Phonetic and Phonological Difficulties of People Learning Polish as a Foreign Language in a Speech Therapy and Glottodidactic Perspective

Abstract

The interest of foreigners in studying and working in Poland compels them to study Polish intensely and to master the phonetic and phonological sphere, which is the foundation for other language subsystems. More and more students studying Polish as a foreign language benefit from the help of a speech therapist, which has the specialist knowledge of articulation phonetics and has the ability to make sounds. The article presents a review on research on phonetic and phonological problems of foreigners learning Polish language from the perspective of two interdisciplinary and related sciences – speech therapy and Polish language glottodidactics. We discussed speech therapy procedures addressed to foreigners, which include diagnosis and therapy of speech defects or the improvement of the articulatory and prosodic sphere using glottodidactic and speech therapy methods.