Dear Neighbour, Do You Speak Polish? Needs and Expectations of Czechs and Lithuanians Towards the Platform for Learning Polish polski.info Cover Image

Czy mówisz po polsku, sąsiedzie? Potrzeby i oczekiwania Czechów i Litwinów wobec platformy do nauki języka polskiego polski.info
Dear Neighbour, Do You Speak Polish? Needs and Expectations of Czechs and Lithuanians Towards the Platform for Learning Polish polski.info

Author(s): Irena Masojć, Jiří Muryc
Subject(s): Foreign languages learning, Western Slavic Languages, State/Government and Education, Philology, Distance learning / e-learning
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: the Polish language; teaching Polish as a foreign language; online teaching; Lithuania; the Czech Republic; the European Union

Summary/Abstract: In their article, Irena Masojć and Jiří Muryc present a multilingual e-learning platform www.polski.info. It is innovative, interactive and user-friendly. Its aim is to facilitate access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for people with different skills, interests and needs. The platform uses modern ICT tools and allows students to learn the language from the very beginning, offering attractive exercises. It is available in several languages and caters to interested parties from many countries. The portal is designed for adults who want to learn Polish and expand their knowledge about Poland. It includes, among many things, Polish language courses at A1 and A2 levels (B1 level in preparation), a guide to Polish grammar, a dictionary with recordings of the correct pronunciation of individual words and phrases, tools for communicating with recipients and sharing posts on social networking sites. On the one hand, Masojć and Muryc refer to the broader context of the needs of potential users of this platform, especially in the area of statistics and the attitudes and recommendations of the European Union. On the other hand, they analyze prospective users’ expectations on the basis of research conducted in two neighboring countries, the Czech Republic and Lithuania. The use of quantitative and qualitative methods in the analysis of survey data has allowed the scholars to determine and compare the needs of Czechs and Lithuanians when it comes to learning Polish and to show the extent to which the structure and content of the emerging e-learning platform will be able to meet them.

  • Issue Year: 30/2022
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 1-16
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish
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