Abstract
The first extensive research, which charts the position of students - foreigners in Czech primary schools, revealed a number of interesting facts. The Czech Republic becomes the state which is aim for many people who start there their new life, in these days it is necessary to flexibly react to this situation.
Currently Czech education has not comprehensive conception of care for these students. Although the number of these students is increasing.
It turns out that the problems they have to face are not small. By far the problem is not only the language barrier.
Different sociocultural background, traditions, religion and others ethnic specifics have influence on the life of foreigners in our country. Classroom is important socialization environment for every child.
They learn there communication, cooperation, they experience prestige arising from social status in the hierarchy of the class group. The research focuses on the sociometric status of students - foreigners.
It examines the factors which affect this position. The research launching an open discussion about possibilities how we can influence the present situation in the Czech primary schools and how to create a favourable climate for entry of students - foreigners into Czech classes.