Textbooks for Beginning Polish

[Svetlana Grenier]

John-- Thank you very much for your advice.  It is good to hear from someone with first-hand experience of using these books.  I will definitely take a close look at both.  All the best,
Svetlana Grenier


"John C. DeSantis" wrote:

> --- Svetlana Grenier wrote:
> Could you please share with me your experience with textbooks of
> Polish?  Which texts do you use/have you used, and what are the pros and
> cons of them?  I would greatly appreciate any information and
> recommendations (I am about to teach Beginning Polish, in the Fall)!
> --- end of quote ---
>
>   Svetlana--
> It's been many years since I've been involved in teaching, but I can tell you that Alexander Schenker's _Beginning Polish_ is considered the classic.  I wouldn't necessarily recommend it for use in today's classroom, since it's rather dated, but the methodology used in it certainly warrants giving it a look.
>   My personal favorite is Oscar Swan's _First Year Polish_.  Swan uses a fresh, original and even entertaining approach to language instruction, and has also produced a higher-level textbook called _Intermediate Polish_.  Experience has shown that students respond quite favourably to Swan's approach.  Best wishes!
>
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