Serving you contemporary Polish in innovative and accessible ways!
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Spoko Polish is a collaborative team of progressive and passionate teachers of Polish as a foreign language. Additionally to working as a school we also run as a community project to help foreigners find their feet in Poland.
We strive to shift the way Polish is taught as a foreign language. We are inclusive, anti-discriminatory and develop our own ways of teaching contemporary Polish, drawing on various teaching methods and adhering directly to CEFR language level definitions.
Through our friendly learning environment and a variety of modern methods that draw on the pleasure and satisfaction students gain through learning new skills, we enable our students to achieve sustained progress and develop the skills and confidence to interact in Polish.
Our mission is to contribute to a well-integrated, tolerant, multicultural society in Poland through language teaching, cultural activities and community-oriented projects.
In the winter/spring semester 2021, we are offering the following:
A. Online group courses: 30 x 90-minute classes (total course length of 45 hours) 8th of February - 31st of May 2021. Levels:
A1.1 Survival Polish
A1.2 First Steps in Polish
A1+ 1 semester A1 course
A2.1 Finding Your Voice in Polish
A2.2 Living in Poland
Group size: 4-6 people
Price: 1170zł (26zł/h)
Specific group times to be revealed soon.
B. Wrocław real-life A1.1, A1.2, A1+ group courses on the same basis
C. Online group courses to prepare for March B1 state exams, starting from the 4th of January 2021
Course length: 36 hours (24x90-minute classes)
Group size: 4-6 people
Price: 1044zł (29zł/h)
This is a worldwide offer.
Please FILL OUT OUR CANDIDATE FORM HERE, for us to match you with into a group!
*In Spoko Polish we value sincerity and communication! Unlike many schools who give prices per 45-minutes calling it an hour (!) for us an hour is always an hour: we only give our prices per 60 minutes!
Which course should I choose?
A1.1 course teaches you basic vocabulary, expressions and pronunciation that will help you get by in daily life in Poland while preparing you for further learning. This course is designed for anybody for whom Polish will be their first foreign language or who isn't able to commit time to regular practice between classes or who simply wants to get around in Poland with the basics.
A1.2 allows you to start building your own phrases and react to situations. It's good for those of you who have a good vocabulary base but lack grammar skills or are lost in the theory studied with other schools or through self-study.
A1+ combines A1.1 and A1.2 into one semester, taking you from 0 to beginner level in 30 lessons. It's good for those of you who speak no or very little Polish, have successfully learnt a foreign language in the past and can commit to some regular spoken and written practice between classes.
A2.1 builds on your existing knowledge base in elementary usage of basic tenses and cases to enable you to express yourself and your opinion. Within this course you start having basic spontaneous conversations or negotiating things like when and where you and your friends will meet to hang out and have fun! To enter this course you must qualify through our simple test.
A2.2 broadens your ability to express yourself, this course will expand the range of situations you are able to deal with. Going to the bank, renting an apartment, getting the gist of a news broadcast... You will gain confidence interacting in your local community to get things done, strengthening your feeling of independence in daily life. To enter this course you must qualify through our simple test.
Uwaga: our courses are developed in direct accordance with CEFR language level definitions (A1, A2 etc.), thus they may differ from standard Polish textbooks or other language schools in that they have less advanced grammar and more real-life language skills.
Spoko Polish offers courses within your workplace for small groups OR individuals.
Spoko Polish matches people in small groups based on their language backgrounds: English native-speakers, Slavic language speakers and other language backgrounds. This is because we recognise that people have different strengths and difficulties based on their starting point.
With over 4 years experience teaching satisfied corporate and individual clients on the Kraków and Wrocław market, Spoko Polish is the best choice to provide Polish language classes for your employees. Please contact us at info@spokopolish.pl or through facebook to book a Polish course for your employees today!
Spoko Polish pricing guide:
Individual courses
4-7 times a month
85zł/h**
8+ times a month
80zł/h
2-3 students group course
4-7 times a month
95zł/h
8+ times a month
90zł/h
4-6 students group course
4-7 times a month
130zł/h
8+ times a month
120zł/h
* Cancelation and deadline policies apply for all packages
Monthly tax invoices with billing are provided each month.
Contact us for a special quote for your company’s specific needs at info@spokopolish.pl
**In Spoko Polish we value sincerity and communication! Unlike many schools who give prices per 45-minutes calling it an hour (!) for us an hour is always an hour: we only give our prices per 60 minutes!
Single lessons run before 5pm Mon-Fri are 69zł per 60 minutes. Or, as we encourage you to commit to your language learning, with a discount, get a package of classes that will become your individual Polish course! For special courses (different language and age groups, peak hours, weekends), check the SPECIAL tab above.
Classes take place in Kraków, Wrocław or online.
PACKAGE EXAMPLES*:
Two 1h classes per week for 3 weeks
PLN 402 (67zł/h**, a 3% discount)
Two 1.5h classes per week for 3 weeks
PLN 576 (64zł/h, a 7% discount)
Two 1.5h classes per week for 6 weeks
PLN 1116 (62zł/h, a 10% discount)
Five 1.5h classes per week for 2 weeks
PLN 855 (58zł/h, a 16% discount)
Choose your own class length and frequency and get a personalised price quote!
Trial class + a talk about the course (about 1h): 20zł
*Cancelation and deadline policies apply for all packages
**In Spoko Polish we value sincerity and communication! Unlike many schools who give prices per 45-minutes calling it an hour (!) for us an hour is always an hour: we only give our prices per 60 minutes!
Having ample experience in teaching expats from various language backgrounds, we offer SPECIAL PROGRAMS:
TEACHING IN YOUR NATIVE LANGUAGE! We offer classes run in French, Italian, Russian, Spanish and Ukrainian, with the course content built around the similarities and differences between Polish and your language.
STATE EXAM PREPARATION COURSES! On all levels.
CLASSES FOR CHILDREN!
INDIVIDUAL CLASSES IN PEAK HOURS - 5-8pm Monday-Friday
WEEKEND CLASSES
Single lessons are 89zł per 60 minutes. Or, as we encourage you to commit to your language learning, with up to 20% discount, get a package of classes that will become your individual Polish course!
The classes take place in Kraków, Wrocław or online.
PACKAGE EXAMPLES*:
Two 1h classes per week for 3 weeks
PLN 516 (86zł/h, a 3% discount)
Two 1.5h classes per week for 3 weeks
PLN 765 (85zł/h, a 5% discount)
Two 1.5h classes per week for 6 weeks
PLN 1476 (82zł/h, a 8% discount)
Five 1.5h classes per week for 2 weeks
PLN 1155 (77zł/h, a 14% discount)
Five 1.5h classes per week for 4 weeks
PLN 2130 (71zł/h, a 20% discount)
Choose your own class length and frequency and get a personalised price quote!
Trial class + a talk about the course (about 1h): 20zł
*Cancelation and deadline policies apply for all packages
Spoko Polish’s individual way of teaching makes it easy to improve your polish language skills quickly, especially the speaking-part! Additionally you are getting information about life and culture in Poland! Lessons are very well prepared and manage to explain some of the weirdest grammar rules:D Spoko Polish’s offer of regular, free language-meeting in the evening is just a great opportunity to practice some of your polish in a spoko and tolerant environment, on top you are meeting very nice and interesting people too;) I can highly recommend Spoko Polish for everyone! I had an awesome time and learned a lot. - Christiane, Germany
I've tried everything when it comes to language learning. Nothing beats having a teacher that is willing to throw the old textbooks in the trash, and approach language from a practical perspective. That's what Jurek does. Throw in a good community where you get to go practice what you learn and you can't fail! - Robert, Norway
Jurek of Spoko Polish is a fantastic teacher and a good friend! At Spoko Polish meetings, I was able to practice my speaking skills in a comfortable environment and also meet new, interesting people from around the world. It doesn't matter what your level of Polish is as they make sure everyone is involved. - Sarah, United Kingdom
Polish is not an easy language for most of us, but Jurek at Spoko Polish knows how to teach you. You can follow his method, you can bring your own language books or ask him to explain you more about a certain subject. What I also like is that Jurek explains in English, so it's easier to understand what it is all about. So if you want to learn Polish I can recommend Spoko Polish! - Ingo, Netherlands
I’m having weekly Polish lessons with Spoko Polish since March 2017. As I’m from Czech Republic, Jurek is always customizing the content of the lessons to what is relevant for my language background. He helped me with complicated differences I was struggling with as a Czech speaker, and I must say that it is mainly thanks to him I can now confidently have conversations in Polish – even in my job. I would recommend [Spoko Polish] to anyone, regardless of their background or experience with Polish. - Tomáš, Czech Republic
I started learning Polish with Spoko Polish while I was studying in Krakow. I really liked the approach to teaching. The combination of easy to understand explanations, learning games and practical lessons (walking around the markets etc) was great fun and made learning Polish exciting. I also really like the approach of connecting as a group. - Kat, Germany
Spoko Polish - это супер встречи и замечательная возможность попрактиковать польский язык, но это ещё не всё! Это также возможность пообщаться с интересными людьми, возможно найти друзей и просто весело провести время. Все встречи проходят на польском языке. Не переживайте , присоединиться можно на любом уровне изучения польского, а Юрек поможет разобраться в непонятных для вас нюансах и подскажет пару десятков новых слов. Рекомендую встречи с Spoko Polish всем и каждому! - Valentyna, Ukraine
Jurek is a great teacher who organises a community around speaking Polish. If you are bored with the old methods of frontal teaching, where you just fall asleep on the classes then go to [Spoko Polish]. Jurek teaches Polish as it is used in everyday life and has great ways of explaining grammar, connecting it to several different languages he knows and used to learn. Polecam! - Gábor, Hungary
C'est un excellent meeting pour parler et progresser en polonais. Jurek (l'organisateur) fait tout pour que vous vous sentiez à l'aise. De plus, il est très pédagogue. Donc, n'hésitez pas à venir faire un tour car c'est probablement le meilleur moyen de parfaire son niveau. - Romain, France
Мала у Юрка 2 курси. Завданням було зняття мовного бар'єру і вдалося:) Сама не помітила як почала легко спілкуватися польською мовою. Уроки проходять цікаво, в невимушеній і легкій атмосфері. Що важливо: вчиш "живу", а не академічну книжкову мову. Приємний бонус - покращила знайомість міста, особливо по частині добрих притульних кав'ярень-цукерень. Декотрі стали моїми улюбленими :) - Evgeniya, Ukraine
One of my favourite communities in town! It’s a friendly environment where you can practice Polish easily, while having a drink. It did help me to lose barriers and to build confidence while speaking. Come and join us! - Tina, Kazakhstan
MIKROGRANTY
In September 2020, thanks to the support of Wroclaw's Microgrants, we will run a series of free meetings: "Polish jest Spoko!"
In the project, we welcome all learners of Polish to a friendly atmosphere in Wroclaw, where we will use fun and engaging games to learn to make conversations together, and, most importantly, get rid of shyness associated with speaking Polish! During our workshops, we will move around selected areas of everyday life in a Polish city; we'll learn how to handle a neighbor in an elevator, shop in a greengrocer, or visit a doctor without stress.
Polish native speakers are also welcome at our meetings. It will be a great opportunity to make new friends, share your practical knowledge about life in our city and learn how to speak Polish with people from abroad!
We want to break the discouraging rumors about the impossibility of learning Polish and create a comfortable space for learners to practice, as well as meet new friends! More details soon!
PRACUJ Z NAMI
Mamy wizję stać się platformą współpracy entuzjastycznych nauczycieli i nauczycielek z pasją do rozwoju nowych trendów w nauczania języka polskiego jako obcego. Jeśli uczysz obcokrajowców polskiego i nudzi Cię klepanie lekcji z "Hurra", zastanawiasz się jaki sens ma uczenie grup złożonych z ośmiorga Ukraińców i czworga Amerykanów, brakuje Ci postępowych metod nauczania opartych na psychologii przyswajania wiedzy i umiejętności, mierzi Cię seksizm w podręcznikach czy po prostu Twoje obecne miejsce pracy hamuje Twój entuzjazm dla wprowadzania nowych metod nauczania, zgłoś się do nas!
Jesteśmy zainteresowani współpracą nie tylko z osobami, które chciałyby dorobić sobie kilkoma godzinami dodatkowej pracy w tygodniu, ale też (a może przede wszystkim) takimi, które chciałyby wziąć udział w tworzeniu przyszłości Spoko Polish poprzez współorganizację kursów, współtworzenie materiałów, programów nauczania, spotkań czy też wspólne wdrażanie innych, własnych pomysłów.
Jeśli masz PASJĘ do języków, DOŚWIADCZENIE w nauczaniu polskiego jako obcego i jesteś SPOKO, to pisz do nas na info@spokopolish.pl :)
JUREK is passionate about linguistics and acquiring foreign languages. He loves learning and teaching. He graduated in robotics, hitchhiked around half the world, lived and worked in 6 countries on 3 continents before coming back to his home country to connect his passions through teaching his native language to foreigners. He can speak, understand or read about 10 languages from 5 different language families to a various extent.
In teaching, inspired by robotics, he focuses on deconstructing complex concepts and feeding them to you in digestible chunks, providing the best effort-to-results ratio. He loves to help people associate words and concepts with things they're already familiar with and use other tricks that have helped him learn languages himself. He believes language is an ever-evolving, living organism we can all shape and instead of conservative correctness, we should focus on effectively delivering our thoughts. He loves how Polish allows you to be extremely playful with the language.
ANIA is an enthusiast of linguistics and slavic languages. She graduated in psychology and slavic philology. She is passionate about the origins of language, the way the language shapes our minds, the way our brains store and learn languages. She loves to meet people from different countries and listen to their stories. A linguistic geek who likes to check the etymology of different words and listen to old recordings of Polish dialects. Recently she is in love with Bosnia and Herzegovina. In her free time she reads unknown slavic literature and sings in one of Cracow’s ethnic bands. Ania co-works for the Polish Academy of Sciences.
MAGDA is passionate about Slavic languages. A Ukrainian studies graduate, she also works as a soft skill trainer. Therefore, a psychological approach to learning languages is used in her lessons. Magda enjoys teaching as much as drinking good coffee (which means a lot) so her lessons are carried out with remarkable energy, care and patience.
ADA is addicted to yoga and traveling. After graduating from journalism and PR studies, she joined the aviation world professionally. Fueled by her love of multicultural environments, she went on to graduate Polish as a foreign language studies and started her teaching experience, practising on stewardesses and pilots. As well as being a passionate teacher, she herself is a committed language learner. She is currently exploring Spanish and Swedish.
AGNIESZKA is an enthusiastic and energetic teacher, in love with Polish language. After graduating from sociology and pedagogy, she studied Polish as a foreign language studies. In her ‘day job’, she supports foreigners as a member of Erasmus+ team at Wrocław University of Economics and is the volunteer coordinator in Wrocław Na Językach Świata Polish language program. She likes to be in nature, sing and laugh.
