The project leader is Dr Agnieszka Kowalkiewicz-Kulesza from the Department of Polish Language and Literature Teaching, Faculty of Philology, University of Lodz. The project activities were designed for Italian students from the Department of Literary, Linguistic and Comparative Studies at the University of Naples “L’Orientale”, as well as students and their families from the Saturday School of Polish Language and Culture at Lago Patria.
The "Bajeczna dydaktyka: polskie i włoskie inspiracje literacko-lingwistyczne" project is a continuation of our previously established cooperation with the Naples university. Our goal is to popularise the Polish language and culture among the local academic community. However, we don't stop there. Our plans also include educational meetings with students and their families from the Saturday School of Polish Language and Culture at Lago Patria. We are thrilled to be exploring the beauty of Polish literature and language together, inspired by the richness of meaning found in fairy tales and fables. We are planning to record a series of popular science lectures in the form of podcasts and videocasts, prepare "fabulous" literary escape rooms, organise language workshops, a theatre and recitation competition, and a scientific Polish-Italian family picnic with a range of engaging educational games. We hope that the project will strengthen the bond between Poland and Italy, encourage Polish language learning and create a friendly space for intercultural dialogue
– underlines the project leader.
In addition to Dr Kowalkiewicz-Kulesza, the project will also involve Dr Anna Sokół-Klein (Department of Contemporary Polish Language, University of Lodz), Dr Klaudia Jeznach (Department of Polish Language and Literature Teaching, University of Lodz) and representatives of the Italian side: Prof. Andrea De Carlo (coordinator) and mgr Magdalena Szałaj, (lecturer in Polish at the University of Naples “L’Orientale”.
About the Promotion of the Polish Language Programme
The aim of the Programme is to promote the Polish language related to elements of Polish history and culture by financing undertakings contributing to improving the quality of teaching Polish as a foreign language and its prestige, thus exerting a lasting impact on the image of Poland in the world. The current edition is the seventh instalment of the programme.
The "Bajeczna dydaktyka: polskie i włoskie inspiracje literacko-lingwistyczne" will start on 1 December 2025 and will run till the end of November 2026. PLN 110,281 has been allocated from NAWA funds for the implementation of project activities. It should be noted that this will be the fourth project implemented by Polish studies experts from the University of Lodz as part of the Promotion of the Polish Language programme. In the previous edition of the competition, the winning applications included the projects: “Polacy o Włochach – Włosi o Polakach (język, literatura, kultura)” [Poles on Italians – Italians on Poles (Language, Literature, Culture)], “(Post)industrialne przestrzenie polszczyzny” [(Post)industrial Spaces of the Polish Language] oraz "Kulfon”.
