Refleksje nad polonistyczną kompetencją uczennic i uczniów XXI wieku

Abstract

It might seem that – using the terminology of a psychologist and philosopher Howard Gardner – mainly two intelligences (skills) are/should be developed during the Polish language lessons: linguistic and interpersonal (emphasis is put on self-development, inner enrichment). Yet, according to Gardner, multiple intelligences are like tools that one should use for self-development i.e. the development of his or her minds on whose potential depend the condition of the 21st century humanism and the ability to protect against dehumanizing processes. The Polish language competence goes beyond the operations of the discipline mind and draws from the whole mental potential of the human mind – i.e. the synthesis, creativity, respect, ethics minds – which shows the deep humanistic perception of the subject’s essence, his maturity and responsibility. Conventionalized perception of knowledge used by the teachers of the Polish language often activates in students mechanisms that lead to axiological dualism manifesting itself through conformism and hypocrisy. The article is an expression of a reflection not on how to understand the Polish language competence but how to show the way of conducting lessons of the Polish language so that they satisfy students’ individual needs as well as social expectations. An allencompassing examination of the didactic situation may become an incentive for divagations on the need of referring to hermeneutics (e.g. in the context of text perception), cognitivism (in language examination), the method of projects and drama (in order to give up convergence and take up divergent thinking and acting instead). Qualitative changes in the course of a Polish language lesson encouraging the development of the Polish language competence are guaranteed by the dialogue evaluation: an invitation to the development of the beneficiaries of the Polish language lesson on every stage of education as well as all actors of the educational stage i.e. ministers of education, authors of new core curricula, parents, head masters and all teachers (not only Polish language teachers).