Counselling methods poland on the right - grażyna

ON THE RIGHT TRACK

Counselling methods on learning Polish as a foreign language in Poland

prepared by Grażyna Zarzycka University of Łoacutedź

Map of Poland

The outline of the presentation

1 Examples of universal counselling to foreigners in Poland on language and life problems

2 Examples of local counselling 3 Examples of typical and extraordinary forms of

counselling4 Conclusions SWOT ANALYSIS

IUniversal system of counselling on

how to learn Polish as a Foreign Language

bull The website of The Polish as a Foreign Language (PFL) Certificate Exams is the most developed universal and up-to-date counselling system for everyone who wants to test their competences in PFL

bull http certyfikatpolskipl

Examination sites in 2004-2009IN POLAND Warszawa (x 22) Krakoacutew (x 14) Poznań (x 4) Łoacutedź (x 3) Wrocław (x 4) Cieszyn Katowice Lublin IN OTHER COUNTRIES Chicago (x 5) New York (x 6) Berlin (x 7) Tokio (x 2) Lille (x 3) Potsdam (x 2) Minsk Dortmund Moskow Seul Drezden Novosibirsk Lubliana Beijing Kiev Madrid Paris Irkutsk Athens

TOTALLY 91 exams2361 examinees(859 - B1 level 957 - B2 level 545 ndash C2 level)

Pieces of information and advice provided by the website http certyfikatpol ski p l

Egzami ny Certyfikatowe z Języka Polski ego jako Obcego CERTI FI CATE EXAM S of POLI SHas a FORIGN LANGUAGEStrona gł oacutewna Main PAGEPaństwowa Komi sj a About The National Exam ination BoardO języku polski m About Poli sh Language

General information about the examsamp benefits of passing them

It is the only national examination certifying the competences in Polish as a foreign language

- While hiring a foreigner the employers in Poland may demand such a certificate

- Passing B1 level examination is expected from the nurses who want to work at the hospitals in Poland B2 from the higher government workers managers etc

B1 level exam - a condition for entering artistic universities and sports academies B2 - other Polish universities

In the USA ndash PFL certificate is accepted by some universities as a Polish language class credit

In some Polish secondary schools abroad (for example in Chicago and New York) the certificate exams have replaced difficult school leaving examination (ldquomaturardquo exams)

Pieces of information amp advicefor the candidates

Kto może zdawać egzamin Who can take the examZgłoszenia How to register for the examPrzed egzaminem Before the examPrzygotowanie do egzaminu Preparing for the exam

Samoocena Self-evaluationPodręczniki Handbooks Zbiory zadań Examination tasksrsquo collections

The model tests (Listening Reading Grammar Writing Speaking) with the key

B1 EXAMINATION SHEETS WITH CDsPobierz arkusz egzaminacyjny Download examination sheetPobierz plik dźwiękowy Download audio file

B2EXAMINATION SHEETS WITH CDsPobierz arkusz egzaminacyjny Download examination sheetPobierz plik dźwiękowy Download audio file

C2EXAMINATION SHEETS WITH CDsPobierz arkusz egzaminacyjny Download examination sheetPobierz plik dźwiękowy Download audio file

Kryteria oceny Grading criteriaPrzebieg i struktura egzaminu Examination procedure Regulamin dla zdających Examination rules Po egzaminie After the examKontakt ContactSekretariat Komisji The Examination Board OfficeAktualności Current eventsFormularz kontaktowy Contact form

Samoocena SELF-EVALUATION

On the httpcertyfikatpolskipl website PFL learners can find self-evaluation sheets based on Common European Framework of Reference for Languages as well on the PFL Examination Standards

Wypowiedź ustna ogoacutelny opis umiejętnościSPEAKING GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF SKILLS

A1 Zdający potrafi wypowiadać pojedyncze zdania na temat ludzi i miejsc

A2Zdający potrafi przedstawiać proste opisy lub prezentować osoby warunki życia lub pracy codzienne rutynowe czynności rzeczy lubianenielubiane itp w formie kroacutetkiego ciągu prostych zwrotoacutew i zdań tworzących listę spraw

B1 Zdający potrafi dość płynnie prezentować omoacutewienia jednego lub więcej tematoacutew dotyczących jego własnego obszaru zainteresowań odpowiednio porządkując kolejne zagadnienia

B2

Zdający potrafi przedstawiać klarowne uporządkowane opisy i prezentacje właściwie podkreślając znaczące kwestie podając istotne szczegoacuteły i przykładyPotrafi przedstawiać klarowne szczegoacutełowe opisy i prezentacje zagadnień w szerokim zakresie tematoacutew z dziedziny jego własnych zainteresowań rozwijając i wspierając niektoacutere wątki za pomocą stosownych komentarzy i przykładoacutew

C1 Zdający potrafi przedstawiać klarowne szczegoacutełowe opisy i prezentować złożoną tematykę porządkując i rozwijając poszczegoacutelne zagadnienia oraz kończąc swoacutej wywoacuted stosownym wnioskiem

C2 Zdający potrafi prezentować klarowne dobrze skonstruowane płynne wypowiedzi o przejrzystej strukturze logicznej pozwalające odbiorcy wyodrębnić i zapamiętać najważniejsze treści

Wypowiedź pisemna ogoacutelny opis umiejętnościWRITING GENERAL DESCRIPTION TF SKILLS

A1 Zdający potrafi pisać proste pojedyncze wyrażenia i zdania

A2 Zdający potrafi pisać teksty składające się z prostych wyrażeń i zdań połączonych prostymi spoacutejnikami takimi jak bdquoirdquo bdquoalerdquo czy bdquodlatego żerdquo

B1 Zdający potrafi pisać jasne zwięzłe teksty na rozmaite tematy leżące w polu jego zainteresowań w formie liniowego ciągu prostych pojedynczych stwierdzeń

B2 Zdający potrafi pisać klarowne szczegoacutełowe teksty na rozmaite tematy związane z własnymi zainteresowaniami przytaczając i oceniając informacje i argumenty pochodzące z wielu źroacutedeł

C1Zdający potrafi pisać klarowne i dobrze skonstruowane teksty na złożone tematy podkreślając istotne kwestie rozwijając wyrażane poglądy i uzasadniając je dodatkowymi argumentami oraz właściwymi przykładami formułując przy tym stosowne wnioski

C2 Zdający umie pisać w sposoacuteb klarowny i sprawny złożone teksty stosując odpowiedni styl i logiczną kompozycję ułatwiające czytelnikowi odnajdywanie istotnych treści

WRITING GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF SKILLS

Also

Rozumienie ze słuchu ogoacutelny opis umiejętnościLISTENING COMPREHENSION GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF SKILLS

Czytanie ze zrozumieniem ogoacutelny opis umiejętnościREADING COMPREHENSION GNERAL DESCRIPTION OF SKILLSREADING COMPREHENSION GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF SKILLS

The impact of language certificate examsrsquo system on Polish as a foreign second language education in Poland bull Counselling on how to pass the certificate exams of PFL is becoming

an important offer in many educational centres special classes for foreigners counselling them how to prepare and pass the examination are provided

bull Usually the classes are conducted by the members of The Examiners and the Examination Tasks Authorsrsquo Team (around 40 persons from the leading PFL academic centres in Poland)

bull Information on the certificate exams of PFL is becoming a curriculum offer of many university departments specialized in teaching Polish as a foreign second language in Poland and abroad

Government offices for migrants and foreign students websites

as universal counselling platforms

bull Urząd do Spraw Repatriacji i Cudzoziemcoacutew (OFFICE FOR FOREIGNERS ) Polish and English version httpwwwudscgovpl

bull Official pieces of information and formal instruction on refugee status legalization of the stay centres for foreigners (refugees and asylum seekers)

Access to the articles published inbdquoBiuletyn Migracyjnyrdquo bdquoThe Migrantsrsquo Bulletinrdquo)

httpwwwudscgovplBiuletynMigracyjny244html

The government websites

bull Biuro Uznawalności Wykształcenia i Wspoacutełpracy Międzynarodowej Department of International Programmes and Recognition of Diploma Ministry of Science and Higher Education httpwwwbuwiwmedupl

bull Step by step instruction on how to obtain Polish government scholarships and student visas pieces of information about higher education in Poland the directives of Ministry of Science and Higher Education and links to the website wwwcertyfikatpolskipl

International organizations and migrant associationsrsquo websites

as informal lsquocounselling platformsrsquo Useful information for foreigners is provided by non-governemental organizations and

their websites likeTransitions AbroadcomSee for example the content of

httpwwwtransitionsabroadcomlistingslivi9ngliving_abroadliving_in_polandshtml 2011-03-26Articles on Poland Business and Economy in Poland Education and Study in Poland Embassies and Consulates Expatriates Websites and Resources Government and International Organizations Housing and Real Estate in Poland Language Schools in Poland News and Media in Poland Travel Information about Poland

The agency Cudzoziemieceu offers complex asisstance in moving to Poland for foreigners and expats httpcudzoziemieceu

Servises offered home service search and administration education counseling obtaining NIP change of driving licence setting private issues

Migrant organizationsrsquo activities and websites

bull httpwwwpowrotygovpl - modern website for returning Polish migrants provides useful information on how to settle in Poland after return form emigration with interactive forum and chats with experts (sociologists psychologists etc)

Association of the Poles Married to a Foreigner wants to have an impact on activities and legal precedures related to rdquomixed marriagesrdquo httpwwwobcokrajowcyrepublikapl website(interactive forum also provided)

Association of Vietnamese Living in Poland Instytut Afrykański and similar organizations help people belonging to national minorities with adaptation legal and language problems organizing sport and cutural activieties and language classes They promote their communities in Poland and fight for national equality in Poland

IILocal lsquocounselling systemsrsquo aimed at how to teach and how to learn

Polish as a second or foreign language

Main centres of Polish culture and Polish language for foreigners

bull The Centre of Polish Language for Foreigners (Studium Języka Polskiego dla Cudzoziemcoacutew Uniwersytetu Łoacutedzkiego)

bull Coloquial name of the centre is The Babel Tower of Łoacutedź established in 1952bull Around 20000 foreign students educated since 1952 650

every year Specializes in lsquolanguage and subjectrsquo courses preparing for studying at Polish universities wwwsjpdcunilodzpl

bull Many students from rdquoexotic countriesrdquo were educated in this language centre

Other centres with a long traditionof educating foreigners in Poland

bull The Centre of Polish Language and Culture for Foreigners lsquoPolonicumrsquo of Warsaw University established in 1956

bull wwwpolonicumuwedupl

bull The Centre of Polish Culture and Language in the World of Jagiellonian University established in 1965

bull httpujeduplPoloniapl

New centres of teaching Polish as a foreign language (PFL)

bull In late 1980s and 1990s several more centres of Polish culture and language for members of Polish community abroad and foreigners opened at the biggest Polish universities in Wrocław Poznań Lublin Katowice Częstochowa Rzeszoacutew Szczecin

bull The majority of them offer general PFL courses and summer language courses 5 academic centres in Poland offer preparatory language and subject classes for those who want to study at the university

Increasing interest in teaching Polish language to foreigners

bull Private language schools and foundations known of their activities in the field of teaching Polish to foreigners are Linguae Mundi Foundation (Warsaw) lsquoPrologrsquo Language School (Krakoacutew)

bull In the last decade new centres specializing in teaching Polish to foreigners were opened in majority of Polish universities including economical medical and technical academies

The number of foreign students and their status in Poland

According to Eurostatrsquos statistics in 2009 there lived 60000 foreigners in Poland

University students15000 in 200917000 in 2010 (13 in medical academies)Their status- Polish govermentrsquos scholarship holders- Native state governmentrsquos scholarship holders- Various foundationsrsquo scholarship holders- Exchange students eg Erasmus Program students- Beneficiaries of European Union Projects- Learners who pay for the language course

Examples of local language counselling activities

bull How to teach Polish as a second or foreign language

bull Academic specializations in Teaching Polish as a Foreign Second Language are active in Jagiellonian University Warsaw University UMC Vratislavian University University of Lodz Silesian University

bull In Chicago NY Germany Ukraine Hungary Italy and other

countries postgraduate courses in teaching PFL have been opened

bull Teachersrsquo trainings on how to prepare students for passing certificate exams in Polish as a foreign language become very popular

New teachersrsquo guides and textbooks of Polish as a Foreign Second Language

bull Teachersrsquo guides and textbooks for would-be teachers in Polish as a foreign and second language are published by local academic centres

bull Publishing House rdquoUniversitasrdquo ndash best known in Poland for publishing series of teachersrsquo guides and textbooks for Polish as a Foreign language

bull Some academic centres of Polish as a foreign

language started cooperation with Polish Schools abroad ndash they prepare texbooks aimed at educating learners of Polish origin

Foreign language amp Polish as a Foreign language schoolsrsquo websites as local lsquocounseling

platformsrsquo for foreigners

bull Diagnostic language tests for students placed in the websites

bull and TIPS onbull consulates in Krakoacutew cultural events electricity

business hours emergency numbers food health in Krakoacutew international youth cards living costs money time public transport taxis car amp bike rental car parks amp tourist information water and weather

wwwprologedupl

Some Polish as a foreign language centres and international hostels developed websites

for their students

Advice tips important pieces of information for foreign students of School of Polish for Foreigners University of Loacutedź are on

httpstudentsjpdcunilodzpl

- Maps of Łoacutedź links to different timetables (trams buses trains airplaines school timetable)

- School eventsrsquo chronicle amp foto gallery- A collection of press articles on the cultural school events- Classified ads- Description of state and church holidays in Poland- Polish language curiosities- Interactive forum

See also The rdquoTower of Babelrdquo of Lodz (ie International student hostel) website httpwwwbabelunilodzpl

Participation in EU projects aimed at helping refugees and Polish repatriates

Some language schools which are engaged in helping refugeesrsquo projects provide the refugees and refugee seekers with free of cost classes preparing for PFL certificate exams they also pay for the refugees exams see the projects of Linguae Mundi Foundation (Warsaw) httpwwwlinguamundiplbull ldquoWspoacutelny Cel ndash integracja uchodźcoacutew na Mazowszurdquo ndash Common Aim

ndash refugees integration in the Mazovian Region bull Polish Language Course with elements of knowledge about Poland

and professional orientationbull Polish Language course with e-learning component preparing for

Polish as a Foreign Language certificate examPolish language courses are organized in FU SHENFU Rafugeesrsquo Centre and the centres for Polish repatriates booklets and guides on how to live in Poland prepared by the organizations in writing (paper and Internet versions)

Most typical forms of interactive language counselling in the Polish as a foreign language schools

bull Advice and tips given to the foreigners by language teachers subject teachers and administrative workers on

bull language problems strategies of learning language and subjects their academic career how to select proper level courses and academic studiesrsquo profile

bull foreignersrsquo adaptation in Poland accommodation health care shopping contacts with the Passport Office writing different kinds of applications filling in different types of forms how to behave in offices banka at a post-office in medical centres and how to cope with difficult situations (theft illness etc)

Formal and informal counselling

bull Advice given during language classes the breaks after-class meeting office hours on the phone

bull Some teachers communicate with students via the Internet or educational platforms (still very rare form of advising) providing them with tasks and evaluation and support (e-learning)

bull Interviews and informal meetings with foreigners who succeeded in Poland are organized at the language centres

Peer group member counselling

Office hours by would-be teachers of Polish as a foreign languagersquo amp foreigner-to-foreigner informal counselling

bull Effects solving language educational and personal problems of students from different perspectives

bull the expert native speaker perspective bull the expert native speaker peer group memberrsquos perspectivebull the expert foreigner peer group memberrsquos perspective

The schools of Polish Culture and Languagersquos cooperation with other institutions

Cooperation with

-lsquoWspoacutelnota Polskarsquo Association (Polish Commonwealth) organizes cultural activities for the students of Polish origin advising the students how to obtain maintenance grants

-The Office of Employment ndash advises unemployed foreigners on how to apply for language training grants

- National minorities organizations ie African Institute ndash helps African students in Poland with their adaptation in Poland

based on the experiences of

The School of Polish for Foreigners University of Łoacutedź

Conclusionsbull Among the activities listed above there arebull lsquotruersquo counselling methods ndash face-to face formal and informal counseling

tips and instructions provided by the educational centres and migrant non-govermental organizationsrsquo websites

bull formal pieces of information for foreigners or repatriates on how to pass Polish exams or how to settle down or manage in Poland (on government offices or Examination Board of Polish as a Foreign Languagersquos websites)

bull Usually advising on how to learn Polish language and how to cope with adaptational problems while living in Poland are separated

bull There is no fully developed interactive counselling system easily accessible to every foreigner in Poland yet

for more information see SWOT ANALYSIS

ON THE RIGHT TRACK Counselling methods on learning Polish

Map of Poland


I Universal system of counselling on how to learn Polish as

Examination sites in 2004-2009 IN POLAND Warszawa (x 22) K

Pieces of information and advice provided by the web

General information about the exams amp benefits of passing them

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II Local lsquocounselling systemsrsquo aimed at how to teach and how

Main centres of Polish culture and Polish language for foreigne

Other centres with a long tradition of educating foreigners in





New teachersrsquo guides and textbooks of Polish as a Foreign Sec

Foreign language amp Polish as a Foreign language schoolsrsquo websit

Some Polish as a foreign language centres and international hos

Participation in EU projects aimed at helping refugees and Poli

Most typical forms of interactive language counselling in the P



The schools of Polish Culture and Languagersquos cooperation with o

Conclusions

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