Title:

On the advantages of teaching and learning Polish as a foreign language (results of the survey)

Creator:

Sagan-Bielawa, Mirosława

Publisher:

Instytut Języka Polskiego Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Place of publishing:

Kraków

Date issued/created:

2019

Subject and Keywords:

language policy ; linguistic consciousness ; public opinion poll ; Polish as a foreign language ; promotion of Polish

Abstract:

The article continues discussion of the results of the attitude research conducted among students of the JagiellonianUniversity, University of Wrocław, AGH University of Science and Technology, Silesian Universityof Technology. This paper examines two open-ended questions of the survey: 1) what is the main motivationof foreigners for learning Polish (from the point of view of native speaker); 2) whether the fact thatforeigners speak our language provides any real benefits to us. The respondents realise not only practical,market but also symbolic value of language. In students’ opinion language gives a huge insight into cultureand tradition, it is considered to impact on image of the country and its economic development. The attitudesof the students towards language seemed to be related to some degree with their field of study.

Relation:

Socjolingwistyka

Volume:

33

Start page:

181

End page:

191

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

PDF

Resource Identifier:

10.17651/SOCJOLING.33.11

Language:

pol

Language of abstract:

eng

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Access:

Open