Polszczyzna młodzieży niepolskiego pochodzenia w Polsce na tle zmian w pojmowaniu wielokulturowości i wielojęzyczności
Polish language spoken by youth of non-Polish origin in Poland in the light of changes in the understanding of multiculturalism and multilingualism

Summary/Abstract: In the first part of the article the author discusses the changes in the understanding of multiculturalism that have been taking place in Poland for more than 20 years. These changes can be reduced to saying that Polish culture has been changing from the national and centralized one to the multicentric and regionalised one. It is neccesary to remember that multiculturalism has existed in Polish society for many centuries, and now, as a stable element, it is becoming a visible part of this society’s collective subconscious. As a result, thephenomenon of multiculturalism is seen as a driving force of the transformation of Polish society from the apparent homogeneity to the increased diversity.The second part of the article is dedicated to educational changes in Poland in the field of teaching Polish language to children from national and ethnic minorities, to migrants, repatriates and refugees. These changes are shown in the context of the process of teaching Polish language to people of non-Polish origin as well as of the process of certification of knowledge of Polish language, which started in 2004, the year of Poland’s accession to the European Union.

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