PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Zlatníček, Pavel TI - The research of selected components and characteristics of quality of foreign language instruction: Realization of research and an analysis of the first results DP - 2015 Feb 1 TA - e-Pedagogium PG - 101--116 VI - 15 IP - 1 AID - 10.5507/epd.2015.009 IS - 12137758 AB - This study deals with the research in instructional quality with respect to the following components and characteristics: (a) motivation; (b) supportive classroom climate; (c) time management; (d) goal-orientation; (e) teacher's performance. The study is divided into two parts. The first part serves as introduction of an assessment instrument of selected components and characteristics of instructional quality. The second part presents: (a) the research methodology of video study; (b) introducing teachers' order techniques in relation to the quality of foreign language instruction; (c) introducing a profile of average foreign language instruction of the best teacher.