Abstract
e present monograph Czech as a second language. Methodology perspectives is wri en in the belief that education of non -native speakers in Czech schools is an important and challenging topic. e specifi c target group for this publication is those teachers whose classes include students with mother tongues diff erent from the class majority (Czech) and thus o en with a lower -than -native command of that language.
It is especially these students who need careful language work, as the improvement of their linguistic skills in the language of school instruction has a direct bearing on their success at school. e book, fi rst of all, provides a concise introduction to the general aspect of teaching Czech as a second language. Starting, in Chapter 1, by describing and defi ning key terms (legislation, state policy, general aspects of language pedagogy).
In Chapter 2 it discusses main areas connected with second language teaching, CEFR, receptive and productive skills, sociocultural competence, textbooks, teaching goals and teaching assistant. Chapter 3 furthers our understanding of the fi eld by focussing on European Language Portfolio, language testing and assessment and state exams.