Agnieszka Just

Acerca de mí

Hi! I'm Agnieszka, and I teach Polish from scratch.

I know how overwhelming the language can feel at the start – so I teach without rushing, one thing at a time, in Polish from the beginning. I adapt the pace and the way we work to you – to what you need and how you learn best. English is there to support you when you genuinely get stuck.

My background is in pedagogy, and I also work with Polish as an editor – I know it from the inside, and I explain its rules clearly and simply.

Títulos y experiencia

Education
Master's degree in Pedagogy (University of Silesia)

Polish-as-a-foreign-language training
completed intensive methodology course "Level A1 from A to Z" (Glossa Polish Language School, Kraków, June 2026, 30 teaching hours), taught by the authors of the POLSKI krok po kroku series

In progress
postgraduate studies in "Teaching Polish Language and Culture as a Foreign Language" (University of Silesia, from October 2026)

Experience
20 years of working with people (social work, youth education and adult education)

Second specialisation
professional Polish-language editor and proofreader (academic and scholarly texts: doctoral and master's theses)

Languages
Polish (native), English B2/C1

Métodos de enseñanza

I teach in the spirit of the direct method – the lesson runs in Polish from the very start. It's your Polish that should be working, from the first minute – because you learn a language fastest when you actually use it. English stays in the background, just in case.

I'm also building my own phonetic-visual approach – I want Polish to be something you can hear and say out loud, without the fear of mispronouncing it.

What I build my lessons on:

Structure
Every lesson has a rhythm. We take one thing at a time and stay with it as long as it takes – so that by the end you can actually use it, not just recognise it.

Warmth
We learn calmly. I explain the rules in plain language, so learning never feels stressful.

Practical
We start with what you actually need in your first weeks in Poland: survival Polish. Phrases you'll use the same day.

Personalisation
There's no single template for everyone. I choose the materials, pace and rhythm of the lessons to fit you – what you already know, where you're heading, and how you learn best.

I specialise in A1–A2 – that first, most important step, when Polish stops being magic and starts being something you can say over a coffee.