Polish studies’ practicing in the times of pandemic. The space and place of mid-year practice in secondary school

Abstract

The starting point for the considerations was adopting the concept of mid-year professional (teaching) practice - suitable to be carried out in the specific conditions of the beginning of a pandemic. The concept of reflective practice was indicated (after Jarvis and Schon) and one which, if the assumptions concrete, would allow the student to locate and „settle in” in the virtual space of a secondary school. The author presented the experiences of practicing Polish philology students and their contribution to preparing for lessons’ remote implementation of Polish language lessons. The tasks solved by students on their own, testing solutions in a student group, going beyond the existing patterns, furthermore, tutorial suport showed that the practice had become reflective for students. The author noticed that the preliminary Assumption had been implemented: the students broadened their professional knowledge and awareness of the pedagogical impact. Such effects proce that property conducted practice can enrich students’ didactic experience seven in the remote formula.