Intermediate Polish: Language and Culture (Prior to 2019 taught as SLAVIC 208-1) (208-1-1)
Instructors
Michal Janusz Wilczewski
1880 Campus Drive
Meeting Info
Kresge 3364 Slavic Seminar Rm: Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs 2:00PM - 2:50PM
Overview of class
Intermediate Polish is the first part in a three-quarter sequence designed to continue working on the Polish language and contemporary Polish culture. In this course, students will continue to develop the skills of speaking, listening, writing, and reading through a variety of communicative and content-based activities. Emphasis will be placed on practical communication so that students should be able to function in a variety of authentic situations at an intermediate level by the end of the year. As a complement to the linguistic side of the course, students will gain a greater familiarity with Polish history and culture through varied means, including readings of literary works, articles from contemporary Polish newspapers, and movies.
Learning Objectives
Students will continue to study Polish and develop intermediate level proficiency.
Class Materials (Required)
Małgorzata Małolepsza and Aneta Szymkiewicz, Hurra!!! Po Polsku 1 (textbook and workbook, 2 CDs), Prolog, 2020
ISBN for the textbook: 978-8360229385
ISBN for the workbook: 978-8360229392