Introducing Reading and writing to young learners in English and Croatian languages

master's thesis

• Title (croatian): Početno čitanja i pisanja s učenicima na engleskom i hrvatskom jeziku
• Author: Maja Bandalo
• Mentor: Ivana Cindrić (mentor)
• Committee member: Alenka Mikulec (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Renata Šamo (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ivana Cindrić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Teacher Education; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2020-09-25, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology

Abstract

Initial reading and writing is one of the first skills developing processes the pupils will encounter when starting their compulsory education and has been a focus of research for many years and in many different areas of research. In this thesis we will outline some of the basic factors that more or less directly set the path of individual development in this field for each learner in Croatian schools in both the Croatian and English language acquisition. Firstly we will bring the focus on the historical development of different theories and their applications in teaching young learners to read and write, shifting from skill drilling to understanding the complexity of literacy development process and all determining factors. Further on we will go through these determining factors such as learner‟s age and developmental traits, and on the other hand more extrinsic factors such as the context in which education is takes place. We can see how the Croatian educational system in primary schools and its defining documents reflect on the textbook contents for the youngest participants in the last chapter, and prior to that, how different syllabi and programmes on teacher education institutions can take the impact on the level of competence for new teachers in means of understanding the main theories behind the early literacy development.

Abstract (croatian)

Početno čitanje i pisanje jedan je od prvih procesa u razvijanju školskih vještina s kojima će se učenici susresti na početku obveznog obrazovanja i ono je predmetom istraţivanja dug broj godina u brojnim različitim područjima istraţivanja. U ovom radu ćemo iznijeti neke od osnovnih čimbenika koji izravnije ili manje izravno ucrtavaju put individualnog razvoja za svakog učenika u hrvatskim školama pri usvajanju i razvoju jezičnih vještina hrvatskog i engleskog jezika. Prvo ćemo se usredotočiti na povijesni razvoj različitih teorija i njihove primjene u poučavanju učenika ranog uzrast čitanju i pisanju, polazeći od vježbanja vještina do razumijevanja sloţenosti procesa razvoja pismenosti i svih njegovih određujućih čimbenika. Dalje ćemo proći kroz odlučujuće faktore, kao što su dob i razvojni stadij učenika, i s druge strane izvanjske čimbenike, poput konteksta u kojem se obrazovanje odvija. Možemo vidjeti kako hrvatski obrazovni sustav u osnovnim školama i njegovi definirajući dokumenti utječu na sadrţaje udžbenika za najmlađe polaznike u posljednjem poglavlju, a prije toga kako različiti nastavni programi i programi na ustanovama za nastavničko obrazovanje mogu utjecati na razinu kompetencije za nove učitelje u smislu razumijevanja glavnih teorija koje stoje iza ranog razvoja pismenosti.

• Keywords: initial reading; initial writing; young learners; pre-reading skills; prewriting skills
• Keywords (croatian): početno čitanje; početno pisanje; rano učenje; predčitačke vještine
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:147:672975
• 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: 2021-03-01 12:12:07