Textbook Language and the Language of School Education – A Challenge and a Task for Teachers in the Light of Survey Research

Abstract

The subject of this text is the specificity of the language of school education, understood as a specialized variety of Polish language, balancing between colloquial and scientific styles. The study was accompanied by an analysis of a survey conducted among teachers on their awareness of the differences between the school register and everyday texts (spoken and written). The considerations were accompanied by reflections on the language of workbook, clarity and function of supporting students (including those with special and diverse educational needs). The author also focused on the axiological characteristics of teachers statements and emphasizes the need to transcend the boundaries of subject-specific thinking and to search for „common ground” in education, as well as to take a holistic view of the student.