System i formy polonistycznej edukacji dzieci polskich uchodźców we Francji w latach 1919–1945 (wybrane zagadnienia)
System and Forms of Polish Language Education of Children of Polish Refugees in France between 1919 and 1945 (Selected Issues)

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to characterise the system and forms of teaching the Polish language to children of Polish emigrants in France between 1919 and 1945. The time frames are not accidental as they are marked by two important dates. 1919 marks the beginning of economic emigration of Poles to France, which lasted until the outbreak of the Second World War, while 1945 marks the end of the war. The basis for the considerations presented are archival sources collected primarily at the Polish Library in Paris and Polish and French-language publications related to the subject in question. Teaching of the Polish language to children and young people or the continuation of the Polish language education once begun in Poland was an extremely important aspect of maintaining Polish identity and allowed the Polish community to survive the difficult period of emigration. The Polish émigré community strived to ensure that teaching of the mother tongue was conducted systematically, intensively and effectively.

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