Teaching English in Waldorf School

Abstract

This bachelor thesis deals with teaching English at a Waldorf primary school. The theoretical part focuses on the methodology of Waldorf education, its historical development, and the latter chapters are dedicated to teaching English in the Czech Republic in general, ending with a chapter dedicated to the concept of attitudes. The practical part aims to examine if and how the selected typical Waldorf methods are reflected in teaching the English language and to examine the attitude of a particular teacher to using those methods in her lessons from the point of view of Waldorf education. The research study is based on lesson observations in the first and second grades and an interview with a teacher of those grades.