Extramural studies, English Studies - Linguistics

About the studies

These studies are intended for candidates who have successfully completed their undergraduate studies having attained a bachelor’s degree or the equivalent thereof. The duration of the studies is four semesters.

English Studies - Linguistics is a programme within the field of humanities, the discipline of linguistics, which comprises, among others, research on the structure of language, language change, the relationship between language and the human brain, communication, language acquisition and foreign language teaching.

Students choose the MA seminar in linguistics – the one that is most connected to their interests and professional goals. The other courses are complementary to the content of the seminar and help students broaden their knowledge of linguistics. Additionally, the programme includes courses in the complementary discipline, which, in the case of language studies, is literary studies.

The Institute offers several MA seminars, taught by experienced academic teachers and researchers. Within the part-time programme, we provide mainly seminars that aim at developing competences important for educators, teachers, and those working in international and intercultural environments.

All classes are conducted in English.

Our graduates find employment in various sectors of economic and public life. The programme teaches skills that are looked for by employers, such as self-education and team work, it promotes making independent choices, allows for interdisciplinary training, enhances responsibility and decision-making abilities. The methods of instruction facilitate independent learning and self-study; stress is put on training the power to reason, to identify problems and to find right solutions.

Our graduates know the English language at the C2 level (according to CEFR), close to that of well-educated native speakers of the language, which allows them to effectively perform professional and academic activity in the chosen field. They possess broad knowledge in the discipline of linguistics and, additionally, in literature and culture of Anglophone countries, and general knowledge in the field of humanities; they are well-prepared to continue academic or practical education as well as to undertake a job requiring high skills. They are conscious of the significance of their knowledge and skills, and know how to design the path of their self-development.

Compulsory courses

1. MA Seminar
2. Complementary seminar
3. Monographic lecture in linguistics
4. CLIL – academic language in the discipline of linguistics
5. Monographic lecture: literature and culture
6. Philosophy

Elective courses

1. Courses in linguistics
2. All-university courses

Type and form of study

This is a part-time (extramural) course of study, tuition-based; classes are held on week-ends. Traditional in-class and/or on-line modes of teaching depend on current regulations by the Rector of the University of Warsaw.

The seat of the Institute of English Studies UW is the building of the Faculty of Modern Languages at 55 Dobra Street, Warsaw, with convenient public transport options.

Admissions:

Graduate Studies - How to apply?

MA Seminars for students of extramural studies offered in 2026/27

Romuald Gozdawa-Gołębiowski
Foreign Language Learning, Language and Culture, Cultural Translation

The seminar explores issues related to the dominance, perhaps even hegemony, of English in the contemporary world—from potential threats and benefits for local languages and cultures to the emergence of new Englishes and new approaches to teaching English in the “global village.” Among the research options for students seeking practical solutions in language teaching are CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning), EMI (English-Medium Instruction), Pluriliteracies Teaching for Deeper Learning, as well as intercultural and AI-assisted adaptive teaching.

Students interested in translation will have the opportunity to analyse cases of cultural untranslatability and the translation techniques and strategies appropriate in such contexts. The seminar will also introduce basic tools of descriptive statistics relevant to MA research.

Zbigniew Możejko
Awareness and Autonomy, Content and Needs – Current Issues in EFL Learning and Teaching 

The seminar offers coverage of selected current issues in the field of EFL (English as a Foreign Language) learning and teaching, including – but not limited to – Language Awareness (LA), the role of autonomy in the didactic process (learner-, learning- and teacher-autonomy), Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), Needs Analysis. It investigates the role of attention in learning vs. acquisition, means of developing language awareness, types of pedagogical activities for consciousness-raising, forms of input enhancement and sensitization to form vs. meaning. It looks at the learner in the EFL classroom and considers means of investigating his needs in hope of decentralizing the role of the teacher. Finally, with the aim of promoting authenticity of communication, the course explores the mechanisms of pairing teaching a foreign language (e.g. English) with teaching a content subject through that language (e.g. Chemistry or Geography in English). The seminar also provides an opportunity to explore topics of interest to the group—such as selected individual differences that have recently been the focus of research in Positive Psychology: anxiety versus curiosity, boredom versus perseverance.

Aleksandra Ożarowska

TBA