Emilia Wąsikiewicz-Firlej
Biographic Data
| ID | 6176406 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Emilia Wąsikiewicz-Firlej |
| GIVEN NAMES | Emilia |
| FAMILY NAME | Wąsikiewicz-Firlej |
| SIGNATURE | WĄSIKIEWICZ-FIRLEJ E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4457-9715 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The ecology of heritage language maintenance in the Polish community in Galicia
Różnorodność językowa jako nowe wyzwanie w polskiej oświacie
Artykuł omawia aktualną sytuację uczniów cudzoziemskich w polskim systemie oświaty, opierając się na danych demograficzno-językowych ze spisu powszechnego z 2021 roku oraz na informacjach dotyczących uczniów cudzoziemskich w polskich szkołach. Autorki zwracają uwagę na znaczący wzrost liczby uczniów niepolskojęzycznych w ostatnich latach przy jednoczesnym braku przygotowania nauczycieli do pracy w klasach wielojęzycznych. W drugiej części artykuł…
Unpacking children’s perspectives of multilingualism through language portraits
This paper delves into the dynamics of language-based agency of six-year-old children raised in transnational families in Australia. The members of the focal group are four pre-schoolers, who while creating language portraits, offer insights into the truncated diversity of their linguistic repertoires. Through extent, position, choice of colour, use of symbols, and the accompanying written comments, the children communicate information about home…
Global English versus local language during a sojourn abroad
This paper investigates the interplay between language and intercultural communication with a special focus on the importance of working knowledge of foreign languages other than English for a satisfactory experience during longer sojourns abroad. Its authors present a revised understanding of the role of lingua franca English and a local language (here Polish) in intercultural relationships, especially the crucial influence of local languages on…
English in the Global Workplace
This paper aims to contribute to the discussion on the new directions in ESP education and revisit the concepts of the native speaker and lingua franca as seen from the lay perspective. It reports the results of a research study – an analysis of narratives of ten Polish professionals working for international organizations who share their experiences and tell stories on communicating and using English in the workplace. The narrative approach adop…
Developing cultural awareness through reading literary texts
This paper investigates the use of literature in ESL reading classes and its role in developing cultural awareness. The theoretical part focuses on the role of understanding students’ own culture as the fundamental step in developing cultural awareness. Thus, reading literary texts is understood here as text interpretation from native and foreign linguistic and cultural perspectives, defined by Kramsch as “third space”. The study presented in the…
The ecology of heritage language maintenance in the Polish community in Galicia
Unpacking children’s perspectives of multilingualism through language portraits
This paper delves into the dynamics of language-based agency of six-year-old children raised in transnational families in Australia. The members of the focal group are four pre-schoolers, who while creating language portraits, offer insights into the truncated diversity of their linguistic repertoires. Through extent, position, choice of colour, use of symbols, and the accompanying written comments, the children communicate information about home…
Developing cultural awareness through reading literary texts
This paper investigates the use of literature in ESL reading classes and its role in developing cultural awareness. The theoretical part focuses on the role of understanding students’ own culture as the fundamental step in developing cultural awareness. Thus, reading literary texts is understood here as text interpretation from native and foreign linguistic and cultural perspectives, defined by Kramsch as “third space”. The study presented in the…
English in the Global Workplace
This paper aims to contribute to the discussion on the new directions in ESP education and revisit the concepts of the native speaker and lingua franca as seen from the lay perspective. It reports the results of a research study – an analysis of narratives of ten Polish professionals working for international organizations who share their experiences and tell stories on communicating and using English in the workplace. The narrative approach adop…
Global English versus local language during a sojourn abroad
This paper investigates the interplay between language and intercultural communication with a special focus on the importance of working knowledge of foreign languages other than English for a satisfactory experience during longer sojourns abroad. Its authors present a revised understanding of the role of lingua franca English and a local language (here Polish) in intercultural relationships, especially the crucial influence of local languages on…
Różnorodność językowa jako nowe wyzwanie w polskiej oświacie
Artykuł omawia aktualną sytuację uczniów cudzoziemskich w polskim systemie oświaty, opierając się na danych demograficzno-językowych ze spisu powszechnego z 2021 roku oraz na informacjach dotyczących uczniów cudzoziemskich w polskich szkołach. Autorki zwracają uwagę na znaczący wzrost liczby uczniów niepolskojęzycznych w ostatnich latach przy jednoczesnym braku przygotowania nauczycieli do pracy w klasach wielojęzycznych. W drugiej części artykuł…
Unpacking children’s perspectives of multilingualism through language portraits
This paper delves into the dynamics of language-based agency of six-year-old children raised in transnational families in Australia. The members of the focal group are four pre-schoolers, who while creating language portraits, offer insights into the truncated diversity of their linguistic repertoires. Through extent, position, choice of colour, use of symbols, and the accompanying written comments, the children communicate information about home…
The ecology of heritage language maintenance in the Polish community in Galicia
Linguistics (5 works) · Pedagogy (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Second Language Learning and Teaching (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (2 works) · Geography (2 works)