The importance of the knowledge of English language is ...

UNIVERZITA PALACK?HO V OLOMOUCI Pedagogick? fakulta

Katedra anglick?ho jazyka

DIPLOMOV? PR?CE

Bc. BARBORA BOHDANSK?

The level of knowledge of the cultural background of English-speaking countries among students of English

language at a secondary school

Olomouc 2012

Vedouc? pr?ce: Simon Gill, M.A.

Prohlasuji, ze jsem diplomovou pr?ci vypracovala samostatn a pouzila jen uveden?ch pramen a literatury.

V Olomouci dne 18.cervna 2012

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I owe honest thanks to Simon Gill, M.A. for his kind help, useful comments, valuable advice and motivating support which I appreciate the most.

Jm?no a p?jmen?: Katedra: Vedouc? pr?ce: Rok obhajoby:

ANOTACE

Barbora Bohdansk? Anglick?ho jazyka Simon Gill, M.A. 2012

N?zev pr?ce:

?rove znalost? re?li? anglicky mluv?c?ch zemi u student anglick?ho jazyka na stedn? skole

N?zev v anglictin:

The level of knowledge of the cultural background of English speaking countries among students of English language at a secondary school

Anotace pr?ce:

Diplomov? pr?ce se zab?v? ?rovn? znalost? re?li? anglicky mluv?c?ch zem? u student na stedn? skole. Vymezuje dlezitost anglick?ho jazyka v cesk?m prosted? a uv?d? dvody, proc je dlezit? ucit se ciz? jazyk. D?le se snaz? definovat pojmy kultura, kulturn? podvdom? a re?lie. Na konci pr?ce analyzuje dotazn?ky, kter? byly zameny na toho t?ma a snaz? se z nich vyvodit z?vr.

Kl?cov? slova:

znalost anglick?ch re?li?, dlezitost anglick?ho jazyka, kultura, kulturn? podvdom?, re?lie

Anotace v anglictin:

This diploma thesis describes the level of knowledge of the cultural background of English speaking countries among students of English language at a secondary school. It also explains why learning English is so important in Czech surroundings as well as names reasons for studying a foreign language. Next, it tries to define the words culture, cultural awareness and cultural studies. Finally, the questionnaires are analyzed at the end of the thesis, these questionnaires were focused on this topic and the conclusion was also made.

Kl?cov? slova v anglictin: the knowledge of the English-speaking countries cultural background, the importace of english, culture, cultural awareness, cultural studies

P?lohy v?zan? v pr?ci:

Rozsah pr?ce: Jazyk pr?ce:

Dotazn?ky 70 stran Anglick? jazyk

Table of Content

ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................................... 7 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 8 1 The importance of English in the Czech language .................................................................. 9 2 The reasons why one should learn English language ............................................................ 12

2.1 The understanding of global issues .......................................................................... 12 2.2 Working and studying opportunities ........................................................................ 13 2.3 Connection to the mother tongue.............................................................................. 16 2.4 The improvement of life and cognitive abilities.......................................................19 2.5 An ability to admire literature, music and film done by foreign artists.................... 21 2.6 Easy and enjoyable travelling...................................................................................23 2.7 The knowledge of man's own culture ...................................................................... 24 2.8 English is very easy to learn ..................................................................................... 25 3 English cultural background studies......................................................................................28 3.1 What is the culture? .................................................................................................. 28 3.1.1 Layers of culture ................................................................................................... 29 3.1.1.1 Body of cultural tradition ..................................................................................... 29 3.1.1.2 Subculture ............................................................................................................. 29 3.1.1.3 Cultural universals ................................................................................................ 31 3.1.1.4 Conclusion ............................................................................................................ 32 3.2 Cultural studies ......................................................................................................... 33 3.3 Teaching cultural awareness.....................................................................................35 3.3.1 Cultural and cross-cultural awareness .................................................................. 35 3.3.2 Goals in teaching cultural and cross-cultural awareness ...................................... 38 3.3.3 Teaching cultural awareness in the Czech Republic ............................................ 39 3.4 Teaching cultural studies in the lessons of foreign language ................................... 42

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