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Mary Needham
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Languages at Leicester,
School of Modern Languages,
University of Leicester,
University Road, Leicester, LE1 7RH,
UK

 

Polish

Polish is one of the most important Slavic languages of Central Europe. It is now widely used in Polish immigrant communities in the UK.

Beginners

Course Level

This is for learners with little or no prior knowledge of Polish. You will learn basic skills to enable you to make yourself understood and to find out information in everyday situations.

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Course Content

Term One: Topics covered include: greetings, introducing yourself, forms of address – colloquial and formal. Family relationships, locations, directions, names, quantities. Likes and dislikes, describing people and objects. Polish holidays and customs, shopping.

Term Two: Topics covered include: more detailed descriptions of oneself, one’s family and friends and other people, exchanging personal details; telling the time, reading timetables, making plans, arranging meetings; talking about hobbies, asking for/giving more detailed directions, describing own home, town/city; real life situations: ordering at a bar/restaurant, going out, meeting friends, more shopping at, small talk, short correspondence (emails, cards).

View our timetable for details of when classes take place. 

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Spanish Exams

The University of Leicester is now an official examination centre for the Instituto Cervantes.   DELE exams, the internationally recognised Spanish qualification of the Institute, can be taken here on 25th May 2012. 
All levels from A1 to C2 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages are offered and registration is available from 27th February to 20th April 2012
For more information visit http://diplomas.cervantes.es/es/informacion/descripcion_dele.html
or contact Nuria Escudero Pérez (nep4@le.ac.uk) or Lucía Pintado Gutiérrez (lg130@le.ac.uk)