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Kontrastowe nauczanie przyimków w języku angielskim i polskim - podejście glottodydaktyczne w praktyce lektora
Contrastive teaching of prepositions in English and Polish: A glottodidactic approach in teaching practice

Author(s): Agnieszka Wargoś
Subject(s): Foreign languages learning, Language acquisition, Sociolinguistics
Published by: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu
Keywords: prepositions; contrastive analysis; language interference; language pedagogy; glottodidactics;

Summary/Abstract: Prepositions are among the most challenging grammatical categories in foreign language learning due to their polysemy and limited cross-linguistic equivalence. This article aims to examine the effectiveness of a contrastive approach to teaching prepositions in English and Polish. The study is based on classroom-based observations of three learners: a Polish adult learning English, an Indonesian adult learning Polish, and a Polish secondary-school student raised in a bilingual environment. The analysis identifies recurring error patterns, their sources, and pedagogical implications. The findings indicate that contrastive instruction reduces prepositional errors and enhances learners' metalinguistic awareness.

  • Issue Year: 66/2026
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 191-203
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish
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