Complete Polish Beginner to Intermediate Course: Learn to Read, Write, Speak and Understand a New Language

By Joanna Gray, Nigel Gotteri, Joanna Michalak-Gray

Book Overview

Do you want to develop a solid understanding of Polish and communicate confidently with others? Through authentic conversations, vocabulary building, grammar explanations and extensive practice and review, Complete Polish will equip you with the skills you need to use Polish in a variety of settings and situations, developing your cultural awareness along the way. What will I achieve by the end of the course? By the end of Complete Polish you will have a solid intermediate-level grounding in the four key skills - reading, writing, speaking and listening - and be able to communicate with confidence and accuracy. Is this course for me? If you want to move confidently from beginner to intermediate level, this is the course for you. It's perfect for the self-study learner, with a one-to-one tutor, or for the beginner classroom. It can also be used as a refresher course. What do I get? -18 learning units plus verbs reference and word glossary and revision section -Discovery Method - figure out rules and patterns to make the language stick -Teaches the key skills - reading, writing, listening, and speaking -Learn to learn - tips and skills on how to be a better language learner -Culture notes - learn about the people and places of Poland -Outcomes-based learning - focus your studies with clear aims -Authentic listening activities - everyday conversations give you a flavour of real spoken Polish -Test Yourself - see and track your own progress * Complete Polish maps from Novice Low to Advanced Low level proficiency of ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) and from A1 Beginner to B1/B2 Upper Intermediate level of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) guidelines. What else can I use to learn Polish? If you require an absolute Beginner course, you can try our Get Started in Polish Absolute Beginner course: 9781444174830 The audio for this course is available for free on library.teachyourself.com or from the Teach Yourself Library app. Rely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 85 years.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 144419528X
• ISBN13: 9781444195286
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Teach Yourself
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 6.7" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

You will need more than one book, but include this one.

One is not going to learn Polish best with any one book. However, the approach used by Nigel Gotteri and Joanna Michalak-Gray is very good in my opinion. I have an earlier copy of this book (1997), but I assume it is still the same one. (I don't have any CDs.) They start with simple conversations at the airport, using important words you will get the maximum usage from. They don't overpower you with needless details, but do explain when the word takes a different form from the one found in your dictionary. (You need a dictionary for learning any language.) Every word in the conversation is defined. I am only making this review because I think this book deserves more stars than it has received. I have lived and worked in Poland, and this is one of the few of my, maybe two dozen Polish books, that I bothered to take along with me. Polish is a great and beautiful language. Good luck in your studies. P.S. If you can also afford the Pimsleur CDs, they are very good too.

Great way of learnign polish

Polish is most definately not the easiest language to learn, but this book is a great aid in learning the basics, and beyond. It starts with helping you throung the pronunciation of polish letters like cz, dz, cd, sz, rz, etc. Sometimes this might bring you close to despair, but once you get the hang of it, the rest of the book only becomes that much easier. I couldn't wish for a better book, that makes it possible for me to learn polish at my own pace.

Recommended if You're Not Easily Overwhelmed

Teach Yourself has been revising its language books lately, and the improvements have been remarkable. You are now given practical vocabulary and dialogues with which to learn the language, and the series is especially good for tourists or business persons intending to visit the countries where the language is spoken.Truth be told, however, Polish can be intimidating at first with its unique orthography and pronunciation. The first unit of Teach Yourself Polish will definitely be a challenge unless you've had some Polish before. But, if you're patient, what seems insurmountable at first will eventually become second nature.The grammar notes are excellent, introducing points in a logical and consistent fashion. Certain points are introduced early and developed more thoroughly later. However, it is sometimes difficult to locate a point that was covered early in the text without thumbing page-by-page through the book since it contains NO index. If you order this book, you should try to obtain the version containing cassettes. Though they are fairly Spartan (presenting, as it were, only half the dialogues covered in the text), they are helpful for pronunciation and intonation.By the way, this book contains twenty units, not eighteen, as the editorial review indicates.

easy-to-read modern book on Polish for beginners

This book is clearly written, and easy to understand. Instead of overwhelming you with huge amounts of grammar to MEMORIZE, it takes a more conversational approach, and explains cases and conjugations as they come up. The chapters are short enough and varying. If you haven't already noticed, there are few decent books on Polish. This is a beginner course, but I am pleased with it so far.