We support the learning of Czech by children and pupils of foreigners. Methodological and teaching materials for the 3rd - 9th grade of primary schools. Part 1.
Abstract
This work and the "diagnostic tool to determine the language level of foreign pupils" is an exceptional authorial achievement (two of the outputs of the European project mentioned below), which is the result of the five-year project "Step-by-Step Common Education and School Support. Implementation of the Action Plan for Inclusive Education - Methodological Support" (APIV A), implemented by the National Pedagogical Institute of the Czech Republic (NPI CR), project registration number: CZ.02.3.61/0.0/0.0/16_020/0004410. The main contribution of the publication is to provide practical and theoretical background for pedagogical staff who take care of foreigners in Czech primary schools and strive for the fastest possible integration into the school environment. Both the first and the second part of the monograph contribute to increasing the effectiveness of education of foreign pupils and to the gradual building of their pupils competence.
The first part of the methodological and teaching materials is aimed at building the theoretical base of beginning teachers and pedagogical staff who, through their professional activities, are essential in teaching Czech as a second language to foreign pupils and pupils with a different mother tongue (OMJ). The material is freely downloadable and has been developed as a guide to support the education of foreign/OMJ pupils at the language level A1-B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (in the teaching of pupils in the age category 3-5, the materials are aimed at developing skills up to language level B1, in higher grades up to level B2). The first volume contains the theoretical basis for teaching Czech as a second language, recommendations for working with foreigners, references to other professional literature, textbook materials and other resources useful for beginning teachers in this field.
It also contains descriptions of the individual language levels in the language skills of reading, writing, listening and speaking, which are differentiated for two age categories: grades 1-5 and grades 6-9. The novelty of this manual is that it is not based on the "Common European Framework of Reference for Languages" (CEFR) for adult speakers, but on the "CEFR Companion Volume with New Descriptors for young learners, for ages 7-10 and 11-15 corresponding to the 1st and 2nd level of primary education in the Czech Republic. This source document is not translated into Czech at the time of publication. This means that "We support the acquisition of Czech by children and pupils of foreigners. Methodological and Teaching Materials for Years 3-9 of Primary Schools" is the first handbook in the field of Czech as a Second Language that focuses on the description of language levels in the mastery of Czech for young people (taking into account their age specifics related to cognitive development and cognition of the world, and also taking into account the target language Czech). The matrix also contains methodological recommendations for the development of pupils' communication skills in Czech (in reading, writing, listening and speaking skills) and references to professional practical application of the theory (the references are designed as concrete examples with detailed methodological comments and recommendations, given the target group). The links are a functional link to Part 2.