Academia Polonica , Warsaw, Poland

Executive Group Programme is to satisfy the demand for business Polish to promote active use of Polish in the office and socially. The course content is structured to ease the executive into life in Poland and to integrate them with Polish colleagues.

It will prepare you to enter the Polish university. It focuses on developing your conversation, writing and comprehension skills. The course includes the study of various texts, including newspapers and literature from your discipline, improvement of writing skills and development of powers of discussion. Speaking Polish enables you to feel at home in the academic environment, participate in a students life, make friends and get benefits of the experience of living in a foreign environment. Last but not least – knowing the Polish language and lifestyle gives you a privileged position in a job market and can influence your future career.

The programme is designed for the Diplomatic Service. Depending on the level of the participant, the program introduces beginners to the Polish language used in everyday life and relevant curtesy situations, also contains polite expressions useful in the relevant official situation. For more advanced participants, the focus is on developing conversation skills, particularly for official contacts, presentations and taking part in press conferences.

The programme includes knowledge of Polish history, culture, customs, tradition, politics, media, and the economy.

Designed for the academics who do research about Poland or are involved in a project in collaboration with Polish institutions. The program focuses on developing the power of discussion, presentation and on the comprehension. You can choose the specialised text to read and discuss together with your tutor. If you are advanced in Polish, you can develop your writing skills, especially in the academic style.

This programme focuses on using Polish in a relevant business context, for example, everyday contact with your Polish associates and clients, as well as in official situations like delivering a presentation, running negotiation, participating in meetings, conferences and events. By learning Polish together with cultural code, you could become a valued member of your staff. Understanding cultural differences, you will be able to avoid confusions and frustrations and build good relationships with your employees, colleagues and business partners. It can be crucial to your success.

Individually designed programme to meet your needs. It will contain a particular vocabulary for your discipline, specialised texts to be read and discussed. The focus is on understanding the documents, being able to talk about it and present one’s opinion. The course prepares you to be able to write official papers (like reports, projects, proposals, presentations), follow discussions, run meetings, write a speech, talk in public, read the correspondence and answer it.