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Ewa Bachminska

Ewa Bachminska

Instructor of German, Polish, Spanish & Film

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Lecturer at Cornell University

  • Education

    • Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu

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      BA & MA Applied Linguistics: Teaching, Interpreting & Translating - Polish, German & English

      Thesis: "Polnisch-deutsche und deutsch-polnische Übersetzungen von Buch- und Filmtiteln"

    • Saint Louis University

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      MA Spanish

      Thesis: "Adquisición de segundas lenguas y el input – teoría y práctica"

    • Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder)

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      Cultural Studies

      Studied abroad for two years in Frankfurt (O.), Germany

    • Webster University

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      MA Jazz Voice

      Activities and Societies: Webster Jazz Singers Graduate concert: "Polish Jazz for Beginners." Studied voice with Debby Lennon.

    • Cornell University

      2021 - 2026
      PhD Animal Science, Minors: Wildlife Conservation, Film & Slavic Linguistics 4.0/4.0 GPA

      Passed the PhD candidacy examDissertation: "Bison & Bison: The Comparison of European and American Bison"

  • Experience

    • Webster University

      Jan 2000 - Jan 2012
      Instructor of German, Polish, Spanish & Film

      o Taught beginning, intermediate, and advanced German & beginning Spanisho Created cinema classes• Polish Film from the 1950s to the 21st Century • Banned: Censorship in Film and Literatureo Started Polish classes at the university

    • University of Pittsburgh

      Jan 2005 - Jan 2012
      Summer Instructor of Polish

      o Taught intensive six-week courseso Directed a film as students' final project

    • Saint Louis University

      Jan 2005 - Jan 2010
      Instructor of Spanish

      o Taught Spanisho Mentored a new instructor of Spanish

    • Cornell University

      Aug 2012 - now
      Senior Lecturer of Polish

      o Teach after developing the curricula • Polish: Elementary, Intermediate & Advanced • FWS: Animals in Global Cinema - film analysis courseo Advise • Students applying for summer grants at the Institute for European Studies (IES): - Eight students of Polish received grants to do research in Poland since 2017 • Students applying for the Fulbright & Kościuszko Foundations Grants • Cornell Society of Polish Students o Taught • Spanish: Elementary & Intermediate • FWS: East European Film - film analysis course • Polish Literature Through Film • Arts & Sciences Advising Seminar (in a team) Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Animal CPR: Advanced Life Support

      Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
      Feb 2025

    • Veterinary Assistant Certificate

      Missouri Veterinary Medical Association
      Jun 2011

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Ewa Bachminska
      Sicca Grant to research European bison in Poland Cornell Institute for European Studies May 2024
    • Awarded to Ewa Bachminska
      IES Grant to research American bison in the US Cornell Institute for European Studies Jun 2021
    • Awarded to Ewa Bachminska
      Mellon Foundation Grant for oral proficiency interviews (OPI) Mellon Foundation Dec 2018 At University of Chicago
    • Awarded to Ewa Bachminska
      TKT Scholarship for Outstanding Jazz Students Webster University

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Committee Member at Cornell

      Issued by The Fulbright Program on Sept 2013
      The Fulbright ProgramAssociated with Ewa Bachminska

    • Anti-Rabies Program Volunteer

      Issued by Blue Cross of Hyderabad on Aug 2007
      Blue Cross of HyderabadAssociated with Ewa Bachminska