Bilingualism Matters @Poznań
Branch of Bilingualism Matters at the Faculty of English
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
- We do research and disseminate knowledge
about bi/multilingualism and multiculturalism - We increase general awareness
about the benefits and challenges posed by bi/multilingualism - We encourage policies and practices
that promote linguistic diversity and bi/multilingual schooling
We would like to invite you to take part in a free workshop for teachers entitled Multilingualism in Education, which will take place on 2 June 2023, from 13:00 to 15:30 in the Auditorium of the Faculty of English AMU, Grunwaldzka 6, Poznań
Register using this form
More information on our Facebook page
Register using this form
More information on our Facebook page
Please subscribe to our YouTube channel where all videos from lectures and workshops organized by Bm@Poznań are uploaded. You can also join our Facebook grup.
About us
As a branch of the Bilingualism Matters —
an internationally
recognized centre at the University of Edinburgh, Bilingualism Matters @Poznań
affiliated at the Faculty of English at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
aims to disseminate knowledge on bi/multilingualism and multiculturalism, as well as to encourage
dialogue in academic circles and among the local community about benefits and challenges posed by these phenomena. The Bilingualism Matters @Poznań cooperates with parents, teachers, health professionals, policy makers, and employers.
Aims:
- To increase general awareness concerning bi/multilingualism
- To encourage bi/multilingual schooling policies
- To make research findings accessible to general public
- To help make informed decisions on language learning and use
- To promote knowledge concerning linguistic diversity in Poland and beyond
- To encourage minority language maintenance
- To establish links with other BM branches
Target audience:
- Parents who want to raise their children bilingually
- Pupils and their parents who want to follow a bilingual programme at primary/secondary schools
- School authorities and teachers who run such programmes
- Teacher trainees
- Students from the Faculty of English and from AMU in general
- City representatives and other educational authorities
- General audience
Our team
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Prof. UAM dr hab. Magdalena WrembelVIEW PROFILEHead (2023-), Expert (acquisition, phonetics, phonology) -
Prof. zw. dr hab. Katarzyna Dziubalska-KołaczykVIEW PROFILEHead (2018-2022), Expert (acquisition, phonetics, phonology) -
prof UAM dr hab. Anna BalasVIEW PROFILEDeputy Head, Expert (phonetics, phonology), popularization of science -
Dr Katarzyna JankowiakVIEW PROFILEPress Spokesperson, Centre Coordinator, Expert (psycholinguistics) -
Prof. UAM dr hab. Rafał WitkowskiVIEW PROFILEExpert (historical multilingualism) -
Dr Anna BroszkiewiczVIEW PROFILEExpert (cooperation with parents and teachers) -
Prof. UAM dr hab. Anna EwertVIEW PROFILEExpert (language acquisition), Erasmus+ TEAM project coordinator -
Dr Rafał JończykVIEW PROFILEExpert (psycholinguistics), international cooperation -
Dr Agnieszka LijewskaVIEW PROFILEExpert (psycholinguistics), cooperation with BM@Kraków -
Prof. Michael HornsbyVIEW PROFILEExpert (minority language affairs) -
Dr Anna BasińskaVIEW PROFILEExpert (cooperation with parents and teachers), Centre Coordinator -
Prof. UAM dr hab. Katarzyna Bromberek-DyzmanVIEW PROFILEExpert (pragmatics), popularization of science -
Dr Karolina RatajVIEW PROFILEExpert (psycholinguistics), popularization of science -
Prof. UAM dr hab. Aleksandra WachVIEW PROFILEExpert (teacher training) -
Dr Nicole RodriquezVIEW PROFILEExpert (acquisition, phonetics, teacher training) -
Mgr Patrycja ZgołaVIEW PROFILEAdministrative Coordinator -
Mgr Victoria KishchakVIEW PROFILEPromotional materials Coordinator -
Mgr Iga KrzysikVIEW PROFILESocial media Coordinator -
Mgr Halina LewandowskaVIEW PROFILESocial media Coordinator -
Dr Grzegorz KrynickiVIEW PROFILEWebleader
Resources
- Application for support of schools by BM at Faculty of English, AMU: docx, pdf (in Polish)
- Questionnaire about raising a bi/multilingual child
- Brochure about BM@Poznań
in English
po polsku 
українською мовою 
по-русски 
- Brochure for parents in bilingual families
in English
po polsku
українською мовою
по-русски
- Brochure for teachers (in Polish)
- Brochure about projects conducted by BM@Poznań members (in Polish)
- Recommendations of 3rd National Congress of Management in Education EDUTEC "Safe harbour in multicultural school" (in Polish)
- Network of Cooperation and Self-education ODN Poznań (in Polish)
- Are multilinguals the better academic EFL users? Evidence from a questionnaire study measuring self-assessed proficiencies lecture by Peter Siemund and Jessica Terese Mueller; Presentation slides (2019-02-27) | Article (Full-text)
- MusiLang Project
- Poznań branch of BM on main Bilingualism Matters site
- Bilingualism Matters on the pages of LangUsta - Psychology of Language and Bilingualism Lab at the Institute of Psychology of Jagiellonian University
- Prof. M. Wrembel's presentation aims and research scope of BM@Poznań
- Interview with prof. Katarzyna Dziubalska-Kołaczyk for Życie Uniwersyteckie (Adam Mickiewicz University magazine) (in Polish)
- Bilingualism in the light of the latest scientific research by Loretta Bertelle (Lingwistyka Stosowana 2011(4), 241-249) (in Polish)
- Model integracji edykacyjnej w szkołach przyjmujących uczniów-migrantów opracowany przez Centrum Edukacji Obywatelskiej (in Polish) Report that should help primary and secondary school principals, teachers and specialists esp. during the war in Ukraine
Partners
dr Liliana Madelska
Linguist, speech therapist, expert of Ministry of National Education, professor at University of Vienna
Gallery
Media
- Opening of the BM Center - report on the Poznan city webpage
- Opening of the BM Center - report on Adam Mickiewcz University pages
- Opening of the BM Center - video report on Kurier Akademicki (partly in Polish)
- Wywiad z prof. Magdaleną Wrembel (in Polish)
- Wywiad z prof. Katarzyną Dziubalską-Kołaczyk z okazji otwarcia centrum (in Polish)
- Komunikat prasowy o oddziale centrum Bilingualism Matters w Poznaniu (in Polish)
News
Summer School for students from Ukraine
The Summer School for female students from Ukraine organized by the Faculty of English AMU and Bilingualism Matters@Poznan under the NAWA program took place from April 16-22, 2023. The theme of the meetings held at the palace in Debina was multilingualism - MULTILINGUALISM: RESEARCH AND LANGUAGE LEARNING PERSPECTIVES. The workshop was led by Prof. Anna Ewert, Dr. Iwona Łęska-Drajerczak and Prof. Magdalena Wrembel (the coordinator). Representatives of WA, together with the Deputy Dean for international co-operation and outreach Prof. Radoslaw Dylewski and UAM Vice-Rector for International Cooperation, School of Humanities Prof. Rafal Witkowski, also participated in a special event organized by the participants. The visit at the Faculty of English AMU, in turn, was an opportunity to learn about the experimental research conducted at WA Labs and to meet with representatives of the Student Council. The school was an excellent opportunity to exchange scientific, linguistic and cultural ideas and experiences, and an expression of support for our Ukrainian partner universities.
Online training for parents of bilingual children
Conducted by mgr Agata Kryształowska - Polish teacher living abroad, trainer for teachers and parents of bilingual children from In-Service Teacher Training Center at the association Polish Community, Date: 1.12.2020
