How to write a syllabus in Polish (mini Polish lesson)

It’s a busy time of year for me, as my place of work requires me to construct a year long syllabus and teaching plan to satisfy the Polish education inspectors. This year I have a small mountain to climb as I must produce the syllabus in both Polish and English – what’s more, to satisfy the government inspectors I have to ensure my syllabus contain the following verbs...

definiować - define
dobierać - select
formułować - formulate
nazywać - name
objaśniać - explain
odtwarzać - reproduce
opisać - describe
podsumować - summarise
rozpoznać - recognise
rozpoznawać - identify
rozróżniać - distinguish
scharakteryzować - describe/characterise
wskazać - identify
wybrać - select
wyliczać - enumerate
wymieniać - share
zaproponować - propose

These are of course, my personal translations (or how I 'feel' the word in my head) so I'm welcome to any comments.

But I think this list is a useful way to give yourself the ability to describe your teaching in an academic interview or review (or indeed syllabus writing).

So get learning!



9 comments:

  1. Rose12 September 2011 at 13:08

    The Polish syllabus is cool! In fact it's just like a well construsted Polish lesson! Good luck and I'm enjoying your blog. Regards, Rose

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  2. ajuc13 September 2011 at 08:27

    Wymieniać also can mean sth like enumerate (I don't really know good English translation).

    Like in "Wymień wszystkich prezydentów USA".

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  3. ajuc13 September 2011 at 08:35

    Ok, I know wymienić can be translated as "mention".

    Like in: He'd mentioned you in his speech.


    Anyway - details, all your translations are good, sometimes they are not the only meanings.

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  4. Jeremy15 September 2011 at 11:37

    Most institutions/teachers simply regurgitate the syllabus from the year before. Can't you do the same?

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  5. TeflSecretagent19 September 2011 at 12:24

    Thanks for the positive comments @rose and @ajuc cheers for your input, and yes, I agree :)

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  6. TeflSecretagent19 September 2011 at 12:26

    @jeremy - you know, last year we didn't really have to write a frame syllabus but I did a pretty thorough one anyhow, what we did need to do is merely write a very brief plan for each lesson (no more than one line)

    this year it's a lot more demanding!

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  7. TeflSecretagent19 September 2011 at 12:27

    so yeah, I'll regurgitate a lot but now I'll have to translate it and shove those verbs in!

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  8. girlinczechland26 September 2011 at 10:54

    Woo! Writing a syllabus in Polish is very impressive indeed! Hats off to you sir.

    GIC

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  9. Tefl Secretagent1 November 2011 at 20:34

    @GIC thanks! it wasn't too difficult or atleast nobody has come back to be about it yet...fingers crossed...

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