Polish Language Classes In Dublin?

senordingdong

Hi, I would like to learn to speak Polish and was wondering if anybody knows of any good Polish classes in Dublin?

spurious

Trinity College have excellent evening courses in Polish.
http://www.tcd.ie/courses/extramural/az/index.php?letter=p

The fees may be pricey, perhaps, but there is a really high standard of teaching and teachers.

con1982

I second the TCD option. I've done the beginners and lower intermediate courses, and will hopefully start intermediate in October.

I saw some language place on Camden Street in Dublin advertise cheap beginners Polish lessons.

TCD is not expensive compared to other language courses I have done in the past...Alliance Francais...

senordingdong

Seven hundred quid!?

Wow....think that might be a little bit out of my price bracket.

KenSwee

You should look at the private one on one option. They usually work out about €30-50 per hour depending on the teacher. More intensive and better value for money. Worked for me.

senordingdong

Where did you do them?

Right now I'm looking at Languagewise on Fitzwilliam street.
Has anybody used them?

KenSwee

I have the added advantage of my wife being a teacher. On going and for free but I would still recommend it.

senordingdong

Does your wife teach anyone other than you?
How would one get in touch with her?

gar32

I use "Marino College" where you get 10 weeks of 1 & half hours classes for €80. We are into it now but They start again in new year some time.

It is better then Languagewise which I have done for 10 weeks.

http://www.marinocollege.ie/evening_courses/evening_tuesday.htm

I hope it is of some help.

Under A Funeral Moon

Try Sandford Language Institute. The current term has started this week.

Here's a link: http://www.sandfordlanguages.ie/courses/Evening/Polish

senordingdong

gar32 wrote: »

I use "Marino College" where you get 10 weeks of 1 & half hours classes for €80. We are into it now but They start again in new year some time.

It is better then Languagewise which I have done for 10 weeks.

http://www.marinocollege.ie/evening_courses/evening_tuesday.htm

I hope it is of some help.

****, I would have really liked that...it's cheaper and so much closer to where I live, but alas, I've already signed up to languagewise.

dlofnep

Don't waste money on courses. Buy a basic grammar book, and try find a conversational group. You cannot learn a language without immersing yourself in it. This is the biggest problem that the majority of language courses fail to address.

spurious

That's why I like the Trinity classes. The teacher rarely speaks English, even for instructions, plus the course has as a target a recognised qualification, the B1 exam.

Horses for courses, I suppose.

senordingdong

What does horses for courses mean?

spurious

Horses for courses - Some styles of teaching suit one student, other styles suit another.

For some people, buying a book and joining a group will get them to the standard they want, others like a more formal classroom setting.

It's always a help if someone has a Polish boyfriend/girlfriend on hand for continuous correction, regardless of what type of classes they follow.

trevorku

my wife is polish too, we just married one month

WooPeeA

Congrats!

Ewelina_8

Hi All,
I am a native Polish speaker and qualified University Polish Language teacher. I have been teaching for 3 years at UCD. All levels, exam preparation, conversations. Drop me an email if you are interested in grinds.
Ewelina

NiaDublin

Hi All,
Some time has passed since this thread was open but I checked the three schools you suggested, and wrote to them. Two out of three replied, which is Marino and Languagewise. Are you still attending classes in those schools?
Can you give more information about the teacher, the programme, the type of method used and how many people are in the class on a average?

Are you subscribing next term?

Thanks,

Annamaria

Jay D

I would advise on picking up a language program out of the library and learning to "speak" like that. Courses are a total waste imo. Pilmsleur one really broke down pronunciation and everything for me, very good.

katarzyna

Hi Everyone,

You can also join Polish classes at Working English Language School in Dublin City Centrehttp://workingenglish.ie or contact Kasia on 086 8258 703.

Best of Luck

Szarik102

Polish is a challenge. It is about the same difficulty as Irish to learn from scratch.
This might help to get you started.

There is a free to download first year university Polish language course here on the University of Pittsburg website:
http://polish.slavic.pitt.edu/polish/
It includes a large grammar book!

Their dictionary resource is also very good:
http://polish.slavic.pitt.edu/polish/
Here is another good dictionary:
http://portalwiedzy.onet.pl/tlumacz.html?qs=tradition&tr=ang-auto

Google translate, though rather inaccurate can be a useful tool in checking sentence constructions.

Also, if you can find one, an old Linguaphone Polish course (1984era) is an excellent resource, though the lessons may be a bit quaint. I would suggest checking periodically on bay for one.

reverselogic

I have the following book and have found it to be quite good "Cześć, jak się masz" [I got mine from Amazon]. It has plenty of illustrations and reminds me of the French / German books from school

spurious

reverselogic wrote: »

I have the following book and have found it to be quite good "Cześć, jak się masz" [I got mine from Amazon]. It has plenty of illustrations and reminds me of the French / German books from school

That's the one we used as a basis for the first year in Trinity.
The teacher also used her own resources and bits and pieces from a book called 'Hurra!'.

patru

Working English language school in Liffey Str does Polish as well

MagliaRosa

As others said more expensive than other schools but the quality for money is excellent. Courses start next week so it is best to register as soon as you can.
http://www.tcd.ie/Russian/evening-courses/

NiaDublin

Hello, yes I also thought that the quality at Trinity college was mostalikely to be beter than in prvate schools and subscribed last Friday. Are you attending too? I'll be in the beginners class.

spurious

I did four years of the Trinity evening classes and enjoyed every minute of it.
Once you get to a reasonable standard, I highly recommend that you take the opportunity (if you can) to go on one of the Polish Government sponsored free summer school places, in Lublin, Warsaw or (sometimes) Krakow.

I'm still good friends with a number of our class.

NiaDublin

Sounds great, but I don't I'll be able to leave the work to go to a Summer School. Anyway I'll manage to practice, I'm sure
Thanks for your feedback! I hope I'll enjoy and make friends there too!

spurious

They also have a monthly Russian/Polish pub evening where you get to chat with more experienced students and extremely patient Polish people.

NiaDublin

Sounds great, maybe I'll even get a chance to practice my Russian, eheh

beazee

Not Dublin but still worth mentioning - Polish classes in Cork:

We are pleased to announce that bookings are now being taken for a Polish language course.
All nationalities welcome!
The course is aimed at introducing participants to the basics of Polish, including vocabulary and phrases that might prove handy whether you are planning a city break, business trip or meeting your in-laws in Poland!
Friendly, stress-free atmosphere and professional tuition guaranteed.

Cost is only € 85 for a 10-week course.
The classes will commence on 21st February @ 6PM.
Deposits are taken (€20) to book your place as places are limited to 12 people only.
Course will be held on Thursdays between 6-7 pm, at "Together-Razem",17 George's Quay in Cork City.

To find out more, please email: info@together-razem.org, or call:
085 169 14 02 or 086 323 11 84.

http://www.facebook.com/together.razem

NiaDublin

MagliaRosa wrote: »

As others said more expensive than other schools but the quality for money is excellent. Courses start next week so it is best to register as soon as you can.
http://www.tcd.ie/Russian/evening-courses/

Just for an update in case anybody is looking for feedback on this, I am attending n the Polish Course at TCD and I'm very glad I joined. The teacher is good and the classes are fun. I'm definitely learning

hooplah

I am thinking of doing the Polish for beginners’ course in TCD and wonder how people find it?

Is it suitable for absolute beginners?

Is there homework / assignments or what sort of number of hours would one be expected to do outside the class?

spurious

It's a few years since I did it, but yes, it's suitable for absolute beginners. We used to get homework that would take about half an hour or maybe an hour at first to do, but as we got more proficient, the time got less.
The homework is good though as it's a while between lessons otherwise.

We used the book "Czesc jak sie masz? Spotkamy sie w Polsce" which was very good. Well laid out and easy to follow. I don't know if they still use that.

NiaDublin

hooplah wrote: »

I am thinking of doing the Polish for beginners’ course in TCD and wonder how people find it?

Is it suitable for absolute beginners?

Is there homework / assignments or what sort of number of hours would one be expected to do outside the class?

I attended these classes last year and the course was for absolute beginners.
I think the number of hours you'll have to study outside the course really depend on you and how quick you are at learning. I'd say that the homework usually consisted of 4 or 5 exercises, plus of course you'll have to go through the grammar concepts and vocabulary explained during the lessons to make sure you understand/remember them. That's the minimum, then you can do more if you have spare time.
It was a good class, I really enjoyed it. The teacher was very well prepared and had a good method, I had fun. I'll rejoin again the next level this year.