Name
E-mail address
Piotr Romanowski, PhD
romanowskip@poczta.onet.pl
ELT Methodology
Academic interests
/ Research
Language Acquisition
Bilingualism and Multilingualism
Intercultural Communication
Books (co-)edited
2015 (forthcoming) Submersion in bilingualism, Studi@ Naukowe, Vol. 30, Eds. M. Łączek, P.
Romanowski, Wydawnictwo Naukowe IKL@, Uniwersytet Warszawski
Publications
2014 (forthcoming) Intercultural issues in the era of globalization, Studi@ Naukowe, Vol. 27, Ed. P.
Romanowski, Wydawnictwo Naukowe IKL@, Uniwersytet Warszawski
Articles
2014 (forthcoming) "The effectiveness of bilingual education in Europe. The case of Polish secondary
school students", in: TESL Canada Journal
2014 (forthcoming) "Knowing, being and doing - towards the intercultural approach in ELT", in: LAIC
Journal, Vol. 2
2014 (forthcoming) "Bilingual education in Poland: a success or failure? ", in: TESL Canada Journal
2013 "Second Culture Acquisition as a Prerequisite in Bilingual Education", in: ELT and Linguistics
2013, New Strategies for Better Solutions – Conference Proceedings of 11th International LATEUM
Conference, Lomonosov Moscow State University, pp. 102-106.
2012 "You Tube as a powerful tool in intercultural learning", in: International Journal of Arts and
Sciences, Ryerson University, Toronto, pp. 134-148.
2011 "Individual orientations towards intercultural differences on the basis of a study conducted among
the Polish students of English Philology", in: Conference Proceedings of the 1st International Conference
on Foreign Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, International BURCH University, Sarajevo, B&H,
pp. 73-82.
2011 "Between my own culture and the target culture - English language teachers as cultural
mediators", in: Papers on Language, Culture and Literature 3, Prace Naukowo Dydaktyczne PWSZ
w Krośnie, Volume 55, Krosno, pp. 351-356.
2010 "Integrating culture into the communicative curriculum", in: Conference Proceedings of the 6th
International ELT Research Conference "Current Trends in SLA Research and Language Teaching", Vol.
99, Canakkale Onsekis Mart University, Selcuk-Izmir, pp. 143-145.
2009 "English within the framework of multilingualism in the European Union", in: Current Issues in
English Studies, Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Pedagogicznego, Kraków, pp. 77-82.
2009 "English as a modern lingua franca against the background of linguistic mosaic of the European
Union," in: The Teacher, English Language Teaching 11(73), pp. 31-34.
2009 "The Many Voices of English" in: Contemporary Investigations in Foreign Philologies. University of
Uzhorod, Ukraine. Volume 7, pp. 360-366.
2008 "Crossing communication borders: cross–cultural communication as a bridge between people and
cultures", in: Culture, Language and Literature in European and World Border Regions, Proceedings of
the International Conference, v. 27, Krosno, pp. 31–38.
2008 "Linguistic diversity and cross–cultural communication in Old Europe", in: Journal of Global
Awareness, St. John’s University in New York, V. 8, No. 5, pp. 34–42.
2006 "A successful cross-cultural communicator. What are the essential skills and knowledge? ", in:
Messages, Sages, and Ages Conference Papers, Cultural Studies, Suceava, pp. 429–434.
2006 "English as a Global Language and its impact on social changes in the Global Village", in: The
Teacher, English Language Teaching, 12(44), pp. 38–43.
2005 "Simulation games and their role in foreign language teaching", in: Newsletter n°. 28, IATEFL
Post-Conference Issue, pp. 49–56.
2005 "How to incorporate a cultural component into ELT?", in: The Teacher, English Language
Teaching, 12 (34), pp. 48–53.
2005 "Vocabulary Learning Strategies", in: Papers on Language, Culture and Literature 2, Prace
Naukowo Dydaktyczne PWSZ w Krośnie, V. 19, Krosno, pp. 219–227.
2014 Global Academic Network International Conference, 4th-6th September 2014, DePaul University,
Chicago, USA, Paper read: "The effectiveness of bilingual education in Europe. The case of Polish
secondary school students"
Conferences
2014 Global Academic Network International Conference, 26th-29th March 2014, Saint-Paul University,
Ottawa, Canada, Paper read: "Bilingual education in Poland: a success or failure? "
2013 12th International Conference of International Association for Languages and Intercultural
Communication, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong S.A.R., Paper read: "Knowing, being and
doing – towards the intercultural approach in ELT"
2013 11th International LATEUM Conference, 2nd-4th October 2013, Lomonosov State University,
Moscow, Russia, Paper read: "Second Culture Acquisition as a Prerequisite in Bilingual Education"
2012 American Canadian Conference for Academic Disciplines, 21st-24th May 2012, International
Learning Centre, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada, Paper read: "You Tube as a powerful tool in
intercultural learning".
2011 1st International Conference on Foreign Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics, 5th-7th May
2011, International BURCH University, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Paper read: "Individual
orientations towards intercultural differences among the Polish students of English Philology".
2010 Across Borders IV, Krosno, Poland, 16th-17th April 2010; Paper read: "Between my own Culture
and the Target Culture - English Language Teachers as Cultural Mediators".
2010 6th International ELT Conference, 14th-17th May 2010, Canakkale Onsekis Mart University, SelcukIzmir, Turkey; Paper read: "Integrating Culture into the Communicative Curriculum".
2009 3rd International May Conference on English Studies, Kraków, Poland, 27th-29th May 2009; Paper
read: "English within the framework of multilingualism in the European Union".
2009 2nd Foreign Language Conference, 25th-29th April 2009, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha,
Albacete, Spain; Paper read: “New Tendencies in the Teaching of Culture. How to become a Cultural
Mediator?”
2008 17th GASI Annual Conference One Globe: Many Voices, Many Challenges, 22nd-26th May 2008,
San Francisco, USA; Paper read: "The Many Voices of English".
2008 4th Annual Conference, 10th-12th April 2008, University of Valladolid, Soria, Spain; Paper read:
"What is vocabulary and what needs to be taught and tested?".
2007 12th AUSACE Annual Conference Crossroad to Globalization, 27th-30th October 2007, Dubai, UAE;
Paper read: "English as a modern lingua franca against the background of linguistic mosaic of the
European Union".
2006 15th GASI Annual Conference Globalization Pluses and Minuses, 25th-29th May 2006, Chicago,
USA; Paper read: "Linguistic diversity and cross–cultural communication in Old Europe".
2006 Across Borders: Culture, Language and Literature, 21st-23rd April 2006, Krosno, Poland; Paper
read: "Crossing communication borders: cross–cultural communication as a bridge between people and
cultures".
2005 14th International IATEFL Poland Conference, Toruń, Poland, 16th-18th September 2005; Paper
read: "Simulation games and their role in foreign language teaching".
2004 13th International IATEFL Poland Conference, Radom, Poland, September 2004
ELT Methodology,
Language Acquisition,
Taught courses
Intercultural Communication,
Sociolinguistics
Sworn Translation
Guest lectures and
visits
2014 St. Thomas University, Miami, USA
2014 Columbia College, Chicago, USA
2014 Temple University, Tokyo, Japan
2014 Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
2013 Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong S.A.R.
2013 Universidad de Cordóba, Spain
2013 University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
2012 Universidad de Jaen, Spain
2012 Universitatea Alba Iulia, Romania
2012 Universidad de Cádiz, Spain
2011 Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal
2009 University of Huelva, Spain
2008 University of Valladolid, Soria Campus, Spain
2002 Sussex University, Brighton, UK
Additional
information
Assistant Professor – Faculty of Applied Linguistics, University of Warsaw (2013 - )
Sworn Translator of English with the Polish Ministry of Justice (2002 - )