A general meeting of North American Association of Teachers of Polish (NAATPl) members and two presentations on the teaching of Polish as a foreign language (PFL) mark the 2025 American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL) conference in February.
2025 annual NAATPl meeting
As an affiliated organization, the North American Association of Teachers of Polish holds its annual members meeting during the AATSEEL conference each year. This year, the NAATPl general meeting will take place online on Saturday, February 22, at 1 pm CST / 2 pm EST. A Zoom meeting link will be distributed among all members beforehand.
The annual NAATPl members meeting is an opportunity for all Polish language professionals to learn about the organization’s recent activities, initiatives, and plans for the near future. Alongside the President’s annual report presentation, the results of elections for Board Members are also announced at the meeting.
Teaching Polish as a Foreign Language at AATSEEL 2025
In addition to the annual members meeting, the 2025 AATSEEL convention will feature two events of interest for Polish language professionals at North American institutions.
First, Magdalena Cabaj (University of Toronto) will discuss the challenges and strategies for teaching non-binary and genderless Polish as part of the “Teaching the Less Commonly Taught Slavic and East European Languages” poster session. This session is scheduled for 9 am EST on Saturday, February 22.
On Sunday, NAATPl member Agnieszka Makles (Rutgers University) will discuss the teaching of Polish culture across the curriculum as part of the “Transnational Cultural Engagement” panel. This panel is scheduled for 3 pm EST on Sunday, February 23.
Polish Events at the 2025 AATSEEL Convention
Saturday, February 22, 2025
5-5 Poster Session 2: Teaching the Less Commonly Taught Slavic and East European Languages, 9:00 am – 10:45 am EST
“Challenges and Strategies for Teaching Non-binary and Genderless Polish” by Magdalena Cabaj, University of Toronto (Paper #1)
North American Association of Teachers of Polish (NAATPl) Meeting, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EST
Zoom link to follow.
Saturday, February 22, 2025
11-5 Transnational Cultural Engagement: Teaching Polish Borders, Esperanto, Digital Ukrainian and the Toppled Pushkin Monument, 3:00 pm – 4:45 pm EST
“Exploring Borders: Teaching Polish Culture Across the Curriculum” by Agnieszka Makles, Rutgers University (Paper #2)