1.	INTRODUCTION

2.	IMPORTANCE OF LEARNING ENGLISH LANGUAGE

2.1.	ENGLISH AS A WORLD LANGUAGE

2.1.1.

The origin of English

2.1.2.

Expansion of English language

2.1.2.1.

Language of computers and young people

2.2.	MOTIVATION

2.2.1.

Motivation of pupils

3.	DOCUMENTATION

3.1.	COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK OF REFERENCE FOR LANGUAGES

3.1.1.

The levels in the Common European Framework of Reference for languages

3.2.	FRAMEWORK EDUCATION PROGRAMME

3.2.1.

Framework Education Programme for Elementary Education

3.2.1.1.

The Foreign Language

3.2.2.

Recommended curriculum for English language at elementary school

3.2.2.1.

Characteristics of the subject

3.2.2.2.

Content definition of the subject

3.2.2.3.

Organization of the subject

3.2.2.4.

Educational strategies

3.2.3.

Stages of a foreign language at elementary school

3.2.4.

Framework Education Programme for Grammar Schools

3.3.	EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME

3.3.1.

General information

3.3.2.

Possibilities of the Educational Programme

4.

RESEARCH

4.1.

AIMS

4.2.

QUERIES

4.3.	DESCRIPTION OF THE RESEARCH SAMPLE

4.3.1.

Third Elementary school of Kolín

4.3.1.1.

Creative school

4.3.1.2.

Characteristics of the school

4.3.1.3.

Characteristics of the subject English language

4.3.2.

Grammar school of Kolín

4.3.2.1.

Characteristics of the school

4.3.2.2.

Characteristics of the subject English language

4.4.	METHODS OF RESEARCH

4.4.1.

Method of the questionnaire

4.4.2.

Method of the interview

5.	RESULTS OF THE RESEARCH

5.1.	ANSWERS FROM THE INTERVIEW

5.2.	RESULTS OF QUESTIONNAIRES

5.2.1.

Do you enjoy English lessons?

5.2.2.

Do you usually look forward to English lessons?

5.2.3.

How do you usually feel during English lessons?

5.2.4.

What do you like most in the English lessons?

5.2.5.

Why do you learn English?

5.2.6.

Do you want to learn English somewhere else? Not at school.

5.2.7.

How do you evaluate the subject of English in relation to other subjects?

5.2.8.

Would you enjoy another language more than English?

5.2.9.

Would you like it if some subjects at your school were taught only in the English language? Which subjects would you like to be taught in English?

5.2.10.

Do you like doing your homework for English lessons?

5.2.11.

How long do you spend on homework for a normal English lesson?

5.2.12.

How long do you revise for examinations or tests in English lessons?

5.2.13.

How many times in a term are you examined in English lessons?

5.2.14.

How many times in a term do you take a short test (cca for 5 minutes)?

5.2.15.

How many times in a term do you take a long test (cca for 25 minutes)?

5.2.16.

Do you attend any tutoring for English language?

5.3.	RESEARCH FINDINGS

6.	CONCLUSION

LITERATURE
APPENDICES

"The following text is based on the material entitled Angličtina – jazyk číslo jedna, ale… There it is stated that English is of Germanic origin and at first it expanded from England to the subdued countries of England. It means that nations such as Scots, Irishmen, and Welshmen etc. were oppressed by the cultural assimilation. Then Britain became the biggest colonial power and after the Second World War English turned into a world communication device.
The current status of English as a prevailing language has three main roots. The first one is that Britain was the main colonial power in the first half of the twentieth century. The second one is the cultural export from the USA in the second half of the last century and the third root is the economic supremacy of the western states. (Angličtina – jazyk číslo jedna, ale…, Jazyky.com, 2009) I have chosen these three roots because I think that it is really important to know how the English language has gained its worldwide expansion.
In The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language David Crystal wrote that many debates consider that the English language has already become the ruling language of the world mainly thanks to the political and economic progress which was made by the English Speaking Countries in the last 200 years. Probably it will stay like this because English constantly strengthens its position. (Crystal, 1997, p. 358)
2.1.2. Expansion of English language
English is the dominant language of science, technology, international trade, medicine, science, sport, music, entertainment and it is an official language for aerial and maritime communications. It has a prominent position in all six continents. (Angličtina – jazyk číslo jedna, ale…, Jazyky.com, 2009) English is such a widespread language that it is called a lingua franca which means that it is used over the frame of native speakers. It is also a language that is mostly taught as a foreign language. (English Language, Wikipedia.org, 2011) In a dictionary of Merriam-Webster the term lingua franca is defined as “any of various languages used as common or commercial tongues among peoples of diverse speech“. (Lingua franca, Merriam-Webster.com, 2012)"

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