The Montessori Method in Teaching English as a Foreign Language

master's thesis

• Title (croatian): Montessori metoda u nastavi engleskog kao stranog jezika
• Author: Matea Klubička
• Mentor: Marija Andraka (mentor)
• Committee member: Alenka Mikulec (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ivana Cindrić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Marija Andraka (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Teacher Education; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2020-09-24, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Pedagogy; Didactics
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Interdisciplinary Humanistic Studies; Teaching Methods in the Humanistic Sciences

Abstract

The aim of this thesis is to present the Montessori Method of teaching with a focus on teaching English as a foreign language. The first part of the paper contains a theoretical overview of the Montessori Method in general and in the context of foreign language learning. The main principles and aims of the method are described. Also, the thesis presents activities and materials for language learning in a Montessori school. In addition, three alternative approaches, Waldorf, Reggio Emilia and Helen Doron are presented and compared to the Montessori Method. In the second part of the study, previous research on the topic of Montessori Method in teaching English in the primary and pre-primary educational institutions in various contexts is reviewed. Also, articles which suggest implementing Montessori’s values in public primary and pre-school education are presented.

Abstract (croatian)

Cilj ovog rada je predstaviti Montessori metodu kao alternativni način podučavanja s naglaskom na podučavanje engleskog jezika kao stranog jezika. Rad je podijeljen u dva dijela. Prvi dio rada donosi teorijski pregled Montessori metode u kontekstu podučavanja engleskog jezika kao stranog jezika. Opisana su glavna polazišta i karakteristike navedene metode. Nadalje, predstavljeni su materijali i aktivnosti koji se koriste u Montessori školama za podučavanje jezika. U prvom dijelu rada su također prikazane tri alternativne pedagogije, Waldorf, Reggio Emilia i Helen Doron i uspoređene s Montessori metodom podučavanja. U drugom dijelu rada analizirani su članci na temu Montessori metoda u poučavanju engleskog jezika u školskom i predškolskom obrazovanju. Opisani su i članci koji opisuju i predlažu primjenu Montessori načela u predškolsko i školsko obrazovanje.

• Keywords: Montessori Method; teaching English as a foreign language; primary school education; alternative teaching methods
• Keywords (english): Montessori metoda; poučavanje engleskog jezika kao stranog jezika; odgoj i obrazovanje u osnovnoj školi; alternativne metode podučavanja
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:147:340993
• Study programme: Title: Integrated Undergraduate and Graduate University Programme of Study of Primary Teacher Education and Integrated Undergraduate and Graduate University Programme of Study for Primary Teacher Education with English and German Language; Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra primarnog obrazovanja (magistar/magistra primarnog obrazovanja)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2021-03-03 11:21:43