Title Pre-primary ELF acquisition and outdoor curriculum Title (croatian) Predškolsko stjecanje ELF-a i "outdoor" kurikulum Author Marta Samodol Mentor Alenka Mikulec (mentor)Committee member Alenka Mikulec (predsjednik povjerenstva)Committee member Božica Vuić (član povjerenstva)Committee member Marija Lorger (član povjerenstva)Granter University of Zagreb Defense date and country 2022-09-06, Croatia Scientific / art field, HUMANISTIC SCIENCES Scientific / art field, SOCIAL SCIENCES Abstract The importance of teaching a foreign language to preschool children has been recognized by the National Curriculum for Early Childhood and Preschool Education. The teaching methodology for early childhood and preschool FL teaching has not been prescribed in the sense that it favors one specially designed teaching methodology procedure, rather the foreign language is woven into children’s everyday activities (Nacionalni kurikulum za rani i predškolski odgoj i obrazovanje, 2015). Since the usage of the English language has spread to every continent, it is beneficial for children to start learning it from an early age. Also, age is believed to be one of the factors influencing foreign language acquisition, i.e., children are considered more adept at learning foreign languages than adults. One of the important areas of language development, especially in the early childhood is vocabulary, which children can, if appropriate teaching procedures and materials are used, acquire quite easily.
Learning that happens "in", "about" and "for" the outside space is referred to as the outdoor curriculum or forest kindergarten. The goal of the forest kindergarten is to help children become more active, confident, creative and to develop critical thinking. In today's world, there is more pollution and destruction of nature, and people in general are becoming alienated from the nature. However, children who experience nature as a calming environment as they grow up are more likely to love and appreciate it in the future.
The main objective of this thesis was to gain insight into EFL acquisition of children enrolled in the programs of early EFL acquisition and outdoor curriculum. The sample included 21 children aged four to seven. The first phase of the research was based on the recordings and notes of everyday activities and the children's conversations with the kindergarten teacher. The second phase was the interview with some of the children. There was a total of 11 interviews and participants were aged five to seven. The obtained data were analyzed qualitatively.
Abstract (croatian) U Nacionalnom kurikulumu za rani i predškolski odgoj i obrazovanje prepoznata je važnost poučavanja stranih jezika za djecu rane i predškolske dobi. Metodologija poučavanja stranoga jezika nije propisana na način da se preporučuje primjena jednog posebno oblikovanog metodičkog postupka, već je strani jezik utkan u svakidašnje odgojno-obrazovne aktivnosti u vrtiću (Nacionalni kurikulum za rani i predškolski odgoj i obrazovanje, 2015). Budući da se engleski jezik jako proširio i govore ga brojni stanovnici svih kontinenata, korisno je da se s učenjem engleskoga jezika krene od najranije dobi. Isto tako, smatra se da su godine jedan od čimbenika koji utječe na usvajanje stranoga jezika, odnosno da djeca bolje savladaju usvajanje stranoga jezika nego odrasle osobe. Jedno od značajnih područja usvajanja jezika, naročito u ranom djetinjstvu, je i rječnik, koji djeca uz primjenu odgovarajućih postupaka i materijala mogu svladati relativno lako. Učenje koje se odvija „u”, „oko” i „za” vanjski prostor naziva se outdoor kurikulum ili šumski vrtić. Cilj šumskoga vrtića je pomoći djeci da postanu aktivna, samopouzdana, i kreativna, te da razviju kritičko mišljenje. U današnjem svijetu čovjek sve više zagađuje te svakodnevno uništava prirodu. Međutim, djeca koja doživljavaju prirodu kao mirno mjesto više će ju voljeti i cijeniti u budućnosti.
Ovaj završni rad prikazuje rezultate istraživanja provedenog u cilju da se dobije uvid u usvajanje engleskoga kao stranoga jezika među djecom koja pohađaju programe ranoga usvajanja stranoga jezika i outdoor kurikuluma. Sudionici ovog istraživanja bila su djeca od četiri do sedam godina, ukupno njih 21. Djeca su upisana u cjelodnevni posebni program ranog učenja engleskog jezika. U prvoj fazi istraživanja na temelju snimaka i bilježaka prikupljeni podaci o svakodnevnim organiziranim aktivnostima u vrtiću i razgovorima između odgajateljica i djece. U drugom je dijelu obavljen intervjua s nekolicinom djece. Sveukupno je bilo 11 djece u dobi od pete do sedme godine. Podaci su odrađeni kvalitativno.
Keywords
EFL acquisition
outdoor curriculum
pre-primary
vocabulary development
Keywords (croatian)
outdoor kurikulum
predškolski odgoji i obrazovanje
razvoj rječnika
usvajanje engleskoga jezika
Language english URN:NBN urn:nbn:hr:147:826804 Study programme Title: Undergraduate University Study of Early and Preschool Education Type of resource Text File origin Born digital Access conditions Open access Terms of use Created on 2022-12-09 11:50:49
