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Jan Amos KomenskýJan Amos Comenius

1592

† 1670

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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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Orbis Pictus

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Orbis Pictus

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Orbis Pictus

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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

2023

29

0

20

8

35

24 24

62

13

22

39

13

74

0

5

10

15

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Survey Results

Secondary school

0

12

3730

0

21

0

21

37

26

13

30

9

48

26

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Faculty of Humanities Faculty of Ec. and Admin. The others

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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

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Thank you for your time and attention

Enjoy your stay in Madrid.

Best wishes Jitka and Věra