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Intermediate Polish: Language and Culture (208-1-1)

Instructors

Marta Iwona Lasota

Meeting Info

Kresge Centennial Hall 3-410: Tues, Thurs 11:00AM - 12:20PM

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.

Registration Requirements

Prerequisite: Polish 108-3 or permission of instructor

Learning Objectives

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.

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