Teacher Talk: Use of English and Czech in English Lessons

Abstract

This thesis focuses on the teacher´s use of the English and Czech language in English lessons. The theoretical part supports and encourages teacher´s predominant use of the target language in English lessons, presenting strategies and modifications of the teacher talk. The practical part describes what strategies the teachers use to keep the classroom in the target language. Situations and reasons for the teachers´ resorting to the mother tongue are also analysed.