Zakres znajomości języka polskiego przez osoby publiczne i obywateli. Rozważania na tle polskiego prawa

• Authors: Michał Bartoszewicz

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Knowledge of Polish Language Among Public Officials and Citizens. Reflections Relating to Polish Law

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

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The paper begins with a presumption that the Constitution of the Republic of Poland aims not only at preserving the Polish language as the official one in the public sphere – what is overtly stated in the Article 27 – but also at caring for its correct use. This aim is of a particular significance when the state organs and persons who occupy the most important positions in the state bodies are concerned. It is obvious that there exists a mutual relationship between the quality of written and spoken Polish used among top state executives and the language competence of its common users. Thus, one should not neglect the decreasing teaching level of Polish at schools, which has been reflected in lowering the requirements necessary to graduate from secondary school (nowadays, scoring as little as 30 per cent on the final test makes enough to receive the graduation certificate); with no doubt, it may result in deterioration of the condition of Polish language in general. The main thesis of the paper is that the members of Parliament should represent particularly high language skills in Polish, although it needs not be a legal obligation. However, a person to be employed as a judge or a civil servant should demonstrate high competence in Polish, so respective exams are worth considering.

• Publisher: Kancelaria Prezesa Rady Ministrów
• Journal: Przegląd Legislacyjny
• Year: 2014
• Issue: 1(87)
• Pages: 45 – 66

Contributors

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Michał Bartoszewicz

• Politechnika Opolska [Opole University of Technology]