North American Association of Teachers of Polish
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North American Association of Teachers of Polish (NAATPl) is a professional organization established by Polish language instructors and teachers in North America to promote the teaching, learning, and research of Polish as a second language.{{Cite web |title=Who We Are – North American Association of Teachers of Polish (NAATPl) |url=https://naatpl.org/who-we-are/ |access-date=2025-02-12 |language=en-US}} Among its main objectives are increasing the visibility of Polish language programs and centers in North America, fostering professional development among Polish as a foreign language professionals, encouraging research in Polish language pedagogy, providing a shared forum for experiences and ideas, and organizing Polish language events such as panels, roundtables, and workshops.{{Cite web |title=About NAATPL {{!}} NAATPl Workshop |url=https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/naatpl/2017-workshop/about-naatpl/ |access-date=2025-02-12 |language=en-US}} NAATPl was founded in May 2015 and, as an affiliate of the American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages (AATSEEL),{{Cite web |title=Affiliated Organizations |url=https://www.aatseel.org/about/aatseel-affiliated-organizations/ |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=www.aatseel.org}} holds its annual general meetings in conjunction with AATSEEL conferences.{{Cite web |title=2016 Conference Program |url=https://www.aatseel.org/program/past_conferences/cfp_program_2016 |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=www.aatseel.org}}
Leadership
NAATPl founding member Ewa Małachowska-Pasek (University of Michigan) served as the association's Acting President from 2015 to 2016 and as President from 2018 to 2019.{{Cite web |title=Ewa (Ava) Małachowska-Pasek |url=https://lsa.umich.edu/content/dam/michigan-lsa/people-update/cv/ewamm-03042022-113037-2022EwaPasekCV.pdf}} She was succeeded in the interim by Kinga Kosmala (University of Chicago, Northwestern University), who was re-elected as President in 2017.{{Cite web |title=Kinga Kosmala {{!}} Tableau |url=https://tableau.uchicago.edu/content/kinga-kosmala-2 |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=tableau.uchicago.edu}}{{Cite web |title=Academia.edu - Find Research Papers, Topics, Researchers |url=https://independent.academia.edu/KingaKosmala3/CurriculumVitae |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=independent.academia.edu}} In 2020, Izolda Wolski-Moskoff (The Ohio State University, University of Illinois Chicago) was elected President,{{Cite web |title=Dr. Wolski-Moskoff Elected President of the North American Association of Teachers of Polish {{!}} Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures |url=https://slavic.osu.edu/news/dr.-wolski-moskoff-elected-president-north-american-association-teachers-polish |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=slavic.osu.edu |language=en}} followed by Krzysztof E. Borowski (University of Wisconsin–Madison) in 2024{{Cite web |title=Borowski, Krzysztof E. |url=https://gns.wisc.edu/staff/borowski-krzysztof-e/ |access-date=February 23, 2025 |website=German, Nordic, and Slavic+ – UW–Madison}} who was re-elected in 2025.{{Cite web |date=February 24, 2025 |title=UW–Madison Polish Faculty Elected to NAATPl Board |url=https://gns.wisc.edu/2025/02/24/uw-madison-polish-faculty-elected-to-naatpl-board/ |website=German, Nordic, and Slavic+ – UW–Madison}}
Professional activity
Since its founding, the North American Association of Teachers of Polish has organized multiple events for Polish language professionals, including in-person professional development workshops at the University of Chicago (2015), the University of Michigan (2017), and Northwestern University (2019).
The first workshop in the series, titled Strategies for Building a Successful Polish Language Program, marked the association's founding moment.{{Cite web |title=InterCom - View Content |url=https://caslsintercom.uoregon.edu/content/19033 |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=caslsintercom.uoregon.edu}} The 2017 workshop, Teaching with Authentic Materials: Theoretical and Practical Classroom Implications, attracted 27 Polish language teachers from secondary and higher education institutions.{{Cite web |title=Authentic Engagement: New Perspectives on Teaching Polish {{!}} U-M LSA Slavic Languages and Literatures |url=https://lsa.umich.edu/slavic/news-events/all-news/search-news/2017-polish-conference.html |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=lsa.umich.edu |language=en}} Its program included several presentations, two hands-on sessions on creating interactive videos and using TV series in foreign language teaching, and a poster session.{{Cite web |title=Program and Schedule {{!}} NAATPl Workshop |url=https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/naatpl/2017-workshop/program-and-schedule/ |access-date=2025-02-12 |language=en-US}} The 2019 workshop, organized by Northwestern University and the University of Illinois Chicago, was held under the theme Standard-Based Approaches to Teaching Polish Language.{{Cite web |date=2019-03-14 |title=CFP: Workshop for Polish Lang. Teachers (Northwestern) – CREEES Professional Resources Forum |url=https://sites.utexas.edu/creees/2019/03/14/cfp-workshop-for-polish-lang-teachers-northwestern-u/ |access-date=2025-02-12 |language=en-US}}
Beyond workshops, the association has also organized webinars on Polish language pedagogy,{{Cite web |date=2020-06-01 |title=Webinar: Teaching Polish During the Pandemic – CREEES Professional Resources Forum |url=https://sites.utexas.edu/creees/2020/06/01/webinar-teaching-polish-during-the-pandemic/ |access-date=2025-02-12 |language=en-US}} conference panels at ASEEES and AATSEEL annual meetings,{{Cite journal |last=Arnstein |first=Mary |date=2017 |title=2017 ASEEES 49th Annual Convention Program |url=https://works.hcommons.org/records/32gzn-bd648 |language=en |doi=10.17613/M6TZ7W}}{{Cite web |last=Polishsays |first=Call for Papers:Using Old Textbooks in the Polish Language Classroom Today-North American Association of Teachers of |date=2024-12-04 |title=NAATPl Panel on (Re)Using Old Polish Textbooks at 2024 AATSEEL Conference – North American Association of Teachers of Polish (NAATPl) |url=https://naatpl.org/naatpl-panel-on-reusing-old-polish-textbooks-at-2024-aatseel-conference/ |access-date=2025-02-12 |language=en-US}} competitions for best Polish teaching materials,{{Cite web |date=2021-09-20 |title=Prof. Dev: NAATPl Instructor Award for Exemplary Teaching and Learning Materials – CREEES Professional Resources Forum |url=https://sites.utexas.edu/creees/2021/09/20/prof-dev-naatpl-instructor-award-for-exemplary-teaching-and-learning-materials/ |access-date=2025-02-12 |language=en-US}} and a Slavic and East European Journal article forum.{{Cite web |title=Call for Papers: (Re)Using Old Textbooks in the Polish Language Classroom Today – North American Association of Teachers of Polish (NAATPl) |url=https://naatpl.org/call-for-papers-reusing-old-textbooks-in-the-polish-language-classroom-today/ |access-date=2025-02-12 |language=en-US}}
In 2019, the North American Association of Teachers of Polish was among the language education organizations that signed the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Bridging America’s Language Gap petition, which called for "greater support for languages in order to maintain and enhance American global leadership."{{Cite web |date=2018-12-01 |title=Bridging America’s Language Gap: A Call to Action {{!}} American Academy of Arts and Sciences |url=https://www.amacad.org/news/bridging-americas-language-gap-call-action |access-date=2025-02-12 |website=www.amacad.org |language=en}}
See also
References
External links
- {{official website|https://naatpl.org}}
Category:Professional associations
Category:Professional associations based in the United States