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Jan Amos Komenský Modern Czech Tradition of FLT
Born in 1592 in Nivnice (today's Czech Republic)
Bishop of Unitas Fratrum Teacher Methodologist Reformist of Educational System Father of Modern Education
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Comenius Main Contributions
Pre-school Training Curriculum for Primary School Methods School Discipline
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IDENTITY AND MOBILITY BORDERS IN FOREIGN
LANGUAGES TEACHING
Mgr. Jitka NovákováMgr. Věra Hyhlíková
Faculty of HumanitiesUniversity of Pardubice
Czech Republic
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… languages are not a mere means of communication. They contribute to a better
knowledge of other European cultures and have a real potential for a deeper understanding
between European citizens.
Ján Figel, Commissioner responsible for Education, Training, Culture and Multilingualism
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How many official languages are there in the EU?
20 official languages
Which are these?
Spanish, Danish, German, Greek, English, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Finnish, Swedish, Czech, Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Hungarian, Maltese, Polish, Slovak, Slovene
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Compulsory Teaching of a Foreign Language
General trend in Europe
- Increase in the number of years of foreign languages learning
- Lowering of the age at which the provision begins
- According to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages every European citizen should be able to speak a minimum of two foreign languages besides their native language
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The Most Frequently Taught Languages in Europe
1) English (90%, start to learn English in general lower or upper secondary education – ISCED levels 2 or 3)
2) German (40%, esp. in the countries of central and eastern Europe)
3) French (40%, esp. in western and southern Europe)
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The Most Frequently Taught Languages in Europe
4) Spanish (less than 10%, exceptions to this: Denmark (20,8%), France (56%),
Luxembourg (26,4%), Sweden (29%)
5) Russian (less than 10%, taught mainly in the countries of central and eastern Europe except the Baltic countries, Poland and Bulgaria
Finland – the EU country where Russian is most taught
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Foreign Languages Teachingin the Czech Republic
Primary school
* first foreign language (usually English or German) starts to be taught as a compulsory subject in the 4th year (at the age of 9)
* second foreign language starts to be taught:- in the 6th year (as a compulsory course in the framework of extended foreign languages teaching)- in the 7th year (as an optional course)If as a compulsory subject the first foreign language is English or German, the school should offer as a priority French, Russian or Spanish teaching.
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Secondary school
- Students usually continue to study the foreign language they studied at the primary school.
Foreign Languages Teachingin the Czech Republic
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Survey
- 145 participants
- Students of nearly all faculties of the University of Pardubice
- Faculty of Humanities- Faculty of Economics and Administration- Faculty of Transport- Faculty of Chemistry and Technology- Faculty of Health Studies
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Questionnaire Items
1) Faculty2) Age3) Name and size of town (city) where you
attendeda) primary schoolb) secondary school (type of the secondary school you attended, e.g. general secondary school or vocational secondary school)
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4) What foreign languages do you speak and at what levels? (English, German, French, Spanish, Russian, Italian, Latin, others)
5) When and where did you start to study these languages? (e.g. primary, secondary school, university, language courses, etc.)
Questionnaire Items
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6) Why did you start to study these languages?a) my own interestb) my parents´ wishc) necessity (e.g. exam preparation, studies and
work abroad)d) no other choice at schoole) school allocated the languagef) other reasons
Questionnaire Items
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7) If you could choose, what languages would you like to speak and why?
8) Do you prefer travelling to countries the languages of which you speak?
9) Would you mind working in a country the language of which you do not speak?
Questionnaire Items
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Survey Results
145 participants
60 students of the Faculty of Humanities 62 students of the Faculty of Economics and
Administration 23 students of the other faculties together (the
others)
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Survey Results
19-22 23-2526 andmore
Faculty of Ec. and Admin.
Faculty of HumanitiesThe others
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Survey Results
Primary school
8
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29
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Survey Results
Secondary school
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Survey Results
Faculty ofHum
Faculty ofEc. andAdmin.
The others
General sec. school
Vocational sec. school
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General sec. school Vocational sec. school
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Bibliography
Key Data on Teaching Languages at School in Europe, Eurydice, 2005
Kol. autorů: Slovník českých filosofů, Praha 1993 Kol. autorů: Slovník českých spisovatelů, Praha
2000 Polišenský, J.: Jan Amos Komenský, Praha 1963 Wolf, J.: Jan Amos Komenský – osobnost dneška,
Praha 1992 www.msmt.cz (the Ministry of Education of the
Czech Republic) www.eurydice.org