Mail: epiech@uni.opole.pl
Position: University Professor
Education: MA in English Philology, PhD in Humanities, D.Litt. in Linguistics
Research interests: The role of affect in foreign language learning, Special educational needs, Bilingualism and multilingualism, Willingness to communicate in L2, Personality in SLA
Selected publications
- Books
Piechurska-Kuciel, E. (2008). Language anxiety in secondary grammar school students. Opole: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Opolskiego.
——. (2005). The importance of being aware: Advantages of explicit grammar study. Opole: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Opolskiego.
- Coedited volumes
Piechurska-Kuciel, E. Szymańska-Czaplak, M. Szyszka (Eds.). (2017). At the crossroads: Challenges of foreign language learning. Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer.
Piechurska-Kuciel & M. Szyszka (Eds.). (2015). The ecosystem of the foreign language learner. Selected Issues. Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer.
- Articles
Piechurska-Kuciel, E. (2018). Openness to experience as a predictor of L2 WTC. System, 72, 190-200.
——. (2017). The role of social support systems in adolescent foreign language learning. Theory and Practice of Second Language Acquisition, 3(2), 11–28.
——.(2017). Money talks: Financial worries as shapers of foreign language learning outcomes. Linguistica Silesiana 38, 357-371.
——.(2016). Economic strain and foreign language attainment: A Polish perspective. In: M. Mattheoudakis, K. Nikolaidis (Eds.), Selected Papers on Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, (pp. 73-742). Open Journal Systems.
- Book chapters
Piechurska-Kuciel, E, Szyszka, M. (2018). Compensatory strategies in senior foreign language students. In: D. Gabryś-Barker (Ed.), Third Age Learners of Foreign Languages (pp. 109-128). Clevedon: Multilingual Matters.
Piechurska-Kuciel, E. (2018). The influence of ambiguity tolerance on willingness to communicate in L2. In: M. Pawlak, A. Mystkowska-Wiertelak (Eds.), Challenges of Second and Foreign Language Education in a Globalized World, (pp. 167-184). Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer.
—–. (2017). L2 or L3? Foreign language enjoyment and proficiency. In: D. Gabryś-Barker, D. Gałajda, A. Wojtaszek, P. Zakrajewski (Eds.), Multiculturalism, Multilingualism and the Self (pp. 97-111). Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer.
—–. (2016). Self-regulatory efficacy and foreign language attainment. In: D. Gabryś-Barker, D. Gałajda (Eds.), Positive Psychology Perspectives on Foreign Language Learning and Teaching (pp. 337-352). Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer.
—–. (2015). Correlates and predictors of L2 willingness to communicate in Polish adolescents. In: M. Pawlak, E. Waniek-Klimczak (Eds.), Issues in Teaching, Learning and Testing Speaking in a Second Language (pp. 85-102). Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer.
