Learning foreign Learning foreign languageslanguages

Masaryk’sMasaryk’s Business Academy, Business Academy, JičínJičín

Learning foreign languagesLearning foreign languages 20020099--1010 ( (317 317 studentsstudents))

11stst foreign language foreign language – 4– 4 lessonslessons per per weekweek ENEN 258

DEDE 5922ndnd foreign language foreign language – 3 – 3 lessons per weeklessons per week

RURU 102139DEDE

59ENENFRFR 14

Number of language Number of language studentsstudents

Class 1st foreign lang. 2nd foreign language Conversations

EN DE EN DE RU FR EN DE1. A 23 9 9 23 0 0 0 01. B 27 0 0 0 24 0 0 01. C 21 5 5 10 11 0 0 02. A 18 16 16 0 18 0 0 02. B 35 0 0 24 11 0 0 02. C 20 0 0 12 8 0 0 03. A 30 0 0 20 10 0 30 03. B 18 14 14 18 0 0 18 144. A 30 0 0 21 0 9 0 04. B 12 12 12 0 12 0 13 124. C 24 3 3 11 8 5 14 2

Total 258 59 59 139 102 14 75 28

Total 317

Number of students in Number of students in classesclasses

Class Students

1. A 32

1. B 28

1. C 26

2. A 34

2. B 34

2. C 20

3. A 30

3. B 32

4. A 30

4. B 24

4. C 27

Students are divided into groups for learning foreign languages.

In one group, there are from 10 to 23 students.

Average number of students in one group: 16

Number of students studying• German is decreasing• Russian is increasing

Foreign language Foreign language teachersteachers

10 10 foreign language teachersforeign language teachers

((total of total of 225 5 teachersteachers))

55 English teachers English teachers

4 German teachers4 German teachers

3 Russian teachers3 Russian teachers

1 French teacher1 French teacher

two teachers teach 2 – 3 foreign languagestwo teachers teach 2 – 3 foreign languages

English English textbookstextbooks

Textbook+ workbook + CD

German German textbookstextbooks

Textbook + workbook + CD Schritte +

dictionary

Russian Russian textbookstextbooks

Textbook + workbook + CD (cassette)

French textbooksFrench textbooks

Up-to-dateUp-to-date teachingteaching booksbooks and materialsand materials

Interactive boardsInteractive boards – – multimedia and multimedia and interactive lessonsinteractive lessons

ComputersComputers, , projectorsprojectors, , video and audio video and audio tapestapes

InternetInternet – – on-line study materials and on-line study materials and

dictionariesdictionaries http://www.hueber.de/shared/uebungen/schritte-international/

http://slovnik.seznam.cz/

Our language projectsOur language projects

Basic facts about German speaking Basic facts about German speaking countriescountries http://projekt.moa-jc.cz/

Basic facts about Russia Basic facts about Russia http://rr.moa-jc.cz/

School-leaving exams in School-leaving exams in foreign languagesforeign languages

Written partWritten part

ListeningListening ReadingReading Test – grammar Test – grammar

and vocabularyand vocabulary Business letter or Business letter or

essayessay

Oral partOral part

Speaking on Speaking on drawn topicsdrawn topics

25 25 topicstopics

+

State school-leaving State school-leaving examsexams - - fromfrom 201 20111

Basic and higher level

Part of the exam Ability/competiton Time

Test

25 % Listening 30/40 min

25 % Reading 60 min

Written part 25 % Essay 60/90 min

Oral part 25 % Speaking – interaction and

reaction

15 min

Language classroomsLanguage classrooms

We have three language classrooms:

two with a video-player, CD-player and maps one with computers and an interactive board

Other rooms

we can use when learning foreign languages

classrooms with computers (5) classrooms with projectors three new interactive boards (4)

Foreign language clubs

Russian language clubEnglish conversation clubCertificate German club

– preparation for language competitions

– preparation for international certificates

– work on language projects

Language competitionsLanguage competitionsparticipation and participation and achievements achievements Our students participate in language Our students participate in language

competitions.competitions.

Our school organizes school rounds, the best Our school organizes school rounds, the best students represent the school in regional rounds.students represent the school in regional rounds.

Our greatest achievementsOur greatest achievements 11stst place in a regional round of Puskin‘s memorial place in a regional round of Puskin‘s memorial 22ndnd place in a regional round of competition in Russian place in a regional round of competition in Russian

conversationconversation

http://rr.moa-jc.cz/klubrj.php

Excursion abroad

Dresden http://projekt.moa-jc.cz/brd/brd_08a.php?menu=brd08&zeme=brd

Nuremberg http://projekt.moa-jc.cz/brd/brd_09.php?menu=brd09&zeme=brd

Berlin http://projekt.moa-jc.cz/brd/brd_07_klassenfahrt.php?

menu=brd07_3&zeme=brd

Vienna

Studying abroadStudying abroad

A student of our school spent three months in A student of our school spent three months in Germany, she studied at a grammar school in Germany, she studied at a grammar school in KirchheimKirchheim.

http://jazyk.moa-jc.cz/zobraz_clanek.php?id=2

A German student spent at our school whole school year 2007-08.

Students exchangeStudents exchange

COMENIUS Project 2003 – 2008COMENIUS Project 2003 – 2008 Cooperation with partner schools in Cooperation with partner schools in

Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, and PolandNetherlands, Belgium, Italy, and Poland

http://www.moa-jc.cz/sicilie/index.phphttp://www.moa-jc.cz/sicilie/index.php

Students exchange Students exchange – – every year with our every year with our partner schools in Netherlands and Belgiumpartner schools in Netherlands and Belgium

http://jazyk.moa-jc.cz/zobraz_clanek.php?id=13http://jazyk.moa-jc.cz/zobraz_clanek.php?id=13

Helping to African children

Our school participates in project Distance adoptions and helps two children in Kenya:

http://www.moa-jc.cz/adopce_deti.php?cat=01

Project Foreign languages

interactively a new project for three years

27 schools from the Czech Republic participate, our school is a coordinator of the project

creation of interactive foreign languages lessons:

English, German, Russian, French, Spanish, Latin