The introduction of new teaching content and the negotiation strategies of the polish as a foreign language teacher

Abstract

The topic of the article is the verbal communication in the Polish as a foreign language classroom, including the teacher’s role the teaching/learning discourse. The analysis of the transcription of 13 lessons taught in the School of Polish for Foreigners at the University of Lodz was the basis for a list of various recurring negotiation strategies used in the process of content introduction. Among them there were: the negotiation of meaning with the use of a third language, questions, discussion, confirmation or negation. These strategies were mostly meant to establish the semantic and cultural meaning of vocabulary items and correct grammatical forms, but also to encourage the students to actively participate in the lesson.