Teaching Polish as a Foreign/Second Language. A Few Words on the School-Taught Variety of Polish Cover Image

Nauczanie języka polskiego jako obcego / drugiego. Kilka słów o odmianie edukacyjnej polszczyzny w szkole
Teaching Polish as a Foreign/Second Language. A Few Words on the School-Taught Variety of Polish

Author(s): Anna Mikulska
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: teaching students with migrant experience in Poland; teaching Polish as a foreign and second language; Polish as a language of schooling

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the issue of teaching Polish to students with migration experience. It alsopresents the cultural component, often being a determining factor for the dynamic of acquiring the Polishlanguage and successive adaptation in Polish schools. The first part of the article is a brief overview of thelanguage proficiency dichotomy theory by Jim Cummins, the general characteristics of the school-taughtvariety of language, as well as the potential difficulties/challenges that students may encounter duringeveryday school lessons. The second part of the text provides examples of good practices – activitiesthat may support the acquisition of the language of school education among students, both in terms ofreading comprehension, writing papers, and universal practical solutions that can be used in all lessons.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 32
  • Page Range: 1-18
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish