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2025

 

19-21 September, Łódź, Poland

 

Presentation Title: Let's Discover the Cover: An Introduction to Music Journalism

Conference  Title: 34rd IATEFL Poland International Conference "Back from the Future"

Venue: Łódź University of Technology

 

22-23 August, Pärnu, Estonia

 

Presentation Title: Start the School Year with a Catchy Pop Song: A Complete Lesson Plan is Here

Conference  Title: EATE Summer Seminar “Teaching English in the age of AI” 

Venue: Pärnu Koidula Gymnasium

 

 

10-13 July, Hong Kong, China

 

Presentation Title: "If I Were a Headline": (Music) Journalism in the EFL/ESP Classroom

Conference  Title: The 23rd ASIA TEFL International Conference "Care, Innovation, and Sustainability in ELT"

Venue: The Education University of Hong Kong

 

 

30-31 May, Tirana, Albania

 

Presentation Title: The Power of a Pop Song to Master Present Tenses and Beyond

Conference  Title: The 15th ELTA Albania International Conference “Moving Forward: A New Education Landscape”

Venue: The Polytechnic University of Tirana

 

 

3-4 April, Zielona Góra, Poland

 

Presentation Title: “Welcome to Adele’s Brave New World” – An Introduction to the Analysis of Headlines in American Music Journalism

Conference  Title: Contemporary Trends in English-Language Studies 2

Venue: Zielona Góra University

 

 

18 January 2025, online

 

Presentation Title: Let Me Take You on a Music Trip - Live Lesson with My Lovely Team of Students

Conference  Title: An IATEFL Poland series From Pre-Service Into In-Service: Professional Development For Professionals -To-Be

Venue:  online (Zielona Góra University, Vistula University, IATEFL Poland)

 

 

2024

 

15-17 November, Paris, France

Presentation Title: LIVE in the Present in My LIVE Lesson 

Conference  Title: The 43rd Annual International TESOL FRANCE Colloquium, "Embracing Change”

Venue: Cité Scolaire Internationale Honoré-de-Balzac, 118 Bd Bessières, 75017 Paris

 

 

20-22 September, Gdańsk, Poland

Presentation Title: Is the Present a Present?

Conference Title: The 33rd IATEFL Poland International Conference

Venue: The Polytechnic University of Gdansk

 

 

20-22 September, Gdańsk, Poland

Presentation Title: Let Me Take You on a Music Trip – Music Journalism in the EFL Classroom

Conference Title: The 33rd IATEFL Poland International Conference

Venue: The Polytechnic University of Gdansk

 

 

 

28-29 June, Greifswald, Germany

 

Presentation Title: The Linguistic Landscape of the Polish-Czech Border Area, with Magdalena Steciag

Conference Title: New Insights Into Slavic Linguistic Landscapes

Venue: The University of Greifswald

 

 

6 April 2024, online

 

Presentation Title: Looking so long at the pictures of ME – last-minute fun activities for the “MATURA” speaking part

Conference Title:  IATEFL Poland West Region

Venue: Online (IATEFL Poland)

 

 

9-10 March, Piraeus, Greece

 

Presentation Title: Let’s Sing PRESENT: Toward a Global Mindset

Conference Title: The 45th Annual International Convention TESOL Greece „Beyond The Language: Towards Global Mindset”

Venue: 

 

 

9-10 March, Piraeus, Greece

 

Presentation Title: Learn Locally, Speak Globally, with Tanya Aviv Stein

Conference Title: The 45th Annual International Convention TESOL Greece „Beyond The Language: Towards Global Mindset”

Venue: 

 

 

3 February, Toruń, Poland

 

Presentation Title: Let's  Mix and Match When Teaching Listening Skills

Conference Title: Young Learners SIG Day 

Venue: International House

 

 

2023

 

 

20 December 2023, Haifa, Online

 

Presentation Title: Let's  Mix and Match When Teaching Listening Skills

Conference Title:   Colloguium for ELT Professionals: Current Issues in ELT

Venue: Shaanan College of Education (online)

 

 

22-24 September, Wrocław, Poland

 

Presentation Title: Let’s Stick Together: When a Last-Minute Substitute Lesson Plan Changes into All-Inclusive Skills Package

Conference  Title:  The 32nd IATEFL Poland International Conference

Venue: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology 

 

 

22-24 September, Wrocław, Poland

 

Presentation Title: Teaching Receptive Skills in a Productive Way – Evidence from the EFL Classroom

Conference Title:  The 32nd IATEFL Poland International Conference

Venue: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology 

 

 

10-12 July, Jerusalem, Israel

 

Presentation Title: Teaching Receptive Skills in a Productive Way

Conference Title:  The 2nd Mediterranean Symposium & 9th International ETAI Conference “Global  English in a Changing World”

Venue: David Yellin College of Education

 

 

10-12 July, Jerusalem, Israel

 

Presentation Title: Teaching Speaking Will Never Go Out of Style, with Tanya Aviv Stein 

Conference Title:  The 2nd Mediterranean Symposium & 9th International ETAI Conference “Global  English in a Changing World”

Venue: David Yellin College of Education

 

 

14 January, online

 

Presentation Title: Sugar, Honey, Honey: Live Lesson

Conference Title:  IATEFL Poland, Teacher Development SIG

Venue: Online (IATEFL Poland)

 

 

2022

 

 

22-23 October, Nicosia, Cyprus

 

Presentation Title: Ponglish in the English Classroom – When Research on Language Contact “Migrates” to EFL Classes

Conference  Title:  MIGDISCY-UCY PROJECT (2021-2023)

Venue:  The University of Cyprus

 

 

9-10 October, Korfantów, Poland

 

Presentation Title: Recenzja muzyczna w ujęciu genologicznym

Presentation Title in English: Music Review as a Genre

Conference  Title:  Unisono w Wieloglosie 12

Venue: Opole University, Korfantów

 

 

16-18 September, Poznań, Poland

 

Presentation Title: "My Mame’s Bond” – How to Create Bonds between Students - Live Lesson with Teenagers

Conference Title:  The 31st IATEFL Poland International Conference

Venue:  Adam Mickiewicz University

 

 

16-18 September, Poznań, Poland

 

Presentation Title:  „Listen Very Carefully, I Shall Say it Only Once”: How to Spice up Your Listening Lessons and Engage Your Students

Conference Title:  The 31st IATEFL Poland International Conference

Venue:  Adam Mickiewicz University

 

 

6-7 July, Tel Aviv, Israel

 

Presentation Title: „Let’s Get Physical” – How To Spice up Your Listening Lessons

Conference Title:  ETAI Summer Conference "Navigating the New Normal"

Venue:  Pisga Center Tower

 

 

2021

 

 

20-21 November, Nicosia, Cyprus

 

Presentation Title: The Postmonolingual Condition? The Use of Polish and Czech as a Lingua Receptiva in Comparison with English as a Lingua Franca by the Students from the Polish-Czech Border Area, with Magdalena Steciag

Conference Title: New Approaches to Bilingualism and Multilingualism and Language Learning/Teaching Conference (Bimult) 2021

Venue:  The University of Cyprus (online)

 

 

4-5 June, Kaunas, Lithuania

 

Presentation Title: Lingua Receptiva: Polish and Czech Students in Search of Mutual Understanding. The Role of Communication Strategies in Receptive Intercultural Communication, with Magdalena Steciag

Conference Title: Sustainable Multilingualism Conference

Venue:  Vytautas Magnus University (online)

 

 

28 February, online

 

Presentation Title: Ponglish in the English Classroom (Live Lesson)

Conference Title: IATEFL Poland, Teacher Development SIG

Venue: Online (IATEFL Poland)

 

 

2019

 

 

20-22 September, Gdańsk, Poland

 

Presentation Title: Let’s Stick Together! Sticky Notes in the English Classroom

Conference Title: The 28th IATEFL Poland International Conference

Venue: University of Gdańsk

 

 

20-22 September, Gdańsk, Poland

 

Presentation Title: „Candy is not Always Dandy” : An Interdisciplinary Live Lesson

Conference Title: The 28th IATEFL Poland International Conference

Venue: University of Gdańsk

 

 

20-22 September, Gdańsk, Poland

 

Presentation Title: Mega Kahoots! Bring your Mobiles! An English Language Quiz for All, with Peter Whiley and Joanna Perkowska Whiley

Conference Title: The 28th IATEFL Poland International Conference

Venue: University of Gdańsk

 

 

2018

 

 

28-30 November, Zielona Góra, Poland

 

Presentation Title: Parateksty obrazem kultury. Rola tekstów okalających w prasie muzycznej

Presentation Title in English: How do Paratexts Reflect Culture: The Role of Paratexts in Music Print Media

Conference Title: Foreign Languages' Day

Venue: Zielona Góra University

 

21-23 September, Wrocław, Poland


Presentation Title: Post-It Notes in Action (poster)

Conference Title: The 27th IATEFL Poland International Conference

Venue: Wrocław University of Science and Technology

 

 

21-23 September, Wrocław, Poland

 

Presentation Title: Logo, Slogan, Spot: How to Introduce International Words in the ESP Classroom in a Creative and Funny Way

Conference Title: The 27th IATEFL Poland International Conference

Venue: Wrocław University of Science and Technology

 

 

3-4 March, Warsaw, Poland

 

Presentation Title: Językowe wyznaczniki wybranych składników analizy krytycznej dzieła muzycznego w polskich i amerykańskich recenzjach muzycznych – zarys problematyki

Presentation Title in English: The Language of Selected Components of  Critical Analysis in Polish and American Music Reviews  

Conference Title: Transgression, Interdisciplinarity, discourse

Venue: Warsaw University

 

 

 

2017

 

 

15-17 September, Bielsko-Biała, Poland

 

Presentation Title: Teenagers Wanna Have Fun Too! Edutainment When Preparing for Exams

Conference Title: The 26th IATEFL Poland International Conference

Venue: University of Bielsko-Biała

 

 

2016

 

1-2 December, Zielona Góra, Poland

 

Presentation Title: A Contrastive Genre Study of the Structure of Polish and American Music Reviews

Conference Title:  Interdisciplinary View on the English Language, Literature and Culture

Venue: Zielona Góra University

 

 

21-22 October, Opole, Poland

 

Presentation Title: Co się kryje w strukturze? Kilka uwag o budowie polskich i amerykańskich recenzji muzycznych

Presentation Title in English: What’s Hidden in the Composition? Some Remarks on the Structure of Polish and American Music Reviews

Conference Title:  Unisono w wielogłosie VI. Wokół winylu

Venue: Opole University

 

 

16-18 September, Szczecin, Poland

 

Presentation Title: Do You Speak Ponglish? A Lesson on Language Awareness and Cross-Cultural Communication (live lesson)

Conference Title: The 25th IATEFL Poland International Conference

Venue: Szczecin University


 

 

2014

 

4-6 April, Poznań, Poland

 

Presentation Title:  The Role of English in Polish Music Reviews

Conference Title:  Young Linguists’ Meeting in Poznań 2014

Venue: Adam Mickiewicz University

 

 

2013

 

11-13 October, Tułowice

 

Presentation Title: Relacje nadawczo-odbiorcze a kształt językowy recenzji muzycznej (na materiale recenzji twórczości Depeche Mode)

Presentation Title in English: The Speaker-Addressee Relation in Music Reviews (The Case of Depeche Mode Music Reviews)

Conference Title:  Unisono w wielogłosie V. W stronę typologii i terminologii rocka

Venue: Opole University, Tułowice

 

 

3-4 June, Zielona Góra, Poland

 

Presentation Title: Uwarunkowania komunikacyjne a pododmiany recenzji muzycznej (na przykładzie recenzji twórczości grupy Depeche Mode)

Presentation Title in English: Communicative Situation  in Music Reviews and their Subgenres (On the Basis of Depeche Mode Reviews)

Conference Title:  Tożsamość w komunikowaniu

Venue: Zielona Góra University

 

 

2012

 

12-14 October, Tułowice, Poland

 

Presentation Title: Muzyczne materiały promocyjne w aspekcie lingwistycznym

Presentation Title in English: The Language of Music Press Kits

Conference Title:  Unisono IV. Rock a media

Venue: Opole University, Tułowice

 

 

2-3 June, Zielona Góra, Poland

 

Presentation Title: Some Remarks on Language Awareness among the Polish Living in English-Speaking Countries with Reference to Ponglish

Conference Title: Świadomość językowa w komunikowaniu

Venue: Zielona Góra University

 

 

25-26 May, Poznań, Poland

 

Presentation Title: Expressive Means in Ponglish – A Language Variety Used not Only by Poles Living in English-Speaking Countries

Conference Title:  Young Linguists’ Meeting in Poznań 2012

Venue: Adam Mickiewicz University

 

 

26-27 March, Zielona Góra, Poland

 

Presentation Title: The Ecology of European Languages: Research Project Presentation

Conference Title:  Kultura w zmianach: Ekologia, sztuka, nauki o poznaniu

Venue: Zielona Góra University

 

 

2011

 

7-9 October, Tułowice, Poland

 

Presentation Title: Językowe wyznaczniki tożsamości w subkulturze gotyckiej

Presentation Title in English: Language and Identity in the Goth Subculture

Conference Title:  Unisono III. Rock a korespondencja sztuk

Venue: Opole University, Tułowice

 

 

2009

 

 

20-22 April, Głogów, Poland

 

Presentation Title: Wartościowanie w muzycznych materiałach informacyjno-promocyjnych typu press kit

Presentation Title in English: Evaluative Language in Music Press Kits

Conference Title:  Języka. Religia. Tożsamość

Venue: University of Szczecin, PWSZ in Gorzów Wielkopolski

 

 

2008

 

17-18 November, Zielona Góra, Poland

 

Presentation Title: Językowe wyznaczniki perswazji w muzycznych materiałach informacyjno-promocyjnych typu press kit

Presentation Title in English: Persuasive Language in Press Kits

Conference Title: Norma w komunikowaniu

Venue: University of Zielona Góra

 

 

31 March-2 April, Głogów, Poland

 

Presentation Title: Językowe wyznaczniki tożsamości w subkulturze gotyckiej

Presentation Title in English: Language and Identity in the Goth Subculture

Conference Title:  Języka. Religia. Tożsamość

Venue: University of Szczecin, PWSZ in Gorzów Wielkopolski 

 

 

2007

 

 

Zielona Góra, Poland

Presentation Title: Językowe nośniki ekspresji w komiksie

Presentation Title in English: Expressive Means in Comics

Conference Title:  Zielonogórskie seminaria językoznawcze 2007

Venue: University of Zielona Góra

 

 

2006

 

Zielona Góra, Poland

 

Presentation Title: Językowe wyznaczniki potoczności w komiksie (na materiale Kajka i Kokosza Janusza Christy)

Presentation Title in English: Informal Speech in Comic Stories (On the Basis of “Kajko i Kokosz” by Janusz Christa) 

Conference Title:  Zielonogórskie seminaria językoznawcze 2006

Venue: University of Zielona Góra

 

 

2005

 

Zielona Góra, Poland

Presentation Title: Rola metafor orientacyjnych w tekstach rocka gotyckiego (współautorka Anna Wojciechowska)

Presentation Title in English:  The Function of Orientational Metaphors in Gothic Rock Lyrics (with Anna Wojciechowska)

Conference Title:  Zielonogórskie seminaria językoznawcze 2005

Venue: University of Zielona Góra

 

 

2003

 

19-21 April, Oborzycko, Poland

 

Presentation Title: Metaforyka w tekstach rocka gotyckiego

Presentation Title in English:  Metaphors in Gothic Rock Lyrics

Conference Title: Język – komunikacja – społeczeństwo

Venue: Adam Mickiewicz University

 

 

2002

 

 

29 November-2 December, Łukęcin, Poland

 

Presentation Title: O języku czasopism młodzieżowych

Presentation Title in English:  The Language in Youth Magazines

Conference Title: Język – komunikacja – społeczeństwo

Venue: University of Szczecin

 

 

2001

 

11-13 May, Wisła, Poland

Presentation Title: Analiza językowo-stylistyczna tekstów polskiego rocka

Presentation Title in English: The Linguistic and Stylistic analysis of the Polish Rock Lyrics 

Conference Title: Polszczyzna u progu XXI wieku

Venue: University of Silesia in Katowice

 

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