Contemporary Issues in Foreign Language Education

fields of language learning and teaching, typhlopsychology and special education in the context of  blind and partially sighted learners. Her research interests revolve around typhlo-sciences (typhlopedagogy, typhlopsychology), EU language   education policies,   intercultural issues and teaching L2 pronunciation. Currently she is involved in the project "Comparative study of pre-pandemic and pandemic well-being of visually impaired learners of English".

Anna Klimas is a researcher, academic teacher and teacher trainer. She holds a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Wroclaw. Her research interests in the field of foreign language teaching concentrate on  teacher  education  and  professional  development,  learner  and  teacher  motivation  and  autonomy, research  methods  used  in  classroom-based  studies,  developing  21st  century  skills as  well  as  the application of new technologies in L2 instruction. Currently she is involved in Erasmus+ KA2 Strategic Partnership Project "Digital Tools for Inclusive Foreign Language Education".

Agata Slowik-Krogulec is an assistant professor at the Institute of English Studies, at the University of Wroclaw, Poland. She completed her PhD on older adult learners' and their teachers' subjective theories related to foreign language education in later life. She is an applied linguist, teacher trainer as well as a CELTA and DELTA qualified teacher with more than ten years of experience in teaching various age groups, including learners at the age of 60 and older, at the University of the Third Age in Wroclaw and in private language schools. Her principal research areas are: Foreign Language Geragogy (FLG, i.e. Foreign  Language  Learning  and  Teaching  to  Older  Adults),  Lifelong  Learning,  Individual&nbs