Łukasz OLESIAK, M.A.
Position:
Teaching Assistant
Positions held in the Institute and the University:
- Tutor of the second year of 5-year MA studies
- Coordinator of Practical English Language Course (second year, 5-year MA studies)
- Member of the Institute of English Studies Council
- Recruiter for BA extramural studies
- Supervisor of the UP2U Alumni Association for Teacher Education Graduates
Degrees:
- 2004: Master of Arts in English Philology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków
- Thesis: A Description and Evaluation of an ICT/CALL Course for Teachers of English
- Supervisor: Prof. Dr Hab. Anna Niżegorodcew
Department:
Department of English Language Education
Research Interests:
- Modern Technologies in Language Education
- Project-Based Learning
- Lifelong Learning
Courses Taught:
- Practical English Language Course
- New Technologies in English Language Teaching
- Preparing for Studying in the Web 3.0 Era
- Digital and Media Literacy 1 (Introduction to Artificial Intelligence) and 2 (Digital Competencies)
- Practical ICT Skills
- Project-Based Education Online
- Language Course Planning and Evaluation in Physical and Virtual Learning Environments
Selected visiting lectures:
- 2019 – Keynote lecture: Automata goto AIEd – Future Directions in Language Didactics at the PLCALL – CALL for Background Conference, Pedagogical University of Kraków
- 2018 – Maximizing Return on Investment in ESP/BE through Task & Content-Based Instruction at The 5th International ESP SIG & BESIG IATEFL Poland Conference, Lublin
- 2018 – Ensuring Quality in Academic Teaching at Quality Day, Pedagogical University of Kraków
- 2018 – From Technology-Rich to Technology-Wise at the Engage Level Master – High Impact Engagement: The Why, What, and How Conference for English Language Teachers, Warsaw
- 2017 – Presentations: Teaching Beyond Language Skills and Tailored ESP/EPP Courses for Your Group of Learners – At Last! at the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language in Poland Conference, Bielsko-Biała
- 2017 – Teaching Beyond Language Skills with English for Academic Purposes at Languages for Specific Purposes – Definition, Didactics, Dilemmas, University of Silesia, Katowice
- 2016 – Affordance of Synchronous Multi-Group Videoconferencing-Based Language Education at PLCALL 2016 – CALL for Mobility
- 2015 – Net-Generation in a Synchronous Multi-Group Videoconference-Based Language Education Model: A Case Study (co-presented with dr hab. Małgorzata Pamuła-Behrens) at Educating the Net-Generation, Beit Berl College, Israel
Main Publications:
- Pamuła-Behrens, M., Olesiak, Ł. (2017). Małopolska Clouds Education: New Pathways and Practices in Language Learning. In: Le proche et le lointain = The Near and the Far: Teaching, Learning and Sharing of Foreign Cultures, edited by Évelyne Argaud, Malek Al-Zaum, and Elena Da Silva Akborisova; preface by Thomas Szende. Paris: Éditions des Archives Contemporaines.
- Olesiak, Ł. Content and Language Integrated Learning and Action-Oriented Teaching in Vocational English Education within the Małopolska Educational Cloud. In: Pamuła-Behrens, M. (Ed.) Modernisation of Vocational Education in Małopolska. Systemic Project of the Małopolskie Voivodeship. Vol. II – Małopolska Educational Cloud: New Trends and Best Teaching Practices. Marshal’s Office of the Małopolskie Voivodeship, Kraków, 2015.
