Institute of Polish Language and Culture for Foreigners

+ lectures in the felds of Polish history, culture and art as well as the workshops

A1
Beginner level

A person with language skills at this level understands and is able to use everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satsfacton of concrete needs. He/she can formulate personal questons concerning where he/she lives, the people he/she knows, and the things he/she owns, and can also answer this type of queston. He/she is able to introduce him/herself and others. He/she is able to hold a simple conversaton, as long as his/her interlocutor speaks slowly and clearly and is willing to help.

A2
Elementary level

A person with language skills at this level understands statements and frequently used phrases on topics connected to daily life (for example, very basic informaton about the person with whom he/she is speaking and his/her family, shopping, surroundings, work, etc.). He/she is able to communicate in simple, routne-like situatons that require merely a direct exchange of sentences on familiar, typical topics. He/she is able, in a simple way, to describe his/her ancestry and the surroundings in which he/she lives, and can also discuss issues connected with the most important needs of everyday life.

B1
Intermediate level

A person with languages skills at this level can understand the main topics of a message contained in clear, standard statements that concern matters typically encountered in work, school, leisure actvites, etc. He/she can deal with most communicatve situatons likely to arise while travelling in a region where the language is spoken. He/she is able to form simple, coherent oral or writen statements on topics that are familiar or of personal interest. He/she can describe experiences, events, hopes and ambitons, briefly providing reasons and explanatons of his/her opinions and plans.

B2
Upper intermediate level

A person with language skills at this level understands the main ideas in complex texts on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her feld of specializaton. He/she can interact with enough fluency and spontaneity to hold a normal conversaton with a natve speaker of the language without causing any strain for either party. He/she is able to produce clear, detailed oral and writen statements on a wide range of subjects, and also explain his/her point of view on issues that are being discussed while considering the advantages and disadvantages of various solutons.

C1
Advanced level

A person with language skills at this level understands a wide range of difcult, longer texts, while also discerning implicit meaning. He/she can express him/herself fluently and spontaneously, fnding appropriate expressions without difculty. He/she can use language flexibly and effectvely for social, academic and professional purposes. He/she can formulate clear, well-structured, detailed oral and writen statements on complex subjects, showing fluent and correct use of organizatonal paterns, connectors and cohesive devices.

C2
Profciency level

A person with language skills at this level can easily understand virtually everything he/she hears and reads. He is able to summarize informaton from various spoken and writen sources, reconstructng arguments and explanatons in a coherent manner. He/she can express his/her thoughts spontaneously, fluently and precisely, subtly differentatng shades of meaning even in the most complex statements.