Teaching of the German Language at the English School Zlín during the Interwar Period and during WWII
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| Year of publication | 2020 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | CER Comparative European Research |
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| Web | https://www.sciemcee.org/library/proceedings/cer/cer2020_proceedings02.pdf |
| Keywords | English School; Baťa; Zlín; German language |
| Description | This paper deals with the teaching of the German language in the environment of Zlín during the interwar and war periods, i.e. during the time when both the city of Zlín, and the field of education were significantly influenced by the Baťa Corporation. The paper focuses specifically on the English School Zlín, whose medium of instruction was Czechoslovak, English, French and German, it discusses the circumstances of the school’s foundation, existence and closure. In addition, this paper focuses on the teaching of the German language in the nineteen thirties and forties as German played an important role during this period. Germans formed the largest minority group in Czechoslovakia, and due to the subsequent German occupation, German language became a compulsory subject in schools. |