North American Association of Teachers of Polish (NAATPl)
We are pleased to announce the publication of the forum “Reimagining Polish Language Textbooks: Representation, Pedagogy, and Cultural Relevance in the Twenty-First-Century Classroom” in the Slavic and East European Journal 70(1). The first forum of its kind in the field of Polish as a foreign language (PFL) pedagogy, it brings together four original contributions by […]
The North American Association of Teachers of Polish would like to invite submissions to a new blog series: Teaching Polish as a Foreign Language. Leverage your experience in Polish as a foreign language (PFL) teaching and have your blog essay featured on our website! We are looking for authors from various backgrounds, including colleges and […]
Old textbooks are often obsolete in their portrayal of contemporary Polish society, ranging from topics such as traditional cuisine, rapid changes in technology, living standards, and ending with different forms of inequality and traditional gender roles. Yet, the textbooks provide a historical perspective, allowing students to explore the evolution of the Polish language in its […]
The North American Association of Teachers of Polish (NAATPl) marked its presence at the 2024 American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL) conference in Las Vegas with a critical pedagogy discussion on Polish-language textbooks. The panel, “New Approaches to the Old Discourse: How to (Re)Use Old Textbooks in Today’s Polish Language […]