The challenge of learning any language can be somewhat daunting at first glance. This is especially true for Eastern European languages including Polish.< ?xml:namespace prefix = o />

Polish has a special draw for many. Large Polish communities in < ?xml:namespace prefix = st1 />America such as in Chicago also provide a practical source for those wanting to connect with their ancestry. Travel is also another practical motivation for learning Polish. Poland’s membership in the European Union has strengthened the economy and creating a wave of tourists visiting Warsaw, Krakow, and other cities.

Whatever the reason, the most important thing to remember is to determine what your goals are and choose the materials that will suit your learning style as well as fit the realistic amount of time you can provide to your studies.

At more than 38 million,  the number of speakers of Polish is significantly more than other European languages and a large variety of resources have been produced for the potential Polish student.

Recommended Modern Polish Language Resources 

Pimsleur Polish 1

Learn to speak Polish at an intermediate level in just thirty easy lessons with this highly effective course. Sell it back when you’re done for $120, guaranteed.

FSI Polish Course

This course produced by the Foreign Service Institute as part of its Polish Basic Course series, provides introductory through intermediate level material. The goal of Foreign Service Institute courses is to provide the English Speaking student’s from any occupational background with practical knowledge and proficiency in their language of interest.

Talk Now Polish

Designed for beginners who want to start learning the Polish language as soon as possible. Whether on business, vacation, or perhaps meeting a foreign visitor, Talk Now! is the disc to get you started.

Vocabulary Polish

Primarily aimed to meet the requirements of children from 4-12, Vocabulary Builder Polish has proven popular with adults too! Speech recording the chance to record cartoons and play them back in your own “cinema”. Nine games of varying difficulty, with points awarded for correct answers. Over 100 words including colours, numbers, actions and simple sentences.

Talk More Polish

With Talk More, you can learn Polish the EuroTalk way using over an hour of broadcast quality video and the latest interactive techniques. Talk More is the latest series in the EuroTalk range for beginners to intermediates. It is the next step up from our best-selling Talk Now! Polish. Increase your basic knowledge and prepare yourself for World Talk Polish, our intermediate level. Talk More Polish is ideal for travellers, holiday makers, business people, students and families. Nine topics ranging from shopping trips to leisure activities and business meetings.

World Talk Polish

World Talk Polish is aimed at intermediate level learners who have already built up some confidence listening to and speaking Polish. The interactive games and quizzes will help to further develop fluency and understanding of the language.  10 Polish language games including ‘Lottery numbers’, ‘What did you say’, ‘Sentence building’, ‘Out to dinner’ and others to help you learn, test and practice your Polish language skills.

Additional Posts and Resources from around the internet:

Polish sharing learning community – I have started (some time ago but did nothing with it) a community for those learning Polish to share the experience. The idea is that people can ask questions, but also just say what they did/what they learnt, or talk about learning …

Polish Wikibook with Basic Polish Language Course – Learning Polish is very difficult for those who don’t know any Indo-European language well, especially for those who speak only Chinese, Japanese, or Korean… but as long as you are committed to learning Polish it is possible. …

55 Common (High-Frequency) Polish Verbs found on the Swadesh List – This was taken from a Quizlet set I just made to help me learn these common verbs and test my brewing theory of action-oriented language learning. I like using Quizlet because it is free, quick, currently has non-intrusive ads and, …

Getting Motivated! – I think that learning the language of a country that you are not in is one of the hardest things to do. It’s all about motivation. Well that’s the reason I started this Web Site really, to help me focus on trying to learn Polish. …

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