North American Association of Teachers of Polish (NAATPl)
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 […]
Creating additional instructional materials has become a standard practice for instructors and teachers of Polish as a foreign language (PFL), although such materials are often limited to specific grammatical or cultural topics. Reusable teaching materials (also known as reusable learning objects) address this problem by promoting the development of resources that can be adapted for use across different student levels and cohorts.
The North American Association of Teachers of Polish is pleased to announce the results of a survey on the incorporation and use of regional varieties in the Polish as a foreign language (PFL) classroom. The survey indicates that while students who use nonstandard or regional varieties are common in Polish courses, teaching materials that present […]
Polonicum: Center for Polish Language and Culture for Foreigners at the University of Warsaw (Centrum Języka Polskiego i Kultury Polskiej dla Cudzoziemców) has released a call for papers for the conference Glottodydaktyka jako okno i lustro, which will take place in early 2026 at the University of Warsaw. Please see below for more details. The […]
The University of Chicago is hiring a Polish Instructional Professor (open rank) to teach Polish language courses at all levels and occasional non-language courses in Polish culture or language pedagogy. Candidates are required to possess a graduate degree in Polish studies, with a preference for a PhD. Please see below for the full job announcement, […]