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Fall 2025 NAATPl Event: Polish Language Enrollment Survey Results

As the 2025–26 academic year is well underway, we take a closer look at Polish language enrollments across North American institutions. Following the 2025 NAATPl Polish Language Enrollment Survey (due December 1, 2025), we invite all Polish-teaching faculty and anyone interested to join us for a discussion summarizing this year’s survey results. The NAATPl 2025 Polish […]

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Awards and Competitions

Call for Submissions: 2026 NAATPl Student Project Award

The North American Association of Teachers of Polish is pleased to announce a competition for the NAATPl Student Project Award. The contest seeks to recognize students’ original work that celebrates, promotes, and explores the Polish language and culture. We encourage creative submissions that demonstrate students’ engagement with the Polish cultural heritage through thoughtfully developed content. […]

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Research and Reports

2025 NAATPl Survey on Polish Language Enrollment

With the 2025–26 academic year underway, it is time to take stock of Polish language enrollments across North American institutions. The North American Association of Teachers of Polish (NAATPl) invites all Polish-teaching faculty to participate in this year’s enrollment survey, which will remain open through December 1, 2025. The NAATPl 2025 Polish Language Enrollment Survey […]

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Job Announcements

Job Announcement: Lecturer I – Polish (Winter 2026) at the University of Michigan

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Michigan seeks applicants for a Lecturer I position to teach various levels of Polish language to begin January 7, 2026 thru April 30, 2026. Candidates are required to possess a graduate degree in Polish studies, Second Language Acquisition, Slavic Studies, or a related field, […]

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“Witamy do Polish Hill”: Three Rules of Thumb toward Better Student Polish by Oscar Swan

This blog post makes part of the Teaching Polish as a Foreign Language series. To submit your post for consideration, please read our call for blog posts here. At the edge of the hill marking the traditional Polish part of town in Pittsburgh, PA stands a decorative sign proudly proclaiming Witamy do Polish Hill, somebody’s […]