ORIGINAL_ARTICLECulture is one of Europe’s greatest strengths. It contributes to people’s well-being, to social cohesion and inclusion. Cultural and creative sectors are considered as very important at EU level. They are considered as drivers of economic growth, job creation and external trade. The EU is diverse in cultural matters and the EU member countries are different with diverse culture backgrounds. The article is focused on the issue of participation of EU citizen in foreign cultures. The willingness of EU citizens to participate in foreign cultures across EU member countries is evaluated based on the indicators describing the level of foreign languages knowledge and the participation in foreign cultural products as the expression of interest and openness to foreign cultures. The evaluation was performed by means of WSA method.https://acc-ern.tul.cz/archiv/PDF/ACC_2018_3_01.pdf2018-12-3171510.15240/tul/004/2018-3-001AssessmentCultureEuropean UnionLanguage skillsWeighted sum approachEvaArdielli1AUTHOR

ORIGINAL_ARTICLEThe paper presents a hot issue of fieldwork at basic schools, namely fieldwork in geography. There is often no time to implement fieldwork, or teachers tend to avoid it because of its difficulty. However, fieldwork is embedded in the Framework Education Programme for Basic Education, and its benefits to pupils are unquestionable. The authors, on the example of Ještěd Mountain, show that it is possible to conduct fieldwork with minimal financial and time demands. In the introductory chapters of the contribution, the authors outline the theoretical background of fieldwork in geography education and its position in the Framework Education Programme for Basic Education. Further, on the basis of a survey, they analyze the current solution for field education at basic schools in Liberec. The most important part of the contribution is a comprehensive plan of fieldwork on Ještěd Mountain. Since this teaching has already been implemented, the authors evaluate it. Part of the paper is a map of the locality and samples of the worksheets for pupils.https://acc-ern.tul.cz/archiv/PDF/ACC_2018_3_02.pdf2018-12-31163110.15240/tul/004/2018-3-002ProjectPhysical geographyFieldworkLocalityFramework Educational ProgrammeArturBoháč1AUTHORZuzanaJelínková2AUTHOR

ORIGINAL_ARTICLEThe paper deals with the contribution of capturing students’ ideas in writing to the development of their argumentative skills. It focuses on two forms of writing skills practice - free writing and argumentative essay - included in the teaching process. The emphasis is placed on the possible change of students' knowledge related to selected economic topic taught via free writing method or argumentative essay method. These two methods are different: while the argumentative essay follows specific requirements, free writing allows students to write more freely without any fixed outline. Both methods are relatively timeconsuming and challenging both for students and the teacher. The paper looks at the possibility of using these writing forms in the teaching of selected economic topics. The main aim of the paper is to show the contribution of these two selected methods while focusing on their possible enhancement of students´ knowledge. In this context, an experiment was carried out and its results are presented and discussed at the end of the paper.https://acc-ern.tul.cz/archiv/PDF/ACC_2018_3_03.pdf2018-12-31323910.15240/tul/004/2018-3-003StudentsArgumentative skillsArgumentative essayFree writingTeachingLenka Holečková1AUTHOR

ORIGINAL_ARTICLEThe study focuses on selected characteristics of homeless people, a specific group of social aid beneficiaries. Knowledge of particular characteristics is necessary to choose communication strategies to assist the monitored group of people, as well as to set the appropriate forms of social interventions. Objective data regarding the Czech homeless population are only available in very limited numbers. Under the current conditions there are available data on homeless people’s numbers, sex, age, marital status, education and incomplete data on homeless people’s mortality while other characteristics are missing. With some caution, we can use the data provided by foreign studies. Furthermore, experts who are providers of social services for homeless people have been addressed to assess selected characteristics of homeless population. 92 experts having personal experience with homeless people have been addressed in total.https://acc-ern.tul.cz/archiv/PDF/ACC_2018_3_04.pdf2018-12-31405010.15240/tul/004/2018-3-004Homeless peopleHomeless people characteristicsPavel Kliment1AUTHOR

ORIGINAL_ARTICLEThe main aim is to present the sports game Brenbal as an attractive game suitable for the development of aerobic fitness for children of school age within outdoor activities (PE, courses, residential outdoor schools, etc.). The research part of the project is dealing with the intensity of motion load using the Brenbal game. 76 probands 12-13 years of age have participated in measuring research realised at two elementary schools in Liberec. To implement the project monitors of the heart rate, Polar 800CX were used allowing individual setting up the zones of intensity. Zones 2-4 (60-89% HRmax) were tracked dominantly and the number of minutes spent in them. The measured section was a 45-minute teaching unit. During the implementation of the Brenbal game, the file of girls and boys achieved 25 min 36 sec (56% of the time) of 45 min in zones 2-4. During intersexual distribution, the boys file was more active with the time of 25 min 51 s (57.47% of the time) in zones 2-4. The girls file achieved time of 25 min 18 s (56.23% of the time) in zones 2-4. Based on the research, the attractive Brenbal game can be recommended ideally suited for the development of children’s aerobic fitness.https://acc-ern.tul.cz/archiv/PDF/ACC_2018_3_05.pdf2018-12-31515910.15240/tul/004/2018-3-005BrenbalLoad intensityTeaching unitJaroslavKupr1AUTHORAlešSuchomel2AUTHORJiříPánek3AUTHORNikolaProcházková4AUTHORKláraKuprová5AUTHOR

ORIGINAL_ARTICLEThe encounter project “Art and Science – Innovative methods of learning in the cross-border collaboration in the tripoint of D-CZ-PL” represents cooperation of International Institute (IHI) Zittau – Technical University of Dresden (D), the Hillersche Villa e. V. in Zittau (D) and the science center iQLANDIA in Liberec (CZ). The objective of the scientific monitoring is the quality assurance by means of the evaluation of inter- and transcultural competence of the participating youth as well as a qualitative survey with respect to further training requirements of the participating multipliers. This article describes the first preliminary results of the qualitative and quantitative surveys conducted by the scientific monitoring as well as the resulting recommendation for action.https://acc-ern.tul.cz/archiv/PDF/ACC_2018_3_06.pdf2018-12-31607010.15240/tul/004/2018-3-006Inter- and Transcultural competenceBorder TriangleTransnational projectsChildren and youth workCross-border cooperationNon-formal learningProfessionalisation of encounter workSînzianaSchönfelder1AUTHOREmilia Socha2AUTHOR

ORIGINAL_ARTICLEThis paper deals with public policies of security in the Czech Republic. There are many actors in the Czech Republic who speak out on these types of policies; however, in terms of general awareness and executive powers established in legal regulations, the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic is one of the most important institutions dealing with this matter. This actor is responsible not only for carrying out its executive role, but also has a strong role in the preparation of legislative public documents. This paper focuses on the creation and contextual framing of the narrative of the Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic (MICR) in the current issue of the so-called migrant crisis, beginning with the creation of the current government in March 2017. Contextual relationships toward the policy of border protection and the meaning of border crossings as a security tool for ensuring the internal security of the Czech Republic are studied. The purpose of the article is to describe and conceptualize the positions of MICR in creating public policies of border control, as the context determined by creating these policies in turn creates the shape of its own priorities for possible public discussion and the control of public institutions.https://acc-ern.tul.cz/archiv/PDF/ACC_2018_3_07.pdf2018-12-31718710.15240/tul/004/2018-3-007Border protectionInterior securityMigrationMinistry of the Interior of the Czech Republic Public policy analysisOndřejStulík1AUTHOR

ORIGINAL_ARTICLEThe article explores motivation as one of the key factors in learning. The author focuses on Czech university students who learn a foreign language, specifically German. First, the article briefly introduces the reader to the concept of motivation and its individual sub-types both in terms of its intensity and duration as well as its impact on the individual. The following part presents a research project concerning the motivation to learn German language, which was carried out by the author and his colleagues among the students of three Czech universities. Then the results of the research are presented. In conclusion, the author offers several humble recommendations to teachers wishing to boost the motivation of their students for further study of German language.https://acc-ern.tul.cz/archiv/PDF/ACC_2018_3_08.pdf2018-12-31899510.15240/tul/004/2018-3-008MotivationMotivation typesForeign languageResearchRecommendationsMartin Lachout1AUTHOR

ORIGINAL_ARTICLETransculturality as a current phenomenon is the encounter of two or more cultures, which show not only common but particularly different or contradictory aspects. The culture of each nation is unique and therefore has a number of specific features. Thus, when two or more cultures meet, their diverse characteristics blend together. The language belongs to one of the most important legacies that our ancestors left to us as part of our cultural heritage. The current modern economic and social development, which can be observed, for example, in the communication media, drives language users to take the latest media as a challenge and participate in the presentation of culture in today's globalized world across nations and their cultures.https://acc-ern.tul.cz/archiv/PDF/ACC_2018_3_09.pdf2018-12-319610810.15240/tul/004/2018-3-009Trans-cultural characterMultilingualismLanguage contextTranslationHeadlineMagdalena Malechová1AUTHOR

ORIGINAL_ARTICLEWilliams Syndrome (WS) is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder based on a gene loss on chromosome 7, which occurs in 1 of 7,500 live births. The WS phenotype is typically associated with moderate mental disability, cardiac problems, hyper social behavior, anxieties, and a need for lifelong support. Current research focuses mainly on clinical characteristics, thus providing important implications for medical management. Parents, therapists and professional caregivers are able to find very few usable implications for everyday-life challenges though. The authors aim to raise research questions and help to bridge this gap in the long term. Therefore they are engaged in building a competence center for WS at the University of Applied Sciences Zittau/Görlitz (HSZG). This article outlines the starting point and main idea, as well as completed, ongoing and planned scientific and supportive activities.https://acc-ern.tul.cz/archiv/PDF/ACC_2018_3_10.pdf2018-12-3110912010.15240/tul/004/2018-3-010Williams SyndromeWilliams Beuren syndromeDevelopmentNeurodevelopmental disorderBasic researchApplied scienceMixed-methods designQualitative researchIngolfProsetzky1AUTHORVeraDanielsmeier2AUTHOR