Język polski
Classes last for 16 weeks (see the academic calendar).
NB! The university transfers to a new study information system. This may cause errors in the course links that provide more detailed information. Should this occur, we kindly ask you to contact the coordinators of the college.
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You can find the schedule of the course in SIS II by clicking on the “Event” button under the name of the course.
Language courses on the basis of English:
- HVLC.05.047 Polish for Beginners I, Level 0 > A1.2 (6 ECTS)
- HVLC.05.048 Polish for Beginners II, Level A1.2 > A2.1 (6 ECTS)
The courses are generally free of charge for the students of the University of Tartu and for students from other Estonian higher education institutions (See which institutions and universities have a partnership with the University of Tartu).
Visiting students from foreign higher education institutions need to pay for their language courses only if they are fee-paying students at the University of Tartu. In case of the latter, consult with the foreign student office regarding the credit point costs and conditions.
If you have an active Study Information System (SIS) account, see how to register in SIS.
If you're not a student, see the information on prices and registration.
The University of Tartu is a partner of Eesti Töötukassa (Estonian Unemployment Insurance Fund). Support for participating in training programmes is also available to people who already work.
Polish is a Slavic language spoken primarily in Poland as the native language for the Poles but it is also one of the official languages of the European Union. It is the second most widely spoken Slavic language, after Russian. In history, Polish is known to be an important language, both diplomatically and academically in the Central and Eastern Europe. Today, Polish is spoken by over 38.5 million people in Poland but because of the emigration during different time periods – most notably after World War II – millions of Polish speakers can be found around the world.
It belongs to the Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages. Written standard of "Polish alphabet" is a Latin script basic plus 9 special additions: ą, ć, ę, ł, ń, ó, ś, ź, ż.
After a course of Polish language you will discover that it is much easier for you to understand Russians, Czechs, Slovaks and Ukrainians!
The Polish language has also had a great influence on others. For example:
- from Polish granica you can find German Grenze, Dutch and Afrikaans Grens
- German Zobel, French Zibeline, Swedish Sabel and English Sable from Polish soból