Preparing a legend for working with children from the Polish diaspora Cover Image

Przygotowanie legendy do pracy z dzieckiem polonijnym
Preparing a legend for working with children from the Polish diaspora

Author(s): Mateusz Gaze
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Education
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: legend;children from Polish diaspora;heritage language;text adaptation

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the problem of using legends in the process of teaching children form the Polish diaspora in Polish Staurday School. Polish education for children living outside Poland is not easy. Children usually go to Saturday Schools, which build a Polish identity for several hours a week by teaching Polish and Polish culture. Saturday school teachers often do not have the proper preparation and support, and they have a very high responsibility. The article presents the benefits of using Polish legends, which constitute (as one of the few literary texts) a common cultural space for the Polish diaspora child, parents, family and friends in Poland. Author presented how to adapt the texts of Polish legends to the language level of a child and the most common mistakes made during apatation.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 27
  • Page Range: 495-504
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish