Wiele dalekich rejsów. Kultura polska dla cudzoziemców
Many Far Voyages. Polish Culture for Foreigners
Contributor(s): Paulina Potasińska (Editor)
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: glottodidactics; glottodidactic cultural studies; Polish culture for foreigners; Polish as a foreign language; contemporary Polish literature
Summary/Abstract: The book, prepared in tribute to Professor Andrzej Zieniewicz by his doctoral students and the Polonicum scholars, is the result of reflections on various aspects of Polish culture from the glottodidactic perspective. Not only does it provide readers with valuable information on the history of teaching Polish as a foreign language, but it also explores possible answers to the question how to encourage foreigners to learn about Polish culture.
Series: Studia Glottodydaktyczne
- E-ISBN-13: 978-83-235-6011-1
- Print-ISBN-13: 978-83-235-6003-6
- Page Count: 238
- Publication Year: 2023
- Language: Polish
Obecność Profesora, czyli Andrzeja Zieniewicza przypadki przez niegoż samego opisane
Obecność Profesora, czyli Andrzeja Zieniewicza przypadki przez niegoż samego opisane
(The professor’s presence or Andrzej Zieniewicz’s adventures in his own words)
- Author(s):Grzegorz Leszczyński
- Language:Polish
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:15-30
- No. of Pages:16
- Keywords:glottodidactics; autobiography; Andrzej Zieniewicz; narration
- Summary/Abstract:In the autobiographic story "Little Pole in Asia Minor", Andrzej Zieniewicz, a contemporary literature historian with an air of detachment, describes his glottodidactic experiences in teaching Polish language to the Turks. As in his research papers, in "Little Pole…" Zieniewicz proves that the author is still present in the artistic work, reveals himself and provokes the reader. This is because the subject of the narrative is literary expressed experiences, thoughts and imaginations of the author. In prose described as silva rerum, these experiences are fragmentary and subjective. The author is a figure prior to the narrator, and the matter of the narrative itself is inconsistent, incoherent and fragmentary reality of human cognition.
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Czesław Miłosz jako glottodydaktyk
Czesław Miłosz jako glottodydaktyk
(Czesław Miłosz as a Popularizer of Polish Literature and Culture)
- Author(s):Justyna Zych
- Language:Polish
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:31-48
- No. of Pages:18
- Keywords:Czesław Miłosz; teaching Polish as a foreign language; Polish Studies abroad; Polish language; history of Polish literature; translations of Polish literature
- Summary/Abstract:The article argues that calling Czesław Miłosz a popularizer of Polish literature and language is fully legitimate. The author presents arguments which corroborate this statement, describing the poet’s initiatives dedicated to promoting Polish literature and language. In the paper, the following aspects of Miłosz’s activity have been described: his literary work, created solely in Polish and often devoted to the author’s native language, his professional activity as a professor of Polish studies at Berkeley, including the authorship of the textbook of Polish literature for foreigners, and his translation accomplishments, namely numerous translations of Polish poets’ works, several published anthologies of Polish poetry in English and educating future translators of Polish literature. Miłosz’s excellent sense of needs and interests of foreigners studying Polish has been particularly emphasized in the article, as it conditioned the success of his prolific activity within popularization of Polish culture.
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Zakopane 1928 – pierwszy w historii wakacyjny kurs kultury polskiej (i języka polskiego) dla cudzoziemców
Zakopane 1928 – pierwszy w historii wakacyjny kurs kultury polskiej (i języka polskiego) dla cudzoziemców
(Zakopane 1928 – the first summer course in Polish culture (and language) for foreigners)
- Author(s):Piotr Kajak
- Language:Polish
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:49-66
- No. of Pages:18
- Keywords:Polonicum; history of teaching Polish as a foreign language; Polish glottodidactics; Italy; summer courses
- Summary/Abstract:This article constitutes another part of my research on the history of teaching Polish as a foreign language in the world. My focus is on the first summer course in Polish culture and language for foreigners, organized in September 1928, which was dedicated specifically to the Italian group of professors and students of Slavic and Polish philology. I also explore a very dynamic growth of Polish studies in Italy in the 1920s and 1930s.
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"Kintsugi" na lektoracie jpjo, czyli o poszukiwaniu piękna w niedoskonałości – propozycja glottodydaktyczna do realizacji wybranych Celów Zrównoważonego Rozwoju
"Kintsugi" na lektoracie jpjo, czyli o poszukiwaniu piękna w niedoskonałości – propozycja glottodydaktyczna do realizacji wybranych Celów Zrównoważonego Rozwoju
("Kintsugi" in Polish as a Foreign Language Classes: Searching for Beauty in Imperfection – a Glottodidactic Proposal for the Implementation of Selected Sustainable Development Goals)
- Author(s):Anna Rabczuk
- Language:Polish
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:69-89
- No. of Pages:21
- Keywords:Sustainable Development Goals (SDG); kintsugi; Polish as a foreign language; education; diversity; rites of passage; Joanna Bator
- Summary/Abstract:The Sustainable Development Goals include tasks aimed at improving life in the most important areas of human activity. Their implementation is necessary for the present and future generations to be able to use the broadly understood resources of the Earth in sustainable and conscientious ways, to enjoy a good quality of life, to support each other and create equal opportunities. The article attempts to answer the question of whether Polish as a foreign language can become a pretext for the implementation of selected Sustainable Development Goals. The article analyzes the assumptions included in the 2030 Agenda, and then focuses on those tasks aimed at “transforming our world”, which may function as inspirations toward the creation of didactic materials on language courses. It also explores the selected criteria for choosing a literary text for classes consisting of foreigners. After strictly theoretical considerations, the author refers to the classical theories of ‘the rites of passage’ explored by Arnold van Gennep and Victor Turner. These theories become a germane tool for describing the condition of a person who leaves his/her country in order to live in a new culture and create his/her identity anew. We can observe such stages in the life of the main character of Joanna Bator’s novel “Purezento”. Certain fragments from the text – particularly those devoted to kintsugi – the Japanese art of repairing ceramics, and in the metaphorical sense the art of filling scars with gold, transforming trauma into beauty, become an inspiration for the author to pursue the Sustainable Development Goals in Polish classes with foreigners. In addition, she suggests a number of tasks that may be used for students working at C1 level.
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Dziś jest moje umieranie – o "Metempsychozie", ostatnim tomie wierszy Jarosława Marka Rymkiewicza
Dziś jest moje umieranie – o "Metempsychozie", ostatnim tomie wierszy Jarosława Marka Rymkiewicza
(Today is my dying – on "Metempsychoza", the last book of poems by Jarosław Marek Rymkiewicz)
- Author(s):Olga Masiuk
- Language:Polish
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:90-107
- No. of Pages:18
- Keywords:death; poetry; late works; autobiography; Jarosław Marek Rymkiewicz
- Summary/Abstract:This article is an analysis of Jarosław Marek Rymkiewicz’s last book of poems. The poet has often expressed sharp and divisive political opinions. Although his literary works frequently constitute controversial manifestos, such statements do not appear in "Metempsychoza". These very personal poems speak about the universal problem of dying, thus uniting readers and involving them in the text. This volume seems to be a new peculiar version of "Dziady": Rymkiewicz both performs the ritual communion of the living with the dead, and creates a text that can be read as an attempt to transcend the work of Mickiewicz (with whom he was fascinated and to whom he devoted many books). The poet uses myths, plays intertextual games with the works of other poets, builds an interesting rhythmic form of an octostich. Thanks to these procedures, he distracts the readers’ attention and hides himself – the main character of these poems – a man who meets his own death. "Metempsychoza" becomes a moving testimony of dying – daring and masterful.
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Polskie dzieła sztuki, które mogą nadszarpnąć nerwy* i dlatego warto o nich mówić (*lub: poruszyć, oburzyć, rozbawić)
Polskie dzieła sztuki, które mogą nadszarpnąć nerwy* i dlatego warto o nich mówić (*lub: poruszyć, oburzyć, rozbawić)
(Polish pieces of art that can strain your nerves* and that is why it is worth talking about them (*or: touch, anger, amuse))
- Author(s):Katarzyna Kołak-Danyi
- Language:Polish
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:108-119
- No. of Pages:12
- Keywords:Polish contemporary art; Polish art after 2000; public art; critical art; art as a tool for the diagnosis of the Polish society’s condition
- Summary/Abstract:Polish contemporary art, including art in public space, in addition to all its functions (such as expressive, symbolic, ludic, cognitive or critical), can also play a diagnostic role for the condition of Polish society. Art in Poland is a field of ideological disputes, and frequently divisions and scandals resulting from an overly literal reading of meanings or looking for one-sided associations. On the other hand, artistic creation provides examples of activities that integrate, engage and produce social effects. Presenting artifacts and topics raised by artists provides an opportunity to show foreign audiences these issues, which are vivid and discussed in Polish society in relation to their own worldviews and native culture, and allows to create a space for intercultural dialogue.
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Polska muzyka w oczach internetowych wędrowców i poszukiwaczy
Polska muzyka w oczach internetowych wędrowców i poszukiwaczy
(Polish music as seen by Internet wanderers and seekers)
- Author(s):Tomasz Wegner
- Language:Polish
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:120-133
- No. of Pages:14
- Keywords:Polish popular music; Polish music on the Internet; foreigners and Polish music; popular music in teaching and learning Polish as a foreign language
- Summary/Abstract:This article presents foreigners’ encounters with Polish music on the Internet. Among them are people interested in Polish culture and language, who learn to improve their language skills using music, as well as users who simply come across Polish music among rich global cultural offer. At the core of the research into the online reception of Polish music is the assumption that teachers using popular culture references in their classes should be able to identify the interests and needs of the ever-changing popular culture audience. The research was limited to YouTube.
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Leo Lipski, Sławomir Mrożek
Leo Lipski, Sławomir Mrożek
(Leo Lipski, Sławomir Mrożek)
- Author(s):Olga Hellich
- Language:Polish
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:137-150
- No. of Pages:14
- Keywords:aphasia; speech disorders; multilingualism; speech and language therapy; autopathography; Leo Lipski; Sławomir Mrożek
- Summary/Abstract:The author starts with a general outline of the speech therapy’s and literary studies’ perspective of reading the text by a writer with aphasia. The main part of the article discusses the strategies adopted by Leo Lipski and Sławomir Mrożek for recovering – learning – language(s) after both writers experienced this speech disorder. The author discusses and compares these strategies, functionalized and thematized in the literary and the autobiographical works of Lipski and Mrożek, and in this attempt she refers to published texts as well as the archives. Contextually, she also reconstructs the problems of multilingualism and emigration related to their works. The author concludes that, despite many differences between the experiences of both writers, the methods of learning Polish after suffering aphasia, which were adopted and described by them, are very similar.
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Rusofobia w topice polskiego romantyzmu
Rusofobia w topice polskiego romantyzmu
(Russophobia in the topics of Polish Romanticism)
- Author(s):Izabela Głowacka
- Language:Polish
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:151-167
- No. of Pages:17
- Keywords:Russia–Poland; Russophobia; violence; Romanticism; postcolonialism; martyrology; messianism; historiosophy
- Summary/Abstract:The article presents the concept of Polish Russophobia and shows its various realizations using examples of literary texts from the Romantic era, with the assumption that it was this era that shaped the native pattern of culture, changed and exploited in moments of crisis. The text comprises a spectrum of attitudes and topoi in the literature and epistolography of bards – the victim figure, divine punishment, martyrology and messianism, patriotic vampirism and historiosophical solutions to the Russian problem – which maybe the basis for foreigners’ understanding of Polish culture.
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Pożegnania i powroty
Pożegnania i powroty
(Farewells and returns)
- Author(s):Piotr Seweryn Rosół
- Language:Polish
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:168-190
- No. of Pages:23
- Keywords:France; Poland; Paris; Warsaw; Enlightenment; Modernity; universalism; Henry III of France; longue durée; culture wars; yellow jackets; Philippe Desportes; Jan Kochanowski; L’arbre de Cracovie; Eribon
- Summary/Abstract:The article outlines the longue durée of Poland as imagined in France and France as imagined in Poland in literary representations and political discourse over 500 years of mutual relations. The most important topoi resulting from the first “clash of cultures” (on the occasion of the Polish election of future Henry III of France in 1573), present to this day in impossible farewells and returns and in the scheme of binary oppositions (Enlightenment – Romanticism, modernity – non-modernity, rationality – irrationality, civilization – barbarism, entire Europe – another Europe), are analyzed.
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Najnowsze słownictwo jako narzędzie odkrywania i obserwacji współczesnych przemian kulturowych (na materiale z Obserwatorium Językowego Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego)
Najnowsze słownictwo jako narzędzie odkrywania i obserwacji współczesnych przemian kulturowych (na materiale z Obserwatorium Językowego Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego)
(The latest lexis as a tool for discovering and observing contemporary cultural changes (based on the material from the Language Observatory of the University of Warsaw))
- Author(s):Maria Kuc
- Language:Polish
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:193-209
- No. of Pages:17
- Keywords:new lexis; neologism; cultural changes; foreign language teaching; glottodidactics
- Summary/Abstract:The main thesis of this article is that the new Polish lexis, created after 2000, documents the dynamic changes taking place in the Polish lifestyle and therefore may be used to present contemporary popular culture to foreigners. This thesis is verified by discussing, according to the thematic criterion (e.g. FITNESS, FOOD), 10 groups of new words registered in the dictionary of neologisms of the Language Observatory of the University of Warsaw, and then by indicating the relationship of their meaning or form with the current cultural trends described by researchers. In the end, various suggestions for the use of the new lexis in Polish as a foreign language classes are given.
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Perspektywa lingwakulturowa w nauczaniu języka polskiego jako obcego – na przykładzie publikacji "Zdaj się na polski!" i "Gramatyka z kulturą"
Perspektywa lingwakulturowa w nauczaniu języka polskiego jako obcego – na przykładzie publikacji "Zdaj się na polski!" i "Gramatyka z kulturą"
(Linguacultural perspective in teaching Polish as a foreign language – on the example of the publications “Zdaj się na polski!” and “Gramatyka z kulturą”)
- Author(s):Barbara Łukaszewicz
- Language:Polish
- Subject(s):Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature, Theory of Literature
- Page Range:210-221
- No. of Pages:12
- Keywords:Polish glottodidactics; Polish as a foreign language; Polish language textbooks; languaculture; cultural and linguistic competence
- Summary/Abstract:The article is devoted to the use of the concept of languaculture in Polish language teaching – its indispensable part is the teaching of a language understood as a basic cultural fact. The text consists of a description of reflections on the title issue, a presentation of the ways of combining the linguistic and cultural components in selected didactic materials, and a conclusion. The reflections on the place of languaculture in the process of teaching Polish were based, inter alia, on selected publications of linguists and glottodidactics. Attention was paid to the multitude of reflections and studies on the cultural background of lexis, which can be used in the teaching of the Polish language and culture as foreign. The article also presents selected methods of including linguistic content in two textbooks – “Zdaj się na polski!” and “Gramatyka z kulturą”. The authors included linguistic content in the texts and tasks they created, although the development of cultural competence is not their main goal. In the conclusion, attention was paid to building learners’ awareness of the existence of such elements of language, the explanation and correct use of which is related to the knowledge of the cultural context.
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