FEATURES OF THE BACHELOR’S EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM “POLISH STUDIES – LANGUAGE, CULTURE, SOCIETY” AT THE JAGELLONIAN UNIVERSITY (for Chinese Students)

Abstract

The article examines the special 2-year double degree diploma program of the Bachelor’s Education Level “Polish studies – language, culture, society” for Chinese students at the Institute of Polish Glottodidactics of the Jagiellonian University. This is an innovative project, the idea of which appeared back in 2006, when a cooperation agreement was signed between the Jagiellonian University and the Chinese State Administration for the Development of the Chinese Language, but the idea was implemented in 2019–2020. The turning point in this direction was 2013, when the government of the People’s Republic of China adopted the initiative of the One Belt, One Road global infrastructure development strategy, which led to a number of reforms not only in the economic, but also in the educational sphere, in particular in the teaching of Polish as a foreign language. Poland became an important point in the development of the implementation of the idea of this global project as a transfer between Western Europe and China. In accordance with the signed agreement and the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages in Poland Chinese students deepen their knowledge of the Polish language, history and culture and acquire new skills and abilities. This program is implemented in two main parts (2 + 2). The first four semesters take place at the student’s home university in China, and the next four semesters are at the Jagiellonian University. The main task of this program is to train specialists who, on the one hand, have a high level of language skills, but, on the other hand, they must also have knowledge of the country whose language they are studying, have a broad global perspective and be able to participate in a strong competition and international cooperation. Also, the article pays special attention to the prerequisites for the creation of the program “Polish studies – language, culture, society”, describes the main tasks and academic disciplines, the topics of diploma theses, and also explains the mechanisms of using the experience of Polish colleagues on the Ukrainian reality. Key words: Double Degree Program, Polish Studies, Chinese students, Institute of Polish Glottodidactics, Jagiellonian University.