Wiertlewska, Janina2012-01-052012-01-052011Glottodidactica, Vol. 37/1 (2011), s.141-151.83-232-1043-80072-4769http://hdl.handle.net/10593/1691The paper deals with the problem of balance maintenance of natural languages in the context of foreign language teaching. A new paradigm of foreign language teaching in the following triad: native language – global language – second foreign language is proposed. Translingualism is treated as the only means of maintaining linguistic balance between natural languages viewed from an ecolinguistic perspective.enEcolinguisticsRobustnessForeign language teaching,The triad,Natural language diversity maintenanceEcolinguistic approach to foreign language teaching on the example of EnglishArtykuł