Published : 2024-12-23

Linguistic and Cultural Interference in Teaching Polish as a Foreign Language to War Refugees from Ukraine (Survey Results)

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An anonymous survey was conducted in June 2023 among refugees from Ukraine who participated in an intensive Polish language course aimed at preparing them for employment in Poland. The research group consisted of 89 people. The research results indicate that a solid interference can be observed among Ukrainians learning Polish, both linguistically and culturally. The respondents noticed numerous phonological, lexical and grammatical similarities between Polish and Ukrainian, and the high level of intercomprehension helped them to develop individual skills, especially receptive ones. The students also emphasized many shared sociocultural elements. It was also found that quickly acquired communicative competence may cause learners to overestimate their linguistic and cultural skills, and the traps resulting from language interference often lead to disrupted communication.

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Polish, Ukrainian, language transfer, language interferences, intercomprehension, Slavic languages, glottodidactics



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Roczniki Humanistyczne · ISSN 0035-7707 | eISSN 2544-5200 | DOI: 10.18290/rh
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