Summer School
Every year SAI organizes compact language courses, which are open to everyone. In addition, we cooperate with other European universities and language centers worldwide in language courses and facilitate the participation of our students.
Intensive Courses in Spoken and Written Bengali
The Chair of South Asian Studies at the University of Warsaw, in collaboration with the South Asia Institute at Heidelberg University, Germany, and the Poland Institute of Asian Studies at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, invites you to an intensive language workshop in the Bengali language.
6th Bengali Summer School 2026 in Warsaw
We offer you two intensive courses in spoken Bengali. Our experienced teachers from Prague, Heidelberg, and Warsaw will share their knowledge with you and help you to learn, speak and understand Bengali better.
In the introductory course, participants will develop speaking, reading, listening, and writing skills and acquire a basic vocabulary of Bengali.
The advanced course aims to develop a deeper understanding of grammar, communicative skills, and the ability to understand literary texts.
Participants are asked to acquire a basic knowledge of the Bengali script before the course. For this purpose, we recommend:
- Teach Yourself Bengali by William Radice, published By Teach Yourself Books;
- Bengali. A Comprehensive Grammar, by Hanne-Ruth Thompson, Routledge Comprehensive Grammars.
13 days, 36 classes, 90 min each.
Classes are scheduled to be held Mondays to Fridays from 9.30 am to 3.30 pm (3 classes/day) and Saturdays from 9.30 am to 1 pm (2 classes). Sundays are free! There will be a lot of opportunities to practice the script and to clarify any doubts and questions regarding the language and grammatical rules.
Accompanying program: movie evenings, lectures on the Bengali language and culture, meetings with native speakers, sightseeing Prague, cooking classes - of course Bengali cuisine :-)
Dates: 27. Juli - 7. August 2026
Venue: Warsaw, Poland
Contact: Dr. Weronika Rokicka
Intensive Courses in Spoken and Written Urdu
In the introductory course, students develop speaking, reading, listening and writing skills and acquire basic vocabulary as well as knowledge of the main grammatical structures and conversational etiquette of Urdu.
The advanced course is designed to develop communicative skills, grammatical accuracy and the ability to understand complex texts. Particular stress will also be laid on listening comprehension.
Classes are scheduled to take place from Monday to Friday, 9.30 am to 3.30 pm. Participants completing the full programme and passing the written tests will receive 7 ECTS or equivalent credits.
Dates: 31st August - 18th September 2026
Venue: Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Course fee: 400 €
Registration deadline: 30th June 2026
Contact: andrea.drocco@unive.it, thomasda@unive.it