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By education, I’m a graduate of two faculties at oriental studies department: Indology and Turkology at the Jagiellonian University. Apart of that, I’ve completed postgraduate studies in humanitarian aid at the University of Warsaw. Last but not least, I’ve happily finished postgraduate studies in teaching Polish as a foreign and second language at the Pedagogical University of Kraków.
Literature, languages, migration, travelling
In my free time, I hitchhike the world. In Nigeria I volunteered at a children’s oratory. In Nepal I was climbing mountains admiring Annapurna. I studied oriental literature in Turkey, crossed India from south to north with a backpack, and wandered through Turkish Kurdistan as a passenger of a truck smuggling cigarettes from Iran. Since I turn 18, I’m spending my time travelling, meeting people and listening to their stories.
By education, I’m a graduate of two faculties at oriental studies department: Indology and Turkology at the Jagiellonian University. Apart of that, I’ve completed postgraduate studies in humanitarian aid at the University of Warsaw. Last but not least, I’ve happily finished postgraduate studies in teaching Polish as a foreign and second language at the Pedagogical University of Kraków.
My specialization is international clients at beginner levels, but I also work with Slavs and advanced people, only adults. I create my own teaching materials. Apart from that, I conduct online trainings for Polish teachers. I help them to work on, among others, effective communication with international clients.
Apart from teaching, I work as a freelance journalist, writing mostly about migration and social inequalities. I strongly believe that words have power and the language we use may change the world.
I’ve completed investigative journalism course organized by the Central European University and I was also a participant of Media. Minorities. Migration program for reporters organized by Minority Rights Group. During the last few years I was publishing correspondence from Greek refugee camps and I participated in a cross-border journalistic project focusing on the situation of Afghans evacuated to EU countries. I received a grant from the Center for Civic Education (CEO), thanks to which I could look at the situation of migrants in Berlin and several German refugee camps. My texts can be found in different Polish media outlets, for example Nowa Europa Wschodnia, Krytyka Polityczna, Kontakt Magazine or weekend.gazeta.pl. Currently, I write for Salam Lab, Laboratory of Peace, which is an association based in Kraków.
My name is Marta. I’m a passionate, qualified Polish language teacher. I focus on a practical approach, focused on breaking the language barrier. I feel true satisfaction when students can speak Polish freely over coffee or beer, and the language becomes a tool instead of a challenge.
Dear learners,
please contact me via my website. I do my best to respond within 48 hours.