19 articles in this issue
Sylwia Adamczak-Krysztofowicz,Anna Szczepaniak-Kozak
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Monika Janicka
Constructivist learning approaches emphasize the interface of learning by doingand student participation, as well as the efficiency of the learning process. Research findings have also demonstrated that students learn more effectively from each other (Hat... see more
Monika Kowalonek-Janczarek
The purpose of this study is to compare Poland’s and Japan’s foreign languagepolicies in preschool, elementary, lower/upper secondary and higher education and shed light on the aspect of multilingualism in this milieu as well. Based on secondary data (min... see more
Tomasz Lis,Marta Janachowska-Budych
The aim of the following paper is to discuss the image of migrants presented inselected culture-clash comedies, and its didactical contribution to transcultural learning. The intersectional analysis of three film sequences conducted in the framework of un... see more
Sylwia Luszczynska
Although the importance of oral production in language learning is recognized,it remains a challenge to convince students to speak. Certainly, this is about daring to take risks, because to speak is to “expose one’s face”. Indeed, when pupils speak, they ... see more
Anna Michonska-Stadnik
The study explores trainee teachers’ opinions on selected aspects of the languageteaching profession. Reflecting on the reasons for becoming a teacher, on a language teacher’s professional qualities, and on the positive and negative aspects of the profess... see more
Krystyna Mihulka,Joanna Chojnacka-Gärtner
The aim of this article is to present the profile of a ‘good’ foreign language teacher,which has been created on the basis of the comments made by about 230 students of modern languages at Polish institutions of higher education (colleges and universities... see more
Oana Muresan,Joanna Kic-Drgas
Writing abstracts, both in a professional and academic environment, is a crucialskill, reflecting the ability to think synthetically and express thoughts in a concise way. Due to the rising popularity of indexing scientific papers in different databases, ... see more
Lukasz Piatkowski
The aim of the study is to show the possibilities of using corpus analyses for theintroduction of light verb constructions in German during foreign language lessons. The corpus analyses of three selected light verb constructions Maßnahmen ergreifen, einen... see more
Magdalena Sowa
The aim of the text is to discuss issues related to planning LSP courses. The keystages of course design are understandable and clear to most LSP teachers. However, their practical implementation can raise certain doubts or questions. The paper attempts t... see more
Marjon Tammenga-Helmantel
This study investigates the position, content and pedagogy of Landeskunde in proficiency skills-focussed Dutch foreign language teaching. It analyses the course book used most frequently in Dutch secondary education for German as a foreign language: Neue ... see more
Joanna Targonska
The goal of the article is to examine the dependency between collocational competence and other competences and language skills of a foreign language learner. The paper begins with an explication of the notions of collocation and collocational competence.... see more
Sandra Toffel
Discourse markers (DMs), represented by words and phrases such as but, you know, moreover, have for many years been a widely discussed topic in linguistics in Poland and abroad. However, no attention has been paid yet to DMs in teaching Polish as a foreig... see more
Katarzyna Barbara Tymoszuk
The following paper is aimed at presenting and discussing the various roles – often mutually conflicting, or even unwanted – of the cabin interpreter. The starting point for the presented examples is an outline of the debate between practitioners and theo... see more
Stephan Wolting
The aim of the text is to discuss some issues related to the academic principles ofautobiographical writing and practical workshops aiming to improve intercultural, trans- and cross-cultural competences. We have to keep in mind that the significance of te... see more
Klaudia Gasior
Marta Janachowska-Budych
Agnieszka Pozlewicz
Elizabeth Woodward-Smith