Head<\/strong>: prof. dr hab. Ewa \u017bebrowska<\/a><\/p>\n Members<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Scope of research<\/strong><\/p>\n The multifaceted and complex nature of language(s) and communication process, as well as their interrelations and determinants, has impelled the department’s members to go beyond linguistics field and move towards interdisciplinary research in order to develop deeper and more integrated understanding and knowledge of the subject in question. Those studies are conducted at the crossroads of language theory, applied linguistics, philosophy (metaphysical and epistemological theories), cultural studies, Byzantine hymnography, linguistic paleography, psychology, management and media studies. They have both theoretical and applied dimensions, with the overarching goal of understanding the essence of communication acts and their determinants, notably the internal (communication participants and their characteristics) and external (communication environment) contexts. Head<\/strong>: prof. ucz. dr hab. Joanna Osiejewicz<\/a><\/p>\n Members<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Department of International Legal Communication: http:\/\/legal-communication.iksi.uw.edu.pl\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n Head<\/strong>: prof. ucz. dr hab. Magdalena Latkowska<\/a><\/p>\n Members<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Department of Intercultural Pragmatics and Multimodal Communication Head<\/strong>:\u00a0prof. ucz. dr hab. El\u017cbieta Jamrozik<\/a><\/p>\n Acting Head of the Department:<\/strong> prof. ucz. dr hab. Agnieszka Andrychowicz-Trojanowska<\/a><\/p>\n Members<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Scope of research<\/strong><\/p>\n The studies carried out by the Department of Lexicology and Specialised Lexicography are focused on the fields of (i) lexical research, (ii) lexicographical research. Lexical research (diachronic, synchronic and contrastive) is conducted on:<\/p>\n Such studies, which are contrastive and conducted in teams, find their direct application in teaching and learning as well as in a translator’s work. The compilation of data deriving from different language areas allows us to draw some conclusions of a typological and sociolinguistic nature regarding the structure of vocabulary, trends of its development, variations and functioning in different European countries.<\/p>\n Diachronic lexical studies in the field of lexicology, lexicography and grammatography seek to demonstrate the continuity of linguistic phenomena and the way in which they are codified throughout the centuries by revealing: 1. the evolution of vocabulary along the temporal axis; 2. changes in the productivity of word-forming mechanisms as well as mutual influences of languages, which is reflected in the types of borrowings together with the manner and degree of their integration in language; 3. semantic changes in lexical units; 4. the evolution of lexicographical techniques.<\/p>\n From a teaching and learning perspective, lexicographical studies on the development of lexicographical techniques and the history of dictionaries on specific language areas aim to: 1. reconstructing the techniques used in modern lexicography; 2. formulating rules for dictionary selection according to the user’s needs and the ability to use the information it contains.<\/p>\n The above presented scope of the department’s scientific and didactic activities determines its main development trends and may be modified depending on its composition, current teaching and learning needs, specificity of languages and individual interests of Department members.<\/p>\n International cooperation\u00a0<\/strong>takes place with academic centres in Italy, France and Belgium.<\/p>\n National cooperation<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 with the Central Examination Board for matriculation exam, the Centre for Education Development (former In-Service Teacher Training Centre) and the Ministry of National Education (now the Ministry of Education and Science) in the field of Italian language teaching and learning.<\/div><\/div>\n Head<\/strong>: prof. dr hab. Anna Tylusi\u0144ska-Kowalska<\/a><\/p>\n Members<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Scope of research<\/strong><\/p>\n The department’s staff conduct multidirectional and interdisciplinary research in the fields of: dialogue among cultures, dialogue between literature and culture, intercultural communication, literary comparativism, historical conditions of contemporary international relations within and outside the European Union. The department research interests also include the history and literature of certain foreign language areas, literary theory in the light of the latest scientific studies, multifaceted research on the intercultural role of humanistic and literary translation (analysis and criticism of translation, literary translation theory, the role of literary and cultural translation within intercultural dialogue).<\/p>\n Furthermore, its members concentrate their attention on the study of the key problems of contemporary culturology, the most significant aspect of which is cultural transfer, i.e., the mutual exchange of spiritual values on the frontier of various Eastern European cultures and literatures as well as their ties with Polish culture. In particular, they investigate:<\/p>\n International and national cooperation<\/strong>\u00a0with academic centres in the USA, UK, Belgium, Germany, Russia, Italy, France, Ukraine, Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Slovenia and Hungary. The Department works closely with the Institute of Italian Culture and the Italian Embassy in Poland, as well as with the Jagiellonian University, University of Wroc\u0142aw, University of Gda\u0144sk and the University of Lublin.<\/div><\/div>\n Head<\/strong>: prof. ucz. dr hab. Magdalena Olpi\u0144ska-Szkie\u0142ko<\/a><\/p>\n Members<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Scope of research<\/strong><\/p>\n The department’s in-depth research focuses on issues related to linguistics, glottodidactics and translation studies, specifically language theory, semantics, theories of first and second (foreign) language acquisition and their glottodidactic implications, teaching and learning of specialised languages, Polish-German comparative (contrastive) linguistics as well as terminology and lexicology of specialised languages. The range of topics requiring the department’s detailed investigation is constantly expanding. The current scientific output of the department’s staff constitutes a testimony to many innovative theoretical solutions and applications concerning the practice of teaching specialised languages and specialised text translation. The scientific and research activities conducted at the department have resulted in a number of habilitation theses.<\/p>\n International and national cooperation<\/strong>\u00a0takes place with academic centres in Poland, Germany, China and Japan.<\/div><\/div>\n Head<\/strong>: prof. ucz. dr hab. Monika P\u0142u\u017cyczka<\/a><\/p>\n Members<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Scope of research<\/strong><\/p>\n The department’s research activities concentrate on studies and considerations regarding broadly conceived translation activity. The research is conducted mainly in the recently prevailing trend of the so-called process-oriented translation studies, i.e., it is oriented towards the description of mental processes involved in the process of translation, as well as the description and investigation of translators\u2019 mental qualities that enable them to perform translational acts, which comprise specific translation competences. Furthermore, department members also carry out both product-oriented and recipient-oriented translation studies. Thus, various research methodologies as well as different research methods, being part of these methodologies, are used: questionnaires, surveys, translation product analysis, contrastive text analysis, interviews, translation tests, translation accuracy tests, alongside experimental methods: eye tracking, GSR, etc.<\/p>\n The research areas of the department include, among others: translation competence, competence models, mental processes involved in translation – neurobiological and psychological aspects of translation processes, translation theories, various paradigms of translation studies, oral and written translation, audiovisual translation, sight translation, new technologies in translation studies, translation quality, praxeology of translation, the development of translation studies as a scientific discipline, contrastive analyses of translated texts, intersemioticity and intermediality in translation, etc. In addition to considerations and research in pure and applied translation studies, research is also carried out in the field of translodidactics, namely the didactics of both written and oral translation. Methodological proposals concerning this field are also being developed.<\/p>\n International and national cooperation<\/strong><\/p>\n Currently, there is ongoing scientific cooperation as part of EU grants in collaboration with foreign universities, including:<\/p>\n Cooperation in other scientific bilateral projects as well as in the organisation of conferences and symposia:<\/p>\n University of Wroc\u0142aw (joint translation conference \u2018TRANSLATON\u2019, organisation of guest lectures, scientific symposia and joint scientific publications)<\/p>\n Head<\/strong>: dr hab. Anna Borowska<\/a><\/p>\n Members<\/strong>:<\/p>\n ACRC Website<\/a><\/b> Head<\/strong>: dr \u0141ukasz Karpi\u0144ski<\/a><\/p>\n Members<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n
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\nThe Department conducts interdisciplinary research on the functioning of language in social, cultural, and interactional contexts. Its members specialize in sociolinguistics, linguistic pragmatics, critical discourse analysis, and multimodal communication, encompassing both verbal and nonverbal modes of interaction. Particular attention in their research is given to issues of (im)politeness, conflict, and verbal aggression, especially from a comparative perspective. The Department\u2019s members also analyze political discourse and media communication, including social media.
\nAn important area of the Department\u2019s activity is intercultural communication research, covering conversational strategies, differences in language etiquette practices, models of politeness, and the dynamics of cross-cultural interactions.
\nThe Department also develops research on popular culture – particularly music – using tools from phonetics, phonology, stylistics, and sociolinguistics.
\nThe Department collaborates with institutions in Germany, Italy, and other European countries. Its members actively participate in international research networks such as Diskurs Interdisziplin\u00e4r and the Society for Gestalt Theory and its Applications, and they carry out national and international projects funded by NCN, NPRH, DAAD, and IDUB programs.
\nThe results of the Department\u2019s research have practical applications, exemplified by the handbook for secondary schools Verbal Aggression in European Languages and Cultures (2024).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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