Zmiany w kompetencjach komunikacyjnych adolescentów jako skutek nauczania zdalnego w czasie pandemii koronawirusa na przykładzie uczniów ze szkół podstawowych w gminie Komorniki

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The COVID-19 pandemic, which began in early 2020, has forced all of us to change our previous functioning in almost all walks of life. To minimise the risk of contracting the virus, the government introduced a variety of restrictions aimed at limiting social contact. One of them was a change in the organisation of the operation of educational institutions and the need to switch to a remote mode of teaching. Although the decision seemed right at the time, to this day, we still see its effects among adolescents, among others. Adolescence is a special developmental stage, during which an incredibly important role is played by peer relationships, and the epidemic situation in this lockdown effectively prevented its proper maintenance, resulting in a number of negative consequences. The article shows the results of a study of communicative competence, which was precisely one of the areas whose level had changed from before the pandemic. The research used an online survey of 35 people who work on a daily basis in elementary schools in Komorniki municipality. Analysis of the data allows us to conclude that, according to respondents' observations, the stock of communication skills among adolescents has deteriorated. In most cases, this occurred regardless of gender and age. The competencies whose decline was noticed most often included active listening, kindness, caring, and openness, as well as empathy, expressing oneself in written works and public spe-aking. Vocabulary also declined. Improvement, however, was noted in such resources as expressing one's emotions, needs, and opinions, as well as assertiveness and influencing the interlocutor.