Administrative staff:
Cezary Ruta, MA - Director of the School of Polish Language and Culture
tel. +48 81 44 54 112
mail: cezary.ruta@kul.pl
Renata Kras, MA
tel. +48 81 44 54 114
mail: renata.kras@kul.pl
Martyna Rutkowska, MA
tel. +48 81 44 54 111
mail: martyna.rutkowska@kul.pl
Jakub Zieliński, MA
tel. +48 81 44 54 113
mail: jakub.zielinski1@kul.pl
Academic Staff:
Joanna Broniec, MA
Email: joanna.broniec@kul.pl
I have been teaching Polish for over 16 years - I have worked with children, teenagers and adults, and even had the opportunity to teach in a kindergarten. This experience has taught me that learning a language is not only about grammar and vocabulary, but also about creativity, flexibility and openness to another person.
I love challenges - every student is a new story, a new insight and a new experience. My work as a teacher gives me not only satisfaction, but also many interesting adventures and anecdotes that could be turned into books.
Privately, I am the mum of two energetic boys who teach me patience and the joy of small things. I am fascinated by healthy food.
Urszula Ciszewska-Psujek, PhD
Email: urszula.ciszewska-psujek@kul.pl
I have been working at the School of Polish Language and Culture at the Catholic University of Lublin since 2010, teaching students from different countries and at different levels of Polish.
When working with foreigners, I really enjoy learning about the culture, traditions and customs of the people who visit us. It makes me feel like I am travelling around the world! The students often treat us to various delicacies from their countries and these are very interesting experiences!
In my spare time, I like to watch travel vlogs, go cycling, read mystery novels and, when I have a holiday, go hiking in the mountains.
Bożena Krawiec, MA
Email: bozena.krawiec@kul.pl
For years I have been associated with KUL - the School of Polish Language and Culture - it is here that I pursue my passion for teaching.
I am demanding, but only because I believe in the potential of my students. Everyone has something unique about them and my role is to help them discover and develop it. I support, motivate and enjoy the smallest success of each of my students.
Outside of work, I love to surround myself with beauty - interiors, colours, details are very important to me. I believe that aesthetics affect our well-being, so I look for harmony and inspiration in life and in teaching.
Weronika Lameńska-Ćwiek, MA
Email: weronika.lamenska-cwiek@kul.pl
I have been teaching Polish since 2009 - I work with children, teenagers and adults. At the Catholic University of Lublin I teach year-long courses, summer courses and I am an examiner for the Polish Certificate.
It is said that teaching someone a language is like showing them the world through your eyes, and that is the best part of my job. I love meeting people and this job gives me the opportunity to do that all the time.
Privately, I am the mum of a little human and a big red cat. The cat, Miron, was named after Miron Białoszewski, which reveals my fascination with Polish poetry. Apart from literature, I appreciate the simple pleasures of life: nature, good music and good company..
Maria Łaszkiewicz, MA
Email: maria.laszkiewicz@kul.pl
I have been teaching Polish at the School of Polish Language and Culture at the Catholic University of Lublin for almost 30 years and I still love it!
I like teaching because it is an opportunity to meet new people every time. I love getting to know my students' stories, which tell a fascinating tale of maturing, difficult choices and different views on life. Experience has taught me that a good conversation can do more than many a textbook.
I have taught students from all continents and at all levels, and I have also written Polish textbooks for Polish students. I am open to all innovations in didactics.
I am interested in politics, history, art and music. I love animals! I have two dogs and a red cat.
Marta Plisiecka, MA
Email: marta.plisiecka@kul.pl
I love teaching Polish to foreigners! It is a real adventure for me - the opportunity to meet people from different parts of the world, to discover their cultures, traditions and ways of thinking. Every lesson is like a journey - not only do I teach others, but I also learn something new about our beautiful language.
I try to introduce elements of culture into my lessons - together we watch Polish films, programmes or analyse songs. I particularly enjoy working with students from the Erasmus+ programme, as I am always inspired by their enthusiasm and openness. Thanks to these meetings, I am able to rediscover the Polish language and notice its nuances, which I might miss on a daily basis.
In my free time I like to read books - it's a way for me to relax and deepen my knowledge. Holidays are a time for family trips to the seaside - we always return there every year to enjoy the sound of the waves and the sea air.
Marzena Porębska, MA
Email: marzena.porebska@kul.pl
I have been teaching Polish at the Catholic University of Lublin since 2010, but before that I worked as a Polish teacher for many years.
What I like most about teaching is the contact with people - I quickly find a common language with my students, because openness and a sense of humour are the basis of a good atmosphere. I know that learning is a process, so I correct mistakes in a way that doesn't hurt, but motivates to keep working.
Privately, I like elegance and beauty in any form - be it in language or a well-chosen outfit. Aesthetics add flavour to life, as do good conversation and a moment of laughter.
Wiola Próchniak, PhD
Email: wioletta.prochniak@kul.pl
I have been teaching Polish as a foreign language at our School of Polish Language and Culture for years - with a short break at Indiana University in Bloomington. The topics and forms of the classes I teach - from grammar to reading literary texts - grow out of the conviction that language is a map of culture (for more on this topic, see: Key to the poems. Poetry in teaching Polish as a foreign language).
Perhaps my interests make my lessons more interesting, but certainly my students' interests inspire me to learn new things - and this is true both in my language classes and in postgraduate studies or seminars as part of the glottodidactic specialisation in Polish Studies.
Working as a teacher of Polish as a foreign language is great, because on the one hand it opens the door to other (cultural) worlds, and on the other hand it makes the world come to us.
Our collaborators:
dr hab. Agnieszka Januszek-Sieradzka prof. KUL
