Izolda Wolski-Moskoff
Title: Lecturer of Polish Language
Courses:
- SLAV 501- 680 – Elementary Polish I
- SLAV 502- 680 – Polish Intermediate I
- SLAV 503- 680 – Polish Intermediate II
Course Description/Objectives:
No prerequisite. This course is for students who want to acquire the linguistic skills necessary for communication in everyday situations and that would constitute a solid base for further study of the Polish language. In addition students will become acquainted with various aspects of Polish culture (including Polish films), history and contemporary affairs. Students will learn through classroom exercises based on a modern textbook, completion of individual and group assignments and work with various audio and video materials. The textbook “Hurra - Po Polsku 1” is written in the spirit of the communicative approach, which makes it possible to communicate from the very beginning of the learning process. The special attention, however, will be paid on systematic development of all language skills: listening, reading, speaking and writing.
Personal Information
Education
- 2006 M.A. in Central Eastern European Studies LA SALLE UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia PA Thesis: “A search for Lost Childhood in Rainer Maria Rilke and Bruno Schulz”
- 1998 M.A. in Polish Literature (Polish Philology) UNIVERSITY OF TORUN, Poland Thesis: “An Angel Motif in Contemporary Polish Poetry”
- 1998 Certificate in Polish Language & Literature Pedagogy UNIVERSITY OF TORUN, Poland
- 1995 B.A. in Polish Studies UNIVERSITY OF TORUN, Poland Thesis: “The Poetical World of Witold Gombrowicz’s Yvonne, Princess of Burgundy”
Teaching Experience
- 2004 – 2006 Lecturer of Polish Language LA SALLE UNIVERSITY, Philadelphia PA Taught all levels of Polish Language
- 1998 – 2002 Lecturer of Polish Language and Literature MERITUM, Polish Language School for Foreigners, Warsaw, Poland Taught course in Polish language, literature and culture Helped prepare Meritum Workbook for Beginners (a Polish language textbook)
- 1992 – 1998 Instructor of Polish UNIVERSITY OF TORUN, Poland Taught Polish for primary, secondary and high school students
Other Experience
- 2006 – present Polish Interpreter/Translator
- 1999 – 2002 Broadcasting Specialist Eurocom Communications, Warsaw, Poland Selection, acquisition and editing of Polish film versions
Interests
- Theories and techniques of translation and interpretation;Contemporary Polish literature and poetry: Bruno Schulz, Witold Gombrowicz;
- Cross-cultural relations in Polish literature; Poles and other nations (Germans, Russians and Jews); Research paper: “The Jews in Galicia in the age of Franz Joseph”
- Culture, Literature through Film