Polish - Entry Level

The course is designed for beginners who have little or no knowledge of Polish.

The emphasis will be put on practical use of language to develop students' confidence in simple everyday conversations. To provide a framework for such communication students will be exposed to interactive activates, role plays as well as listening and reading materials.

By the end of the course, you should be familiar with Polish pronunciation, basic phrases, fairly extensive vocabulary and simple grammatical structures. Moreover, they will develop an understanding of written official/ non-official texts and formal/ informal conversations.

There will be also time devoted to Polish culture, which is an inseparable part of the language learning.

The tutor will be using a course book ( photocopies for the students), authentic material (newspapers, postcards, travel brochures, railway tickets etc) and audio resources.

Course content

Vocabulary:

greetings, numbers, cardinal numbers, character and appearance, nationalities and professions, family, food and beverages, daily routines, days and months, shopping, clothes and colours, holiday, sport, Christmas and other family celebrations ,teaching and learning

Grammar:

three tenses (past, present and future), simple grammatical structures, adverbs, adjectives, the most important verbs and their variations, seven cases (nominative, genitive, dative, accusative, instrumental, locative and vocative)

Understanding of the written texts:

official and non-official dialogues, newspaper adds, restaurant/cafe menus, TV guide, train/bus schedules, informal emails and letters, horoscope, newspaper articles, holiday brochures and postcards etc

Speaking:

family, daily routines, directions, free time, future plans, weather, sport, traditions in different countries, fashion etc

Dialogues/role plays in/at:

a restaurant, a train station, different shops, a hotel etc

Listening:

situational dialogues (at different places in town), radio conversations, phone conversations, weather forecast, voice mail recordings, hotel reservations etc.

If you are not sure which course/level to choose or would like to speak to someone before enrolling please contact the East Grinstead campus on 01342 321874.

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