alanko
8 May 2008
Life / Smoking ban - will this be coming to Poland like other EU countries? [183]
including the staff?
including the staff?
alanko
21 Apr 2008
Travel / Low cost airlines from the Midlands to Warsaw, when, anyone know? [28]
If it's Birmingham you want BMIbaby and Norwegian (or all people) fly from Warsaw
If it's Birmingham you want BMIbaby and Norwegian (or all people) fly from Warsaw
alanko
14 Mar 2008
Life / Supermarket in Warsaw with home delivery service? [4]
i use piotripawel.pl online delivery (free if you spend over 250 PLN if i remember correctly)
i use piotripawel.pl online delivery (free if you spend over 250 PLN if i remember correctly)
alanko
26 Feb 2008
Work / 19% tax for self employed persons [18]
if it were a genuine business expense you wouldn't need a "special" invoice
a 48 inch plasma screen TV (100% and the VAT, just make sure the invoice describes the thing as a computer monitor).
if it were a genuine business expense you wouldn't need a "special" invoice
alanko
26 Feb 2008
Life / Places to meet Canadians or Americans in warsaw? Online Groups? [19]
expats-in-poland.com is one place you might want to look
expats-in-poland.com is one place you might want to look
alanko
21 Feb 2008
UK, Ireland / Learning Polish in Leeds, looking for teacher! [11]
Don't know Leeds personally but Leeds Met lists a Polish night class at three different levels
leedsmet.ac.uk/international/lang/PT_Language_Brochure_07_08.pdf
You might also try other HE colleges, Leeds Uni and the local council for organised classes.
For less structured learning try tandem learning either face to face with a Pole in Leeds that wants to improve their English. Ad on here or Gumtree may do the trick.
If you are still struggling Sheffield Uni runs an shef.ac.uk/mirrors/tandem - e-tandem programme and there is no shortage of people wanting to improve their English via skype who will help you with your Polish in return.
Good luck
Don't know Leeds personally but Leeds Met lists a Polish night class at three different levels
leedsmet.ac.uk/international/lang/PT_Language_Brochure_07_08.pdf
You might also try other HE colleges, Leeds Uni and the local council for organised classes.
For less structured learning try tandem learning either face to face with a Pole in Leeds that wants to improve their English. Ad on here or Gumtree may do the trick.
If you are still struggling Sheffield Uni runs an shef.ac.uk/mirrors/tandem - e-tandem programme and there is no shortage of people wanting to improve their English via skype who will help you with your Polish in return.
Good luck
alanko
30 Jan 2008
Language / Common mistakes made by foreigners in Polish [90]
not sure if "noh" has its origins in the slovak for yes "ano" you get used to it after a while nodding whilst saying no!
not sure if "noh" has its origins in the slovak for yes "ano" you get used to it after a while nodding whilst saying no!
alanko
18 Jan 2008
Work / The qualifications for teachers in Poland? [101]
The point about putting grammar into the context of the mother tongue is important, in particular if you are working with people who will need to switch between languages quickly (e.g. business people negotiating in English but not wanting to show their hand to the other side so conducting conversations between themselves in their mother tongue or people who regularly have to translate and/or proof read texts from their mother tongue to English).
To dismiss dual-teaching completely is a folly and in certain situations it works very well in my experience.
I taught pre-intermediate to advanced English to middle management and senior management in major Slovak companies.
The point about putting grammar into the context of the mother tongue is important, in particular if you are working with people who will need to switch between languages quickly (e.g. business people negotiating in English but not wanting to show their hand to the other side so conducting conversations between themselves in their mother tongue or people who regularly have to translate and/or proof read texts from their mother tongue to English).
To dismiss dual-teaching completely is a folly and in certain situations it works very well in my experience.
I taught pre-intermediate to advanced English to middle management and senior management in major Slovak companies.
alanko
17 Jan 2008
Work / The qualifications for teachers in Poland? [101]
I know that my predecessor in my old job didn't take too well to the system, demonstrating that team work is the key in this system.
Downtime can also be an issue but as long as you are getting paid by the hour...
I know that my predecessor in my old job didn't take too well to the system, demonstrating that team work is the key in this system.
Downtime can also be an issue but as long as you are getting paid by the hour...
alanko
17 Jan 2008
Work / The qualifications for teachers in Poland? [101]
I'm interested to read the views on the dual-teacher-system. I worked in this way for twelve months and found that it was beneficial for both the teachers and the students.
The feedback I got from my students was that they liked the ability to be able to ask questions about grammar in their mother tongue and also to put the grammar into the context of their own language. A English native speaker who is not a fluent speaker of this language would not be able to do this.
In addition, the students benefited from continual contact with a native speaker, which gave them confidence that the material being taught was some archaic left over from niversity uteaching of the English language that was 30 years out of date. In my situation I was working together with another teacher 85-90% of the time (as a classic language assistant in a secondary school might do) but I certainly did not feel I was playing second fiddle and was respected in the same way as I was when I taught classes solo.
It also requires some different skills to work in a dual-teacher-system, in particular, the ability not to contradict each other.
As the old saying goes "two heads are better than one" - well some of the time at least.
I'm interested to read the views on the dual-teacher-system. I worked in this way for twelve months and found that it was beneficial for both the teachers and the students.
The feedback I got from my students was that they liked the ability to be able to ask questions about grammar in their mother tongue and also to put the grammar into the context of their own language. A English native speaker who is not a fluent speaker of this language would not be able to do this.
In addition, the students benefited from continual contact with a native speaker, which gave them confidence that the material being taught was some archaic left over from niversity uteaching of the English language that was 30 years out of date. In my situation I was working together with another teacher 85-90% of the time (as a classic language assistant in a secondary school might do) but I certainly did not feel I was playing second fiddle and was respected in the same way as I was when I taught classes solo.
It also requires some different skills to work in a dual-teacher-system, in particular, the ability not to contradict each other.
As the old saying goes "two heads are better than one" - well some of the time at least.
alanko
23 Oct 2007
Study / International Students studying & planning to study in wroclaw. [14]
I'm studying an MBA at Politechnika Warszawa Business School biznes.edu.pl which is taught in English
There is also an article on various schools offering MBAs in Poland in the Warsaw Voice.
warsawvoice.pl/view/10666/
Hope this helps
I'm studying an MBA at Politechnika Warszawa Business School biznes.edu.pl which is taught in English
There is also an article on various schools offering MBAs in Poland in the Warsaw Voice.
warsawvoice.pl/view/10666/
Hope this helps
alanko
2 Sep 2007
Study / International Students studying & planning to study in wroclaw. [14]
me 2 should start a separate thread!
me 2 should start a separate thread!