Lessons of English in Polish schools: a third-grade lower secondary school perspective

• Main Authors: Agata Gajewska-Dyszkiewicz, Katarzyna Kutyłowska, Filip Kulon, Katarzyna Paczuska, Ludmiła Rycielska, Magdalena Szpotowicz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Instytut Badań Edukacyjnych 2014-09-01
• Series: Edukacja
• Subjects: foreign language teaching; communicative approach; European Survey on Language Competences; EFL classroom
• Online Access: http://www.edukacja.ibe.edu.pl/images/numery/2014/6-6-gajewska-et-al-lessons-of-english-in-polish-schools.pdf

Results from the European survey on Language Competences (ESLC) show that regular exposure to a foreign language for many Polish pupils is limited to language classes at school. in this light, the authors of this article took a closer look at the Polish ESLC findings. With a discussion on current theoretical approaches, good practice in foreign language teaching and national core curriculum requirements, the paper presents an analysis of student responses to a questionnaire about English lessons at lower secondary school. it also aims to describe how the school language class, as students describe it, achieves its basic goal in language education – communication in a foreign language.