ZNAJOMOŚĆ POLSZCZYZNY WŚRÓD CUDZOZIEMCÓW NIEPOLSKIEGO POCHODZENIA.O POTRZEBIE I METODOLOGII BADAŃ
The command of Polish among foreigners of non-Polish origin. On the need of a research methodology

Summary/Abstract: The author begins with the statement that most studies of the position of the Polish language outside Poland are limited to analysing the degree to which Polish communities abroad have maintained the Polish language, while completely ignoring the fact that this language has been learnt also by foreigners of non- Polish origin. Therefore, he fi rst pints to the works presenting the Polonisation process undergone by foreigners and the process of teaching Polish as a foreign language over the history. He then proceeds to the current situation and, with the use of the data from the certifi cation process of the command of Polish as a foreign language, shows who took certifi ed examinations in 2013 and 2014, when the total number of examinees was 4,058 foreigners. They comprised 2,993 B1 level, 842 B2 level and 223 C2 level candidates. In each of the two analysed years, the number of foreigners of Polish origin was below 15%, which demonstrates how many foreigners of non-Polish origin wish to certify their command of Polish for reasons such as studies or work in Poland as well as application for Polish citizenship. The author points to the fact that the criterion of Polish origin is imprecise as Polish origin of (both) parents does not ensure their children’s (good) command of Polish. The paper ends with comments about the level at which representatives of national and ethnic minorities living in Poland have mastered Polish.

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