Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The article explores the methodological potential of animated films as a tool in teaching Polish as a foreign language and highlights their role in developing communicative and intercultural competences among learners. The study focuses on the pedagogical value of modern Polish animated series such as Rodzina Treflików, Pan Toti, Matylda i Franek, Marta mówi, and Tato! Tato! Tato!, emphasizing their linguistic, cultural, and motivational benefits. Each of these animatedcartoons provides authentic audiovisual material that supports the acquisition of vocabulary, grammatical structures, pronunciation, and listening comprehension in an engaging and accessible way. The article discusses step-by-step techniques for classroom implementation, including pre-viewing, while-viewing, and post-viewing stages, which help students not only understand the content but also use newly acquired language in communicative contexts. Particular attention is paid to the development of listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills through interactive and creative exercises based on short animated episodes. The authors also present examples of tasks such as “true/false” listening activities, lexical gap-filling, role-plays, and interactive online games using the Wordwall platform. The findings demonstrate that the integration of animated materials into Polish language instruction significantly enhances student engagement, increases motivation, and creates a positive emotional atmosphere in the classroom. The use of animated films thus represents a valuable and versatile component of modern language pedagogy that effectively combines linguistic learning with cultural immersion.
Authors: Nataliya Minyenkova, Alla Shtepura
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7129066565