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I am a language teacher and a translator with over sixty published translations, both novels and non-fiction books. I have taught Polish since 2005 working with students of all levels – from beginners to proficient language users. In my classes, I particularly enjoy the challenge of finding the right way to enable effective language acquisition for each individual student helping them discover their own learning styles and language goals.
My pedagogical ambition is to create a warm yet motivating environment where students learn with pleasure. I strongly believe that learning a foreign language boosts our cognitive abilities and should be a routine part of a healthy lifestyle. With a language as interesting as Polish, lessons can be also a very relaxing time – I do think one forgets all their worries when trying to work out grammar rules or learn how to pronounce in a new language.
Education:
2005-2006 – MA in Translation Theory and Practice, University College London
2000-2005 – MA in Polish Philology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow
2003 – Teaching Polish as a Foreign Language (by Professor Anna Seretny), Jagiellonian University, Krakow
Publications:
Smulewska, Maria. 2006. Z rozsądku czy z miłości? Dlaczego londyńczycy uczą się języka polskiego? (Reason or Love? Why Do Londoners Learn Polish?), Nowa Polszczyzna 1 (46)
Over 60 published translations, including:
Pratchett, Terry. 2022. O jaskiniowcu, który podróżował w czasie (The Time-travelling Caveman). Poznań: Rebis
Horowitz, Anthony. 2022. Morderstwa w Suffolk (Moonflower murders). Poznań: Rebis
Boyd, William. 2007. Bez wytchnienia (Restless). Warszawa: Niebieska Studnia