Identity and culture

Understanding ‘Identity and Culture’

• Grasp the concept of individual identity and how it’s shaped by factors such as heritage, gender, beliefs, likes and dislikes, talents, and hopes for the future.
• Understand the term culture as a combination of ideas, customs, and the social behaviour of a particular group of people or a society.
• Understand how culture and identity are interconnected, and how each one influences or shapes the other.

Knowing Key Vocabulary

• Be familiar with key terminology in Polish related to identity and culture.
• Know terms for family members, hobbies, and interests, descriptors for personality and character, and words related to aspirations and dreams.
• Understand vocabulary for cultural institutions, traditional and popular customs, social expressions, and norms.

Describing People and Characters

• Be capable of describing yourself, friends, family members, or other people in Polish using appropriate adjectives and constructions.
• Know how to discuss someone’s personality, looks, interests, and dreams in detail.
• Be able to describe fictional characters from literature or television in terms of their identity and culture.

Exploring Traditional and Modern Polish Culture

• Gain knowledge of Polish traditions, customs, holidays, values, and the social norms that make up the nation’s traditional culture.
• Understand the impact of modern phenomena such as globalization, the internet, and social media on Polish culture.
• Be able to discuss how differences in generations, regions, and social classes may impact identity and culture in Poland.

Making Comparisons and Drawing Conclusions

• Be able to make value judgments and comparisons between different cultures, including Polish culture and other cultures you know well.
• Understand how to use comparative and superlative structures in Polish to compare the characteristics and attributes of people, ideas, or cultural practices.
• Know how to form a reasoned conclusion based on the information you present and the comparisons you’ve drawn between different aspects of identity and culture.

Writing Coherent Texts

• Perfect the skill of writing in Polish in a variety of formats, such as letters, emails, essays, and blog posts.
• Know how to use connectives and discourse markers to link your ideas for coherent, fluent Polish writing.
• Master the use of the correct tense and the return to past or future tenses, as required.
• Be able to proofread your work for grammar, vocabulary, punctuation, and spelling errors.