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The article presents the main directions of Polish research in the field of applied linguistics in its traditional sense. Moreover, it analyses the most significant achievements of the Polish linguists on the basis of the monograph Lingwistyka stosowana. Zarys jej historii, zadań i dokonań. (Applied Linguistics. History, objectives, achievements.) by Professor Franciszek Grucza. The first part discusses issues of terminology concerning the reality referred to as applied linguistics, its subject, goals and objectives as presented by F. Grucza, whereas the second provides an outline of the history of the Polish applied linguistics. The third part enumerates main branches of applied linguistics sensu largo developed by Polish linguists as well as describes one of its major achievements – glottodidactics.