Od podejścia komunikacyjnego do podejścia ukierunkowanego na działanie. Uwagi na marginesie Dydaktyki i metodyki nauczania języka polskiego jako obcego i drugiego

Part one of this paper is a brief description of the contemporary changes in the teaching of foreign languages related to the CEFR and CEFR/CV publication and the birth of the action-oriented approach and infl uence of the European language policy on teaching Polish to foreigners in the 21st c. Part two discusses the genesis and concept of a textbook promoting the action-oriented approach, i.e. Dydaktyka i metodyka nauczania języka polskiego jako obcego i drugiego (Didactics and methodology of teaching Polish as a foreign and second language) (Warszawa 2020) by P. Gębal and W. Miodunka. This part synthetically describes the main topics covered in the book, such as: the place of didactics and methodology of teaching Polish as a foreign and second language within Polish glottodidactics, traditions and contemporary problems of such teaching, Polish language didactics across the world, its promotion and language policy, teaching of Polish as a second language and the latest directions in foreign language didactics, methodology of developing linguistic competences and language activities, teaching of Polish culture, the use of new technologies in teaching Polish, planning of the course and classes, and language assessment. Part three of the paper presents the comments inspired by the reading of P. Gębal and W. Miodunka’s publication.