Survival po polsku. Potrzeby komunikacyjne cudzoziemców rozpoczynających naukę języka polskiego

The aim of the paper is to present the chosen aspects of teaching Polish as a foreign language at the very basic level which is often called the survival one. There is more and more foreigners who begin to work and live in Poland. They need to learn the most important Polish phrases as quickly as possible. In that case there is no time to work with the course books step-by-step and focus on each and every grammar topic which used to be taught at level A1. The key to the successful teaching of Polish as a foreign language during the survival courses for total beginners is adapting of the course program to the communication needs of foreigners. They are depended on many factors connected with job, studies or purpose of living in Poland. If the teacher know the basic information on the students, there is a high possibility of preparing materials which will be the most practical ones. It is worth to explain only the grammar topics with the highest frequency during the course while the other harder constructions should be drilled, regularly repeated and placed in the proper context.