| Title: | Teaching History through English |
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| Authors: | ID Lasnik, Andreja (Author)
ID Pižorn, Karmen (Mentor) More about this mentor...  |
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| Files: |  UNI_Lasnik_Andreja_2013.pdf (1,73 MB)
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Undergraduate thesis |
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| Typology: | 2.11 - Undergraduate Thesis |
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| Organization: | FF - Faculty of Arts
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| Abstract: | This diploma thesis discusses Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) as a new and innovative educational approach in different countries with the emphasis on the current status of CLIL in Slovenia. However, the main focus of the diploma thesis is to discuss the extent of using English in History lessons and out-of-school activities related to history topics among Year 8 and Year 9 primary school learners. Although CLIL has been part of the national curricula in several countries in Europe, Canada and the United States, it still has not been formally established in Slovenia. Therefore, one of the main purposes of the diploma thesis is to raise awareness about positive effects of CLIL on the learners and teachers and discuss some key suggestions for its implementation in the Slovenian primary schools. The diploma thesis provides different examples of CLIL History lesson plans and considerations for teachers on how History lessons could be taught in English as a foreign language. In the empirical part of the thesis I investigate the use of English in History lessons. This represents the basic question of the research and the starting point for the following sub-questions regarding the manner and the place of the use of English. The survey data was collected by means of a questionnaire, which was distributed to the learners of Year 8 and Year 9 in four Slovenian primary schools (N= 195). The results show that Year 8 and Year 9 learners in rural or urban primary schools rarely use English in History lessons. Age and the location of primary schools in most cases do not have a statistically significant effect on the use of English in History lessons or on the students’ out-of-school activities related to history topics. The respondents use English history websites and watch English history documentaries and films more frequently than read English history books. The students want to use English in History lessons more often. |
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| Keywords: | CLIL, English language, History, teacher, learner |
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| Place of publishing: | Maribor |
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| Publisher: | [A. Lasnik] |
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| Year of publishing: | 2013 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-43209 |
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| UDC: | 93/94:37.091.3(043.2) |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 20184584 |
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| NUK URN: | URN:SI:UM:DK:BNLAHPIM |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 29.05.2014 |
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| Categories: | FF
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