American English in Czech Middle Schools in Relation to Sociolinguistic and Cultural Preferences of the Students
| Thesis title in Czech: | Americká angličtina na druhém stupni základních škol ve vztahu k sociolingvistickým a kulturním preferencím studentů |
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| Thesis title in English: | American English in Czech Middle Schools in Relation to Sociolinguistic and Cultural Preferences of the Students |
| Key words: | britská a americká angličtina|preference českých studentů|kulturní kategorizace|české základní školy|vliv kultury na jazyk|výuka angličtiny v České republice|amerikanizace |
| English key words: | British and American English|preferences of Czech students|cultural categorization|Czech elementary schools|influence of culture on language|instruction of English in the Czech Republic|Americanization |
| Academic year of topic announcement: | 2021/2022 |
| Thesis type: | Bachelor's thesis |
| Thesis language: | angličtina |
| Department: | Department of the English Language and ELT Methodology (21-UAJD) |
| Supervisor: | doc. Dr. phil. Eva Maria Luef, Mag. phil. |
| Author: | hidden - assigned and confirmed by the Study Dept. |
| Date of registration: | 02.10.2021 |
| Date of assignment: | 02.10.2021 |
| Administrator's approval: | not processed yet |
| Confirmed by Study dept. on: | 05.10.2021 |
| Date and time of defence: | 13.06.2023 00:00 |
| Date of electronic submission: | 21.05.2023 |
| Date of proceeded defence: | 13.06.2023 |
| Submitted/finalized: | committed by student and finalized |
| Opponents: | Mgr. Magdalena Císlerová, Ph.D. |
| Guidelines |
| In my bachelor's thesis, I plan to focus on the unequal representation of the two major world varieties of English in textbooks utilized for teaching children from ages 12 to 15. I aim to prove that this disproportionate manner of teaching does not mirror the exposure of students to the American culture, which is overwhelmingly present in popular music, films, and social media. I will support this claim by mapping out the history and tradition of ESL teaching in the Czech Republic, providing examples from frequently used textbooks, and conducting a survey among the children themselves to explicate their views on the issue. The survey will take the form of a questionnaire with both multiple-choice options and open answers and will be administered at at least three different public middle schools in the Pardubice region of the Czech Republic. Through these methods, the thesis will try to ascertain whether more inclusion is needed in current teaching materials and practices, as the current representation of American English may not be sufficient for life in today’s diverse world and might not cater towards the growing need of children to understand and successfully implement non-British expressions into their vocabularies. Práce bude vypracována v anglickém jazyce. |
| References |
| Anténe, Petr, et al.. Route CZ-AT to the USA: Perceiving American Culture in Central Europe. Olomouc: Palacký University Olomouc, 2018. Landry, Mark, Landryova Lenka. “How Cultural and Linguistic Considerations Affect the Learning of English in the Czech Republic.” Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 228, (July 2016): 92-99, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2016.07.014. Meixner, Jirina. “The Influence of American English on Czech.” American Speech 46, no. 3/4 (Autumn – Winter 1971): 301–03, https://doi.org/10.2307/3087788. Takagaki, Toshiyuki. “Raising Students’ Awareness of the Varieties of English.” English Teaching Forum 43, no. 2 (2005): 4-17, https://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/05-43-2-c.pdf. Telzerová, Pavlína. “Teaching Differences between British and American English in Lower-secondary EFL Classes.” PhD diss., Charles University, 2014. |