Polish

Course summary

Did you know that Polish is the second most spoken language in England? Or that it was a Polish person who first discovered that the Earth rotates? Or that Marie Curie-Sklodowska, who was Polish, became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person – man or woman – to win the award twice! Or that the famous Hollywood actors and actresses such as Scarlet Johansson, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Robert Pattison have Polish roots? There are a couple of other interesting things you will learn about in A-Level Polish. This is a 2-year linear course assessed at the end of Year 13. Theme 1: Aspects of Polish-speaking society; past and current trends - The Polish family - The evolution of the digital world in Poland - Social diversity and mobility in Poland - Impact of emigration on Polish society Theme 2: Political and artistic culture in Poland past and present. - Festivals and traditions - Polish cultural life Theme 3: Aspects of political life in Poland past and present. - Poland and the European Union - Polish politics and young people