is a very important chapter of this part. It offers useful advice for creating an effective teaching and learning process both organizationally and methodically. It describes briefly important aspects of teaching and learning process such as aims, motivation, didactic principles, methods and forms of organization. The empirical part follows. Its aim is to give a detailed description and evaluation of a project of first aid education at ZŠ Ledeč nad Sázavou. It describes planning, progress of the spring and summer part and evaluation...

The diploma thesis will deal with film realizations of works by Bohumil Hrabal. Specifically, they will be films that were created until 1969. These include: Fádní odpoledne, Perličky na dně, Ostře sledované vlaky, Sběrné surovosti a Skřivánci na niti. At the same time, verbal and film versions of individual texts will be compared. In addition, the work will become familiar with the film Private Storm by Vladimir Paral's book. We will focus on comparing Hrabal and Páral's poetics. Part of the work will also include information about the 60 s in the film, theater and literature. It will then contain information on the position of Bohumil Hrabal in the so-called gray zone. From a didactic point of view, how Hrabal and the 1960s are taught will be dealt with and whether the film can be used to teach literature and how to get pupils to read.