Utjecaj medija na neformalno i informalno usvajanje engleskog kao stranog jezika prije i tijekom pandemije koronavirusa

undergraduate thesis

• Title (english): The imapct of media on informal and non-formal EFL acquisition before and during the coronavirus pandemic
• Author: Lara Frengeš
• Mentor: Alenka Mikulec (mentor)
• Committee member: Alenka Mikulec (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Božica Vuić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Vendi Franc (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Teacher Education; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2022-09-06, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Interdisciplinary Humanistic Studies; Teaching Methods in the Humanistic Sciences
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Pedagogy
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Public Health and Health Care

Abstract

Tijekom pandemije korona virusa mnogi su se našli u situaciji da provode znatno više vremena koristeći se medijima, bilo u slobodno vrijeme ili zato što su poslovne ili školske obveze bili primorani obavljati na taj način. Vrtići su bili među rijetkim obrazovnim ustanovama koje su za vrijeme pandemije u najmanjoj mjeri osjetili posljedice zatvaranja (eng. lockdown), no iako su najkraće bili zatvoreni, uočena je povećana uporaba medija među djecom tijekom navedenog razdoblja. Mediji su budućnost i ne možemo ih izbjeći, no ono što možemo učiniti je kontrolirati medijske sadržaje kojima se koriste djeca. Mediji uistinu mogu pozitivno utjecati kako na sveukupan tako i na jezični razvoj djece uz uvjet da su djeca izložena edukativnim sadržajima i da odrasli razgovaraju s djecom o korištenim sadržajima. Kako je engleski najčešće korišten jezik u medijima, moguće je da će korištenje medija doprinijeti usvajanju toga jezika.
Tema koja se obrađuje u ovom završnom radu je potencijalni učinak pandemije Covida-19, a posljedično i medija, na jezični razvoj djece. U radu se govori o prednostima i nedostacima ranoga učenja i usvajanja stranoga jezika te o pozitivnim i negativnim utjecajima medija na jezični razvoj, posebice tijekom pandemije. Na kraju, u radu su predstavljena mišljenja dviju odgajateljica koje u vrtiću rade u programu ranoga usvajanja engleskoga jezika o mogućem utjecaju pandemije i medija na jezični razvoj djece.

Abstract (english)

During the coronavirus pandemic, many people have been in a situation where their reliance on and use of the media has increased significantly, either for entertainment purposes during their free time or because they had to do their job or schoolwork using computers or other media. Kindergartens were among the few educational institutions that were the least affected by the lockdown during the pandemic, but even though the lockdown period was the shortest for them, children’s use of various media has increased during that period. Media are the future, and we cannot escape them, but what we can do is control the media content used by children. Media indeed can have a positive effect on children’s development in general as well as their language development provided the content they are exposed to has an educational purpose and provided that adults discuss with the children the media content to which they have been exposed. Since English is the most widespread language in the world of media, it is likely that media use will facilitate the acquisition of that language.
This thesis discusses a potential effect of the Covid-19 pandemic and consequently, the media, on children’s language development. The thesis presents some advantages and disadvantages of early foreign language learning and acquisition as well as positive and negative media influence on children’s language development, especially during the pandemic. The final chapter brings the opinions of two kindergarten teachers working in an EFL programme about a possible impact of the pandemic and the media on children’s language development.

• Keywords: mediji; obrazovanje i skrb u ranom djetinjstvu; pandemija koronavirusa; usvajanje engleskoga jezika
• Keywords (english): Coronavirus pandemic; early childhood education and care; English language acquisition; media
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:147:708574
• Study programme: Title: Undergraduate University Study of Early and Preschool Education; Study programme type: university; Study level: undergraduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/ prvostupnica (baccalaureus/ baccalaurea) odgojitelj/odgojiteljica djece rane i predškolske dobi (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/ prvostupnica (baccalaureus/ baccalaurea) odgojitelj/odgojiteljica djece rane i predškolske dobi)
• Type of resource: Text
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• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2022-12-09 11:57:42