What students say about learning Polish with Kasia

"Thank you for creating a warm and nurturing environment where my child feels safe and encouraged to learn every day! Your lessons are well-planned and easy to follow, making learning a smooth and enjoyable experience for my child. I am grateful for the support and guidance you provide to our son."

"After my first the lessons with Kat I am very pleased with the service provided. She is very professional and has made the lessons interesting and personal to my requests. She is making sure that i learn in a useful manner and not proscribed phrases which is what i found when i tried an app. I bet much prefer the personal approach which is what Kat has provided. Lessons are engaging and test me whilst feeling i am learning for the reasons i want rather than to a strict programme."

"Kat is a wonderful language teacher. She has an excellent teaching style, has a great way of explaining things and is very patient and friendly. I am very much looking forward to continuing my Polish learning journey with her. Highly recommend :)"

"Kat is an amazing tutor and I would highly recommend her. She has adapted lessons to work at the pace I need and has helped me understand everything in a positive learning environment."

"Katarzyna is a great tutor - her lessons are very well organised, planned and structured. As a beginner, I enjoy discussing about Polish culture and language, and learning the phrases native Polish speakers would use (even if it doesn't have a direct translation in English!) She is very friendly, and aims to make the lessons comfortable and enjoyable. I would definitely recommend her lessons if you are wanting to learn Polish!"

"Kat is a fantastic tutor who has provided great lessons so far, she is extremely friendly with a dynamic teaching style that allows me as a student to be active and involved with what I am learning. I would recommend Kat to anyone who asks and find myself constantly looking forward to my next lesson!"

"I have had four amazing lesson's from Kat thus far and they have been nothing short of amazing. She is very welcoming and friendly, and very patient and conscientious. I never feel rushed and feel i have made great strides already in the language due to her guidance."

"Easy-going, flexible and good listener. My teenage (Welsh)daughters love her - chatting about life, books, and grammar! They ask her questions they never ask me (I am Polish) and she has a way to explain things I take for granted… Very good teacher - advised us re: exam (thought about GCSEs - we now consider A-levels), books etc. Recommended."

"I have now had 7 lessons with Katarzyna and each has been enthralling, detailed, and well thought through. With each starting with a brief recap of the previous topics and words covered before moving on to the new items. All this interspersed with sublime conversation to break up areas of intense thought, and allow note taking as needed. Simply put each lesson has been exemplary from start to finish. Katarzyna herself is immensely knowledgeable, amiable, patient, a wonderful conversationalist, and is very passionate about each lesson, the topics discussed within them and language in general. I would, without any hesitation recommend Katarzyna to anyone wishing to learn this most beautiful of languages. I eagerly await the day that I can speak it with some elegance, and am certain that with Katarzyna supporting and teaching me I will get there. Thank you Katarzyna!"

"I have had 4 lessons so far with Kat, and have been extremely happy with how things have been going. I have been made to feel very comfortable and very confident with learning Polish. I find the lessons hugely helpful and I am picking things up more and more as we go along. I couldn’t recommend Kat anymore, she has been super efficient and amazing value for money! I look forward to seeing where we can get together! Dziękuję Kat!!"

"Katarzyna is helpful to the two students I booked with her and lets me know when there are issues, raising concerns and praise equally. Her communication is excellent and the two students in question are happy that she is guiding them towards their A level in Polish. They feel prepared and I will book her again for more students if I have any next year. I do not hesitate to recommend her."

"Still early doors into this journey but happy to leave some feedback covering our first few lessons. Kasia has been able to create a safe and comfortable environment for us to work in and has made it a joy to practice what is often described as one of the most difficult language learn. I will continue to benefit from her services for now and hope to continue to improve under her tutorage. Thanks."

"Excellent teacher - has been very responsive to my queries and the lessons have been really useful so far in progressing my speaking skills. Would recommend for anyone learning Polish. Alex"

"Kat’s process to learning is something I have really been able to engage with. Having had various polish lessons throughout my childhood, none of those lessons have made me understand the Polish language as much as Kat’s has. I highly recommend her and grateful for our continued lessons."

"Katarzyna is an excellent Polish teacher. Lessons are built around a series of short translations from English into Polish, which in my experience as a language teacher too is the best way to develop confidence in using and speaking a new language (which tends to be much better than working through a textbook together, or working through a series of small activities). Katarzyna has an expert knowledge of grammar, and can break concepts down very clearly and manageably, while including relevant cultural and historical information, which helps it stick. Lessons are fast-paced, but Katarzyna can also slow down with particularly difficult sections. She also has an excellent teaching manner - she is very encouraging, lessons are funny, and she’s good at correcting mistakes. I’ve definitely noticed a significant improvement in my Polish, particularly in putting sentences together - the grammar focus has given me a stronger foundation in knowing what goes where, and in self-correcting while speaking. In conclusion Katarzyna is one of the best I’ve ever had for languages - I would wholeheartedly recommend her lessons!"

"Firstly, let me say that the only reason I've scored Kasia a 4 out of 5, is that I believe it's too early (after only three lessons) to give a perfect score. Time will tell, but if things continue as they've started then I have no doubt that Kasia is heading for a score of 5 next time. Kasia is positive, open and friendly. She encourages the student at all times and allows them to correct their own mistakes with gentle hints and open questions. She is well-prepared and has a lot of learning content available to her to make sure that lessons are productive and focused. She explains things well and provides written answers when the student is unable to correct themselves. These are very useful to review after the lesson is over. Kasia gives a preview of what's to come so that the student can focus ahead on revision and learning prior to a lesson starting. She creates a positive atmosphere and is sympathetic in her attitude if there are any perceived issues or problems in general. She obviously wants the student to succeed and shows just enough disappointment when a student makes a mistake. She is prompt in responding to emails and very straightforward on all house-keeping issues, such as payments or lesson schedules. Overall it's been an excellent start and I would recommend Kasia to any student at any level of learning the Polish language. Looking forward to be able to score Kasia a 5 next time!"

"I have been very happy with the tutoring Katarzyna has given me. She takes great care to tailor her class to the student and introduces new words/concepts at a speed which suits the individual which I really appreciate. Something I have been very grateful for is that she emphasises speaking polish well, rather than just correctly and will offer tips on how to speak in a good style. Her grammar explanations are easy to understand and remember - which is especially important for Polish! Overall I have been very impressed by the classes and would recommend her to any other beginners."

"Very pleased with my initial booking with Katarzyna. Easy to communicate with, friendly approach and very knowledgeable."

"A lady that creates a safe, encouraging & relaxed environment. She helps you believe in your own ability to learn and trust your own memory. A new way of approaching how we are usually taught. She is extremely patient and a joy to work with. We have many weeks learning together, which I’m looking forward too. James"

"Kat has been a great teacher for me so far. I feel comfortable in all my lessons and I feel like I am learning exactly what I enquired about originally. Friendly and professional. I recommend Kat to anyone."

"Katarzyna is a fantastic tutor. She made me feel very relaxed and confident from the get go. She’s very patient which was a big thing for me as it allows you to take your time to get it right. I also appreciate the breaks from studying as it allows my mind to reset and I always feel more focussed afterwards. I would highly recommend to anyone wanting to learn Polish!"

"Katarzyna is polite, patient, creates a nice relaxed environment for learning and works with you to find a pace you'll feel comfortable with. 8 lessons down and looking forward to learning more. Would highly recommend"

"I have been working with Kat for over a month now and thanks to her teaching survived my first Christmas in Poland. Kat's approach to teaching has allowed me to have conversations with family and friends in Polish after the first lesson. I would highly recommend Kat to anybody trying to learn Polish :)"

"I have been learning with Katarzyna for over a month and the lessons have been engaging from the word go. She is an excellent teacher with a very professional & patient approach (which is usually required with my Polish!). I find her teaching methods, with a lot of in-lesson dialogue, really help me to grasp and remember the words/grammar we're covering. It's a very comfortable learning environment which allows me to relax and concentrate fully on our lesson. I would highly recommend Kat for anyone wanting to start learning Polish!"

"Kat has been absolutely fantastic! I have found learning Polish very fun and always look forward to the next lesson. Kat uses good teaching techniques including re-iteration on every lesson and it is then you really get a sense of how far you have come. Not only is she a fantastic teacher but a genuinely lovely person who is interested in why you want to learn the language which helps her to plan targeted lessons that keep the learning relevant and enjoyable."

"My lessons are only getting better with Kat, she's extremely patient, great communicator and an excellent teacher. Making things seem so much less complicated than I'd worked them out to be. I look forward to more lessons!"

"Fantasic tutor, so patient and always so friendly. I could not recommend Kat enough! I can feel the basics already slotting into place, with my knowledge and confidence building with every lesson."

"Katarzyna is a fantastic tutor. She is lovely, patient and has excellent teaching techniques. I feel I have made a lot of progress despite the number of lessons I've had. I look forward to every lesson :)"

"Excellent teacher I am learning a lot, very flexible with bookings I am finding the experience very rewarding."

"Katarzyna has taught me so much in such a short time. Her methods are very clear and helpful. I look forward to each and every lesson"

"She is an amazing tutor and her teaching techniques are amazing. Highly recommend."

"Katarzyna has been really patient with me while i struggle through the first lessons but pushing me and building up the confidence, really glad i found a tutor that is right for me."

"Katarzyna is exactly the teacher I was looking for. Her teaching skills are excellent and she seems able to adapt perfectly to my particular level and requirements, even though it is probably atypical. She has given me some useful insight into Polish culture as well as teaching me the language, and is always forthcoming with praise, which is enormously encouraging. Kat manages to be very friendly and personable at the same time as being professional, prompt and reliable. I'm extremely impressed!"

"Kat is truly a phenomenal tutor. She tailors her tutoring to your needs. If you want to know all the grammatical structure and phrases related to sharks in Polish, she will teach you all the grammatical structure and phrases related to sharks in Polish. This allows for her students to make quick headway in their learning experience and to pick up the language competently and efficiently. Her lessons are an excellent mix of enjoyable and challenging. Anyone learning a language from scratch will know that it is difficult and if you're not doing it for a purpose or you're not finding it at least a bit entertaining, you are likely going to be dissuaded from learning and possibly give up. With Kat this just isn't the case, her lessons are engaging and challenging and make you work with the knowledge you've been taught thus far to formulate more complex phrases and sentences. These phrases then get expanded upon more and more and more. Students get a strong sense of satisfaction when you get things correct and Kat capitalises on this. She also gets to know her students well. I didn't necessarily like my language teachers at school and didn't enjoy learning from them. With Kat, it doesn't feel like you're learning from a scary teacher, it feels more like you're learning from one of your friends who just happens to be awesome at speaking a bunch of different languages. Overall I can't recommend Kat enough, she is an immense teacher who will get you where you need to be with your language of choice. If you're going to use a language tutor, look no further than Kat."

"We and our 10 year old daughter have been really pleased with the lessons she has been having on weekly basis. Kasia's approach to teaching is well thought through and tailored to my daughter's ability. Its not only about rigid learning, its about learning through fun, too. My daughter enjoys her lessons very much, more than ever and she has the experience of other ways of teaching Polish. We are glad that we found Kasia."

"Kasia is a fantastic tutor who was able to introduce Polish in a way that allowed me to understand the basics quickly. Her empathy also allowed her to tell when I was becoming nervous, and was able to adapt the lessons to keep me in a good frame of mind."

"Before I started having lessons with Kat, I thought I just wasn't suited to learning languages, especially Polish. Kat has skillfully demolished that belief after only four lessons. She knows exactly how to structure her lessons to bring out the best in her students, and creates a relaxed atmosphere which makes learning really easy and enjoyable. Kat's lessons emphasise sentence construction over grammatical rules. This gets you thinking practically in the language itself, and really builds you up quickly. The grammar (which is nobody's favourite part of a language) is subtly introduced whenever it's needed rather than overwhelming you from the outset. I'm incredibly happy with my progress so far, in terms of the sentences I'm now able to construct in Polish but also in terms of my own confidence when talking to Polish family and coworkers. I wish I could demonstrate the difference in my confidence levels before and after I started having lessons with Kat, because I think that would be the best recommendation I could possibly give her. I strongly encourage anyone who wants to learn Polish to book some lessons with Kat!"

"Such a lovely lady.great tutor , friendly and really put me at ease .designs the lesson to your level , and encourages you lots ,more lessons booked which im looking forward to , highly recommend ."

"Katarzyna is a very talent language tutor, she tailors her tutoring to suit your needs and not simply reads some script from a text book. She knows how to put you at ease, feeling relaxed and comfortable in every lesson but at the same time make rapid progress in learning. I found not many people have this skill in teaching, coaching or mentoring but Katarzyna has this in abundance!!"

"I am very pleased with Kasia as a our chosen tutor for my son. It is still very early days to my sons progress as he only had a handful of hours however the main thing we managed to achieve in a short space of time is his willingness to learn Polish again. He seems to want to speak more Polish to me and whilst visiting family back in Poland. He is really looking forward to sessions with Pani Kasia And was not happy at all when by accident we missed one. Kasia has a very professional approach and presence and at the same time is very approachable, nice, kind and patient."

"Kasia is very patient and structures lessons which match my own pace of learning, this makes the lessons enjoyable and a lot easier to grasp. A very friendly and casual approach to teaching is helping to put me at ease. I would highly recommend Kasia to anyone looking for a tutor."

"Kasia is my first language tutor and i'm very happy i found her! she is very patient and structures lessons which match my own pace of learning, this alone makes the lessons enjoyable and a lot easier to grasp. Polish is a difficult and complex language to learn when English is your native tongue but i feel with Katarzyna's tuition i will be able to speak Polish comfortably and confidently in time:) I look forward to each lesson and highly recommend. don't think, just get in touch with her! Kind regards, Darren"

"We enrolled via First Tutors to use Kasia to tutor our 5 and 3-year-old (and myself, a beginner). We wanted to improve our linguistics to better communicate with family in Poland and build Polish as the children’s strong second language. Kasia is very patient, welcoming and engages the children well. Her structured approach to the lessons also keeps them well entertained throughout the lesson. We are very pleased with their progress and would highly recommend her."

"Very friendly and casual approach to teaching which is helping put me at ease. I feel confident that with Kats tuition I will learn at a good place and hopefully will be able to speak to my polish boyfriends family one day :) i am ready enjoying her lessons!"

"A good presence, calm and she has the know-how to teach in the best manner.The only thing that I can say is that I am happy having Kasia as a teacher and she is very good."

"Katarzyna is a dynamic and patient tutor, who plans lessons specifically for her students individual goals and requirements. The lessons are customised to enable you to talk about subjects that are of personal interest too you. The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly; the language is broken down in segments that are easily manageable. I highly recommend Kasia for anyone wanting to learn the Polish language."

"Fantastic tutor with an excellent method of teaching."

"Kasia is a great tutor who is really helping me to learn Polish. Even though I haven't studied a language since school she is making it easy to understand and tailors the lessons to suit my ability. Kasia is patient and friendly which creates a nice relaxed learning atmosphere."

"I am 'over 50' and have been learning Polish for 5 years. I visit Poland regularly. I enrolled via First Tutors for a course with Katarzyna Leszczinska as I required further conversational practice. After talking in Polish for 15 minutes at the start of my first session Katarzyna assessed my abilityand an advanced course of tuition was immediately implemented at her suggestion. Tuition takes place in a tranquil setting and is immensely enjoyable, productive and most beneficial from a reliable, organised, motivated, enthusiastic professional and highly effective tutor. I completely recommend Katarzyna for anyone's needs in the Polish language. Adrian, Tadley near Basingstoke."

"Just to say that you are a fantastic tutor and have perfectly aligned how I want to progress with Polish. I know it will be a long process, but ultimately very rewarding when I am able to talk to my cousins! Many thanks Stephen"

"In the few lessons we have had together, I have found Kasia to be an excellent tutor. I have already learnt a lot thanks to her fun and interesting teaching, I would recommend her to anyone wishing to learn the Polish language. She is very patient, understanding and is flexible with bookings which is brilliant for me. All the best Dave Carter"

"I have been having lessons with Kasia for a couple of weeks now and I am amazed at the progress I have made! Kasia's teaching style is making learning a difficult language like Polish easy and more importantly fun! The atmosphere is relaxed and yet progress is clear each week! I would definitely recommend Kasia to anyone looking for a tutor!"

"Having had several tutors in the past I can unequivocally say that Kasia is the best of the best. Her teaching style is relaxed, fun and patient, which along with her enthusiasm makes each and every lesson an absolute pleasure. If you are searching for a great teacher and a chilled atmosphere then I would highly recommend Kasia."

"I can only say it is a pleasure to learn with Kasia. She has given me confidence to speak and let out the latent language beast within me. I, like most of her students have probably fallen just a little in love with her. She is professional and enthusiastic about her work and creates a great atmosphere for learning :)"

"Katarzyna has been a great help to me, nothing is too much trouble. She really inspires confidence with her considerable teaching skills and good humour. Lessons have been relevant to my needs, and ability. Enjoyed every lesson, many thanks."

"Kasia has a very helpful approach approach in teaching me Polish, after about 1 year I understand some conversations. Her method uses a conversational approach which exposed to new terms and concepts. For personal reasons I've stopped lessons, but I now understand what my wife says to her family, whereas before not a clue!!!"

"Kasia is an excellent tutor who has renewed my confidence in my own ability to succeed at learning Polish. She has a patient approach, structures lessons well and is very encouraging. I recommend her highly."

"Kasia makes learning fun. She has a great approach, is patient and encouraging. Kasia delivers her teaching at a good pace, with structure and with a methodlogy to suit my learning needs. Thank you."

"Kasia has proved to be an excellent tutor; giving a range of different learning techniques to suit my style best - not only are the lessons well organised & enjoyable but she gave me greater confidence in my ability throughout (thanks!)"

"I have found learning Polish with Kasia to be an excellent experience. Her well planned and structured lessons have given me the ability to form quite complex sentances in just a few weeks! She is extremely proffesional in her approach and the quick progress clearly demonstrate this. Highly recommended."