The structure of descriptive essay about a person and its realization in compositions written by students learning Polish as a foreign language at the A2 level Cover Image

Wzorzec struktury charakterystyki postaci i jego realizacje w pracach obcokrajowców uczących się języka polskiego na poziomie A2
The structure of descriptive essay about a person and its realization in compositions written by students learning Polish as a foreign language at the A2 level

Author(s): Justyna Sochacka
Subject(s): Foreign languages learning
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: descriptive essay about a person;textual competence;textual creation competence;texture;teaching methodology;teaching Polish as a foreign language;foreigner

Summary/Abstract: The article reflects on the text-based issues connected with producing chosen written forms in Polish as a foreign language classroom. It discusses the structure of a composition describing one’s friend written by students who learn Polish in the School of Polish for Foreigners at the University of Lodz. The article shows the global structure of these forms, their division, text delimitation and the use of metatext. It also analyses the degree of students’ mastery of the new composition skills that had been acquired in writing classes. It gives some examples of exercises, which are useful in teaching the structure of the descriptive essay about a person.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 26
  • Page Range: 245-257
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish