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.
This year’s cycle has already ended, but stay tuned!
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.
