Strategie i trudności w pracy z tekstem naukowym w środowisku akademickim (na przykładzie ukraińskich studentów w Polsce)

The article focuses on reading comprehension – one of the five key language skills and a fundamental academic competency. In this context, reading comprehension is understood as the ability to effectively engage with scientific texts, which is a crucial component of higher education. The topic is examined in relation to Ukrainian students who began their studies at the University of Warsaw in 2022. The article combines the theoretical and empirical approach. The first part discusses academic competencies and the characteristics of scientific texts from the perspective of teaching Polish as a foreign language for academic purposes. Special attention is given to the challenges students face when working with academic texts. The second part of the article presents the findings of a study aimed at identifying the difficuties Ukrainian students encounter during their studies at Polish universities, with a particular focus on the University of Warsaw. The study encompasses both linguistic and non-linguistic aspects. It comprised the perspectives of the students themselves as well as those of academic instructors. Additionally, the overall situation of Ukrainian students at Polish higher education institutions is described, with special emphasis placed on the University of Warsaw as the main location of the research.