University Preparation of Kindergarten Teachers for English Teaching in the Czech Republic
An ever-increasing trend of early foreign language teaching requires adequate responses to the university training of future kindergarten teachers. However, research in this area, including policies, suggests that the situation is not entirely satisfactory. This paper aims to determine the level of...
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University of Ljubljana
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| description | An ever-increasing trend of early foreign language teaching requires adequate responses to the university training of future kindergarten teachers. However, research in this area, including policies, suggests that the situation is not entirely satisfactory. This paper aims to determine the level of preparation of future teachers for teaching English to pre-primary children at individual universities in the Czech Republic. It presents findings obtained through quantitative content analysis of the syllabi of eight universities that provide education in the field of teacher training for kindergartens and focus on the preparation of future teachers for English tuition. The results show that courses for English tuition in kindergarten are not implemented by every university. Universities differ in their emphasis on foreign language tuition in kindergarten, which is reflected in the number and content of provided courses. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b6e7f613f19243868af5bedcf34e10fb2025-08-20T02:00:28ZengUniversity of LjubljanaCenter for Educational Policy Studies Journal1855-97192232-26472023-12-0113413515710.26529/cepsj.1378University Preparation of Kindergarten Teachers for English Teaching in the Czech RepublicBeata HorníčkováAn ever-increasing trend of early foreign language teaching requires adequate responses to the university training of future kindergarten teachers. However, research in this area, including policies, suggests that the situation is not entirely satisfactory. This paper aims to determine the level of preparation of future teachers for teaching English to pre-primary children at individual universities in the Czech Republic. It presents findings obtained through quantitative content analysis of the syllabi of eight universities that provide education in the field of teacher training for kindergartens and focus on the preparation of future teachers for English tuition. The results show that courses for English tuition in kindergarten are not implemented by every university. Universities differ in their emphasis on foreign language tuition in kindergarten, which is reflected in the number and content of provided courses.https://cepsj.si/index.php/cepsj/article/view/1378early foreign language teachingenglish languagepre-school teacher training |
| spellingShingle | Beata Horníčková University Preparation of Kindergarten Teachers for English Teaching in the Czech Republic Center for Educational Policy Studies Journal early foreign language teaching english language pre-school teacher training |
| title | University Preparation of Kindergarten Teachers for English Teaching in the Czech Republic |
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| title_short | University Preparation of Kindergarten Teachers for English Teaching in the Czech Republic |
| title_sort | university preparation of kindergarten teachers for english teaching in the czech republic |
| topic | early foreign language teaching english language pre-school teacher training |
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