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EDUCATION:
MA in English Philology (UMCS the Maria Curie - Sklodowska University)
postgraduate studies in English 'Public Relations and Media Marketing' (UMCS the Maria Curie - Sklodowska University)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Board for Language Proficiency Certification UMCS (2013 - 2021);
Foreign Languages Teaching and Certification Centre UMCS (from 2003) earlier as Department of Teaching Foreign Languages UMCS (from 1990);
Department for the Polish Language and Culture for Foreigners UMCS (1986 – 1990) now as The Polish Language and Culture Centre for Polish People from Abroad and Foreigners UMCS
FUNCTIONS:
head of Certification in Foreign Languages Teaching and Certification Centre (2003 - 2018)
member of the Board for Language Proficiency Certification (UMCS) 2013 - 2021
member of the English Language Board for examining employees of the University Library and Centre for Physical Culture (2017 - 2021)
member of the English Language Board for examining tourist guides & tour operators in the Lublin Voivodeship
TOLES (Test of Legal English Skills Examinations) coordinator(from 2003)
coordinator for language teaching in Law and Administration Faculty (UMCS)
doctoral examinations examiner in Law and Administration Faculty (UMCS)
LICENCES / MEMBERSHIP:
ALTE individual affiliate
EULETA individual member
IATEFL member
Polish Association of Modern Languages (PTN) member
licensed TELC English examiner / trainer / letter rater (General English and business English)
licensed TELC Polish examiner
licensed TOLES examiner and administrator
licensed ETS Global examiner and administrator (TOEIC / TFI)
licensed PTE examiner
MEDALS / AWARDS:
Medal of the Commission of National Education (conferred for outstanding contribution to education) (2018)
Silver Medal for Long Service (conferred for long service in education) (2014)
Medal for Service for the Maria Curie – Skłodowska University (conferred for long outstanding work for the development of Maria Curie – Skłodowska University and the Foreign Languages Teaching and Certification Centre (2013)
Silver Cross of Merit (civil state award established to recognize services to the state) (2004)
Rector's awards "for outstanding work for the Maria Curie-Sklodowska University"
'LEGAL ENGLISH' PROJECTS with INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
The Integration of 21st Century Skills in the Language Classroom| 2023 ICC Conference; May 2023
Language Learning Experiences That Push Learners out of their Comfort Zoneby Prof Nikolay Slavkov | Webinar ICC; April 2023
The Council of Europe's New CEFR - CV : Old & Familiar, or Interesting News? by Dr Rudi Camerer & Judith Mader | elc - European Language Competence | Webinar - ICC; marzec 2023
Teaching & Learning during the Pandemic : Lessons Learnt, Present Practices, and New Opportunitiesby Dr Julio Gimenez | Webinar - ICC; marzec 2023
Can Chat GPT teach me legal English?Study Legal English with Louise Kulbicki; luty 2023
Towards a European Digital Citizenship(City, University of London | The City LawSchool | ISEL Institute for the Study of European Laws) grudzień 2022
Praca hybrydowa a zdrowe relacje (MEDICOVER) | czerwiec 2022
A new Council of Europe Recommendation on Language Education (ECML & Council of Europe) czerwiec 2022
Strategia a realizacja kształcenia akademickiego (IRSW | Instytut Rozwoju Szkolnictwa Wyższego) czerwiec 2022
Jak radzić sobie ze stresem i emocjami w pracy | Jak być bardziej asertywnym (FSPS| Fundacja Sukcesu Pisanego Szminką) czerwiec 2022
A new Council of Europe Recommendation on Language Education(ECML & Council of Europe) czerwiec 2022
Academic integrity from the second-language user's perspective by Prof. Diane Pecorari from City University of Hong Kong (National Academic Integrity Network & EAOUALS) maj 2022
Quality Hybrid Language Teaching (Robert Hanley | EAQUALS) kwiecień 2022
Using Authentic Video in Language Learning and Teaching (Thom Kiddle Nile & Elena Deleyeto La Cruz | EAQUALS) marzec 2022
Języki specjalistyczne w badaniach i praktyce 2: dobre praktyki, nowe innowacje (CJO | UniwersytetEkonomiczny w Katowicach) luty 2022
1st International Digital Symposium #ALTEdigital2021 (ALTE | Association of Language Teachers in Europe) April 2021
The Digital Symposium gives language assessment practitioners and researchers the opportunity to discuss and share ideas about the most important and relevant issues in our field: ones connected to technology such as online testing, automarking, video call tests, remote proctoring, eye-tracking and gamification, but also other key issues such as the CEFR, social justice, migration and dealing with GDPR
The Future of Language Education - learning lessons from the pandemic (ECML | the European Centre for Modern Languages) April 2021
Online Cambridge Day in Poland (Cambridge Assessment English | Cambridge University Press) April 2021
The Complete Legal English Programme (Ms Catherine Mason | Cambridge Law Studio, University of Cambridge) December 2020
Assessing Adult Learners On-Line and Off-Line (dr Grzegorz Śpiewak | MACMILLAN Education) December 2020
Legal Background & Quality Procedures (telc | The European Language Certificates) November 2020
CUP Online Academic English Conference | Better Learning (Cambridge University Press) October 2020
EAQUALS Online Event 2020 #eaqualsonline(European Association for Quality Language Services) October 2020
III KONGRES FRSE + ERASMUS 'Edukacja Przyszłości + Przyszłość Edukacji' (Fundacja Rozwoju Systemu Edukacji) October 2020
“The Language-Culture connection and how to deal with it in training” (Dr. Rudi Camerer SIETAR DEUTSCHLAND, August 2020)
“Paradigms, Pandemics & Power: Lessons for Intercultural Communication Theory & Practice” (Dr. Milton J. Bennet Intercultural Development Research Institute, August 2020)
ONLINE Research Seminar 2020 with Centre for Research in English Language Learning and Assessment (ALTE | The Association of Language Testers in Europe / CRELLA | Centre for Research in English Language Learning and Assessment,July2020)
Innovative Language Teaching Methods As Ways To Promote Multilingualism and Language Education (ALTE | The Association of Language Testers in Europe / NESET | Network of Experts working on the Social dimension of Education and Training / European Commission, June 2020)
EULETA WORLD CAFÉ 2020: An Online Meeting to Share Teaching Experiences During Lock-down (EULETA | The European Legal English Teachers' Association, June 2020)
Intercultural Competence in English | Teaching the Culture Construct: Online (EUROPEAN LANGUAGE COMPETENCE, June 2020)
Taking Your Students Online | Guided E-learning – Case Studies (EAQUALS, June 2020)
CEFR Matrix: A Quality Assurance for CEFR use (ECML Council of Europe | EAQUALS, June 2020)
Case Study from EC English | The Mother of Invention (Gillian Davidson & David Byrne EAQUALS, June 2020)
Teacher wellbeing in a time of crisis (PASE, June 2020)
Online Assessment with Tom Kiddle, NILE (EAQUALS, May 2020)
World Intellectual Property Organization Services and Initiatives (WIPO, May 2020)
ALTE Principles of Good Practice | Guidelines for Development of Language for Specific Purposes | Language Tests for Access, Integration and Citizenship (ALTE, May 2020)
Ensuring Excellence in the VLE with Julie Wallis, The London School (EAQUALS, May 2020)
Language Assessment for Migration and Integration (ALTE, May 2020)
Bees or Butterflies? Teaching in Times of COVID-19 (Jeremy Harmer PEARSON, May 2020)
Teaching Engaging Classes for Exam Success (Billie Jago PEARSON, May 2020)
Certyfikat językowy bez wychodzenia z domu (Karol Granoszewski LanguageCert, April 2020)
A Look Behind the Scenes with TELC IT Team (telc, April 2020)
Motivating Students (David Bish EDUNATION, Jan 2020)
Nic się nie bój czyli jak umacniać autorytet nauczycielski w korpoświecie (Joanna Rek-Faber EDUNATION, Jan 2020)
Specific Nature of Working in the Academic Environment (UMCS the Maria Curie-Sklodowska University / Personnel Training Institute) Lublin, 2018
University Legal Conferences in English for Law Faculty students (UMCS the Maria Curie - Sklodowska University, Law and Administration Faculty of the University, KUL The John Paul II Catholic University – 7 so far), 2013 - 2019
Language Proficiency Certification in the Academic Education System - under the Honorary Patronage of the Minister of Science and Higher Education and the Rector of MCSU (ZdsPBJ Board for Language Proficiency Education / FRSE Foundation for the Development of the Education System / Ministry of Science and Higher Education / University of Warsaw / IATEFL / PEARSON) Lublin, 2014
European Days of Language Education (UMCS the Maria Curie-Sklodowska University / KUL the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin) Zamość, 2013
Multilingualism in Europe and Language Certificates (UMCS the Maria Curie-Sklodowska University / WSzIA Higher School of IT and Administration / Europe Direct) Zamość, 2009
European Standards in Foreign Languages Teaching and Certification (UMCS the Maria Curie-Sklodowska University) Lublin, 2008
EU PROJECTS - COOPERATION & PARTICIPATION
Wiedza / Edukacja / Rozwój 2014 - 2020 "Akademicka Kadra Przyszłości" (EN: Knowledge / Education / Development 2014 - 2020 "Academic Personnel of the Future")
Wiedza / Edukacja / Rozwój 2014 - 2020 "Rozwój kompetencji nauczycieli inwestycją w przyszłość naszej szkoły i regionu" (EN: Knowledge / Education / Development 2014 - 2020 "Development of Teachers' Competences as an Investment in the Future of our School and our Region")
TEMPUS IV "The Joint Project to Develop a New Regional Master Programme" (2015)
Europejski Fundusz Społeczny "Student - kompetentny stażysta - wykwalifikowany pracownik" (EN: European Social Fund "Student - Competent Trainee - Qualified Employee") (2014/15)
E-learning: teaching English to students of Law and Administration Faculty at the Maria Curie-Sklodowska University - Longman English Interactive A1 / A2 / B1 / B2 (Pearson Longman, 2008 - 2012)
PUBLICATIONS
'Ex Parte' ezine (electronic magazine) pp. 2-7 | Cambridge Legal English Academy CLEA · English for Law (2021)
TELC JĘZYK POLSKI B1 - B2 SZKOŁA. Egzamin próbny 1 (TELC Polish B1 - B2 School. Mock Examination 1) telc GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany (2013)
