Mateusz Pietraszek, PhD
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Language enthusiast
A life spent studying language(s)
Member of International Hyperpolyglot Association (HYPIA)
Teacher and researcher
Experience, skill, passion, knowledge, discovery are crucial in my job as a language teacher, language and pronunciation coach and lecturer as well as in my research endeavours.
Positive thinker
“A man who can give himself a hug every day truly has the arms of a gibbon”
– Catherine Tate
My name is Mateusz [matɛʷuʂ] and I’m a linguist, teacher, lecturer, language and pronunciation coach and researcher. All my life has revolved around languages and language. I am one of those who believe a phonetics textbook is just as good a mood booster as a tub of chocolate ice-cream. I speak Polish, English, Spanish, French, Catalan, German and Esperanto and I can get by in Italian and Portuguese. I’m a member of HYPIA (International Hyperpolyglot Association).
I hold a PhD degree in English Linguistics from the Complutense University of Madrid specialising in pronunciation. I graduated in Spanish studies from the Jagiellonian Univeristy of Cracow in 2007 (where I also obtained my teaching qualification and studied French and Catalan) and got my Master’s Degree from the Autonomous University of Madrid in 2009. I also hold a Postgraduate Certificate in Translation and Linguistics from Universitat Oberta de Catalunya.
I have more than 15 years’ experience as an English (GE, ESP) and linguistics (phonetics / applied linguistics) lecturer at university level. I have also taught Spanish as a foreign language to private students and groups. I’ve worked as a lecturer and assistan professor of English and English Phonetics and Phonology Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid. I’m also a DELE examiner certified for all levels by the Instituto Cervantes (active 2017-2024).
In my free time I travel, hang out with friends, read, have naps, cook and eat, study foreign languages (currently honing my German, French and Esperanto) and learn new things seeking to learn something new every day.
photos © Jagoda Malanin (portrait), Mateusz Pietraszek (landscape)