{"id":7648,"date":"2026-10-05T10:28:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T09:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ffstopenpress.ffst.hr\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=7648"},"modified":"2026-10-16T08:37:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T07:37:58","slug":"learning-polish-as-a-foreign-language-motives-expectations-and-difficulties-experienced-by-foreign-students","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/ffstopenpress.ffst.hr\/en\/chapter\/learning-polish-as-a-foreign-language-motives-expectations-and-difficulties-experienced-by-foreign-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning Polish as a foreign language \u2013 motives, expectations and difficulties experienced by foreign students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This paper presents issues related to learning Polish as a foreign language by foreign students. The study contains a description of the phenomenon of migration undertaken for educational purposes and a presentation of the principles of organizing the process of learning Polish as a foreign language. The description of the research project includes the methodological grounds of the research, the research area and demonstration of the group of study participants. The research issues focus on the motives behind learning Polish as a foreign language indicated by students, the difficulties students identify in this process, their preferred forms and methods of learning and their expectations. The survey results are presented in tables and graphs, supplemented with respondents\u2019 comments and detailed indications regarding the motives for learning Polish and the difficulties experienced in this regard. The research conclusions clearly indicate that students undertake learning Polish mainly for instrumental reasons. They identify various difficulties in mastering the Polish language, linking said difficulties to all language skills. The respondents declare that they use Polish frequently and willingly. Some of respondents associate their future with Poland, even after completing their studies. Knowledge of language is an important tool for communication and integration for everyone. The reasons for choosing to learn Polish and students\u2019 expectations are the foundation for formulating recommendations to improve the Polish language education process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This paper presents issues related to learning Polish as a foreign language by foreign students. The study contains a description of the phenomenon of migration undertaken for educational purposes and a presentation of the principles of organizing the process of learning Polish as a foreign language. The description of the research project includes the methodological &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7620,"menu_order":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-7648","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ffstopenpress.ffst.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/7648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ffstopenpress.ffst.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ffstopenpress.ffst.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ffstopenpress.ffst.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7620"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ffstopenpress.ffst.hr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}