solocricket wrote:Definitely! I'm well aware that Polish is not like the Romance languages
What resources are you using (I can obviously use more), and where do you find movies?
As many as I have been able to find. I have done Krop po Krop I, Supermemo I, Polish in 4 weeks I, almost memorized the understanding of 3000 Glossika sentences and Polish Assimil, etc. However, they do not seem to deliver more than A2 level. They do not have enough listening material. Maybe my problem is that my mother tongue is Spanish as well as a high level English fluency. They are so different from Polish that there is almost nothing in common to hold on. I thought I was going to be done within 2 years, now I suspect that it will take 4 years to reach listening B2 level. It seems that after all these method is when the fun and hard work really start. -Hey, I am know feeling comfortable with polish cases and I do not panicking with the thousands of exceptions, the verbs are not so hard as I thoughts.- I think my reading level is probably about C1 as per readlang metrics. -I understand 96 % of C1 level books.-
I retired 1.5 ago and I took this polish thing as my NEW JOB. I love it and I pass any available free time learning words, listening to dialogues, reading with Readland. For the last 6 months, I focused in listening only. Now I am incorporating Serial Films. I am watching daily an episode of Czas Honorus. First I watch it with English subtitles and, then, with Polish subtitles. These are 7 seasons with plenty of actions. I think that by summer end I should be able to watch it without subtitles.. Ah..
Currently I study too, Dana Bielect grammar's books as well as Mówi po polsku II. I think MpP is the best for A2/B2. My tools? Anki, Anki, Anki... Speaking? I have an Italki Polish tutor and language exchange friend 30 min/week. Speaking does not have much of a priority till now but I began to place more emphasis on activation this year. Writing? None. I do not bother but I do grammar exercises that I create from Dana Bielec' book (probably the best Polish Grammar book I have found) What I read? Currently, I am reading my third novel of Agatha Christi.
By my experience: the best materials....
ANKI, ANKI, ANKI....and more ANKI
Polish sentences is
http://context.reverso.net/translationInitial listening: Polish glossika
Serial: Czas Honorus
Books: Pierwsze Przygody Mikołajka and then whatever suite your taste
Method: Whatever could be dumped into Anki to reach 15k passive and 6k active cards
Verbs patterns: Anki
Lately I started 20 min a day of podcast listening to my practice.
What else? The more I learn the more I like it.
Polish is a wild animal for those that come from a Romance language. If does not seem to me there is an easy way to the goal. I will takes time and a lot of patience, but slowly I see myself getting better and better with every passing study day.