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POLISH
LANGUAGE LEARNING FRAMEWORK
Leonard A. Polakiewski
Joanna
Radwafski-Williams
Waldemar
Walczyfski
The Polish
Language Learning Framework (PLLF) is one of the language learning frameworks
developed under the auspices of the National Council of Organizations
of the Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL).
The broad mission of the learning frameworks is to provide guidelines
to better facilitate, promote and coordinate the teaching and learning
of the less commonly taught languages in the United States (i.e., languages other than Spanish, French
and German). Therefore, the broad
goal of PLLF is to serve the cause of facilitating, promoting and coordinating
the teaching and learning of Polish. In addition, the specific goals of PLLF are:
1) to provide a survey and assessment of the
current state of Polish teaching and learning;
2) to provide
a framework of theoretical and pedagogical guidelines for Polish language
learning, together with a survey and assessment of existing methods and
materials;
3) to provide recommendations to further facilitate
the teaching and learning of Polish in the United States.
In accordance with the general philosophy
of the national language learning frameworks, the emphasis of the PLLF
is on learning and learner-centered and learner-based methodology (including
e.g., individualized study and self-study) rather than simply on language
teaching. With respect to the above
goals, the PLLF:
1) examines the state of Polish language teaching,
as well as the sociolinguistic situation of Polish language learning in the US, including typical learner profiles;
2) outlines principles for setting learning
and evaluates existing materials in light of these principles;
3) provides guidelines for setting learning
goals within the context of learner-centered acquisition of language proficiency,
as well as recommendations for the further promotion of Polish language
learning in the US.
We conclude that the prospects for Polish
language teaching and learning in the United States are cautiously optimistic, but require a
better coordination of effort and of information exchanges in order to
optimally exploit the already existing resources and materials.
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