Polish language schools in Krakow

Sajmon	Feb 12, 08, 14:27 #1
Hi there. I'm planning to attend an intensive Polish language course over the summer in Krakow, but I'm having difficulty deciding between them. Has anyone been to any of them, or have any recommendations to make on which'd be the best? I plan to spend 6 weeks learning so I obviously want to make sure I end up with a decent school. I'm about an A2/B1 in proficiency. Thanks a lot :).

polishgirltx	Edited by: Moderator Feb 12, 08, 14:37 #2
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ozdanThreads: 11 Posts: 70 Joined: Jan 18, 08 ♂	Jun 12, 09, 19:38 #3
I'm also looking for feedback on any courses people have done to learn polish in Krakow. Any tips or advice would be welcome.

Sarah767	Jun 13, 09, 00:35 #4
Im going to be taking the B course. Hope to see you there!

Guest	Jun 14, 09, 20:32 #5
I did a 2-week course at the PROLOG language school in Krakow. I thought the teaching was excellent and they also arrange a very interesting cultural programme for you polishcourses.com

ozdanThreads: 11 Posts: 70 Joined: Jan 18, 08 ♂	Jun 14, 09, 23:31 #6
how about one on one private lessons with a local student or something? is this a potential efficient and cost effective way of learning the language? anyone with such experiences?

plgThreads: 25 Posts: 316 Joined: Jul 9, 06 ♂	Jun 18, 09, 12:16 #7
Has anyone been to kraków and actually went to school to learn Polish. Whether it be for a long period or a short period. And can they recommend the place. The websites on this page look quite good-cheers

dxxThreads: 17 Posts: 118 Joined: Jul 22, 08 ♂	Jul 2, 09, 11:02 #8
I heard Glossa was rather good in Krakow, www.glossa.pl

latniuq

Aug 5, 09, 23:30 #9

I have stayed two weeks with Glossa in 2008 (summer course).
I cannot compare with other schools so far. I would say that most teachers were dedicated and very qualified. The lessons were not boring. You will have homework every day, and possibly a test every Friday. There are generally not many students in higher levels, which can be a good thing or not.
The extracurricular activities are not as exciting as the website implies, the atmosphere will mostly depend on you and your fellow students.

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Aug 13, 09, 18:16 #10

Glossa 's fees for mini group lessons were high , I thought.

950 PLN for 1 week/15 hours in a group + 150PLN ( registration fees, whatever it covers?)
1140 PLN.
I also found all the language schools I looked at charging too much for group lessons ( exept Prolog but they will only do 2 weeks in a row)
If one studys English in England , French in France, German in Germany it is quite cheap and there is a huge competition among schools but in Krakow,it seems different.
Am I wrong?

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Oct 2, 09, 17:35 #11

finally according to my own experience:The very best School in my opinion to learn Polish fast and in a very fun and professionnal way is the School PROLOG Polish for foreigners located on Bronowicka 37 and easy to reach by with the Tram.

http://www.prolog.edu.pl/kontakt

Look for the mini group lessons, amazing quality and teaching tools.( the focuss is on communication and oral expression which is great)

Be careful , pay directly at the school Prolog Bronowicka 37 and not a another place located on 58 /5 Bronowicka.
There is some weird company there which advertises over the Internet ( polishcourse .org) which has nothing to do with PROLOG but is located on Bronowicka 58/5 and they will register you for Prolog but will get a commission from what I understood.

I attended Polish lessons at Prolog and was really impressed and happy , teachers are great( MAREK, ISA I don't know how many languages these teachers speak but at least 4), activities are very good too , the Language training is highly professiobnal because the school has published its own method ( Hurra Po Polsku).
Their fees are very reasonable and if you pick up the mini group( 4 or 5 students , you ll have role plays in Polish, hysterical.( we were a mix crowd of English, German, Swiss ,French, Japanese,)
Polish language is really hard, the only way to learn it is in a fun way otherwise it is easy to give up so when after a weak you manage to communicate it is extremely appreciated!
For one to one if you can afford it or if your company sponsors your Language training get a private experienced teacher from the school or if you can't attend the group lessons and prefer a one to one just put an ad on Gumtree or on PL here to look for an experienced teacher ( not some students because Polish Grammar really needs to be explained in aprofessional way)

mcclellc	Feb 8, 10, 15:19 #12
Does anyone have more information on this topic? I 'm thinking about taking a two-week class this spring (2010), probably at Prolog.

omenasose	Sep 22, 10, 22:58 #13
I am studying at Glossa right now and can recommend it, absolutely.

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Edited by: szveronika Aug 20, 11, 18:25 #14

I was attending the PROLOG 2 weeks intensive course in this August. I'm very satisfied. (I was also on a course 4 years ago in Lublin so I can compare). First we had a test which was a 100 questions test. In the group we were 8 (our group was the biggest) and all of them were on the same level. The course was very intensive, lessons from 9-14. I also had individual lessons in the afternoon.
I learned a lot, we spoke all the time in Polish, it was great. Lot of the students were here not the first time. For one of them it was the 6th time.
I recommend them.

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Mar 1, 12, 16:38 #15

szveronika

Hi There, I saw your post and really struggling with chooing the right Polish language school. Would you still reccomend Prolog? How were the accomodations? Were the facilities ok? Did you like the location? I see that there was another post for a school called "PolishCourses" which I think is a competitor of Prolog and I feel like whoever posted that maybe worked for Prolog to say not so great things about the "PolishCourses" school. So I am torn. Both of these schools are in the same price point so trying to decide which one is best. Any comments would be helpful.

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Mar 9, 12, 09:10 #16

I recommend PROLOG because I had an excellent experience with the quality of teaching, they created the course praised by the European Union called Hurra1, Hurra 2, Hurra 3 etc.
I liked the teachers a lot, i had Marek and Isa. The lessons were dynamic ,fun and interesting. I had mini group lessons and learned a lot.

The best is to contact them directly on Bronowicka 37 ul ( students arrive by tram) and pay your course to PROLOG or through the PROLOG website and not to Polishcourses which is just an agent getting a commission on any school registration.

I did not use the accommodation offer( it should be ok, there was a German lady in my small group who said she was happy with the accommodation but it is quite cheap so i am not sure if it is that great) but i joined one of their free excursions in the afternoon ,it was very good (Nowa Huta with a registered guide /English tour)

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Edited by: GabiDaHun Mar 9, 12, 14:08 #17

omenasose:

I am studying at Glossa right now and can recommend it, absolutely.

Looked at the prices here. Ridiculously expensive, regardless of whether the teachers are good or not.

When will the language schools realise that just because we're from "the west" it does not automatically make us all gazillionaries, with our pockets bursting at the seams?

The English language school which I used to work at had a per hour rate at £6.50 to learn English per hour IN LONDON. and a £20 registration fee

The Glossa prices are (for a class of 8) 2180zl for 60 hours , which works out at 36zl per hour, or £7 per hour to learn Polish in Poland. They also have a 50E registration fee.

Polish language schools charge roughly 19zl per hour in Krakow to learn English, or £4 per hour to learn English in Poland.

Students wanting to study Polish here should bare in mind that Polish is NOT a foreign language in Poland, and that earnings here are one third of what they are in the UK, and that in affect all of these language schools are ripping us off. Time to say no!

Polish schools need to realise that they don't just cater for "rich foreigners"... most of their students wanting to learn Polish actually live and work in Poland and earn Polish wages. Their classes need to be priced accordingly.

Language schools like Accent, Glossa, Prolog which teach Polish to Foreigners are ripping us off and deluded. What a joke! A well priced Polish school would find themselves making a ton of cash, from all of us English speakers who are not rolling in it and need to learn Polish to survive here.

LwowskaKrakowThreads: 49 Posts: 504 Joined: Mar 9, 07 MEMBER ♀	Mar 9, 12, 20:52 #18
GabiDaHun I totally agree but what can we do ? the Polish Course at Jagellonski university is even more expensive and it has zero interraction and purely focussed on Grammar and taught like Latin a dead language.

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Edited by: GabiDaHun Mar 9, 12, 22:04 #19

LwowskaKrakow:

I totally agree but what can we do ? the Polish Course at Jagellonski university is even more expensive and it has zero interraction and purely focussed on Grammar and taught like Latin a dead language.

I have some friends studying medicine in Krakow. They say the course provided isn't great, but if you're studying there the lessons are supplementary to your course and you don't have to pay for them.

What can we do? Boycott them, I suppose, until the schools realise they are missing a trick. I met a guy who's "teaching" me Polish, in exchange for English conversation. He's an English teacher himself, so he knows how to teach. I'd love to be able to learn Polish properly for reasonable rates, I just happen not to be a millionaire (like most westerners my age..... LOL!) so can't afford it.

tanamera

Mar 27, 12, 15:37 #20

Polish in exchange of English.

Hi, I'm looking for English native speaker, who would like to learn polish in exchange of english lessons.
As you see my english is fare to be perfect but I'm strong motivated.
I have no expirence as polish teacher, but have a lot of mateirals for polish teaching and can answer quick for co-student needs.
I live in Kraków.
Lessons can take place in my home, which is close to Ruczaj. Or if you need, somewhere else in Ruczaj area.

If you are intrested please e-mail me aneta.aki(a)gmail.com

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May 20, 12, 20:28 #21

LwowskaKrakow:

I recommend PROLOG because I had an excellent experience with the quality of teaching, they created the course praised by the European Union called Hurra1, Hurra 2, Hurra 3 etc.I liked the teachers a lot, i had Marek and Isa. The lessons were dynamic ,fun and interesting. I had mini group lessons and learned a lot.

Is Prolog a big school? Are there are lot of students attending at any one time? If you don't go with friends would it be a problem?

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