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This interview presents the author’s point of view on the creation of student books for French language learners. It explains the conception and production of teaching materials on every stage. The author of many student books underlines the competences one has to find to become a good creator of this special kind of manuals. He shows the approach that is needed in this process.
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The conversation with Barbara Głowacka, Ph.D. aims at getting to know exceptional and significant figure of particular merit as well as to explore the significant pages of her dozen-year-old life story, in which love for the French language and culture germinated, only to burst out impetuously soon afterwards. The story of this particular affection resulted in not only presenting the formation process of professional French language teacher’s training system but also French culture and language popularization in Polish education, with particular emphasis on activities within the walls and under the auspices of the University of Białystok. Although the presented interview focuses mainly on recent history, it provides a valuable retrospective, also due to the fact that it has been prepared out of respect and enormous sympathy for Professor Jolanta Sujecka-Zając, whose role in building the foundations of French language glottodidactics in Poland was and still is paramount.
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In this article, the interviewee first explains the three main challenges to her in language teaching nowadays, and then analyses what role the task-based language teaching could have in times of pandemic. The question of distance teaching is also raised and the interviewee explains how the task-based language teaching could be less efficient and what consequences such a distance teaching might have on the teacher/learners relationship or on the psychological impact it could have. The interview ends on the possible positive aspects of distance teaching and advice from the interviewee to teachers beginning in the profession.
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The interview concerns the challenges faced by Foreign Language Didactics in the field of teaching foreign languages to “extraordinary” learners – students with disabilities. The following topics are discussed: defining special educational needs, the therapeutic role of learning foreign languages in students with the non-harmonious development of communicative competences, advantages and disadvantages of the school language teaching system for students with disabilities, developing metacognition through the use of didactic dialogue on the example of reading skills. The conversation ends with a reflection on how to conduct research in the spirit of diversity and “ec-centricism” understood as looking beyond the horizon.
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The interview concentrates on issues of evaluation in language learning and teaching considered in the light of SLA research and personal experience. Advantages and disadvantages of language testing, high stake examinations, summative and formative evaluation in the classroom are analysed as well as ethical issues of assessment in mixed ability classes characterised by strong economic, social and cultural diversity. The past, the present and the future of evaluation are also discussed.
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Leonardo da Vinci’s quote „Everything connects to everything else” had been at the core of Wanda Krzeminska’s research. This research examines the hot traits of a digitalized society: acceleration, collection, compression, shortcuts in communication, and the expansion of numbers as a tool of communication, seen through the lens of language which gives up control of new areas in favour of new media, in forms of multimedia networks and streaming. Research proves that da Vinci’s thought “Everything connects to everything else” applies today, in a digitalized reality, as a progressing compression of tools, actions and behaviours, as a path to the fusion between the worlds of humans and digital subjects. It also translates into the domain of glottodidactics, as a redefinition of its goals and tools, fusion between the actions of people and digital subjects, and new packages of efficiency in communication.
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Language teaching stands not only for the development of language skills, but also for preparing students to live in a globalised world. Shaping intercultural communication competence affects initial and in-service training of language teachers, which should support the development of the skill to translate intercultural experiences into knowledge in order to be enable to act as an intercultural mediator and speaker. Thus, intercultural education of future foreign language teachers should not only take place within the framework of intercultural communication classes, but should also be a part of practical language learning and methodology, experiencing otherness during international academic mobility and cultural studies sensu largo. During this interview interlocutors refer to the results of recent Polish and international studies, which unfortunately confirm that although the vast majority of the respondents emphasise the importance of the intercultural factor and advocate the implementation of intercultural objectives in language education, their declarations are hardly reflected in the actual language teaching at school. The interview is also a call to give due weight to the personal competences of language teachers and their integrity with the attitudes represented in the classroom, which are linked by the ability to reflect critically on professional experience and knowledge.
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This text looks at the issue of Polish educational system preparation in light of demographic changes as a consequence of the increasing number of students with migrant backgrounds. Teachers have an important impact on the integration of migrant students into school. Students from migrant backgrounds require additional support from teachers and school staff to develop the Polish language and learning skills they need to succeed in Polish schools.
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Purpose: The purpose of the chapter is to examine the evolution of the budget deficit and the sovereign public debt in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic. Design/methodology/approach: The research question presented is: What is the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the amount of state budget deficit and state public debt in Poland? The method of critical analysis of the literature on the subject was applied. Statistical data obtained from the Central Statistical Office and the Ministry of Finance were also presented. Findings: In 2020, the state budget deficit reached an unprecedented amount of 85 billion zloty, which is directly linked to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the draft budget assumed no state budget deficit. Consequently, in 2020–2021 (Q1) there was a dynamic increase in public debt. Originality and value: The state budget result and the size of the public finance sector debt were lower than they should have been, because the vast majority of anti-crisis measures were financed from off-budget sources. Increased public spending increased the deficit and debt, but calculated using the Brussels method. The collected secondary data leads to the conclusion that the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic is also a decrease in the transparency of public finance in Poland.
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In this text, Ch. Martinez and U. Paprocka-Piotrowska discuss some questions essential for the didactics of languages in 21 st century. The interconnection between acquisition research and didactic practice, the new challenges for modern language teachers and the role of French in the Francophone community are at the heart of this interview.
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The aim of this interview is to present different aspects of teaching French for specific purposes. Professor Magdalena Sowa, a specialist in this discipline, discusses its key issues: the specificity of teaching French for specific purposes reflected by a variety of nomenclature, the challenges of teaching in difficult pandemic conditions with the emphasis on the potential of online techniques, the task-based and student-centered approaches, evaluation, as well as socio-cultural and intercultural issues, often crucial in business communication but very challenging for learners.
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The interview is devoted to education in literature during philological studies, especially French studies. The following aspects are discussed: reading list, perception of literature classes, attitudes, teaching techniques, contemporary challenges related to this topic. The interview fits into the reflection about the role of the language and culture studies in the 21st century.
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The aim of the article is to present two axes of education at the University of Warsaw: language education and teacher education. Jolanta Urbanikowa University of Warsaw Rector’s Deputy for Bologna Process and Organisation of Language Provision, presents the origins of the University System for Foreign Languages Teaching as well as reflects on the challenges facing the process of foreign languages learning and teaching, as well as certifying language competences at the University of Warsaw. In turn, prof. dr hab. Jolanta Choińska-Mika, Vice-Rector of the University of Warsaw for students and quality of teaching and learning in the 2016−2020 term, tries to answer the questions of what drives students when choosing the teacher’s profile, how the University of Warsaw supports the development of future teaching staff and what competences should be acquired to be an effective teacher.
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The interview focuses on the contemporary challenges facing modern didactics. The role of argumentation within the scope of interpretive competence is one of the topics discussed. A foreign language class seems to be an ideal place to develop argumentative, analytical or interpretive skills which need to take into account the discursive and cultural differences of the languages learnt. The interview fits into the general reflection about the role of language and culture studies in meeting the education needs of the 21st century.
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to assess the housing situation of Poles and to present activities of public entities, especially communes, undertaken to improve it. Design/methodology/approach: Secondary data was presented showing the number and ownership structure of dwellings and the demand for dwellings in Poland. The data comes from the Central Statistical Office and the Ministry of Development. The previous activity of municipalities in developing the local housing marketis also discussed and the concept of social housing initiatives is characterized. Findings: Despite the record number of housing units completed in recent years, there is still a shortage of housing units, which negatively affects the socio-economic development of the state. The main barrier to access to housing is its priceand the high growth rate of 1 m2 of space. Municipalities could more actively answer the housing needs of citizens by creating social housing initiatives, i.e. not for profit companies building rental housing with moderate rent. riginality and value: State housing policy has been questioned. The provision of own contribution by the state for certain social groups may lead to an increase in real estate prices, because with their limited supply the demand for these apartments and the price of 1 m2 of space rises. It is postulated to increase the activity of municipalities in the housing market. This may consist in creating social housing initiatives, i.e. not for profit companies building apartments for rent with moderate rent (lower even by 50% in relation to the market rent).
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Purpose: The aim of this study is to indicate the role of the state in the pursuit of sustainable development of Poland. Design/methodology/approach: The authors assume that historical factors underlie the differentiated development of Polish regions. A critical review of the literature on historical determinants of development of Polish regions was conducted. International legal conditions calling on Poland to take action to reduce adverse climate change are presented. The amount of state budget expenditure on tasks related to sustainable development of the country is discussed. Secondary data from the reports of the Council of Ministers were used. Findings: Differences in the level of the development of Polish regions are historically determined. Compared to other countries, the degree of Poland’s achievement of sustainable development goals is satisfactory, as it ranks 23rd in the world ranking (out of 193 possible places). Budget expenditures on tasks contributing to the achievement of sustainable development goals are relatively small. Originality and value: It is pointed out that in the past, the amount of spending on state development financing has varied. Historical conditions continue to affect the uneven development of individual regions. The authors suggest that the unsatisfactory level of the development of some regions is due not so much to the lack of access to funding sources, but to the mentality of people living in these areas.
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Purpose: The author aims to determine the estimated cost of adaptation of the Polish economy to a zero-emission energy system, taking into account the social aspect. Design/methodology/approach: The chapter shows that one of the causes of adverse climate change and increased air pollution in Poland is the increased burning of fossil fuels. It presents actions taken by international organizations to achieve climate neutrality. Against this background, Poland’s attitude towards the problem of ensuring climate neutrality of the economy is presented. The author looks at the problem of climate neutrality through the prism of the so-called social contract for the mining industry. This agreement takes into account the economic losses that the inhabitants of the Silesian Voivodeship will suffer in connection with this adaptation. The author assesses the legal feasibility of the miners’ demands. Findings: Poland should achieve climate neutrality by the early 2030s at the latest. Therefore, the hard coal mines should be already closed now rather than their extraction for each ton of raw material subsidized. In order to achieve climate neutrality it will be necessary to incur very large financial outlays, including for the safe closure of the mines and cash severance packages for the miners. The provisions of the social agreement for the mining industry are contrary to EU law and the climate goals set out in the so-called Paris Agreement. Originality and value: It was pointed out that Polish politicians have an ambivalent attitude towards the energy transition. They do not want to give up a strategic resource for Poland. Thus, they ignore the risks associated with the continued use of coal on a massive scale.
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