Metodyka Nauczania Języków Obcych - studia podyplomowe

Anna Szafernakier-Swirko, PhD

Anna is a Doctor of Philology, a certified linguist, a language teacher at heart, a language trainer, as well as a specialist on effective teaching, motivation, and soft skills. She has many years of experience in teaching Russian to adult learners, both in individual and group courses. She collaborates with companies, such as PricewaterhouseCoopers Polska, and Domański Zakrzewski Palinka, organising specialised language training programmes. She is also a long-time employee of Radio Poland’s Russian section. She certainly makes the most of her experience, passions, and interests, in her activities.

Izabela Szczepaniak

Izabela graduated with a psychology degree from the University of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Post-graduate Teaching Course. She currently works as a psychologist in “Elfiki”, a private kindergarten, as well as teaching developmental psychology and psycholinguistics at the Warsaw School of Applied Linguistics. She has acquired a lot of professional experience in the private Psychological and Pedagogical Counselling Centre, “Ząbkowska”, where she has organised workshops for juvenile delinquents, and counselling sessions for parents. She also conducted training sessions for parents in the Moms Club in Bemowo.

Anna Antoniuk

Anna graduated in 1995, with a Master’s degree from Moscow State Pedagogical University’s philology department, majoring in teaching Russian and literature. She also completed a post-graduate course in international trade at the Warsaw School of Economics. Her research interests include glottodidactics, especially its practical applications in foreign language teaching, including the principles of creating teaching materials, effective lesson planning, as well as constructive assessment and teaching. Her doctoral research is related to memorising foreign language texts in foreign language teaching, and the leading role of discourse in glottodidactics. Anna has been teaching Russian since 2002, and has taught at the University of Warsaw since 2011 (as a language teacher at the University Language Centre, and a lecturer at the Faculty of Applied Linguistics).

Anna Kizińska

Anna is an adjunct at the Faculty of Applied Linguistics of Warsaw University. She holds the title of Master of Applied Linguistics, Master of Law and Doctor of Linguistics. She is a translato and a lecturer at the Interdisciplinary Post-graduate Studies in Translation and Interpreting at the Institute of Applied Linguistics.

Agnieszka Fabisiewicz

Agnieszka graduated with a degree in English and Russian philology from the Institute of Applied Linguistics of Warsaw University. She is an experienced English language teacher. In addition, she has a wealth of experience working with all age groups – primary school, high school, and university students. As an academic, she teaches practical English courses, as well as courses in business English and translation. Her experience has allowed her to correctly identify the needs of various age groups, and discover the correct way of teaching foreign languages, its applied forms and methods. She has graduated with a post-graduate degree in education from the Faculty of Education of Warsaw University. When it comes to her professional work, she ‘gives it her all’ – be it a class of 6-year-olds or a group of students.

Emilia Królak, PhD

Emilia is a graduate of the Institute of English Studies of the University of Warsaw and a Doctor of Humanities. She is an academic, an English teacher, and a methodologist in a language school. Her interests include linguistics, psychology, and the creation of foreign language teaching materials.

Agnieszka Budzyńska-Daca, PhD

Agnieszka is an adjunct at the Institute of Applied Polish Studies of Warsaw University’s Faculty of Polish Studies. She is Head of the Department of Rhetoric and Media, as well as an author, co-author, and editor of three rhetorical text books: ’Retoryka (Rhetoric)’ (PWN 2008), ’Erystyka, czyli o sztuce prowadzenia sporów. Komentarze do Schopenhauera (Eristic, or the art of arguing. Commentaries on Schopenhauer’ (PWN 2009) and ’Ćwiczenia z retoryki (Rhetoric exercises)’ (PWN 2010). She is also Vice- President of the Polish Rhetorical Society. Agnieszka has also authored a great number of research papers on rhetoric, including a monograph titled: ’Retoryka debaty (The rhetoric of debate)’ (PWN 2015), and was the editor of a monograph titled: ’20 lat polskich telewizyjnych debat przedwyborczych (20 years of Polish televised electoral debates)’ (UW 2016).

Borys Somerschaf

A conductor, composer, and vocalist. He is a graduate of the renowned A. Svieshnikov Choir School and Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory (Singing and choral conducting divisions). In the years 1991–1996, he studied choral conducting and composition at the Frederic Chopin University of Music in Warsaw. For many years, he has taught singing courses for youths all across Poland. He is a renowned specialist on vocal pedagogy, and is often invited as a member of the jury in various singing contests. In addition, he himself is active as a vocalist. He has performed at philharmonics in Lublin, Kalisz, Opole, Łódź, and Bydgoszcz, in the TVP studio in Łódź, the “Blue Note” club in Poznań, at the Old Theatre in Lublin, and the University of Gdańsk, in addition to numerous other prestigious venues.