Łukasz Furtak

Dr. Łukasz Furtak is a faculty member at Jan Kochanowski University, teaching courses in English Philology and Applied Linguistics at its Kielce campus and Sandomierz Branch in Kraków. His roles include instruction in practical phonetics, descriptive grammar, English dialects, history of English, introduction to linguistics, and various translation workshops.

• Master's Degree: English Philology (Catholic University of Lublin, 1997-2002)
• Doctoral Thesis: Phonetic processes in Polish immigrant communities (KUL, 2013)

Dr. Furtak's research focuses on Polish-English contrastive phonetics, experimental phonetics, and language pedagogy. He specializes in analyzing speech patterns among Polish immigrants in the USA, particularly in Long Island communities.

His publications trend toward phonetic analysis of immigrant speech patterns, language teaching methodologies, and sociolinguistic research frameworks. Notable topics include Polish-American English variants, Praat-based vocalic analysis, and coda dark /l/ phonetic effects.

Dr. Furtak has taught at multiple institutions, including the Faculty of Translation and Interpreting at Catholic University of Lublin and language colleges in Tarnobrzeg and Sandomierz. He previously worked as a bilingual translator in Chicago (2002-2003).