In this paper we describe how children acquire foreign language. It is well known that the very early age is a most suitable time to start foreign language learning. This is partly because up to the certain age every child learns foreign language as a part of a natural process. For our research we had to study theories of language learning, predominantly nativists' theory, where Chomsky argues that there is an innate factor, known as Language Acquisition Device, and further development made by Lennenberg, but also empiricists -behaviourists' theory upholding the element of imitating (Skinner) and cognitivists' theory that argues that cognition precedes the language development (Bruner, Piaget, Vygotsky, Sapir-Whorf). We are giving an overview of the process and ways of acquiring foreign language we studied the phases of language learning and connections to the brain´s developmental stages. It is established that the most suitable age for starting the learning process should begin at preschool age, when children are mostly intrinsically motivated. For the evaluation of the process we suggested the simple quantitative and qualitative method, suitable for educators and parents and for the scientific purposes there is a micro genetic research method for deeper understanding of the learning process and changes that occur.Metodički obzori 9 (2014)1, No. 19 Learning of foreign language in pre-school...

The aim of this study was to determine the structure of dimensions that are based on different parameters of the standard situational efficiency of top Croatian players. The insight into the structure and relationships of the latent dimensions of situational success in basketball could contribute to better understand the overall effectiveness of situational players. We analyzed twelve standard and seven derived parameters of situational efficiency in a intentional sample of players in nine senior basketball teams from the A-1 Croatian Basketball League Championship in 2006/2007. Principal components analysis of the standard situational efficiency parameters obtained the existence of three main components, which all together explain over 76% of the total variance of the space of standard parameters of situational efficiency. Univariate correlations and results of principal components analysis showed that the most standard and most of the derived parameters of situational efficiency are statistically significantly correlated

Cilj istraživanja bio je utvrditi strukturu dimenzija koje se temelje na različitim standardnim parametrima situacione efikasnosti hrvatskih vrhunskih košarkaša. Otkrivanje strukture i odnosa latentnih dimenzija u situacionoj uspješnosti u košarci bi moglo pridonijeti boljem razumijevanju ukupne situacione efikasnosti košarkaša. Analizirano je dvanaest standardnih, te sedam izvedenih parametara situacione efikasnosti u namjernom uzorku košarkaša devet seniorskih timova iz A-1 Hrvatske košarkaške lige u prvenstvu 2006/2007. Analizom glavnih komponenti kod standardnih parametara situacione efikasnosti utvrdili smo postojanje tri glavne komponente, koje sve zajedno tumače preko 76 % ukupne varijanse prostora standardnih parametara situacione efikasnosti. Univarijatne korelacije i analiza glavnih komponenti pokazuju da je i većina standardnih i većina izvedenih parametara situacione efikasnosti međusobno statistički značajno povezana

ODREĐENJE PLAŽEPlaža, žal/žalo, igalo, pržina, lido, sprud, laguna u rječnicima općeg leksika određuje se kao dio obale, graničnog pojasa kopna i vodenih površina, pogodan za kupanje, sunčanje i odmaranje. U geografskim određenjima plaža je dio obale na kojem čovjek ostvaruje kontakt s vodom i morem. Obala zapravo postaje plažom kada je uravnjena, niska, pogodna, oblikovana ili prilagođena ljudskim potrebama da sa solidnog, čvrstog, poznatoga kopnenog prostora ulaze u fluidni i nesigurni prostor vode i mora. Iako može biti i jezerska i riječna, plaža je prije svega sinonim za morsko kupalište. 1 1 Plaža (fr. plage), niska uravnjena obala od pijeska ili oblutaka, pogodna za kupanje (u moru, rijeci, jezeru); sinonim i za morsko kupalište (Pomorska enciklopedija 1983:107).

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