Foreign Languages

About the Department

Our goal is to promote language study among international students to develop communication and connection between cultures to understand what languages are and how to learn them. Being comfortable with a foreign language and its culture gives students a wide range of opportunities and benefits for their future work, traveling, and international cooperation.

European Language School at the European International University in Poland aims to prepare high-level specialists in the field of foreign languages and philology. The School provides students with the knowledge and skills required to free communication, writing, teaching, and translation from and into any language they choose for studying. The lecturers are native speakers of English, German or French and can help you with obtaining new information and using it in your professional activities.

Language courses are considered to be one of the most demanded among both national and international applicants as graduates. 95% of our graduates become multi-specialists ready to meet all the needs of the contemporary labor market.

The list of specializations and educational programs – Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL), Linguistics, Linguistic Anthropology, Language Studies, International Studies, English philology, German philology, French Philology, Teacher of English at institutions of higher education, Teacher of Germany at the institutions of higher education, Teacher of French at the institutions of higher education.

List of Courses

• English Language and Literature
• Ukrainian Language and Literature
• Romance Languages and Literature
• Slavic Languages and Literature
• German Language and Literature
• Spanish Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Italian Language and Literature
• Germanic Languages and Literature
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Mandarin Chinese Language and Literature
• Oriental Languages
• Austronesian Languages
• Australian Languages
• Arabic Language and Literature
• Semantics, Syntax, and Phonetics
• Sociolinguistics
• Neurolinguistics
• Psycholinguistics
• Historical Linguistics
• Pragmatics and Language Acquisition

Educational Process

The educational process focuses on vocabulary and topics used in the fields of business, medicine, education, engineering, IT, and communication skills used in the workplace, such as presentations, negotiations, meetings, small talk, socializing, correspondence, and report writing. The Vocationally Oriented Language Learning model (VOLL) centers around learning a language, skills, and subject content for work and life. It emphasizes interpersonal communication including situations in professional contexts.

We provide our students with the opportunity to explore other cultures and learn the languages ​​and traditions of European countries to get the chance to become a specialist in the field of linguistics and philology. Linguistics degrees cover topics that are related to the analysis of language and the way it is structured.

Students discover the way language changes over time, how it varies between different groups of people and situations, and how people learn or acquire language. The Linguistics course also incorporates aspects of psychology, sociology, anthropology, communications studies, and science. We use modern technologies, combining them with old European traditions of studying and their approach to education.

Learning a foreign language at the European School of Foreign Languages in Poland fosters students’ curiosity and deepens their understanding of the world, its cultures, and nations. The teaching enables students to express their ideas and thoughts using a foreign language and to understand and respond to its speakers. Learning foreign languages refers to teaching the language by university students concerning the particular vocabulary and skills they need in their social life, studies, and workplaces. As with any language taught for specific purposes, a course in a foreign language focuses on one occupation or profession, such as Technical English, Scientific English, English for Medical Professionals, etc.

Students are expected to develop professional competencies in a foreign language, which will allow them to participate in oral and written communication around professional topics. For example, pre-service teachers of biology will have to discuss and read English (or any other chosen language) texts both on biology and pedagogy. Therefore, the number of vocabulary sub-skills as well as the quality of all the skills that the target students will have to develop enormously increases.

Career Opportunities

In today’s competitive world an employer searches for the diversity in portfolios of its applicants. Being a foreign language professional or a multilingual person gives our graduates an edge over other competitors, language skills are in high demand in many sectors. With any foreign European language, you can dive into the following career paths:

*Foreign language translator - Due to the demand for content of different genres, and the absorption of global information via television, books, and audio, translators with a certain foreign language efficiency are hired for translating and editing.

*Foreign language interpreter - Translator and interpreter are two different jobs. People tend to mix those jobs up. A translator is only writing-oriented and an interpreter is voice-oriented. They convert verbal speech or sign language from one language to another. This is also a high-paying job.

*Diplomat - If you have the enthusiasm to represent your country globally, diplomacy is the right choice for you. The career prospects and the income within the diplomat department are high for foreign language professionals. Foreign Language School graduates work at any embassy as a diplomat or representatives.

*Working in BPOs - Business process outsourcing is delegating one or more IT-intensive business processes to an external provider that, in turn, owns, administrates, and manages them. BPOs are the fastest-growing sector, their employees have excellent speaking skills and command over their voices. They deal with international clients every day, therefore there is a high demand for those candidates who have foreign language skills.

*Tourist guide - If you aim to be a tourist guide, then the first necessary condition of this job is to know as many languages as possible. A tourist guide has to meet a lot of people daily with different cultural backgrounds. Creating communication and positive feedback with your clients is what a foreign language brings to you!

*Foreign languages teacher - This job profile can bring your ambition to share knowledge with a lot of people to live. For example, if you have Arabic language proficiency, you can teach Arabic to local Arabic language learners. This can be done in all languages all over the world. This again is a high-paying profession and good for a language learner.

*Military Linguist - If you meet the criteria for one of the many positions in the linguist field, the Army will pay you well for your skills. In addition to the standard benefits you would receive as a soldier — as a linguist, you would also qualify for Foreign Language Proficiency Pay, which could add some income to your paycheck for each language you’re proficient in.

Graduates are also able to hold the following positions:

• Interpreters;
• Secretary-interpreters in managerial organizations;
• Secretary-interpreters in industrial and commercial enterprises and firms;
• Secretary-interpreters in information and advertising agencies;
• Editors of social and political, scientific and technical literature;
• Foreign language teachers;
• Customer service representative;
• Human resources specialist;
• Foreign Service Officer;
• International Travel Coordinator;
• Product Localization Manager;
• International sales marketing;
• College Lecturer;
• Linguistic Tour Guide;
• Flight Attendant;
• Brand Specialist;
• Intelligence operatives or Government Agencies Specialist;
• Research Analyst or Field Researcher;
• Language Corporate Trainer;
• Content Writer and Editor;