In this video, I ask the assistance of my viewership in tracking down the recordings for Polnisch für Forgeschrittene (ISBN 83-214-0802-8), which do not seem to be preserved in any archives, but are presumably still "out there" as 33 1/3 records or cassette tapes one might find at a flea market. I would be most grateful for any leads as to how to procure, preserve, and use these recordings. Subscribe to my newsletter: https://www.alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter/ Join my academy: https://www.alexanderarguelles.com/academy/ Link to main Google form sign-up form: https://forms.gle/KBH5DZbJDgXjAbMj6 Join my virtual academy https://www.alexanderarguelles.com/academy/ and meet with me 5 days a week for 15 minutes at a time to "peel the onion with Polish" or for similar "Live Learning" of French, Italian, or Latin. Other Academy classes meet 1x a week for 1 hour to provide a systematic theoretical framework for long-term language learning in Principles of Polyliteracy, to read and discuss literature in French, German, Italian, and Spanish, to learn to read sacred languages such as Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, and Greek, to develop conversational abilities in Latin, and/or to read and discuss Great Books of Western Civilization in English. And please subscribe to my monthly newsletter at: https://www.alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter/ If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: https://ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
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I think your best chance is to write to the publisher and ask. There should be some digitised copy somewhere. Another option is to write to some university linguistics department and ask them if they could check in the uni digital library (Polish universities have access to many things).
I used the book on the left, obtained at a Polish evening class, and may still have it somewhere, but did not use any tapes.
Chomikuj pl service : Mówimy po polsku» W. Bisko, S. Karolak, D. Wasilewska (+audio).rar 45 MB
I think the physical medium may have been a cassette tape: “CK 1402/3 Polnisch für Fortgeschrittene – kurs dla zaawansowanych” recorded by Polskie Nagrania “Muza.” If so, then the owner of the recording appears to be Warner Music Poland, and the original tapes should be stored in the Polish National Digital Archives (Narodowe Archiwum Cyfrowe) However, it seems that the recordings have not been digitized yet. The archive have a dedicated team for "Polskie Nagrania" - Zespół 3/123/0 Przedsiębiorstwo Państwowe "Polskie Nagrania" I hope they still have a physical copy somewhere in the archives basement. Good luck — I hope this is the right lead and that it helps at least a little :)
have you considered contacting the publisher? they’re still around
Charity shops are a good call too, that's where I've sourced almost all of my material. Not only because it's so cheap (often 50p per books), but it's also the best place to find out of print works. I'll keep my eyes peeled.
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