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2020 | 27 | 367-387

Article title

Polish – just like “another english”: perceptions of translanguaging and other bilingual practices in English and Polish FL classrooms in Taiwanese universities

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Polski jak „kolejny angielski”: postrzeganie transjęzyczności i innych przejawów bilingwalizmu przez tajwańskich studentów uczących się języka angielskiego oraz języka polskiego

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The purpose of this paper is to analyse how English and Polish FL learners in Taiwan perceive translanguaging and other bilingual practices implemented in university classrooms. Around 70% of the questionnaire respondents were positive about monolingual instruction, however, only 7% though it should prevail. More than 90% accepted the usage of more than one language in class. Among the main benefits of single-language instruction, efficiency of the learning process and promoting one’s listening and speaking skills were mentioned. Deeper understanding and easier self-expression were seen as the main benefits of the bilingual approach. Different in-class activities that should be carried out in the target/native language have also been listed. Generally, the participants preferred mixed-language instruction, although they were aware of the benefits of the monolingual approach. Thus, teachers may consider including more diversified techniques to answer to the varying needs of Taiwanese EFL and PFL learners.
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Celem niniejszego artykułu jest przedstawienie tego, jak tajwańscy studenci uczący się języka angielskiego i języka polskiego postrzegają transjęzyczność oraz inne przejawy bilingwizmu na lektoratach. Zgromadzone dane pochodzą z analizy ankiety. Odpowiedzi wskazują na wyraźną przychylność wobec pomysłu posługiwania się wyłącznie językiem docelowym, jednak jedynie 7% uczestników badania wyraziło jednoznaczne przekonanie co do tego, że takie rozwiązanie jest najkorzystniejsze. Ponad 90% skłaniało się ku temu, aby w klasie używać przynajmniej dwóch języków. Zwiększenie skuteczności procesu nauki oraz wspieranie zdolności mówienia i rozumienia ze słuchu wymieniane były jako główne zalety podejścia monolingwalnego. Z drugiej zaś strony praktyki bilingwalne postrzegane są jako te, które ułatwiają dogłębniejsze zrozumienie tematu i wyrażenie własnych myśli. W artykule wyliczono też szereg zadań, które, zdaniem studentów, warto wykonywać wyłącznie w języku docelowym, oraz tych, których chętniej podjęliby się oni w języku rodzimym. Jak wynika z przedstawionej analizy, najkorzystniejszym rozwiązaniem może okazać się taki styl nauczania, który cechuje się pewną elastycznością i łączy w sobie rozmaite techniki pracy na lekcji.

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27

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367-387

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2020-12-23

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