Polszczyzna (nie tylko) dla Polaków. Pozycja języka w świecie w opinii studentów.

The article discusses the results of a survey conducted among students of humanities, science and technology studies in Cracow, Gliwice and Wrocław. Young people have been polled in order to find out their opinion on the status of Polish in the world. They were asked various questions: about the position of Polish in the ranking of EU languages, learning Polish as a foreign language, state certificate examinations and issues of language policy in Poland. The survey showed not only the knowledge and opinion of students but also revealed the scope of linguistic consciousness demonstrated in evaluating or undervaluing the potential of their language. The research examined the permanence of stereotypes as well, such as the threat of negative influence of foreign languages or the idea that Polish is a very difficult language. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]