dr Magdalena Walenta

Department of the English Language

assistant professor

Room number: 3237

email: m.walenta@uw.edu.pl

  Office hours: Winter semester 23/24
Friday 14:30-16:00, by e-mail appointment
on Zoom
dr Magdalena Walenta

Degrees

M.Arch., Warsaw University of Technology, 2001 – with honors

M.A., University of Warsaw, 2010 – with honors

Ph.D., University of Warsaw, 2017 – with a Faculty Council dissertation distinction

Research interests and projects

  • L1 acquisition (generative model)
  • foreign/second language learning 
  • English Medium Instruction (EMI)
  • Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)
  • English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
  • pedagogical grammar
  • syntactic theories
  • research methods in linguistics

Selected publications

Books:

Walenta, M. (2019) Form-function mapping in content-based language teaching. A study of interlanguage restructuring. Springer International. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04699-6

 

Articles:

Walenta, M. (2018). Balancing linguistic and extra-linguistic goals in CLIL: A case for content-based structured input. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, 21(5), 578-590. doi: 10.1080/13670050.2018.1482257

 

Chapters:

Walenta, M. (2016). Reconciling SLA theories with classroom practice. Designing a principled eclectic bridge. In: M. Pawlak (Red.), Classroom-oriented research: Reconciling theory and practice. (pp. 243-259). Heidelberg - New York: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-30373-4_16

Walenta, M. (2016). Interlanguage stretching. Processing form through meaningful input. In: M. Wysocka, D. Gałajda, A. Kijak i P. Zakrajewski (Red.), Young Scholars on Theoretical and Applied Linguistics: research projects. (pp. 171-189). Sosnowiec: Oficyna Wyższej Szkoły Humanitas. ISBN: 978-83-65682-42-0

Older publications can be found on the complete list in PBN

Conferences

Conferences

M. Walenta. (2023, June). Where is the language teacher? Revisiting the principles of content and language integration in higher education English-medium instruction (EMI) programs – The case a Polish university.Paper presented at the International Conference “CLIL 2023 Sustainability, Pedagogy and Social Justice”, Sheffield: Sheffield Hallam University.

M. Walenta. (2022, July). English-medium university science courses – the potential and the challenge: Case study of the Faculty of Architecture at the Warsaw University of Technology in Poland.Paper presented at the International Conference “World CLIL 2022. Sharing Classrooms, Sharing Worlds”, the Hague: Universiteit Leiden.

M. Walenta. (2015, May). To speak or not to speak? The role of output and input based practice in enhancing learners’ accuracy during production tasks.Paper presented at the Fourth International Conference “Speaking in a foreign language: Enhancing the quality of classroom interaction”, Konin: State Univeristy of Applied Sciences and Adam Mickiewicz University.

M. Walenta. (2014, August). When content gets in the way: researching CLIL learners’ processing strategies. Paper presented at the International Conference “ThinkCLIL2014”, Venice: Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.

M. Walenta. (2013, September). When linguistic theories stumble over classroom needs. Exploring the theory/practice interface in the context of designing form-focused activities for adults. Paper presented at the International Conference:“Classroom-oriented research: reconciling theory and practice”, Konin: State Univeristy of Applied Sciences and Adam Mickiewicz University.

M. Walenta. (2013, March).Adult Interlanguage – beyond the Probable. Paper presented at the Conference “1st Silesian meeting of young scholars”, Szczyrk: University of Silesia.  

Other

2020-2023 – co-investigator (principal investigator at Warsaw University of Technology) in ERASMUS+ project Teaching English as a Content Subject at the Tertiary Level – a Modular Approach (KA203 Strategic Partnerships for higher education; 2020-1-PL01-KA203-081894) initiated and carried out by University of Warsaw; principal investigator: Romuald Gozdawa-Gołębiowski; partners – Warsaw University of Technology, Łukasiewicz Research Network(Radom), Tallinn University (Estonia), Humboldt University (Germany), Algarve University (Portugal), University of Pitesti (Romania).