Theory and Practice 
of 

Second Language Acquisition

Vol. 5 (1), 2019

Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego • Katowice 2019



Editors-in-Chief
Danuta Gabryś-Barker

University of Silesia, Katowice
Adam Wojtaszek

University of Silesia, Katowice

Language Editor
David Schauffler

University of Silesia, Katowice

Editorial Board

 Janusz Arabski  (University of Silesia, Katowice/Vistula University, Warsaw)
Larissa Aronin (Oranim College of Higher Education/Trinity College, Dublin)
Jasone Cenoz Iraqui (University of the Basque Country, Donostia – San Sebastian)
Halina Chodkiewicz (Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Lublin)
Gessica de Angelis (Trinity College, Dublin)
Anna Ewert (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań)
Tammy Gregersen (University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls)
Ulrike Jessner Schmid (University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck)
Hanna Komorowska (University of Social Sciences and Humanities/University of Warsaw)
Jolanta Latkowska (University of Silesia, Katowice)
Peter MacIntyre (Cape Breton University, Sydney)
Anna Niżegorodcew (Jagiellonian University, Cracow)
Aneta Pavlenko (Temple University, Philadelphia)
Miroslaw Pawlak (Adam Mickiewicz University, Kalisz/State School of Higher Professional 

Education, Konin)
Ewa Piechurska-Kuciel (University of Opole, Opole)
Andrzej Porzuczek (University of Silesia, Katowice)
David Singleton (Trinity College, Dublin/University of Pannonia, Veszprem)
Eva Vetter (University of Vienna, Vienna)
Ewa Waniek-Klimczak (University of Łódź, Łódź)
Maria Wysocka (University of Silesia, Katowice)

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Contents

Preface (Danuta Gabryś-Barker, Adam Wojtaszek)                                              5

Articles

Teodor Petrič
Ratings of Affective and Non-Affective Aspects of German Idioms in Second 
Language Processing                                                                                       11

Krystyna Warchał
Humour in Professional Academic Writing (with Some Implications for Teaching)    43

Marzena S. Wysocka
Poetry in Teaching Grammar to the Advanced Users of Polish as a FL                 55

Katarzyna Ożańska-Ponikwia, Angélica Carlet, Maria Pujol Valls
L2 Gain or L2 Pain? A Comparative Case Study of the Target Language 
Development among Erasmus+ Mobility Students and At-Home Students              73

Liliana Piasecka
Foreign Language Students’ Perceptions of Their Identity                                    93

Łukasz Matusz, Anna Maria Rakowska
Self-reported Difficulties in Learning English as a Second Language for Third-
age Students in Poland                                                                                  113

Reviews

Hadrian Lankiewicz, Teacher Language Awareness: A Collaborative Inquiry 
Based on Languaging (Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Gdańskiego)―by Danuta 
Gabryś-Barker                                                                                               133
Danuta Wiśniewska, Action Research in EFL Pedagogy: Theory and Analysis 
of Practice (Wydawnictwo Naukowe UAM)―by Ewa Piechurska-Kuciel             137

Style Guide for the Authors                                                                            143