Wpływ egzaminów certyfikatowych z języka polskiego jako obcego na status polszczyzny w świecie oraz na zmiany w glottodydaktyce polonistycznej
The state certificate examinations in Polish as a foreign language: their influence on the status of the Polish language in the world and on the changes in Polish glottodidactics

Summary/Abstract: The state certificate examinations in Polish as a foreign language, which have been conducted inPoland and abroad since 2004, are considered the most successful educational project in Polishglottodidactics of the last decades. The exams evaluate the candidates’ proficiency on one of the3 available levels (B1 – Threshold, B2 – Vantage and C2 – Mastery; according to the standardsdescribed in Common European Framework of Reference for Languages). The aim of this article isto present the scale of this project, as well as to reflect on the promotional power of the examinations.It also discusses the changes they brought about in glottodidactics of Polish language and in theperception of Polish language in the world. The certificate examinations are seen as a crucialevent in teaching Polish as a foreign language and they are regarded, according to cited opinionsof Władysław Miodunka, as ‘exams of great significance’ and pedagogical innovation. The author also presents Adam Pawłowski’s concept of Polish as the most important Slavic language in theEuropean Union, which, in his opinion, the citizens of EU should learn together with at least oneGermanic and one Romance language. In Pawłowski’s opinion, the certification of the Polishlanguage is very effective in promoting this language in the world

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