The paper concentrates on the very important and complex, yet still neglected problem of teaching word order in Polish. We propose a short review of the existing teaching standards for Polish as a Foreign Language, followed by a few... more
The paper concentrates on the very important and complex, yet still neglected problem of teaching word order in Polish. We propose a short review of the existing teaching standards for Polish as a Foreign Language, followed by a few reflections on the criteria which should be used for selecting word order problems to be taught at different learning stages. Adopting a contrastive approach, we present certain word order problems which we consider to be especially difficult for foreigners due to possible language interference. The article ends with a few methodological suggestions concerning the teaching process itself.
