PROFIL PRACOWNIKA: Mieczysław Gajos

Romanist. A faculty member at the University of Łódź since 1980.

Academic career development:

• Doctor of Humanities in Romance Linguistics (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, 1988)

• Habilitated Doctor of Humanities in Applied Linguistics (Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, 1995)

• Professor of Humanities (Title conferred by the President of Poland), 2005)

Specialist in applied linguistics and glottodidactics.

Research interests focus on the analysis of subsystems of the French language and their acquisition in educational settings. A particular emphasis is placed on contemporary French phonetics and orthography. Other areas of study include abbreviated lexical forms found in both spoken and written contemporary French, in real and virtual communication.

A rich and diverse academic output, with over one hundred publications, including monographs, coursebooks, dictionaries, methodological guides, school textbooks, and other teaching materials for French as a foreign language.

PKA (Polish Accreditation Committee) expert.

Ministry of National Education (MEN) expert, evaluating and approving textbooks and teaching materials for school use

 

Research interests: See above.

Other professional interests include the culture of French-speaking countries. An active promoter of French culture in Poland, he has organized lectures, presentations, workshops, concerts, performances, exhibitions, and other educational and artistic projects.

He is the initiator and organizer of the event French in the World and at the University, held at the University of Łódź. He has also co-organized France Days and Francophonie Days in Łódź.

An expert on the life and work of Édith Piaf, he is the author of two books:

• Voici Édith Piaf – Odsłony z życia Édith Giovanny Gassion (2010)

• Moja Piaf (2021).

 

Supervisor in six doctoral dissertations.