Research

RESEARCH PROJECTS

Member / Research Project UCM / State funded: TÉCNICAS EXPERIMENTALES EN SOCIOLINGÜÍSTICA: EFECTOS METODOLÓGICOS EN EL ESTUDIO DE LAS ACTITUDES LINGÜÍSTICAS (PI: Gitte Kristiansen, 2022-25) (€65,307)

JOURNAL ARTICLES AND BOOK CHAPTERS

Pietraszek, M. (2024) “Associating speaker variables with English pronunciation ratings in Spanish tertiary education” in Porta Linguarum, 41. (ISSN paper edition: 1697-7467, ISSN digital edition: 2695-8244 DOI: https://doi.org/10.30827/portalin.vi41.27083) Read here.

Pietraszek, M. (2021). “Gender and level differences in the attitudes to English pronunciation at a Spanish university” in Belgrade English Language and Literature Studies, 13(1). Pp. 123-138. (ISSN: 1821-3138, Online ISSN: 1821-4827, DOI: https://doi.org/10.18485/bells.2021.13.5) Read here.

Pietraszek, M.  (2020). “A Lexical Study of Differential Object Marking (DOM) in Polish” in Álvarez López, C. J. (ed.), Lingüística prospectiva: tendencias actuales en estudios de la lengua entre jóvenes investigadores. Seville: Editorial Universidad de Sevilla. Pp: 337-340 (ISBN: 978-84-472-2120-2, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12795/9788447221202)

Sotelo, X.* & M. Pietraszek* (2018). “Teaching thinking: practice and assessment”in TESOL-SPAIN Selected Papers 2016-2017.  Salamanca: TESOL-Spain. Pp. 114-128  (ISBN: 978-84-697-9036-6) 

Sotelo, X. , Pietraszek, M. & F. Prieto (2016) “Critical Thinking in Academic Language Teaching: Practical Application and the Project-Based Learning Method” (2016) in Caminos de Aprendizaje. Experiencias de Aprendizaje en la Universidad Francisco de Vitoria. Madrid: Francisco de Vitoria. Pp. 98-103. (ISBN 978-84-16552-00-9) 

Pietraszek, M. (2012). “Architecture Projects In English: A Content-Based Instruction Experience from an English Teacher’s Perspective” (2012) in This is Tomorrow. Madrid: Universidad Francisco de Vitoria. Pp. 87-94 (ISBN 978-84-15423-13-3). 

Pietraszek, M. (2010) “Un análisis contrastivo del funcionamiento de la categoría de la animacidad en polaco y en español” (2010)  in Interlingüística. Revista de la Asociación de Jóvenes Lingüistas, 21. Valladolid: Universidad de Valladolid. Pp. 951-961 (ISSN 1134-8941).

CHAPTERS AND ARTICLES CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW / IN PREPARATION

Pietraszek, M. (under review as of 2023) “Voice onset time and pronunciation performance in Spanish-accented English as a lingua franca“.

Pietraszek, M. (under review as of 2024) “Intelligibility benefits and attitudinal disadvantages: the listener’s mother tongue and level as variables affecting the pronunciation ratings of Spanish speakers’ English”

Pietraszek, M. (in preparation as of 2024) “Polyglots: identity and attitudes to target language pronunciation“.

MONOGRAPHS

Sotelo, X.* & M. Pietraszek* (2020). “Show Me Your Evidence. A Basic Interdisciplinary Toolkit for the Teaching of Critical Thinking Skills.” Madrid (ISBN 978-84-09-34009-5).

Download at: https://www.ucm.es/siim/transferable-skills-for-students-and-early-career-researchers

EDITOR

Editor of the English version of “Time and Cities” (2011) Farini de Orleans-Borbón, E. (ed.), Madrid: Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (ISBN 978-84-89552-83-8).

PhD THESIS

Pietraszek Mateusz (Author), Elena Orduna Nocito (Supervisor) (2022). The intelligibility, comprehensibility and foreign-accentedness of Spanish university students in English. A study of sociodemographic and phonological factors. Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

ABSTRACTS AND SUMMARIES (with ISBN)

Pietraszek, M. (2023) “The Effect of Aspiration on the Intelligibility of Spanish-Accented English” Accents 2023. Accent perception and production. 16th International Conference on Native and Non-native Accents of English, Łódź, 30 Nov – 2 Dec, 2023. The Book of Abstracts. Łódź: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego. (e-ISBN 978-83-8331-376-4). https://doi.org/10.18778/8331-376-4

Pietraszek, M. (2022) The Accuracy of L2 Pronunciation Self-assessment: Evidence from Advanced Spanish Learners of English Sixth Belgrade International Meeting of English Phoneticians. BIMEP 2022: Book of Abstracts. Belgrade: University of Belgrade. Pp. 25. (ISBN 978-86-6153-662-5)

Pietraszek, M. (2020) “The Attitudes to English Pronunciation Among Advanced English Speakers in The Spanish University”Fifth Belgrade International Meeting of English Phoneticians. BIMEP 2020: Book of Abstracts. Belgrade: University of Belgrade. Pp. 29-31. (ISBN 978-86-6153-629-8)

CONFERENCES AND CONGRESSES

“Designing an elicitation paragraph for the assessment and analysis of English pronunciation” (3/2024), I International Conference on English Linguistics in the 21st Century, Egregius / Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

“Feedback acceptability judgments among university-level English learners: the case of Spain from an intercultural perspective” (3/2024), I International Conference on English Linguistics in the 21st Century, Egregius / Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

“Voiced obstruent mispronunciations in advanced English speakers: how are they decoded by international listeners?” (3/2024), I International Conference on English Linguistics in the 21st Century, Egregius / Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

“The Effect of Aspiration on the Intelligibility of Spanish-Accented English” (6/2023), 16th International Conference on Native and Non-Native Accents of English ACCENTS 2023, University of Łódź, Poland

“Polyglots’ Attitudes to Accent and Pronunciation” (6/2023), Polyglot Gathering 2023, Poland

“Investigating the Effects of EMI on Pronunciation Performance: Pedagogical Implications and Future Research” (11/2022), International Conference Bilingualism and Bilingual Education: Sociolinguistic Approaches, UNED (Madrid)

“IPA for Polyglots” (6/2022), Polyglot Gathering 2022, Poland (click here for the material from the session)

Polyglot Gathering, Teresin, Poland 2022

The Accuracy of L2 Pronunciation Self-assessment: Evidence from Advanced Spanish Learners of English” (3/2022), Sixth Belgrade International Meeting of English Phoneticians. BIMEP 2022, Belgrade, Serbia

“Basic Interdisciplinary Toolkit for the Teaching of Critical Thinking Skills” (3/2021), TESOL Spain 44th Annual Conference, Madrid, Spain (Online), with Xiana Sotelo (website).

“The Attitudes to English Pronunciation Among Advanced English Speakers in The Spanish University” (3/2020), Fifth Belgrade International Meeting of English Phoneticians. BIMEP 2020, Belgrade, Serbia (watch on YouTube)

“Profiling Attitudes to English Pronunciation Among Spanish University Students” (1/2020), UPCEL, Madrid, Spain

“Making yourself understood in international English” (5/2019), Polyglot Gathering 2019, Bratislava, Slovakia (watch on YouTube)

Polyglot Gathering, Bratislava 2019

“The Comprehensibility and Intelligibility of Spanish University Students’ English: A Pilot Study” (5/2019) SEING, Research in a Globalised World, Seminar in English Studies, Universidad de Zaragoza / (6/2019) WOSSP Workshop on Syntax, Semantics and Phonology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid

“Assessing Critical Thinking Skills Through Design for Change Methodology” (3/2019) TESOL Spain 42nd Annual Conference (Oviedo, Spain). A 60-minute theoretical talk with Xiana Sotelo.

“Curricular priorities for the pronunciation of internationally intelligible English” (05/2018) Challenges and Opportunities of Internationalization, Complutense University of Madrid

“Phonetic checklists: a formative assessment tool in the education of future CLIL teachers” (03/2018) I International Conference on Research in Multilingualism: Innovation and New Challenges, Universidad de Oviedo, Oviedo

“A Lexical Study of Differential Object Marking in Polish” (11/2017)XXXII International Congress of the Young Linguists’ Association, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville

“Pronunciation for Future CLIL/EMI Teachers: Insights from English as a Lingua Franca Research” (10/2017) IV Congreso Internacional de Enseñanza Bilingüe en Centros Educativos: el bilingüismo a debate, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid

“English as an International Language in Bilingual Education. The Intelligibility of Spanish University Students” (9/2017)  II UCM Post-Graduate Conference on English Linguistics (UPCEL 2017)
Chaired a panel on Critical Discourse Analysis and Pragmatics

“English as a Lingua Franca in the Internationalisation of Spanish Universities” (7/2017)  X Congreso de la Asociación de Centros de Lenguas en la Enseñanza Superior (ACLES), Universidad de Vigo

“Teaching Thinking” (3/2016)  TESOL Spain Convention (Vitoria-Gasteiz). A 60-minute practical session dedicated to critical thinking activities in the classroom and the assessment of higher order thinking skills; with Xiana Sotelo.

“Critical Thinking in Language Teaching and Assessment at University Level” (6/2015)  IX Congreso de la Asociación Española de Centros de Lenguas en Enseñanza Superior (ACLES). Universidad de León; with Xiana Sotelo. 

“Un análisis contrastivo del funcionamiento de la categoría de la animacidad en polaco y en español” (4/2010)  XXI Congreso de Jóvenes Lingüistas. Universidad de Valladolid

REVIEWER

ELIA: Estudios de Lingüística Inglesa Aplicada (Studies in Applied English Linguistics

PERSONAL BLOG

Pietraszek, M. (2013-2018) http://schwalosophy.wordpress.com (no longer active)