POLSKI JEST COOL - THE INNOVATIVE COURSE FOR TEACHING POLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

NOW AVAILABLE IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!

POLSKI JEST COOL offers a comprehensive, full course of Polish as a foreign language on beginners and elementary level (A1 and A2).

Polski jest cool is available both in printed and interactive editions.

Both editions are available in the USA - shop online for your book!

Polski jest cool A1 part I. Student's Book and Workbook

New Edition 2023

ISBN 9788394777906

NEW!

The first part of the series for learning Polish as a foreign language at the A1 level for teenagers and adults

In the new edition of Polski jest cool, the material at the A1 level has been divided into two parts, and the textbook is combined in one volume with a workbook. This undoubtedly facilitates the work for both the teacher and for the students using the book.

Inside Polski jest cool A1 Part I Student's Book and Workbook there are 12 chapters, there is a workbook with the key and, additionally, lessons for special occasions: "Christmas", an introductory lesson and grammar tables. Recordings for the textbook are available online in the popular MP3 format.

Polski jest cool A1 part II. Student's Book and Workbook

New Edition 2023

ISBN 9788394777982

New!

The second part of the series for learning Polish as a foreign language at the A1 level for teenagers and adults.

In the new edition of Polski jest cool, the material at the A1 level has been divided into two parts, and the student's book is combined in one volume with a workbook, which definitely makes it easier for both the teachers and the students to use the book.

Polski jest cool A1 part II Student's book and Workbook, which is the second part of the course at the A1 level, contains 12 lesson units, which consist of several subchapters, a dedicated lesson for Easter, a workbook with the key, grammar tables considering the material from both parts and MP3 recordings available online. The textbook also includes the second part of the Polish phonetics course with recordings.

Polski jest cool A2 part I. Student's Book and Workbook

ISBN 9788394777975

The first part of the series for learning Polish as a foreign language at the A2 level for teenagers and adults

In the textbook for learning Polish as a foreign language Polski jest cool A2 Part I there is a full course of Polish for foreigners at the A2 level. The textbook consists of a student's book, a workbook and extremely useful grammar tables. Recordings in the form of MP3 audio files can be downloaded to any medium convenient. Both the student's book and the workbook Polski jest cool A2 Part I are divided into 10 lessons, each of which contains 4 subchapters.

Polski jest cool A2 part I is an excellent proposition for people who in the future will want to take a certificate exam in Polish as a foreign language at the A2 level - the content of the course meets the exam requirements, and the textbook contains tasks modelled on exam tasks.

The textbook is recommended by Stowarzyszenie „Bristol” Polskich i Zagranicznych Nauczycieli Kultury Polskiej i Języka Polskiego jako Obcego.

Polski jest cool A2 part II. Student's Book and Workbook

ISBN 9788394777999

The second part of the series for learning Polish as a foreign language at the A2 level for teenagers and adults.

Polski jest cool A2 Part II is a textbook for people continuing to learn Polish as a foreign language at the A2 level, particularly those who have completed the first part of the course. In one volume there is a student's book, a workbook and extremely useful grammar tables, considering the material from both parts. Recordings in the form of sound files are available on the website. The workbook Polski jest cool A2 Part II consists of 10 lessons usually divided into four subchapters.

The Polski jest cool A2 Part II course is an excellent work tool for tutors of Polish as a foreign or second language teaching in various institutions in the country and abroad, as well as glottodidactics students and future teachers.

The textbook is recommended by Stowarzyszenie „Bristol” Polskich i Zagranicznych Nauczycieli Kultury Polskiej i Języka Polskiego jako Obcego.

Polski jest cool A1. Student's Book

Edition 2017

ISBN 9788394777913

Out of stock, no purchase available.

We recommend the new edition of the course, in which the textbook is combined in one volume with a workbook - Polski jest cool A1 part I. Student's Book and Workbook and Polski jest cool A1 part II. Student's Book and Workbook.

In the student's book, there are 24 chapters plus two extra lessons for special occasions: "Christmas" and "Easter", as well as an introductory lesson and grammar tables. The student's book, together with the workbook and two books for the teacher - a methodological guide and a set of materials for copying Games and Activities. Materials for copying is a complete, one-year Polish language course for foreigners.

Materials for learning Polish as a foreign language included in the student's book Polski jest cool A1 are authentic texts, interesting audio recordings, a professional pronunciation course and consistently introduced language structures and grammar rules.

Polski jest cool A1. Workbook

Edition 2017

ISBN 9788394777920

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In the workbook, there are tasks to consolidate the language material contained in the Polski jest cool textbook at A1 level (edition 2017).

With Polski jest cool A1 Workbook, students quickly learn to construct simple and complex sentences correctly, master the key vocabulary, important phrases in Polish and the basic rules of Polish grammar, and quickly start communicating freely in Polish!

Polski jest cool A1. Workbook is intended for foreigners learning Polish as supplementary material to the textbook. By purchasing the workbook, students receive a rich resource of activities for independent work, while teachers gain a prepared base of additional exercises to consolidate the lessons from the textbook, ideally suited to the grammatical and lexical content of the course.

Polski jest cool A1. Teacher's Book

ISBN 9788394777937

In Polski jest cool A1. Teacher's Guide there are detailed instructions for games and activities included in the teacher's book - Games and Activities. Photocopiable materials, practical tips for conducting individual lessons, the key to Polski jest cool A1/part I and A1/part II, transcription of recordings of all dialogues and texts included in the Student's Books, additional iconographic materials (drawings and comics) and tests for A1 level to be written after each lesson unit.

The guide can be used by experienced teachers who want to develop, diversify or modernise their skills, as well as future teachers who plan to start or are starting their adventure with teaching Polish as a foreign language. Beginner teachers who use Polski jest cool A1 receive methodological support, which is extremely helpful at this stage of work with foreigners learning Polish from scratch. The Teacher's Guide may be helpful in working with students starting to learn Polish as a foreign language, participating in both group courses and learning individually.

Polski jest cool A1. Games and Activities (photocopiable)

ISBN 9788394777944

Polski jest cool A1. Games and activities. Photocopiable materials contains suggestions for language games and activities to improve learning Polish as a foreign language at the elementary level. The book is one of the parts of the series for teaching Polish for foreigners Polski jest cool A1 and contains original ideas for activities for learning Polish for people who start learning this language.

The materials prepared by the authors of Polski jest cool have the form of ready-to-copy and cut-out cards with grammar, lexical and communication games and activities.

Polski jest cool A1. Games and activities is intended for teachers of Polish as a foreign language who work in Polish and foreign schools and educational institutions. This is an excellent opportunity to develop and improve the workshop for experienced teachers of Polish as a foreign language. Beginner teachers who are just starting their adventure with learning Polish to foreigners, as well as the students of postgraduate studies, those doing their specialisations and taking improvement courses in the field of glottodidactics will find specific methodological support and receive modern work tools at the A1 level in the book.

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REVIEWS

Polski jest COOL is a complete in its design, comprehensive attempt to create a coursebook intended for the threshold level of teaching Polish as a foreign language. Its Authors take a creative and professional approach to the configuration of the lexical and grammatical material taught in the book, maintaining the rigour and the gradation ensuing from methodological recommendations. The material is composed in a modern manner which allows to use it both during classes and when learning independently. It was made possible thanks to the Authors’ great self-imposed rigour. Subsequent units, words, grammatical problems and sentence constructions consistently result from the preceding ones. Moreover, the book follows the spiral method of introducing and learning vocabulary, which is an indispensable technique at this level of language proficiency. In comparison with the leading publications in the same field, it can be seen as a very good project. I recommend Ewa Piotrowska-Rola and Marzena Porębska’s coursebook Polski jest COOL with all my willingness and a sense of responsibility.

prof. dr hab. Piotr Garncarek

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I would like to recommend a new coursebook intended for elementary groups which was written in the School of Polish Language and Culture at the Catholic University of Lublin (Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski, KUL) – hence, at least partially, the name Polski jest COOL. The authors of the publication, Ewa Piotrowska-Rola and Marzena Porębska, wanted to convince their students that the Polish language, from the very first lesson, can be above all a communication tool anyone can handle. […] The authors managed to maintain the balance between grammatical and communicative progress – each new structure is immediately used in a specific situation in which students may find themselves in everyday life. Repeating the same material multiple times, but in a different exercise each time, causes each topic to be consolidated during classes, while the pupil gains the so needed courage to speak as well as fluency. This process is assisted by numerous illustrations, photos and diagrams. Another advantage of the book is the fact that it works well in groups which have had no contact with Polish so far and who find this language quite exotic, especially in its phonic layer. The book is also worth recommending for teachers preparing their groups for language certificate exams.

Maria Łaszkiewicz, Catholic University of Lublin

 

Two things mark this book out – it is easy to understand everything from the very beginning thanks to illustrations and photos, and you don’t have to learn grammar or other boring things. New knowledge seems to enter my head without any effort! The exercises make you repeat the same constructions in different ways and you don’t even know how it’s possible that you speak Polish right from the first lesson!

Jose Alberto Álvarez Moran. Spain

I am a doctoral student at the Catholic University of Lublin. When I first came to Poland, I was greeted by a veeeeery difficult language. But the Polski jest COOL coursebook, with its very simple structure and appealing contents, allowed me to understand and speak Polish in a very short time. Interesting texts and the connected illustrations help to memorise new words faster. Grammar is presented in a systematic and logical manner.

Assel Baieli, Kazakhstan

Polski jest COOL is a real treasure! Thanks to this book, I had the courage to begin with repeating A, B, C… and then I was able to sail into the depth of the Polish language. This is why I owe its authors so much and I recommend it to all those who are learning Polish.

sister Anafrida Biro, Tanzania

Numerous reading materials, practical exercises and examples of useful dialogues imitating everyday situations in a natural and practical context included in the book present the rules of Polish grammar. In an extremely short time, they prepare the student to speak, read and write in Polish. The material is very well organised, richly illustrated and manages to draw students’ attention.

Larry Wlazlo, USA

Ewa Piotrowska-Rola

A graduate in Polish philology of the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, where she also completed a course in language education. She studied journalism in the College of Social Communication and Journalism KUL. Her adventure with teaching Polish to foreigners began when she was still a student and started working in the Summer School of Polish Language and Culture KUL. She gained experience in applying modern methods of teaching Polish in the Institute of Polish for Foreigners in Warsaw. She also cooperated with the School of Polish Language and Culture KUL. She has taught individual, group and business courses, as well as Erasmus language courses at all proficiency levels. She is especially fond of students who are only beginning to learn Polish.

Marzena Porębska

She graduated in Polish philology from Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin and completed postgraduate studies in didactic measurement and evaluation. Since 2008, she has been working for the School of Polish Language and Culture KUL, where she teaches different types of classes at all proficiency levels, semester and summer courses, Erasmus language courses, as well as preparatory courses for future students of Polish universities as a part of The English Perfect International Curricula (EPIC) programme. She participates in the work of the Task Authors and Examiners Unit at the State Commission for the Certification of Proficiency in Polish as a Foreign Language. She is a member of the "Bristol” Association of Polish and Foreign Teachers of Polish Culture and Polish as a Second Language. She specialises in teaching groups at the elementary level. Her professional interests centre around the problems of the methodology of Polish as a foreign language, and especially the communication method, kinaesthetic learning and using games in Polish as a foreign language classes.

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