O korzyściach z nauczania oraz uczenia się języka polskiego jako obcego (wyniki sondażu)

Abstract

The article continues discussion of the results of the attitude research conducted among students of the Jagiellonian University, University of Wroclaw, AGH University of Science and Technology, Silesian University of Technology. This paper examines two open-ended questions of the survey: 1) what is the main motivation of foreigners for learning Polish (from the point of view of native speaker); 2) whether the fact that foreigners 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 culture and tradition, it is considered to impact on image of the country and its economic development. The attitudes of the students towards language seemed to be related to some degree with their field of study.