Polish language courses in Newcastle

Here we go again! We are starting a brand new academic year when you will have a chance to begin your journey with the Polish language. Whether you are a complete beginner or can already speak some Polish, we have a course for you. The Language Centre in Newcastle is offering  Polish courses on three levels this year:

Polish beginners – level 1	POL11801	DK	Thursday 4th October	17:45-19:15		enrol here
Polish elementary – level 2	POL11802	DK	Wednesday 3rd October	17:45-19:25		enrol here
Polish lower intermediate – level 3	POL11803	DK	Monday 1st October	17:45-19:25		enrol here

If you are not sure which level you should enrol on, have a look at the level descriptors:

http://tlcnewcastle.co.uk/courses/foreign/

Party time!

The Language Centre is celebrating its 5th birthday!

For the last 5 years Polish language courses in Newcastle have been running as part of The Language Centre. To celebrate the success of this independent language school, we are throwing a party! We will have free language taster sessions, including a Polish language session at 1pm, free international buffet, dance workshops, music and much more. We’ll have a charity raffle too!

Saturday 8th September at Commercial Union House, 39 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6QE.

Don’t miss out!

Women of Mafia: Patryk Vega’s film in British cinemas

In 2 weeks time another Polish film, ‘Women of Mafia’ by Patryk Vega, is going to be screened in British cinemas. The film tells the story of an undercover policewoman gaining access to Mokotow Group Mafia. Apparently, the script is co-written by gangsters from Warsaw. Knowing the previous films of Mr Vega, the story will no doubt be violent, hyper-real and will touch upon serious social issues of contemporary Polish reality in a slightly grotesque way.

Is your local cinema screening it? Have a look:

http://mobi.odeon.co.uk/films/kobiety_mafii_sfl_subtitled_foreign_language/17718/

POLISH LANGUAGE COURSE

Get ready for your holidays in Poland!

Learn Polish with me!

In only 10 lessons you’ll get to know a bit of the language . You won’t be fluent, but it will make your holidays more enjoyable  and the locals will certainly appreciate your efforts! If you want to become fluent one day, you can join us for an entire year of Polish language learning.

Lessons will take place on Wednesdays at 5.45pm and last for one and a half hours. We are starting on 18^th October.

What are we going to learn on the Polish Beginners course?

• Food, drinks, culture
• Meeting people, local customs
• Finding your way around town
• Money matters and shopping
• When things go wrong (doctor, police…)

We also offer courses for those of you who have already started their adventure with Polish language:

Elementary Polish – if you already had few lesson and can get by in Polish

Advanced Polish – if you understand lots of spoken and written Polish and you’d like to deepen your knowledge

How to enroll? Go to The Language Centre (www.tlcnewcastle.co.uk) for more details. You can get in touch by email or just pop in and ask for more details:

General Office is located at 6 Old Eldon Square (3rd floor), Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 7JG Tel: 0191 447 4770, Email: info@tlcnewcastle.co.uk, Office Hours: Monday – Friday: 10:00-16:00.

If you’re not sure what your level is and you don’t know which class should you join, get in touch We’ll be able to help!

Hope to see you there!

Let’s watch a Polish film

I put together the list of Polish films that are, in my opinion, worth watching. The first list consists of titles that I know. They shouldn’t disappoint. The second list has been recommended to me. I’m attaching the IMDB ranking with the summary of the plot, so you can make your own decision.

Plakat z filmu ’33 sceny z życia’ Małgorzaty Szumowskiej

There is definitely more…

Enjoy!

PS: The ones with * I have shown at the Made in Poland festival.

33 sceny z życia – 33 scenes from life

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1263736/

*Plac Zbawiciela – Saviour Square
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0488027/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Pokłosie – Aftermath
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2209300/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
http://www.filmweb.pl/film/Pok%C5%82osie-2012-624892

Pręgi – The Welts

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0426173/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

*Boisko bezdomnych – The offsiders
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1283473/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Dom zły – The Dark House
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1485698/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

*Sztuczki – Tricks
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1094278/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Wszystko będzie dobrze – All will be well
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1118084/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Chrzest
Essential Killing
Generał Nil
Handlarz cudów
Hania
Ile waży koń trojański
Jasne, błekitne okna
Jestem
Joanna
komornik
Korowód
Lejdis
Mała Moskwa
Matka Teresa od kotów
Mniejsze zło
Mój Nikifor
Nie kłam kochanie
Parę osób, mały czas
Persona non grata
Popiełuszko
Pora umierać
Pręgi
Rewers
Rezerwat
Różyczka
Skazany na blusa
Świadek koronny
Tatarak
Testosteron
Ubu król
Wenecja
Wesele
Wszystko będzie dobrze
Wszystko co kocham

Great success of our Polish language student from Newcastle

Congratulations to our student from The Language Centre in Newcastle, Francis O’Doherty, for winning one of the prizes in the competition of ‘Glossa’ Polish Language School in Krakow.

Francis wrote about his experiences with Poland, Polish people and Polish language. It’s very funny to read and I recommend it to everyone who wants to know why people might be interested in learning meanders of Polish grammar and words that are sometimes impossible to pronounce. It might motivate you to try to stick to it once you know few words.

http://kursyjezykapolskiego.pl/laureaci-konkursu-jezyka-polskiego-ja-a-polska

Gratulacje, Francis!

Easy Polish! Great short videos with subtitles

One of my lovely students Judy found a really good source of videos about Polish issues. I like the fact that they all have translations on the screen both in English and in Polish, so you can follow every single word.

Judy wrote:

Nie wiem, czy już znasz tę stronę:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA5UIoabheFN7GIhcfUGQT2S5_U5sWnhK

Ma ciekawe nagrania (videos) 5- albo 6-minutowe po polsku z napisami po polsku i po angielsku.

Enjoy!

Win a Polish language course in Krakow, textbooks, private lessons, films, access to online resources or textbooks to learn Polish

Krakow fot. Mark Savage

 

The Language School Glossa in Krakow is organising a competition in which you can win a Polish language course in Krakow, textbooks, private lessons, films, access to great online resources or textbooks to learn Polish. Every year someone form our Language Centre in Newcastle wins something. Once we even had a first prize winner!

What do you have to do? It’s easy. You have to write about your experiences, impressions, memories, relationships or just what Poland means to you. It can be done either in Polish or in English. The work must not exceed 9000 characters (including spaces) and the entries should be sent in by 31.03.2017.

More details you can find here:
http://polish-courses.com/poland-and-me-competition

I hope I find your name amongst the winners!

Write a Christmas card in Polish

In Poland we don’t give each other Christmas cards. Instead we send them to those who we won’t see over the Christmas season. It’s an old Polish tradition and it’s high time for you to get writing so everybody receives their card before Christmas time.

You can start your wishes with Życzę Ci (I wish you) or Życzymy Wam (we wish you (you is plural)). All of the wishes need to be written in the genitive case as the verb ‘życzyć’ takes the genitive case. They can also be finished with the verb życzy, followed by your name or życzą, if there is more than one person signed.

 

Wesołych Świąt Bożego Narodzenia – Merry Christmas

(Boże Narodzenie – literally Birth of God)

Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku – Happy New Year

 

You can add few other phrases that will make your card more special:

Białych Świąt – white Christmas

Magicznej atmosfery przy świątecznym stole – magical atmosphere at the Christmas table

Miłych spotkań z rodziną i przyjaciółmi – nice get-togethers with family and friends

Dużo radości i miłości – lots of joy and love

Żeby Gwiazdka* przyniosła wymarzone prezenty – so the Little Star* brings you the presents you dreamt about

 

In various places of Poland they are different ‘people’ who bring presents:

Gwiazdka – Little Star (Kujawy),

Gwiazdor –Starman (North East of Poland),

Dziadek Mróz – Frostman (East of Poland),

Aniołek – Little Angel (Małopolska district),

Święty Mikołaj – Santa Clause (Warsaw),

Dzieciątko – Baby Jesus (Silesia district).

 

I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas

Danka Kudlacik

Your Chance to Learn Polish

Probably the best Polish language course in Newcastle!

Kraków’s Main Square, fot. Mark Savage

If you are interested in learning to speak Polish, why not enroll on a Polish language course at The Language Centre where you will be taught by a qualified Polish language teacher. Me! The Centre is based at 6 Old Eldon Square and the refresher courses are about to start (Monday 12th September – Post Beginners, Thursday 15th September – Polish Intermediate).

Polish Beginners – Level 1

This course is designed for beginners with no previous knowledge of the language. It will cover the basics of speaking, listening, reading and writing as well as some cultural aspects. You will gain confidence in the language and be able to have a simple conversation in Polish. You will learn to understand and use familiar expressions, as well as useful phrases.

Dates: From 17th October 2016, Mondays, 5.45pm

Place: 6 Old Eldon Square, Newcastle upon Tyne

Polish Elementary – Level 2

This course is for anybody who is familiar with basic vocabulary and grammar (ie. knows about verb conjugation and noun endings). You will build on familiar phrases and conversation.

Dates: From 19th October 2016, Wednesdays, 5.45pm

Place: 6 Old Eldon Square, Newcastle upon Tyne

Polish Intermediate – Level 3+

This course is for anybody who has been learning Polish for at least 3 years and can understand written and spoken Polish at a satisfying level. During the course you will be engaged in debates, discussions, asked to do presentations and be able to express an opinion about current issues.

Dates: From 20th October 2016, Thursdays, 6.15pm

Place: 6 Old Eldon Square, Newcastle upon Tyne

 

Enrolments: http://www.tlcnewcastle.co.uk

Everybody welcome!