CE3941: Polish For Beginners Stage A
| School | Continuing and Professional Education |
| Department Code | LEARN |
| Module Code | CE3941 |
| External Subject Code | R712 |
| Number of Credits | 20 |
| Level | L4 |
| Language of Delivery | English |
| Module Leader | Mrs Grazyna Blochowiak |
| Semester | Double Semester |
| Academic Year | 2013/4 |
Outline Description of Module
This course is aimed at students who have no knowledge of Polish who wish learn basic communication skills in order to get by in Poland.
This module aims to provide students with a grounding in the basic grammatical structures of Polish in order to communicate at a basic level in essential social and survival situations in Poland. Students will learn basic grammatical structures and characters to be applied in four skills: reading, writing, speaking and listening.
On completion of the module a student should be able to
Knowledge and Understanding
demonstrate their ability to recognise familiar words and very basic phrases by taking part in role plays and similar learning tasks.
demonstrate their ability to understand the gist and extract information of basic texts by adequately completing listening tasks.
show their ability to use basic phrases and sentences by talking about themselves, their family and everyday life.
demonstrate a knowledge of basic grammatical structures, phrases and characters by completing written tasks.
Intellectual Skills
integrate information provided in taught sessions and private study
Discipline Specific (including practical) Skills:
demonstrate their ability to understand simple instructions and respond appropriately in everyday situations
demonstrate their ability to communicate in spoken and written form using limited vocabulary and formulaic expressions
collect information from short texts in the target language
Skills that will be practised and developed
To be responsive to the discipline of working with others as part of a group.
To understand and reflect upon different cultures and societies.
How the module will be assessed
Coursework (40%)four pieces of text production to test written skills.
Written class test (20%) to test students ability of understanding basic texts and produce basic written language
Oral continuous assessment (20%)to test students ability to produce basic oral dialogues in Polish
Aural class test (20%)to test students basic understanding of familiar day to day life
Assessment Breakdown
| Type | % | Title | Duration(hrs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written Assessment | 100 | Coursework | N/A |
Syllabus content
Grammar:
Sounds/Spelling/Pronunciation
Sound changes
Genders (feminine/masculine/neuter)
Personal pronouns
Uses of the cases (basic)
Present Tense/Imperative
Numerals
Adjectives
Adverbs
Topics:
Basic communication: Introductions ‘hello’ ‘good day’
Nationalities
Buildings, place in town, directions
Rooms, inside buildings
Weather and seasons
Colors
Age, appearance
Home and family
Food and drink
Day, week, time periods, dates
Shopping
Work and spare time
PolishTownsand Cities
Essential Reading and Resource List
Wybor tekstow do nauki jezyka polskiego dlacudzoziemcow", Halina Olaczek
"A grammar of Contemporary Polish" Oscar E. Swan