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Language learning in Poland – Bartosz Iwański

Introduction
The aim of this report is to describe the current state of foreign language learning in Poland and
share my recommendations on improving it. It is a topic of great importance both to my country as a
whole and me personally, as languages are a topic of my interest.
The Languages People Learn
The main language Polish people learn
nowadays is obviously English, although it
became a norm only after the fall of the Polish
People’s Republic in 1989, as before that
Russian was an obligatory subject for all poles
to learn. Some students however do in fact still
study it at school, mainly in classes oriented for
Chemistry and Biology studies, because of its
usefulness in that field. On the other hand
English is obligatory for every polish student to
learn, and it is one of the main parts of the Gimnazium Exam. I think there is no point in explaining
why my country invests so much in teaching it as it is basically a necessity in the modern world.
Another language taught in polish schools is German which is by far the most popular after English.
I think that our education system pays so much attention to this Germanic tongue because of the
proximity and ties that Poland has with our western neighbor. French is another commonly taught
language in my country, always associated with high class and good manners. However its teaching
used to be more widespread than it is nowadays, mainly because of the growing dominance of
English in international communication. Spanish is a language that is fairly uncommon in polish
schools but despite that, I am currently learning it in a state high school. It sprung to popularity only
just as I started my primary education and is now gradually getting more popular. For me personally
studying it is quite important because I am interested in working in diplomacy and Spanish is the
state language in over 20 countries. Apart from these examples some schools hold classes of Italian,
Turkish or Latin.
Recommendations on improving language learning
I sincerely do believe that language education is Poland is on a quite high level. Currently 38% of
Polish people know to some extent one language (18% two and more), which is however still
something to work on. I think that because many generations were forced to learn languages that
they in reality had no desire to learn is the main reason why a vast majority of older people have
such low knowledge of foreign languages. Nowadays as most people really feel that knowing how
to communicate with foreigners is essential, they have a higher motivation of learning. I would say
that our government should keep things as they are because the education system currently in place
seems to work just fine. We should all keep our fingers crossed that this upswing will not meet any
impediments on its way and that in a few years more and more Poles will be able to speak not only
just Polish but also the lingua franca of the world.

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