Physical activity in preschool-aged children - vocabulary analysis of articles written in english language

undergraduate thesis

• Author: Ivan Anđal
• Mentor: Alenka Mikulec (mentor)
• Committee member: Alenka Mikulec (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Božica Vuić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Lidija Cvikić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Teacher Education; (Chair of Kinesiology Education); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2018-07-13, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Kinesiology
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Interdisciplinary Humanistic Studies; Teaching Methods in the Humanistic Sciences
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; Philology; Anglistics

Abstract

Znanstveni članci namijenjeni su određenom području, polju ili profesiji, a svrha im je ukazivanje na trendove i iznošenje rezultata istraživanja i analiza vezanih uz pojedino područje. Njima svakako pripadaju i znanstveni članci odgojiteljske i kineziološke struke te samim time i članci koji se bave tjelesnom aktivnošću predškolske djece. U ovom završnom radu analizirat će se stručni termini specifični za navedenu tematiku tjelesne aktivnosti predškolske djece i stil izražavanja u odabranim člancima na engleskom jeziku. Uz analizu stručnih termina rad također sadržava i pojmovnik najčešćih stručnih termina i izraza karakterističnih za tematiku tjelesne aktivnosti djece predškolske dobi. Analizirani članci nisu predodređeni samo za odgojitelje već za sve ljude koji pokazuju interes za odgoj djece predškolske dobi i planiranje njihovih tjelesnih aktivnosti. Analiza stila izražavanja u znanstvenim člancima pokazala je da svi analizirani članci koriste formalni, znanstveni stil. Analizom vokabulara odabranih znanstvenih članaka utvrđeno je da u navedenim člancima prevladava stručni vokabular vezan za odgojiteljsku i kineziološku struku. Naposljetku, može se zaključiti da bi analizirani članci trebali biti razumljivi svakom odgojitelju, kineziologu, ali i većini ljudi koji su ovladali općim engleskim jezikom.

Abstract (english)

Academic articles are intended for a specific area, field or profession. Their purpose is to show trends and most recent research results and analyses for a specific area. Surely, academic articles regarding the upbringing of preschool children and their physical activity also belong in that category. The goal of this thesis is to analyse professional terms used in relation to the previously mentioned theme of physical activity in preschool-aged children and the style of selected academic articles published in English. In addition to the analysis of professional terms, the thesis also contains a glossary of the expressions and terms most commonly used while writing about physical activity in preschool-aged children. The analysed articles are not intended only for preschool teachers but for everyone who shows an interest in the upbringing of preschool-aged children and planning their physical activities. The analysis of the academic style in the selected articles has shown that formal academic language is used in all of them. Vocabulary analysis has also shown that formal academic language specific to the fields of kinesiology and early and preschool education prevails. Finally, the conclusion can be drawn that the analysed articles are likely to be understandable to every preschool teacher, kinesiologist, as well as to most people with satisfactory knowledge of general English language.

• Keywords: analiza stila izražavanja; analiza vokabulara; pojmovnik stručnih termina; znanstveni članci
• Keywords (english): academic articles; analysis of the academic style; glossary of specific terms; vocabulary analysis
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:147:028085
• 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) ranog i predškolskog odgoja i obrazovanja (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) ranog i predškolskog odgoja i obrazovanja)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2018-12-12 08:06:19