dr Werona Król-Gierat
Research assistant
Department of English Language Education
werona.krol-gierat@up.krakow.pl
room: 313
ORCID: 0000-0001-6522-2550
publications:
http://bgbase.up.krakow.pl/Position:
- Assistant professor
Positions held in the Institute and the University:
- Acting Head of Department of English Language Education (2020/21),
- Deputy Head (2020/21) and Head (2021/22) of postgraduate studies Teaching English to Students with Special Educational Needs,
- Institute Council,
- Quality Assurance Committee.
Degrees:
- 2017; Ph.D.(Ling);
Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny im. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie;
Thesis: “Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Inclusive Classrooms at the Lower-Primary Level. An Analysis of Teachers’ Needs and the Achievements of Learners with Special Educational Needs”;
Supervisor: dr hab. prof. UP Joanna Rokita-Jaśkow;
Supervisor: dr Małgorzata Marzec-Stawiarska;
Reviewer: prof. zw. dr hab. Hanna Komorowska (Uniwersytet SWPS Humanistycznospołeczny w Warszawie), prof. zw. dr hab. Katarzyna Karpińska-Szaj (Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu).
- 2011 M.A. (Philology, spec. Romanic Language and Cultures);
Uniwersytet Jagielloński;
Thesis: “Transformation in Audiovisual Translation: the Case of American and Polish Dubbed Versions of Roberto Benigni’s Pinocchio”;
- 2011 M.A. (English philology);
Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny im. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie;
Thesis: “Teaching Vocabulary to Children with Special Educational Needs Using Video Cartoons”.
- 2009 B.A. English philology with early school pedagogy;
Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny im. Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie;
Thesis: “Developing English Proficiency with CALL”.
Main field of research:
- Linguistics (Applied Linguistics).
Department
- Department of English Language Education.
Research Interests:
- Child Foreign Language Acquisition,
- Special Educational Needs,
- Language teacher education and development,
- Education and integration of bi-/multilingual students with migrant background.
Teaching:
- Teaching English to Young Learners,
- Basics of foreign languages teaching,
- Classroom management,
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language,
- Assessment in ELT,
- Special Educational Needs in language learning, off- and online,
- BA Seminar.
Membership in Academic Societies:
- Polish Association of Modern Languages,
- Early Language Learning Research Association (ELLA).
Selected visiting lectures:
- 2023; Cagliari, Italy, Universita’ di Cagliari,
- 2018; Venice, Italy, Universita’ Ca’Foscari,
- 2017; Porto, Portugal, Universidade do Porto,
- 2016; Madrid, Spain, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (CES Don Bosco),
- 2015; Rome, Italy, Universita’ Degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza”.
Main Publications:
Monographs:
- Król-Gierat, W. (2020). Teaching English to Children with Special Educational Needs. Kraków: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Pedagogicznego,
- Rokita-Jaśkow , J., Król-Gierat, W. (2017). (eds) Wczesny start językowy: wybrane zagadnienia. Kraków: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Pedagogicznego, pp. 206-224.
Articles:
- Król-Gierat, W., Savić, V. (2023). The diverse linguistic attainment and attitude development of children learning English as a foreign language in inclusive classes. Studia Pedagogiczne. Problemy społeczne, edukacyjne i artystyczne. 2023, Vol. 42, pp. 261-287. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13670050.2022.2114788?src
- Rokita-Jaśkow, J., Wolanin, A., Król-Gierat, W., Nosidlak, K. (2023). Bridging the ‘dual lives’ : school socialization of young bi/ multilinguals in the eyes of EFL teachers. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism,2023, Vol. 26/4, pp. 395-410. https://studiapedagogiczne.ujk.edu.pl/numery/42.pdf
- Król-Gierat, W. (2021). “Analiza orzeczeń dzieci z zaburzeniami integracji sensorycznej pod kątem trudności w nauce języka obcego”. In: Rokita-Jaśkow, J. and Nosidlak, K. (eds) Nauczanie dzieci języków obcych : globalne wyzwania, lokalne rozwiązania properties. Kraków: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Pedagogicznego, pp. 61-80.
- Król-Gierat, W. (2021). “Learning Preferences of SEN Children in an Inclusive English Classroom”. In: Rokita-Jaśkow, J. and Wolanin, A. (eds). Facing Diversity in Child Foreign Language Education. Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland AG, pp. 123-142.
- Król-Gierat, W. (2019). Zabawy stymulujące uczniów z zaburzeniami przetwarzania sensorycznego na lekcji języka obcego. Języki Obce w Szkole. – 2019, nr 1, s. 49-54,
- Król-Gierat, W. (2019). Investigating the Self-Concept of Children with Special Educational Needs in the Context of Foreign Language Learning. In: Rokita-Jaśkow, J. and Ellis, M. (eds). Early Instructed Second Language Acquisition: Pathways to Competence. Bristol: Multilingual Matters.