The course also covers cultural preparation for studying and life in Poland. The many lectures, workshops and activities outside the school will help you start to feel at home in Poland.
INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF POLAND
- The Piast Dynasty
- The Jagiellonian Dynasty
- The elected kings period
- The period of the partitions
- The XX century
- Life in PRL (People’s Republic of Poland)
FILM
- Classics of Polish cinema
- Contemporary Polish cinema
- Prominent directors of Polish cinema
- Andrzej Wajda and his films
- The world of the films of Kieslowski
LITERATURE
- From the renaissance to the present day – the most important Polish authors
- Wisława Szymborska – poetry as a response to life
- Zbigniew Herbert – a record of the moment and time travel
- The works of Czesława Miłosza
- Sławomir Mrożek or the world of the absurd
- The master of reportage – Ryszard Kapuściński
- Selected works of contemporary literature
POLISH LEGENDS
- Legends associated with the creation of the Polish state
- Warsaw legends
- Cracow legends
- Poznan legends
- Torun legends
POLISH NOBEL LAUREATES
FAMOUS PLACES
WORKSHOPS
- Phonetic workshops - rhymes, poems and more...
- Grammar for fun!
- Spelling doesn't have to be scary!
- Lexical workshops (*)
- Press club - read the paper with your teacher!
- We sing in Polish!
- Theatre workshops
- Film workshops: watch, repeat, act
- We read Polish poetry
- Time for literature - working with a literary text
POLISH TRADITIONS
- Easter
- Christmas
- St Andrew’s day
- Cookery workshops
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
- guided tour of Cracow
- language workshops in museums
- walks around Cracow with language learning
- group outings to the pub
- outdoor games
- excursions
- bicycle tours
- cruise on the Vistula
- horse-riding with picnic
(*) choice of subjects according to current needs
