About the Team
The English Language Section, as the largest language team at the Department of Foreign Languages, has currently 56 employees - teachers, lecturers and senior lecturers, including native speakers. The team offers English language courses at various levels of advancement: B2, C1 and C2. Depending on the degree programme and level of language skills, students can learn general, academic and specialist English, as well as English for the work environment.
Systematically updated English language curricula, based on the surveys of students, graduates and employers ensure high-quality language education and learning outcomes that meet the needs of the labour market and employers’ requirements.
Apart from teaching English as a foreign language to full-time and part-time students, the team also provides courses for the Doctoral School.
The team is also responsible for organising examinations for Erasmus+ programme participants.
We also offer courses preparing for international certificate exams, such as IELTS, C1 Advanced and B2 First. Examiners from the English Language Section conduct TELC and ACERT certificate examinations for students and doctoral student of Wrocław University of Science and Technology and other universities.
As part of the work of the Translation Team, English language specialists provide translation (written and oral) and proofreading services for the University.
The team actively participates in various university projects. In recent years, these have included: ‘Improving the language competences of the Faculty of Chemistry students in response to labour market needs’, ‘Innovative University - Innovative Teacher’ and independently implemented the ‘Senior’ project.
Many teachers are currently involved in the ‘Masters of Didactics’ project and individual English classes for students and doctoral students with disabilities. Team members also offer proprietary commercial English courses for WUST employees, students and all comers.
The members of the English Language Section organise and participate in numerous language events. These include the Language Juvenalia, the Language Tournament, Polytechnic Night, the Lower Silesian Science Festival and the National English Language Olympiad for Technical University Students in Poznań, where our students have been very successful, becoming finalists and winners.
The English Language Section actively participates in the organisation of scientific and educational conferences. In 2023, it co-organised the International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL) conference for the fourth time.
Through our diverse teaching and extracurricular activities, we not only teach our students English but also familiarise them with the broadly understood culture of English-speaking countries, contributing to the development of their interests and knowledge of the world. We provide our students with a tool for communication and improvement of their professional skills, and that is undoubtedly English – the language of global communication in international study and work environments.
Welcome to the English Language Section information tab!
Below you will find basic information about English language classes and courses at the Department of Foreign Languages of Wrocław University of Science and Technology.
English at the Department of Foreign Languages is taught in groups of 17, mainly at B2-C1 levels. B2 and C1 levels are taught over two semesters (B2.1, B2.2 and C1.1, C1.2, respectively, i.e. 2 x 60 hours) for first-cycle students. Master's students participate in 15-hour English language courses at B2+ or C1+ levels, depending on their chosen educational path. Starting from the 2025/2026 academic year, newly admitted master's students participate in 30-hour B2+ or C1+ courses. All students should check their language level by taking a placement test before enrolling in a language course.
We provide support to students with disabilities and special educational needs. We take into account opinions confirming dyslexia, including those from the earlier stages of education (primary and secondary school). For more information on this subject, please contact the Director's Plenipotentiary for People with Special Needs at the Department of Foreign Languages (magdalena.holowko@pwr.edu.pl). More details can be found in the ‘For people with special needs’ tab.
As part of the additional offer of the Department of Foreign Languages, we invite you to take part in certificate courses and proprietary English courses conducted by our lecturers.