Kilka ostrych słów, czyli co o emocjach negatywnych mówią podręczniki do nauki języka polskiego jako obcego

Abstract

Emotions called as the negative ones may be recognized in other people through signs sent verbally or non-verbally. Language enables communicating emotions which are related to the particular situations and other persons' statements. There are many state expressions which indicate emotionality of statements. They are commonly known among native speakers, but they are new to foreigners who learn Polish as a foreign language. It is often complicated to decode their meaning because of their metaphoricalness or colloquiality and that is another barrier for foreigners. They may also have problems with the cultural symbols, which are connected with negative emotions and states, and differences between Polish culture and native culture. It is very helpful to familiarize them with the sayings used by Polish people to express negative emotions. The authors of the coursebooks are aware of it and tackIe the issue in a differential way. The article forms an analysis of the chosen teaching materials in terms of the way of expressing the negative emotions in Polish language. The books, which have been explored, are coursebooks, series of coursebooks and books concentrated on language abilities such as reading or speaking.