Anna Rabczuk, PhD is an Assistant Professor at the Polonicum Centre of Polish Language and Culture for Foreigners, University of Warsaw, Head of the Postgraduate Programme in Teaching Polish as a Foreign Language, expert of the National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) and the Institute for the Development of the Polish Language. Her work focuses on Polish as a foreign and heritage language education, intercultural competence, innovative teaching methods and teacher training worldwide.

Academic Profile

Anna Rabczuk, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at the Polonicum Centre of Polish Language and Culture for Foreigners at the University of Warsaw, where she serves as Head of the Postgraduate Programme in Teaching Polish as a Foreign Language. She holds two Master’s degrees — in Cultural Studies and in Polish Philology — and completed her PhD in Linguistics. She also holds a postgraduate diploma in Public Relations from the Warsaw School of Economics.

Her academic and professional work focuses on teaching Polish as a foreign and heritage language, intercultural competence development, multimodal and innovative approaches in language education, and the integration of language and culture in the learning process. She is the author and co-author of numerous scholarly publications in the field of Polish glottodidactics and intercultural communication, as well as textbooks and teaching materials for children, adolescents and adult learners in diverse educational contexts.

Anna Rabczuk has been the principal investigator and project leader of competitive national grants funded by the National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA), including the Polish with Ania series of educational video projects. Within these projects she created a comprehensive set of educational video materials for learning Polish as a foreign language, which later developed into the internationally recognised educational YouTube channel “Polish with Ania”, dedicated to teaching Polish grammar. The channel is widely used by students and teachers around the world as a supplementary learning and teaching resource.

She is also the author and leader of multiple teaching innovation projects at the University of Warsaw, including online placement tests, e-learning courses and digital educational resources supporting language learning and assessment.

Anna Rabczuk is an expert of the National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) and an expert collaborator of the Institute for the Development of the Polish Language, where she co-created the national Framework Programmes for Polish Diaspora Language and Culture Education. In this role, she has been actively involved in training, mentoring and supporting teachers of Polish worldwide, working with educators from Europe, North and South America, Asia and Australia.

Her international experience includes long-term and project-based cooperation with universities and academic institutions in Germany (Potsdam, Mainz), Ukraine (Lviv), France (Paris, Poitiers), Italy (Bologna), Spain (Extremadura), Austria (Vienna), Iceland (Reykjavík), the United Kingdom (Glasgow, London), Canada (Toronto), China (Guangzhou, Shanghai) and Russia (Saint Petersburg). She has participated in international projects, academic exchanges and teacher training programmes, and has served as an external academic consultant in European educational initiatives.

• Postgraduate degree, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, 2021, Public Relations
• Ph.D., University of Warsaw, 2013, Ph.D. in Humanities (Linguistics and Language)
• M.A., University of Warsaw, 2007, M.A. in Polish Philology
• M.A., University of Warsaw, 2006, M.A. in Culture Studies
• B.A., University of Warsaw, 2005, B.A. in Polish Philology

• Head of the Postgraduate Programme “Teaching Polish as a Foreign Language” (2025 – now)
• Member of the Expert Team for Polish Diaspora Language and Cultural Education at the Institute for the Development of the Polish Language (2024–now)
• Chair of the Certification of Polish as a Foreign Language at the University of Warsaw (2020 – 2025)
• Member of the Group of Examiners and Exam Authors for the Certification of Proficiency in Polish as a Foreign Language at the Polonicum Centre (2009–now)
• Tutor and reviewer of master theses in teaching Polish as a foreign language
• Member of the Polish Department Faculty Council
• Member of the Centre Polonicum Council
• Member of the Group of Examiners appointed by the State Commission for the Certification of Proficiency in Polish as a Foreign Language, Ministry of Science and Higher Education
• Expert at National Agency for Academic Exchange
• She has her educational Channel on YouTube Polish with Ania

Her research interests are foreign language acquisition, instruction in Polish culture and language for foreigners, teaching Polish and Polish culture to foreigners, sociolinguistics, pragmatics, language politeness, methodology for instructors teaching foreigners Polish language and culture, modern Polish and Polish language correctness, developing intercultural competence, creative writing, writing course books, emotions in language.

• Member of the Editorial Board The POLONICUM Quarterly (2013 – 2018)
• Member of the Cultural Glottodidactics Laboratory (2012 – now)
• Member of North American Association of Teachers of Polish Language (2016 – now)
• Member of Canadian Association of Slavists (2017 – now)
• Member of Academic Committee of EDiLiC Education and Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Association Congress, Openness towards Languages and Pluralistic Approaches in the Context of Developing Learners’ Competences (2017).

Linguistics

ORCID: 0000-0002-9161-4926

• A nomination as a candidate for the European Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Social Sciences and Humanities, awarded by Central European University, Budapest Hungary (2016)
• Awards of the President of the University of Warsaw (2012,2014)
• Scholarship of the Minister of Science and Higher Education (2006 and 2007)

Selected Articles and Book Chapters

• Kajak, P., Rabczuk, A., Stępień, A., Żurek, A. (2025). Nauczanie kultury polskiej jako obcej 3.0. Wielogłos [Teaching Polish Culture as a Foreign Culture 3.0. A Polyphonic Perspective]. Język a Kultura, 31(2024), 59–74. https://doi.org/10.19195/1232-9657.31.6
• Kuc, M., Rabczuk, A. (2024). Możliwości wykorzystania metafor konwencjonalnych w nauczaniu słownictwa i frazeologii języków obcych na przykładzie języka polskiego jako obcego [The Use of Conventional Metaphors in Teaching Vocabulary and Phraseology in Polish as a Foreign Language]. Neofilolog, 62(1), 192–212. https://doi.org/10.14746/n.2024.62.1.12
• Rabczuk, A. (2023). Działania mediacyjne przeznaczone dla poziomu C1 – implikacje praktyczne [Mediation Activities at C1 Level: Practical Implications]. Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Kształcenie Polonistyczne Cudzoziemców, 30, 247–263. https://doi.org/10.18778/0860-6587.30.16
• Rabczuk, A. (2023). Kintsugi na lektoracie JPJO, czyli o poszukiwaniu piękna w niedoskonałości – propozycja glottodydaktyczna do realizacji wybranych Celów Zrównoważonego Rozwoju [Kintsugi in the Polish Language Classroom: Finding Beauty in Imperfection – A Glottodidactic Proposal for Selected Sustainable Development Goals]. In: P. Potasińska (Ed.), Wiele dalekich rejsów, 69–89. Warsaw. https://doi.org/10.31338/uw.9788323560111
• Rabczuk, A. (2023). Multimodalność w serii do nauki języka polskiego dla dzieci w Niemczech „Z innej bajki” [Multimodality in the “Z innej bajki” Series for Teaching Polish to Children in Germany]. In: J. Chwastyk-Kowalczyk, P. Ciszek (Eds.), Multimodalne aspekty komunikacji, nauczania języków i kultury polskiej, 5–30. London.
• Rabczuk, A. (2022). “Have You Eaten?” A Few Comments about Polish–Chinese Cultural Differences Written in Language. In: T. Ewertowski, M. Miazek-Męczyńska (Eds.), Multilateral Relations, Many Perspectives: China and Central-Eastern Europe, 25–36. Poznań.
• Rabczuk, A. (2019). Czy mogę odczuwać hygge, jeśli w polszczyźnie nie ma takiego wyrazu? O (nie)przekładalności emocji w kontekście glottodydaktycznym [Can I Feel Hygge If There Is No Such Word in Polish? On the (Un)translatability of Emotions in Language Teaching]. Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Kształcenie Polonistyczne Cudzoziemców, 26, 443–470. Łódź.
• Rabczuk, A., Majewska-Meyers, M. (2018). Polsko-niemieckie qui pro quo. Różnice kulturowe a akwizycja polszczyzny [Polish–German Cultural Misunderstandings and the Acquisition of Polish]. In: P. Potasińska, M. Stasieczek-Górna (Eds.), Wyzwania glottodydaktyki polonistycznej. Życie zaczyna się po sześćdziesiątce…, 132–147. Warsaw.
• Rabczuk, A. (2017). Fenêtres et miroirs ou comment développer la compétence interculturelle des apprenants de polonaise langue étrangère [Windows and Mirrors: How to Develop Intercultural Competence in Learners of Polish as a Foreign Language]. In: A. Ciesielska-Ribard, L. Kolankiewicz, M. Pirimattei, P. Rodak (Eds.), Enseigner et apprendre une langue slave: le polonais – le russe – le tchèque, 25–52. Paris–Warsaw.
• Rabczuk, A. (2014). «Dire ce qui passe par la tête…» Techniques de conversation dans la didactique des langues étrangères [“Saying Whatever Comes to Mind…” Conversation Techniques in Foreign Language Teaching]. In: L. Kolankiewicz, A. Zieniewicz (Eds.), Enseigner et apprendre le polonais langue étrangère, 112–126. Paris–Warsaw.

Monographs

• Gębal, P., Dobkowska, J., Kołsut, S., Kozińska, M., Kumięga, Ł., Mikulska, A., Pamuła-Behrens, M., Pielacińska, N., Rabczuk, A., Radomska-T’Seyen, K., Seniów, A., Wrona, J. (2025). Ramy programowe polonijnej edukacji językowo-kulturowej. Część I. Założenia i cele dydaktyczne [Framework Programmes for Polish Diaspora Language and Culture Education. Part I: Assumptions and Educational Objectives]. Kraków. Available online: https://www.gov.pl/attachment/3e743613-3ff6-4a78-9be2-d94c7ef38cc9
• Gębal, P., Dobkowska, J., Kołsut, S., Kozińska, M., Kumięga, Ł., Mikulska, A., Pamuła-Behrens, M., Pielacińska, N., Rabczuk, A., Radomska-T’Seyen, K., Seniów, A., Wrona, J. (2025). Ramy programowe polonijnej edukacji językowo-kulturowej. Część II. Rozwiązania metodyczne i programowe [Framework Programmes for Polish Diaspora Language and Culture Education. Part II: Methodological and Programme Solutions]. Kraków. Available online: https://www.gov.pl/attachment/154147fd-c3be-4779-911c-c32b71fe94ef
• Gębal, P., Dobkowska, J., Kołsut, S., Kozińska, M., Kumięga, Ł., Mikulska, A., Pamuła-Behrens, M., Pielacińska, N., Rabczuk, A., Radomska-T’Seyen, K., Seniów, A., Wrona, J. (2025). Wybieramy polski! Przewodnik po modelu polonijnej edukacji językowo-kulturowej [We Choose Polish! A Guide to the Model of Polish Diaspora Language and Culture Education]. Kraków. Available online: https://www.gov.pl/attachment/8d25d11c-fbf8-49e9-93c4-7c72c8c2b818

Editorial Work

• Zieniewicz, A., Rabczuk, A. (Eds.) (2015). Czym kultura polska może uwieść frankofona? [How Can Polish Culture Attract a Francophone Audience?]. Warsaw.
• Rabczuk, A. (Ed.) (2013). Edukacja międzykulturowa. Forum Glottodydaktyczne. Materiały z Konferencji Naukowej [Intercultural Education. Forum of Glottodidactics. Conference Proceedings]. Warsaw.

Textbooks and Teaching Materials

• Rabczuk, A., Prędota, J., Skura, M., Święcka, A. (2019–2020). Z innej bajki and Z innej bajki 2. Podręczniki do nauki języka polskiego dla dzieci w Niemczech (podręczniki, zeszyty ćwiczeń, materiały dla nauczycieli) [Z innej bajki and Z innej bajki 2. Polish language coursebooks for children in Germany – coursebooks, workbooks and teachers’ materials]. Warsaw. Multiple volumes.
• Święcka, A., Prędota, J., Rabczuk, A., Skura, M. (2019–2020). Od dzwonka do dzwonka. Podręcznik i materiały uzupełniające do nauki języka polskiego dla nastolatków w Wielkiej Brytanii [From Bell to Bell. Polish language coursebook and supplementary materials for teenagers in the UK]. Warsaw–London. Multiple volumes.
• Garncarek, P., Rabczuk, A., Stasieczek-Górna, M., Skura, M., Święcka, A., Yaumen, N. (2017). A to polski właśnie. Podręcznik do nauki języka polskiego dla młodzieży polskiej na Wschodzie [This Is Polish Indeed. Polish language coursebook for young people in Eastern Europe]. Vols. 1–2. Warsaw. Multiple volumes.
• Kołak, K., Malinowska, M., Rabczuk, A., Zackiewicz, D. (2015). Raz, dwa, trzy i po polsku mówisz Ty! Podręczniki i materiały uzupełniające do nauki języka polskiego dla dzieci na Ukrainie [One, Two, Three – and You Speak Polish! Coursebooks and supplementary materials for children in Ukraine]. Vols. 1–2. Lviv. Multiple volumes.
• Domańska, A., Kołak, K., Kajak, P., Rabczuk, A., Stasieczek-Górna, M. (2016). Polski? Zaczynamy [Polish? Let’s Start]. E-book course on the University of Warsaw educational platform. Warsaw.

Educational Innovations and Digital Tools

• Rabczuk, A. (2023). E-testy poziomujące dla kandydatów na Wydział Zarządzania UW [Placement tests for candidates to the Faculty of Management, University of Warsaw] – author and editor.
• Prędota, J., Rabczuk, A. (2021). Kursy repetytoryjne na platformie Kampus UW dla poziomów B1 i B2 [Online revision courses (B1–B2) on the Kampus UW platform].
• Rabczuk, A. (2018). E-testy poziomujące dla kandydatów na kierunki ekonomiczne UW [Placement tests for candidates to economics programmes at the University of Warsaw].
• Rabczuk, A. (2015). E-testy poziomujące dla cudzoziemców studiujących na UW [Placement tests for foreign students at the University of Warsaw] – initiator, author and editor.

Polish with Ania – Educational YouTube Channel

Polish with Ania is an educational YouTube channel dedicated to teaching Polish as a foreign language, created and run by Dr Anna Rabczuk, Assistant Professor at the University of Warsaw (Polonicum – Centre for Polish Language and Culture for Foreigners).

The channel focuses on explaining key areas of Polish grammar in a clear, accessible and culturally informed way, supporting learners at different proficiency levels. The videos combine linguistic accuracy with practical examples and intercultural context, helping learners better understand both the structure of the language and its use in real communication.

Polish with Ania is used by individual learners as well as teachers of Polish as a foreign and heritage language as supplementary material in the classroom.

https://www.youtube.com/c/PolskizAni%C4%85PolishwithAnia/videos

Grants and Research & Educational Projects

External Grants and International Projects

• 2024–2025, Polish with Ania – Part 3. Educational Videos for Learning Polish as a Foreign Language. National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA), Polish Language Promotion Programme (BJP/PJP/2024/1/00003). Project leader and principal investigator.
• 2018–2019, Polish with Ania – Part 2. Educational Videos for Learning Polish as a Foreign Language. National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA), Modern Foreign Promotion Programme (PPI/NPZ/2018/1/00048). Project leader and principal investigator.
• 2024–2025, CommuniKITE – Multilingual Platform of Language and Cultural Resources (KITE). Erasmus+ KA220-HED. External academic consultant – content and methodological support for the University of Warsaw project team (Faculty of Modern Languages). https://kite.usal.es/
• 2014–2020, Poland & Germany – So Close and So Far. Twin Project: University of Potsdam & University of Warsaw (4 editions). Universität Potsdam, Germany. Project implementer (educational and cultural modules).

Internal Teaching Innovation Projects (University of Warsaw)

• 2023, Online placement test in Polish as a foreign language for candidates to the Faculty of Management, University of Warsaw. Teaching Innovation Fund. Project implementer.
• 2018, Online placement test in Polish as a foreign language for candidates to economics programmes at the University of Warsaw. Teaching Innovation Fund. Project implementer.
• 2016, Polish with Ania. Educational videos for learning Polish as a foreign language. Teaching Innovation Fund. Project leader and author.
• 2016, E-book course with interactive exercises for learning Polish as a foreign language (A level). Teaching Innovation Fund. Project leader and author.
• 2015, Online placement tests in Polish as a foreign language for students of the University of Warsaw. Teaching Innovation Fund. Project leader and author.