Table of Contents
- REEES Consortium [1]
- Summer Study in Poland
- Polish Language Overview
- Alphabet and Pronunciation
- Dictionaries
- Grammar
- Basic Phrases
- Literature, Short Stories, Songs
- Culture
- Travel in Poland
- Audio and Video Sampler
Welcome
First-Year Polish II 041:122:SCA
The links here lead to free or partially-free materials and are intended to support students in their study of the Polish language and culture.
Dr. Alicja Boruta-Sadkowski
Department of Modern Languages
University of Northern Iowa
273 Baker Hall
boruta@uni.edu [2]
Office #: (319) 273-6951
For website questions, please contact:
Rod Library Reference and Instructional Services-
Stan Lyle, Library Reference Librarian
(319) 273-2843, stanley.lyle@uni.edu [3]
Elaine Chen, Instructional Design Specialist
(319)-273-3021, elaine.chen@uni.edu [4]
Summer Study in Poland
Studies in Advanced Polish Language and Culture 770:186g
Kraków, Poland
The following poster and course requirements document relate to 2007
study. Information for 2008 will be added later.
Polish Language Overview
Polish Language Profile [7] - UCLA Language Materials Project
Polish Language Website [8] - University of Pittsburgh
The Polish Language [9] - Polish government
Learn a Language: Polish (blog) [10]
Alphabet and Pronunciation
Polish Alphabet [11]
The Polish Alphabet and Sounds [12]
Polish Alphabet [13] - YouTube
Dictionaries
English-Polish Dictionary [14]
[14]
A Learner's Polish English Dictionary [15]
Polish-English, English-Polish Dictionary [16]
More Dictionaries, Glossaries, etc. [17]
Grammar
Polish Grammar [19]
Polish Grammar in a Nutshell (PDF)
[20]
Sádowská Languages - Polish Grammar Charts [21]
Basic Phrases
BBC Languages Across Europe: Polish, Polski [22]
Digital Dialects - Polish Language [23]
Includes games to help learn vocabulary and phrases. Click on headings such as "Greetings and basic phrases."
Polish phrases for Meeting and Greeting [24]
Click on phrase to hear it spoken.
Useful Polish Phrases and Polish Words [25]
Polish-Translator.Net includes upper and lower case alphabets and common phrases and words.
Literature, Short Stories, & Songs
Biblii Tysiąclecia [26] - Polish Bible
Google Books [27] - sample in Polish or about Poland
National Digital Library Polona [28]
Polish Literature [29]
Some in English, some Polish.
Polish Songbook, Short Stories, Labyrinth, etc. [30]
Project Gutenberg [31] - Polish language books
Virtual Library of Polish Literature [32]
Culture
culture.pl [33] (culture of Poland)
Available in both Polish and English.
culture.poland.com [34]
Visual arts, theatre, music, film, and literature.
Heritage: Culture - Polish Music and Dance [36]
Includes clickable sound bites of classic and polka music and links to folk dancing.
Opoka Foundation
[37]Polish Bishops Conference
People of Poland [38]
Multimedia presentations of photos, maps, etc. Includes links to articles.
Poland - Society [39]
Includes demography, social, education, religion, housing, and health and welfare.
Polish Culture [40]
Areas of Polish culture listed in the left menu.
Polish Customs and Traditions [41]
Polish Films and Filmmakers [42]
[42]
Polish Recipes [43]
[43]PolandPoland.com
Portals to the World: Poland [44]
Library of Congress
Travel in Poland
Poland National Travel Portal [45] (Polish National Travel Office)
Poland.com [46]
Hotels, travel, business, culture, news
Wawel Royal Castle [47]
Wieliczka Salt Mine [48]
Auschwitz-Birkenau [49]
Audio and Video Sampler
This is a sample of audio and video Polish sources available via YouTube, iTunes, Polish television and radio, and so on.
ATVN, Poland (television) [55]
[56]
Fenomen Solidarnośći - The Solidarity Phenomenon [57]
Text, photos, and timeline on Solidarity.
Available in both Polish and English.
OneMinute Languages (podcasts) [58]
Polish Internet Radio and Online News Radio [59]
A Touch of Polish [60]
Soap Opera. Story written in English with links to audio clips in Polish.
English translation provided for the clips.
YouTube:
- Polish Lessons Unit 1 [13]
[13] - Polish Lessons Unit 2 [61]
- Polish Lessons Unit 3 [62]
- Polish Lessons Quick Introduction to Numbers [63]
- Additional lessons on YouTube [64]
WPTV, Poland [65]
[66] Free broadband internet channel.
SCOLA [67]
Television from around the world.
