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Professor Marek Ku\u017aniak, PhD, D.Litt., is a linguist at the Institute of English Studies, University of Wroc\u0142aw. He is the author of monographs and scholarly articles in the fields of semantics, translation studies, and the philosophy of language. In 2005, he published a book on the aphorisms by St. J. Lec from the perspective of cognitive linguistics (Combing \u2018Unkempt Thoughts\u2019. The Aphorism. A Cognitive-Axiological Study of My\u015bli Nieuczesane by St. J. Lec<\/em>, Oficyna Wydawnicza Atut). In 2009, Professor Ku\u017aniak authored a monograph on foreign words in English (Foreign Words and Phrases in English: Metaphorical Astrophysical Concepts in Lexicological Study<\/em>, Wroc\u0142aw University Press). His most recent publication, The Geometry of Choice: Language, Culture, and Education<\/em> (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021), explores interdisciplinary approaches to decision-making processes. In June 2024, he co-edited, together with Dr. Ma\u0142gorzata Drewniok, the volume Applied Cognitive Ecostylistics: From Ego to Eco<\/em> (Bloomsbury), which focuses on emerging research trends in stylistics from both linguistic and literary perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor Ku\u017aniak is a sworn translator of English. He is the author of Egzamin na t\u0142umacza przysi\u0119g\u0142ego w praktyce. J\u0119zyk angielski. Analiza j\u0119zykowa<\/em> (2016) and co-author, with Dr. Jan Go\u015bci\u0144ski, of T\u0142umaczenie po\u015bwiadczone ustne. <\/em>J\u0119zyk angielski<\/em> (2020), both published by C.H. Beck. Since 2009, he has been a member of the State Examination Board for conducting the sworn translator examination, appointed by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (until 2017) and the Ministry of Justice (since 2017). Since 2024, Prof. Ku\u017aniak has also served as an expert for the Polish Accreditation Committee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor Ku\u017aniak serves as the Director of the Institute of English Studies at the Faculty of Languages, Literatures and Cultures, University of Wroc\u0142aw, Moreover, he leads the Centre for Cognitive Research in Language and Communication, integrating interdisciplinary research in linguistics, cognitive science, and communication. He also oversees the organization and development of the Postgraduate Programme in English for Specific Purposes (SPAJS), aimed at training translators and language professionals. Professor Ku\u017aniak is also a graduate of the John Galt School Poland<\/em> 2022<\/em> program (Freedom and Entrepreneurship Foundation). As a member of the Steering Committee for the “Excellence Initiative \u2013 Research University” (IDUB), he contributes to shaping the scientific development strategy of the University of Wroc\u0142aw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor Ku\u017aniak has written dozens of academic reviews. As part of his expert activities, Prof. Ku\u017aniak serves as an external reviewer for leading international academic publishers, including Cambridge University Press and Routledge. Professor Ku\u017aniak has supervised nine completed doctoral dissertations and more than 500 bachelor’s and master’s theses. His current teaching and research interests include translation studies, cognitive science, the theory of ideas, as well as communication and management theory.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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