Aleksandra Majkowska-Smith
Part-time Instructor
Polish Language
Email: amajkowskasmith@luc.edu
Office: Crown Center 206C
Phone: 773-508-7363
Research Interests:
- Polish language and culture
- Language and mass media
- Polish literature of the 20th century
- Image of women in Witkay's writing
- Witkacy's theory of pure form in theatre
Courses Taught:
- POLS 101 - Elementary Polish I
- POLS 102 - Intermediate Polish II
- POLS 103 - Intermediate Polish I
- POLS 104 - Advanced Polish II
- POLS 201 - Polish Medical Terminology
- POLS 202 - Polish for Healthcare
- POLS 250 - Advanced Polish Composition and Conversation I
- POLS 251 - Advanced Polish Composition and Conversation II
Service Outside Loyola:
- State Commission for the Certification of Proficiency as a Foreign Language, member of the Committee- Examiner approved by The Ministry of Science and Higher Education in Poland, 2022-present
- Radio Host for Polski FM 92.7 FM in Chicago, 2018-present
- Radio Host for Polskie Radio 1030 AM/104.7 FM in Chicago, 2017.
- "Conceptual Metaphors in teaching Polish as a foreign language" at the Polish Teachers, Students, and Parents Conference, Chicago, 2016
- Helena Modrzejewska Polish chool in Naperville, Polish language teacher, 2015
- Szkoła Języka I Kultury Polskiej im. Z. Herberta w Palos Heights, Polish language teacher, 2015
- Polonicum Centre of Polish Language for Foreigners, University of Warsaw- Lecturer of Polish language and culture, 2006-2014
- Warsaw School of Economics (SGH)- Lecturer of Polish language and culture, 2012-2013
- Lazarski University (Warsaw, Poland)- Lecturer of Polish language and culture, 2010-2011
- The Centre for East European Studies at the University of Warsaw- Lecturer of Polish language and culture, 2007-2011
Education:
- M.A. Polish Philology, University of Warsaw, (Literature and Linguistics), 2007
- Specialization in teaching Polish as a foreign language
- B.A. Polish Philology, University of Warsaw, (Literature and Linguistics), 2004