Stosowanie strategii komunikacyjnych przez polskich seniorów uczących się języka niemieckiego jako obcego na przykładzie opiekunów osób starszych
The use of communication strategies by Polish senior learners of German using the example of caretakers of the elderly

Summary/Abstract: Over the last several decades there has been an increase in the requirement for multilingual skills on the global labor market. Within the European Union citizens are more mobile than ever before and this places higher demands on foreign language skills. Communication strategies appear to be among the most important factors affecting success in second language acquisition. Effective strategies used to overcome communication difficulties are also of crucial importance for Polish language learners. The question is when and how often Polish studentslearning German as a foreign language use communication strategies in foreign language communication. The paper is divided in three parts. In the first part, the author provides definitions of seniors, communication problems and communication strategies. In the second part, she presents the Dörnyei and Scott’s (1995) taxonomy of communication strategies and presents three categories of communication strategies (i.e., direct strategies, indirect strategies and interactional strategies). In the third part, the author presents the results of a pilot study conducted among Polish senior students learning German as a foreign language and working in elderly care. Finally, the author offers conclusions which arise from the conducted research.

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