This thesis contains two sections: a theoretical section, as well as a section featuring qualitative research with interviews with parents and analysis of children's speeches. The author's aim in the theoretical part, based on previously published academic papers, is to describe what bilingualism is, as well as to describe all its accompanying phenomena. The author briefly describes different types of bilingualism, the acquisition of a mother tongue, and different strategies for both raising children bilingually and bilingual education. In the second chapter the author presents the project Czech School without Borders and introduces the institution Czech School Manchester chaired by Pavla Matásková which follows the idea of the former. The third chapter contains case studies introducing individual preschool pupils' language biographies and their communicative competencies in Czech. The last chapter then sums up and evaluates what methods and materials are used in Czech School Manchester. Key words: Bilingualism, upbringing bilingual children, bilingual education, Czech School Manchester

School project focused on sexually transmitted diseases ABSTRACT This Thesis forms two segments: theoretically oriented and practically oriented. Theoretical background doesn't only deal with development of project-based learning from history to the present but characteristics of project-based learning as such. There is an emphasis on positives at work but also cons that this innovative method brings, analysis of different types of project, important role of a student and a teacher and planning of the project itself. Second segment of theoretical part forms basic information about bacterial and viral diseases (chlamydia, gonorrhea, chancroid, syphilis, hepatitis B, genital herpes, AIDS, genital warts and cervical cancer). Practical part is dedicated to application of theory of project-based learning itself into practice. The result is a formation of a particular project called Sexually transmitted diseases, which is then completed on higher level of high school. Further there is thoroughly described project planning, realization and its evaluation. The Thesis emphasizes project-based learning as an innovative process that is capable of helping students with development of key competencies and fulfilling requirements of Framework educational program for upper secondary general education. KEYWORDS: school...

The Master's Thesis deals with activating teaching methods and their application as a suitable tool for higher efficiency of education of economic subjects. There are mentioned main advantages of application of these methods in the education process. The analytical part is concerned with the results of the survey among students and teachers of a particular business academy. The aim of this survey was to find out to what extent the activation of students in the subject "Economy" is emphasized. The survey includes comparison of efficiency of traditional frontal education and education performed with use of activating teaching methods. Recommendations for improvement of education of subject "Economy" are stated in the conclusion.

This thesis deals with the curriculum on wages, which is taught in the subject Accounting at business schools. The first part of the thesis contains a theoretical characteristics of the subject of accounting, its objectives and interdisciplinary relationships. In addition, I focus on the statutory regulation on wages, the inclusion of the topic in the teaching, the possibility of using teaching aids and tools, as well as on the characteristics of concepts used in this subject. The second part is applied to the processing of this topic from the perspective of a teacher. It is a suggestion of a procedure for the interpretation of this theme in lessons Accounting at business schools. The analysis involves the interpretation of both the first and also the second concentric circle. There is also included a specific suggestion of the application of problem classes in the teaching curriculum on wages. The last part is the evaluation of the survey, which focuses the use of the concept of problem teaching in the subject Accounting at business scools in the Czech Republic.

The thesis deals with the theoretical anchoring of individualization of teaching in primary school. It discusses the basic terminology related to the tissue, the work also points to areas related to individualized teaching, such as differentiation of teaching. It briefly delineate the historical context of individualization of teaching and describes some of the used individualization systems. At the same time, the theoretical part deals with the individualization of teaching in terms of the law of the Czech Republic and how it requires czech teachers to take into account the individual posibilities and needs of students. The reserarch part examines the beliefs of primary school teachers about the possibilities of individualization and its implementation in educational process. Qualitative research was used to explore the topic. Through semi-structured interview, questions of research were answered and the collected data were evaluated.

This diploma thesis deals with regional history and its incorporation into teaching through project method on second level of basic school. The aim of the thesis is to create a project proposal based on theoretical knowledge. Project method of teaching implemented within the Citizenship education and History for the second grade of basic school. The first part of work is defined the concept regional history and its location in FEP for Elementary Education and the attention is paid to interdisciplinary links between Citizenship education and History subjects. Then are captured regional history knowledge needed to implement the project. This part is divided into several historical stages with an emphasis on the period of World War II due to sufficient information for the preparatory phase of the project. The next chapter informs about Project teaching method, its historical development, individual project phases and the distinction between thematic and project teaching. The positives and negatives of project teaching are also presented. The final part of the diploma thesis presents the concept of didactic project and describes partial didactic procedures aiming to implement proposed project. The resulting proposed project "Fragments of our city" is intended for pupils of the sixth and ninth classes...

Filamentous microfungi play an important role in the environment and they can have either a positive impact on a man, e.g. in a form of medicine or food production, or a negative one, when filamentous microfungi may cause diseases or deteriorate food. Pupils usually start learning about filamentous microfungi in form 6 of a primary school, or they get some tangential information in the first year of an eight-year grammar school. In addition, in most of student's books, microfungi are incorrectly referred to as moulds, which is an unprofessional term. The objective of my thesis is to elaborate two practical tasks for the presence form of study in which pupils find out the difference between unicellular and multicellular fungal organisms, acquaint themselves with the fungal phytoparasite - mildew, take the substrate, make native and coloured mounts which are then observed under the microscope. The other two practical tasks have been elaborated for the distance form of study via exploration tasks, which can be carried out at home conditions. It means creation of a mycological garden and observation what kind of bakery products is more prone to be affected by microfungi. The other elaborated tasks relate to across-the-curriculum use of the filamentous microfungi topic in Maths and Czech, in which some...

This thesis describes the integral role of using dialogue and asking questions on second level of basic school. The theoretical part of the thesis aims to point out that guiding students to dialogue and asking questions is essential for the personal development of the individual and also for a deeper understanding of the curriculum. At the same time, based on available literature and research, it summarizes the basic principles and assumptions of the dialogical teaching method. In the second part of the thesis, the author attempts to reflect the findings and examples from his practice in the form of action research and to suggest some methods and procedures that can be used to support dialogical teaching. The author focuses mainly on the questions asked by students and compares his outputs with the theoretical background on which he is based. It examines the contexts and types of questions asked by students in full-time and distance learning and also suggests procedures for encouraging them to take active questions. The results show that students are able to ask questions in the classroom, however, in normal frontally arranged lessons, only a fraction of the, usually participate in speeches in this way. In this case, the possibility of asking questions in writing or encouraging students to...

TITLE: Leeches (Hirudinea) and Their Usage in Teaching AUTHOR: Bc. Anna Koldová DEPARTMENT: Biology and Environmental Studies, Faculty od Education Charles University SUPERVISOR: Mgr. Dagmar Říhová, Ph.D. ANNOTATION This diploma thesis is focused on leeches (Annelida: Hirudinea) in the Czech Republic. It provides a description of all species occurring in the Czech Republic, as well as the key to their classification into families. A detailed guideline about the organization of field trip and implementation of extracurricular teaching is part of this thesis. The field trip is focused on sampling, observation and determination of leeches in an excursion to a site with a traditional occurrence of the European medical leech Hirudo medicinalis - national nature reservation Hrabanovská černava. In addition, the work defines the advantages, disadvantages and other possibilities of application of the proposed program, and the inclusion of extracurricular education. KEYWORDS the European medicinal leech, Annelida, field trip, extracurricular lessons, Hrabanovská černava

Résumé This thesis deals with the personality and also with the work of Frantisek Travnicek, an important Czech linguist living between the years 1888 and 1961. Firstly, his life is briefly outlined, secondly this personality is introduced as an influential linguist of Czech Studies, as well as a long-time university official and teacher. His post-war political activities in the Communist Party are also mentioned. The thesis is focused on the works of Travnicek with a particular respect to his linguodidactic activities. One part is dedicated to his scientific writings and takes the cultural and historical context into account. This part summarises his considerably extensive and thematically varied work. Five essential areas of linguistics were defined (grammar, historical grammar, phonetics, phonology, word-formation and dialectology) which were much enriched by Travnicek. Nevertheless, there is a mention of some work which is of the kind that is impossible to label with any category listed, or the work which is represented in each category just by several writings. Finally, the influence on Travnicek's scientific activity is touched upon. The last and crucial part of the thesis tackles Travnicek's linguodidactic activities with respect to the context of the particular period. Concerning the topics of the...