Polish for complete beginners

This Polish for complete beginners course is designed for complete beginners who are travelling to Poland.
The focus is on oral communication (oral and aural skills) and the students will cover the following practical “survival skills”:

  • Greetings – Introducing yourself, your friends and your family
  • Talking about yourself, your job, tastes and hobbies
  • Travelling
  • Booking a hotel and checking in
  • Booking a table – Eating and drinking out
  • Asking for and understanding directions
  • Going shopping
  • Complaining and apologising
  • Arranging to meet
  • Telephoning – Leaving a message – Taking a message

250.00

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Course Details

Course Length : 10-week Polish course for complete beginners
Course Venue : Online course - Zoom
Further Detail : Course for complete beginners covering practical "survival skills" to travel in Poland.

Polish for complete beginners

This Polish for complete beginners course is designed for complete beginners who are travelling to Poland.
The focus is on oral communication (oral and aural skills) and the students will cover the following practical “survival skills”:

  • Greetings – Introducing yourself, your friends and your family
  • Talking about yourself, your job, tastes and hobbies
  • Travelling
  • Booking a hotel and checking in
  • Booking a table – Eating and drinking out
  • Asking for and understanding directions
  • Going shopping
  • Complaining and apologising
  • Arranging to meet
  • Telephoning – Leaving a message – Taking a message

250.00

SKU: N/A Category:

Description

Polish for Complete Beginners – Course Goals

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to use Polish in simple, everyday situations. Here’s what you can expect to achieve:

Everyday Social Skills

  • Use polite expressions to greet, say goodbye, introduce yourself, and show courtesy with phrases like please, thank you, and sorry.

Listening

  • Understand very slow, carefully spoken Polish with pauses that make it easier to follow and absorb meaning.

Reading

  • Recognise familiar names, words, and short phrases.

  • Read very simple texts, focusing on one phrase at a time, and reread as needed to understand.

Speaking & Interaction

  • Take part in short, simple conversations.

  • Rely on repetition, slower speech, and rephrasing when needed to get your message across.

Speaking & Presenting

  • Use simple phrases to talk briefly about people and places.

Writing & Interaction

  • Ask for and provide basic personal details in writing.

Writing & Production

  • Write simple phrases and sentences about yourself or imaginary people, including where they live and what they do.

Laura is a Polish teacher registered with the Teaching Council, with 7 years of experience in teaching. She started her educational adventure at the Polish School SEN in Dublin. She worked with Polish children in primary school and prepared students for the Leaving Certificate. Laura completed her studies in Poland (Polish Philology) and post-graduation course in Teaching Polish Language to Foreigners (University of Silesia, placed in UCD, Dublin).

Since 2017, she has been conducting courses for Irish and international groups and has work experience at Trinity College, Dublin. From 2017 to 2020, Laura coordinated the Courses of Polish for Adults in the Polish Teachers Association.

Since 2018, she works for Languages Unlimited where she runs one-to-one private Polish lessons and also works as a Polish language tester for recruitment.

Laura is always looking for new ways of developing her knowledge and professional experience. She is confident in teaching students of all ages and at all levels. She likes to create new and exciting ways of teaching and her lessons awake the fascination and passion in her students.