Stellenwert des kreativen Schreibens im DaF-Unterricht aus der Sicht der polnischen Deutschlehrenden

Abstract

The article aims to present selected approaches and organisational methods for (creative) writing skills in German as a foreign language (GFL) at the secondary and tertiary educational level from the teacher’s perspective. The text production processes described in this article refer both to theory in the field of (creative) text writing methods and the analysis of the results of two questionnaires conducted among Polish teachers of German as a foreign language. The analysis of current language writing didactics in Polish schools indicates discrepancies between the methodological abilities of the teachers and the actual implementation of the methods in the process of writing in German. Unfortunately, the teacher’s attitude towards using creative writing methods as innovative solutions to support writing competence in teaching in the field of German as a foreign language is not reflected in their levels of theoretical knowledge. Such an approach, being processoriented and student-oriented, must not focus solely on the outcome, namely the written German text, but on the role of its author and the writing process. The article concludes with suggestions for enhancing the significance of (creative) writing didactics in German classes in Polish schools.The article aims to present selected approaches and organisational methods for (creative) writing skills in German as a foreign language (GFL) at the secondary and tertiary educational level from the teacher’s perspective. The text production processes described in this article refer both to theory in the field of (creative) text writing methods and the analysis of the results of two questionnaires conducted among Polish teachers of German as a foreign language. The analysis of current language writing didactics in Polish schools indicates discrepancies between the methodological abilities of the teachers and the actual implementation of the methods in the process of writing in German. Unfortunately, the teacher’s attitude towards using creative writing methods as innovative solutions to support writing competence in teaching in the field of German as a foreign language is not reflected in their levels of theoretical knowledge. Such an approach, being processoriented and student-oriented, must not focus solely on the outcome, namely the written German text, but on the role of its author and the writing process. The article concludes with suggestions for enhancing the significance of (creative) writing didactics in German classes in Polish schools.The article aims to present selected approaches and organisational methods for (creative) writing skills in German as a foreign language (GFL) at the secondary and tertiary educational level from the teacher’s perspective. The text production processes described in this article refer both to theory in the field of (creative) text writing methods and the analysis of the results of two questionnaires conducted among Polish teachers of German as a foreign language. The analysis of current language writing didactics in Polish schools indicates discrepancies between the methodological abilities of the teachers and the actual implementation of the methods in the process of writing in German. Unfortunately, the teacher’s attitude towards using creative writing methods as innovative solutions to support writing competence in teaching in the field of German as a foreign language is not reflected in their levels of theoretical knowledge. Such an approach, being processoriented and student-oriented, must not focus solely on the outcome, namely the written German text, but on the role of its author and the writing process. The article concludes with suggestions for enhancing the significance of (creative) writing didactics in German classes in Polish schools.Celem artykułu jest przedstawienie wybranych metod oraz sposobów organizacji procesów (kreatywnego) pisania tekstów w języku niemieckim jako obcym na drugim i trzecim etapie edukacyjnym z perspektywy nauczycieli. Opisane w artykule podejście dotyczące kształtowania sprawności tworzenia tekstów pisemnych oparte jest zarówno na teorii naukowej, dotyczącej dydaktyki (kreatywnego) pisania, jak i analizie oraz interpretacji wyników dwóch ankiet przeprowadzonych wśród polskich nauczycieli języka niemieckiego jako obcego. Analiza aktualnej sytuacji kształcenia umiejętności pisania w języku niemieckim w polskich szkołach wskazuje na rozbieżności między metodycznymi możliwościami nauczycieli a faktycznie wdrażanymi metodami w tym zakresie. Niestety, chęć i gotowość nauczycieli do stosowania metod kreatywnego pisania jako innowacyjnych rozwiązań, wspierających kompetencje w zakresie tworzenia tekstów pisemnych w języku niemieckim, nie znajduje odzwierciedlenia w wystarczającej wiedzy teoretycznej, odwołującej się przede wszystkim do działań ukierunkowanych na proces pisania i osobę ucznia jako twórcy tekstu, a nie wyłącznie do produktu końcowego, jakim jest tekst. Artykuł kończą wnioski będące impulsem do zmian w obszarze praktyki nauki pisania i do podniesienia pozycji dydaktyki (kreatywnego) pisania w polskich szkołach.