Polish Your Polish – with Academic Career Office.
If you plan to stay in Poland, build your career here, or simply want to feel more confident in everyday life, learning Polish can become a true game-changer.
Knowledge of the local language strengthens both professional and social relationships, helps you navigate workplace situations, and allows you to feel at home in foreign environment.
“Polish Your Polish” is a practical onsite program designed especially for our international students who want to develop their professional future in Poland. Through interactive sessions and real-life examples, you will learn how to communicate effectively, understand better the Polish job market, and move comfortably within the cultural and business context of Poland.
The 2025/2026 academic year cycle has already ended, but stay tuned for the next one!
WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED:
Meeting #1: Introduction and self-presentation.
- We learned personal pronouns, and verb “to be”.
- We practiced greetings and introducing ourselves (name, nationality, studies, etc.).
- We learned best practices for self-presentation in Polish and got to know the team.
Meeting #2: Culture at work in Poland. Workplace vocabulary.
- We gained an introduction to professional culture in Poland and learned the language commonly used in the workplace, including polite and courteous expressions.
- We worked with sample dialogues, and became familiar with popular Polish idioms as well as everyday workplace phrases.
Meeting #3: My competences in Polish.
- We discussed the future skills and learned how to identify and name them.
- We expanded Polish vocabulary related to competencies, and practice describing the strengths in Polish.
- We worked on the development of self-reflection skills and learned how to ask and answer questions that help identify your strengths, weaknesses, and key competencies in a clear and confident way.
Meeting #4: Job search and job advertisements.
- We learned key vocabulary related to the job market including administration and job positions.
- We analyzed sample job advertisement in Polish focusing on the important information and key words.
- Discussion about most effective ways of searching for a job and what can be done to improve this journey.
Meeting #5: CV, cover letter, interview.
- We worked with CV and cover letter templates.
- We learned what to include and what to avoid in a CV and cover letter, along with related vocabulary.
- We discussed questions worth to ask a recruiter and practice asking sample questions in Polish during a job interview.
