Testing Polish as a Foreign Language in the European Educational Context

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Testing Polish as a Foreign Language in the
European Educational Context

• Waldemar Martyniuk
• Jagiellonian University
• Kraków, Poland

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European Educational PoliciesOrganisations

• Council of Europe
• European Union
• OECD

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European Educational PoliciesKey issues

• Diversity
• Mobility of people
• Social cohesion
• Intercultural citizenship
• Knowledge based society
• human capital
• Standardisation (common reference)
• Quality assurance
• Comparability of outcomes

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Language Education Policies in Europe Key
principles

• Respect and support for linguistic diversity
• Promotion of plurilingualism and multilingualism
• Plurilingual and intercultural competence as an
  asset
• Promotion of quality and standards
• Common framework of reference

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State Certificates in Polish as a Foreign
Language introduction

• Established in November 2003
• State Commission
• Legal framework
• 3 levels, aimed at B1, B2 and C2
• First exams in 2004
• 16 examination centres
• 3 sessions per year
• 651 candidates in 2004-2006

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State Certificates in Polish as a Foreign
Language Examinations

• Levels
• Poziom podstawowy (aimed at B1)
• Poziom sredni ogólny (aimed at B2)
• Poziom zaawansowany (aimed at C2)
• Skills
• Listening comprehension
• Accuracy
• Reading comprehension
• Writing
• Speaking
• Grading
• 5 x 40 points
• 60 of points required for each skill

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State Certificates in Polish as a Foreign
Language Candidates

• 651 candidates from 50 countries
• Most popular with candidates from Germany and
  Ukraine
• Largest group 20-29 years of age
• 406 women, 245 men
• Most popular level Poziom sredni ogólny
• 541 certificates issued

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The Polish State Certificates and the ALTE
Quality Management System

• ALTE Association of Language Testers in Europe
• ALTE Code of Practice
• Minimum Standards
• Quality Profile and Good Practice
• Self evaluation and peer monitoring

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More information

• www.buwiwm.edu.pl/certyfikacja
• certyfikacja_at_buwiwm.edu.pl
• www.alte.org
• Thank you for your kind attention!
• Dziekuje Panstwu za uwage!