Bilingual geography education models through the English language in Polish schools

• Autorzy: Byca M.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The history of bilingual education in Poland has its beginning in 1991, when first the French language, and later German, English and Spanish were introduced at schools at secondary level. Geography is one of the most popular subjects taught in bilingual system. In Polish schools we can observe different approaches towards bilingual education at secondary level. They are usually connected with several criteria, according to which schools in Poland organize bilingual classes. One of the most common criteria of organizing this kind of teaching is the syllabus (Polish or international) and the proportion of native and foreign languages used during lessons (usually given in percentages). Bilingual education nowadays is without doubt one of the attempts to adjust curricula to contemporary educational standards existing in Europe. A justification for encouraging bilingual approach in teaching is connected with the European Union directive, according to which all secondary school graduates should speak two foreign languages fluently. Such an idea of contemporary bilingual education is formulated in CLIL Programme (Content and Language Integrated Learning), which promotes full integration of the geography content and language learning. This is based on an assumption that during bilingual geography lessons one of the teaching goals is to practice and develop language skills, which geography teachers seem to forget. This article is an attempt to classify Polish bilingual geography education models and indicate their weaknesses and strengths.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

geographic education; education model; English language; Polish school

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Prace i Studia Geograficzne
• Rocznik: 2011
• Tom: 48
• Opis fizyczny: p.187-196,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Byca M.

• Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management, Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

Bibliografia

• Association of Polish Educators (SOP) database for 2009
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• Iluk J., 2000, Nauczanie bilingwalne: modele, koncepcje, założenia metodyczne [Bilingual education: Models, concepts, methodical assumptions], Published by University of Silesia, Katowice, p. 22.
• Multańska M., 2002, Nauczanie dwujęzyczne w polskim systemie oświaty [Bilingual teaching in Polish education system], [in:] Języki Obce w Szkole, 6, CODN, Warszawa.