Phonetic matters and their didactic transformation in textbooks for Years 2–6 Cover Image

Fonetický obsah a jeho didaktická transformace v učebnicích češtiny pro 2.–6. Ročník ZŠ
Phonetic matters and their didactic transformation in textbooks for Years 2–6

Author(s): Jana Vlčková-Mejvaldová, Stanislav Štěpáník
Subject(s): Phonetics / Phonology, Language acquisition, Western Slavic Languages, School education, Pedagogy
Published by: Vydavateľstvo Prešovskej univerzity v Prešove
Keywords: elemantary school; FEP; orthograph; phonetic matter; speech style; textbooks;

Summary/Abstract: Even though the Framework Educational Programme for Elementary Education postulates the essential requirements for knowledge and skills in the area of phonetic aspects of the Czech language, analysing the textbooks’ content we have found out that their actual presence in school instruction is scarce. The aim of this study is to analyse the place of phonetic aspects in textbooks for Years 2–6, since textbooks have a significant influence on what the school practice looks like. The results of the study show that the phonetic syllabus in textbooks is rather accidental, what predominates is the knowledge of “small linguistics”. It can be concluded that phonetic aspects are not considered important for developing the pupils´ communication competence. In order to enhance the quality of instruction, the authors recommend the following: placing more prominence on communicative aspects of phonetic content, connecting phonetic content with stylistic aspects and perceiving phonetics as a tool for developing pupils´ communication skills.

  • Issue Year: IX/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 46-59
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Czech