Dear Listener,

We are excited to invite you to our new podcast, ‘Kuchnia Metodyczna’, a space where we combine our passion for foreign language teaching, our knowledge of methodology, and our experience gained from many years of teaching.

Once a month, we plan to release an episode where we will:

• Discuss effective methods of teaching foreign languages,
• Share tips on how to learn languages effectively,
• Present interesting facts and challenges related to various languages,
• Discuss the role of psychology in the educational process,
• Discover how languages connect people and cultures,
• Try to inspire you to develop your teaching skills.

The podcast is our way of sharing experiences, brainstorming, and motivating each other in teaching (and learning!). We imagine it will not only be a broadcast but also a space for conversation – so we are waiting for your opinions, questions, and suggestions!

Each episode will also feature a culinary theme – the title obliges!

The first episode is being released today – January 14, 2025, and its title is: “What does a teacher have in common with a tightrope walker, or how to find a balance between the modern and traditional, effective and impressive in a foreign language lesson?”

You can find our podcast on:

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1kehYw6SmsDmwiJtb6zLEl
• YouTube: https://youtu.be/GXDWUULLO8A

See you there!

Authors of the ‘Kuchnia Metodyczna’ podcast

Justyna Deczewska and Magda Ziółek-Wojnar

The University of Warsaw’s Center for Foreign Language Teaching cordially invites you to participate in the Ten-Minute Play Competition.

A ten-minute play is a short dramatic form that originates from the one-act play tradition. This genre made its official debut in 1977 at the Humana Festival of New American Plays, organized by the Actors Theatre of Louisville. It has since become a mainstay on English-speaking stages, representing a phenomenon in contemporary theater.

Today, the ten-minute play is a fully recognized genre embraced by many English-speaking theater creators. Festivals dedicated to ten-minute plays are held around the world, attracting young artists—playwrights, directors, and actors alike. Audiences and readers appreciate the thematic and formal richness of these works. It’s worth bringing this dramatic form to Polish audiences and enriching our theatrical repertoire.

Perhaps this can happen thanks to you—we invite you to join us in an event that aims to promote this form of artistic expression.

• To familiarize yourself with the ten-minute play form, visit: http://www.10-minute-plays.com
• To learn how to write a ten-minute play, visit: http://www.10-minute-plays.com/how_to_write_a_10_minute_play.html

Competition participants are asked to review the rules and submit signed consents and declarations in scanned form.

Please send your competition entry along with signed declarations by January 6, 2025, to: 10mpfestival@gmail.com

You can find the competition rules and necessary consents here:

• COMPETITION RULES
• Attachment 1 (CONSENTS)

Information about language courses and certification exams

On behalf of myself and all the Authors, I cordially invite you to read the latest, anniversary issue of Ciekawostki Glottodydaktyczne, the newsletter of the Centre for Foreign Language Teaching at the University of Warsaw.

This is already the tenth issue, and on this occasion, the Foreword has been prepared by the CNJO UW directors, for which I would like to express my sincere gratitude.

Dr. Karol Stępień
Editor-in-Chief of Ciekawostki Glottodydaktyczne

Due to the vacation season, the pedestrian access route to the CNJO building on the Krakowskie Przedmieście campus will be altered.

Starting Monday, July 1, 2024, the doors to the Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies building at Krakowskie Przedmieście will be closed.

Access to the CNJO building will be available only through the passage near the Visitationist Church or via the University of Warsaw Museum.