Urszula Paprocka-Piotrowska

Professor Urszula Paprocka-Piotrowska works at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, where she leads the Department of Language Acquisition and Didactics within the Faculty of Humanities. With a habilitation thesis on bilingual narrative structures and French-Polish language acquisition, she received the academic title of professor in 2016. Her scientific work includes the monograph Construction du récit dans la communication en langue étrangère (2013).

• Education: MA in Romance Philology (KUL), DEA in Linguistics (Paris X), PhD in French-Polish language acquisition (co-tutelle KUL-Paris X)
• Academic Leadership: Head of Department since 2009, former Director of Institute of Romance Philology (2009-2012), Vice-Rector for Promotion and International Relations (2013-2016)

Her research focuses on foreign language acquisition, didactic methods, and intercultural communication. She has supervised numerous theses on topics including:

• Temporal and spatial expression in L2 learners
• Cultural content in language textbooks
• Motivation and teaching strategies
• Language anxiety and learning barriers
• Audiovisual translation techniques
• Intercultural stereotypes in language learning

Her scientific work reveals trends in:

• Comparative studies of Polish and French language acquisition
• Didactic approaches for different age groups
• Role of cultural elements in language education
• Impact of modern teaching tools
• Development of communicative competence
• Analysis of grammatical errors in interlanguage

Scientific recognition includes:

• French Order of Academic Palms (2013)
• Postdoctoral degree (habilitation) in linguistics (2009)

Administrative and organizational roles include:

• Head of Department of Language Acquisition and Teaching (2009-2019)
• Vice-Rector for Promotion and International Relations (2013-2016)
• Rector's Plenipotentiary for Educational Quality (2012-2013)
• President of Prof-Europe and French Teachers Association