TEKSTY PUBLICYSTYCZNE W PROGRAMIE KURSU JĘZYKA POLSKIEGO DLA GRUPY EKONOMICZNEJ
JOURNALISTIC TEXTS IN POLISH LANGUAGE COURSE CURRICULUM FOR ECONOMY GROUP
Author(s): Grażyna BalkowskaSubject(s): Education, Foreign languages learning, Media studies, Syntax, Sociolinguistics, Western Slavic Languages
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: glottodidactics; Polish economic language for foreigners; economy textbooks for foreigners; journalistic texts in teaching foreign languages;
Summary/Abstract: The article includes the review of the newest handbooks used in teaching economy and Polish in business. It justifies the need of including journalistic texts in the language course program. It also proposes a set the criteria of texts selection: currentness of the topics, connection with the area of future studies, making use of students' knowledge and language skills determined by vocabulary, syntax complexity, reality knowledge, clarity of reasoning, the manner of dispute. The article lists the positive effects of including journalistic texts. They include the broadening of students' knowledge, the development of particular language skills, the improvement in teacher-student relationship, the enhancement of motivation, and the development of students` intellectual independence. The author describes different lesson plans with the use of journalistic texts, at the same time stressing the possibility of introducing various learning strategies and techniques.
Journal: Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Kształcenie Polonistyczne Cudzoziemców
- Issue Year: 2013
- Issue No: 20
- Page Range: 281-292
- Page Count: 12
- Language: Polish