{"id":19848,"date":"2023-01-16T20:59:06","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T19:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifa.uwr.edu.pl\/?page_id=19848"},"modified":"2025-04-25T11:38:12","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T09:38:12","slug":"prof-dr-hab-leszek-berezowski","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ifa.uwr.edu.pl\/en\/staff\/prof-dr-hab-leszek-berezowski\/","title":{"rendered":"prof. dr hab. Leszek Berezowski"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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prof. dr hab. Leszek Berezowski<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Department of Translation Studies
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My earliest interests were in geography but in secondary school my fascination with faraway countries slowly gave way to English and shortly before graduation I finally decided that I would not become a geologist or geographer but a linguist. During my freshman year I was captivated by the quirks of English article usage and translation and these two areas have remained in the forefront of may interests ever since. When my wife talked me into writing a Ph.D. dissertation in 1994, I focused my project on translation theory as I did with my M.A. thesis four years earlier. My postdoctoral dissertation successfully defended in 2002 developed in turn a theory of  English article use with proper names and the book that provided the basis for the award of the degree of state professor, the highest Polish academic degree granted by the president of Poland, undermined the myth of the zero article. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

At first I studied (1984 \u2013 1990) and worked (1989 \u2013 1995) at Silesian University (Uniwersytet \u015al\u0105ski) in Katowice, but in 1995 I moved to Wroc\u0142aw University. During my time in Wroc\u0142aw University English Department I have had the pleasure to launch Wroclaw University Postgraduate School of Business Translation (1998), teach a year as a visiting professor at Central Michigan University, USA (1999-2000), advise 21 doctoral students who have successfully defended their dissertations, serve as department deputy chair (1998-1999) and then as chair for three consecutive terms of office (2002-2005, 2005-2008, 2008-2012), and hold the office of associate dean of the Faculty of Letters for two terms of office (2012-2016 and 2016-2020).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before obtaining the postdoctoral degree I also worked as a translator and interpreter for a number of financial companies and in 1995 \u2013 2000 I served as assistant to the management board president of Bank Zachodni S.A. (now operating as Santander S.A.). The experience I gained there let me then write six books on the translation of legal and business documents, e.g. contracts, curt rulings, powers of attorney, etc. In the meantime I also started a series of December lectures on the history of Christmas traditions, St. Nicholas and his relationship to characters like Santa Claus. The series has been going on for more than fifteen years and keeps developing, so in December you’re invited to the next talk either on Wroc\u0142aw University premises or online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides studying English articles, translation and St. Nicholas I also enjoy backcountry walks, skiing, classical music, peace and quiet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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