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The discussion is aimed at directing both linguists' and educators' attention toward culture viewed as a competence building element of second language education. The presented point of view underscores the need for expanding linguistic competence by adding cultural competence to it, bearing in mind that language is an integral part of culture. Besides, the stress is put on such a knowledge shaping...
The present paper aims at defining, on the background of the institutionalization of Cultural Studies at Polish and German Universities and the animated discussion about its status as a new autonomous scientific discipline, the specific object, the goals and the methods of Cultural Science („Kulturwissenschaft") from the point of view of F. Grucza's Anthropocentric Theory of Language. According...
The article discusses certain aspects of human communication viewed from the perspective of the anthropocentric language theory developed by F. Grucza. In the first part the author presents general principles of the anthropocentric language theory and explains the ontological status of language as an inherent attribute of a man. Along with two other inherent attributes of homo sapiens, i.e. its individual...
This paper is an attempt to present the role of tasked-based classes for developing student autonomy towards teaching foreign languages with the elements of their culture. First, I will define the term ‘autonomy’ and then show the correlation between developing autonomy and carrying out tasks. The analysis of an opinion poll consisting of open questions conducted among 14 students of applied linguistics...
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