Biografía

I graduated in Poland from the Pedagogical University earning a Master of Arts in Philosophy and Education in 2007 and from the Jagiellonian University, where I received a Master of Arts in Social Anthropology and Ethnology in 2008. In April 2018 I completed my CELTA certification through EF Quito, Ecuador. I am currently studying a postgraduate diploma in Migration, Development and Human Rights at FLACSO (Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales) in Quito, Ecuador. I speak Polish (native), English (C2) and Spanish (C2).

I have been teaching English since 2013. Before arriving in Ecuador, I worked for a Scottish NGO providing support for people with disabilities. I was also involved with an adult education and literacy project there, and I was an active member of the Nicaragua Learning Exchange group in Edinburgh, which was focused on sharing educational and social experiences between Nicaragua and Scotland. Later on, I worked with indigenous communities in the Potosí region of Bolivia. My teaching experience includes working with young learners, teenagers and adults. I taught General English and English for Academic Purposes to groups and in 1:1 classes in all levels (A1-C1/C2).

My research interests are twofold as they consist of the exploration of issues related to language teaching and an investigation in the area of social sciences.

I am interested in investigating how journal writing changes students’ writing skills, how technology affects learning, and how flipped learning influences students’ skills and their learning experience. I am currently involved in a research project entitled ‘Students’ perceptions on flipped vs traditional grammar learning in an English Foreign Language (EFL) university setting in Ecuador’.

In the area of social sciences my investigation focuses on the intersectional experiences of migrant struggles and solidarity in relation to social violence. More specifically, I am exploring the strategies and abilities of migrants in situations of crisis from the perspective of the migrant autonomy. I am currently working on the project entitled: ‘Solidarity and care. Practices of Venezuelan migrant struggle in contexts of social violence in Ibarra during the year 2019’.

 

Publications:

Checking students’ understanding effectively: Instructions and concepts (2019). Empowering the English Teaching Community for Today’s Challenges in English Language Teaching. The Yachay Tech University First International Conference on Language Teaching and Research.

Effective and creative teaching with minimal resources (2019). Empowering the English Teaching Community for Today’s Challenges in English Language Teaching. The Yachay Tech University First International Conference on Language Teaching and Research.

Resistencias migratorias en el mundo: agencia, activismo y solidaridad (2023), in print.

 

Selected presentations:

October 2021, Salinas, Ecuador: Checking students’ understanding effectively: Instructions and concepts. Presented at: Current Online EFL/ESL Teaching Methods. International Congress for English Teachers, The Postgraduate School of Universidad Casa Grande and Stamford Language School.

January 2021, online, Bolivia: Sharing content on Zoom Practical tips for student-centered online teaching. Presented at: Developing A Post-Pandemic Paradigm in ELT. 25th Anniversary and International Virtual Convention for English Teachers, BETA (Bolivian English Teachers’ Association).

October 2020, online, Ecuador: Sharing content on Zoom: Practical tips for student-centered online teaching. Presented at: Volunteer Webinars by Andres Rodriguez.

September 2020, online, Ecuador: Sharing content on Zoom: Practical tips for student-centered online teaching. Presented at: Teacher Training Webinar Series – Effective Online Teaching, English Language Program of the Yachay Tech University.

November 2019, Salinas, Ecuador: ‘Tell me about yourself’. Language skills development through journal writing. Presented at: The New Perspectives of Continuous Education through Technological Devices. International Congress for English Teachers, The Postgraduate School of Universidad Casa Grande and Stamford Language School.

August 2019, Urcuqui, Ecuador: Checking students’ understanding effectively: Instructions and concepts. Presented at: Empowering the English Teaching Community for Today’s Challenges in English Language Teaching. The Yachay Tech University First International Conference on Language Teaching and Research.

August 2019, Urcuqui, Ecuador: Effective and creative teaching with minimal resources. Presented at: Empowering the English Teaching Community for Today’s Challenges in English Language Teaching. The Yachay Tech University First International Conference on Language Teaching and Research.

September 2018, Machala, Ecuador: Effective and creative teaching with minimal resources. Presented at: Learning Communities in the EFL Classroom – The First National Congress of English Teachers, Technical University of Machala (UTMACH).