Annotation: Brím Jan, Phonetics and phonology in selected
textbooks of German language for upper elementary schools:
degree work, Brno, MU 2008.

This degree work investigates three sets of German-language
teaching materials for German as a second foreign language in
upper elementary schools in the Czech Republic from phonetic
point of view. All teaching materials are representative of the
A1 level. The first set is called "Heute haben wir Deutsch 1",
the second "Wir 1", and the third, "Genial". Each set consists
of a textbook, a workbook and either a tape or a CD. This
degree work ascertains the number of explicitly marked
pronunciation exercises. It also deals with ten selected
phonetic phenomena that cause pronunciation problems to Czech
native speakers. It judges, subjectively, the methodical
manuals of each set. This degree work features basic
information about the number of pronunciation exercises in the
investigated materials. It is therefore concerned with the
position of phonetics in contemporary publications. This work
also tries to emphasize the importance of phonetics as one of
the rudimentary linguistic disciplines. It stresses the
significance of correct pronunciation practice in German
language teaching.