POLISH A LEVEL You should consider Polish language

POLISH A - LEVEL

You should consider Polish language as one of A level subject if: - You are a native speaker - You can speak, read, write in Polish - You have a GCSE in Polish language

WHY SHOULD YOU STUDY POLISH? A Level Polish helps students develop confidence speaking, effective reading and writing skills. It also develops an awareness and understanding of the modern-day society, cultural background and heritage of countries or communities where the language is spoken. For many students in the past, A Level in Polish language was a passport to various university courses, including Law, Business, Engineering, Philology/Linguistics, Psychology and Medicine

Career options include: • Interpreter • Foreign civil service worker • Project manager • International aid worker • Cabin crew • Editor • Translator • Tour guide • Teacher • Journalist • Import/export specialist • Hotel manager • Transport office administrator and many more.

Ex student voice • I did my polish GCSE in year 11, and my A-level in year 12. I got A’s in both. • To revise I had weekly Polish lessons and watched Polish films, read books. • Ways Polish A-level helped me include extra UCAS points, some universities accepted it as a ‘core’ subject. It looks impressive on CV’s and applications – especially if applying to an international organization. • It’s worth the little bit of extra time you have to put in.

COURSE INFORMATION -The content of this course was designed to enable students to develop their linguistic skills as well as their understanding of Polish culture and society. - Students will study highlights of Polish artistic culture, including music and cinema, and learn about Polish politics. They will explore the influence of the past on present day Poland. -Students will study texts and films and carry out independent research on an area of their choice. -Assessment tasks will be varied and cover listening, reading and writing skills.

Assessment objectives and weighting • AO 1 – weighting 20% • Understanding and respond in writing to spoken language drawn form a variety of sources. • AO 2 – weighting 30% • Understand respond in writing to written language drawn from a variety of sources. • AO 3 – weighting 30% • Manipulate the language accurately, in written form, using a range of lexis and structure • AO 4 – weighing 20% • Show knowledge and understanding of, and respond critically to, different aspects of the culture and society of countries/ communities where the language is spoken.

Specification at a glance Paper 1 : Reading and Writing Written exam: 2 h 30 min Reading, translation into English, research project - 85 marks - 42. 5% of A –level Paper 2: Writing Written exam: 2 h Two essays on set texts/films - 80 marks - 20% of A-level Paper 3: Listening, Reading and Writing Written exam: 2 h 30 min Listening, translation into Polish, multi-skill task - 75 marks - 37. 5% of A-level

Subject content – themes and sub themes Area of interest : Social issues and trends Theme: Aspects of Polish- speaking society: past and current trends. Sub – theme: The Polish family - Changing role within the family - The generation gap - Traditional and modern values

Sub – theme : The evolution of the digital world in Poland -The interest in daily life - Social media – benefits and dangers - The digitalization of Polish society

Theme: Aspects of Polish – speaking society: past and current issues. � Sub – theme : Social diversity and mobility in Poland - Education and career choices - People on the margins of society - Tolerance and respect Sub – theme: Impact of emigration on Polish society - Reasons for emigration - Advantages and disadvantages for Polish society - Attitudes within Poland to migration

Area of interest : Political and artistic culture Theme: Artistic culture in Poland – speaking word past and present Sub-theme: Festivals and traditions - Roots and origins - Social and economic impact - Regional and local heritage Sub-theme: Polish cultural life - Cinema - Art - Music

Theme : Aspects of political life in Poland past and present. Sub theme : Poland the European Union - The role of Poland in Europe - The benefits of membership of the Eu for Poland - The challenges of membership of the EU for Poland Sub theme : Polish politics and young people - Young people and their engagement with politics - Priorities for youth politics in Poland - Values and ideas

GRAMMAR • A-level students will be expected to have studied the grammatical system and structures of the language during their course. Knowledge of the grammar and structures specified for GCSE is assumed. • In the exam students will be required to use, actively and accurately, grammar and structures appropriate to the tasks set, drawn from the following lists. The mention of an item in these lists implies knowledge of both its forms and its functions at an appropriate level of accuracy and complexity.

WORKS Literary texts and films Students must study either one text and one film or two texts from the list below. Texts • Sławomir Mrożek: Tango • Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz: Panny z Wilka and Brzezina • Andrzejewski: Popiół i diament Films • Katyń: Andrzej Wajda (2007) • Przypadek: Krzysztof Kieślowski (1981)

RESERCH PROJECT Students will choose one of the research topics below and must cover all the bullet points in their research. Research topic: Poland during the communist era • Impact on daily life • Influence of the Catholic Church • The Solidarity movement • 3. 5. 2 Research topic: Racism in Poland • Origins of racism • Victims of racism • The fight against racism

Research topic: Tourism in Poland - The development of a tourist infrastructure - Popular tourist sites/places of interest - Regional gastronomy Research topic: The resistance movement in Poland during World War II - Resistance organisations - Forms of resistance - Actions and operations

For more information and examples of papers please visit: • AQA – Polish A-level • https: //www. aqa. org. uk/subjects/languages/as-and-a-level/polish 7687

Few interesting facts about Polish language • There around 55 million Polish speakers across the world. • Polish is one of the official languages of the European Union. • Polish is a Slavic language, Learn Polish and you get other West-Slavonic languages almost for free: Czech, Slovak, Serbian are closely-related languages. And you will have a real advantage learning any other Slavic language: Belarusian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Macedonian, Russian, Slovene and Ukrainian.