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

Sagan-Bielawa, Mirosława

doi:10.17651/SOCJOLING.33.11

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

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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.