assistant professor, research and teaching worker
Research work:
Teaching work:
Organizational activity:
1. EDUCATION
鈥 1987-1992
Full-time Master's degree in Germanic philology at the Faculty of Philology, 91桃色
鈥 1989-1990
Semester-long studies in Germanic philology at the Faculty of Philology, Humboldt University in Berlin, GD;
2. ACADEMIC DEGREES OBTAINED
鈥 1992 Master of Arts in Germanic philology, specialization in linguistics, specialization in teaching, based on the master's thesis entitled
"German Entlehnungen im Polnischen und ihre neuhochdeutschen Pendants. Am Beispiel von 80 W枚rtern" (supervisor: prof. dr hab. Roman Sadzi艅ski, reviewer: dr Aleksandra Czechowska-B艂achiewicz)
鈥 2001 Doctor of Humanities in the field of linguistics
based on the doctoral dissertation entitled
鈥淪ubstantivische Entlehnungen deutscher Herkunft nach Sachgruppen im Gegenwartspolnischen. Ihre Bedeutung im Vergleich zur gegenwartsdeutschen Vorlage" (supervisor: prof. dr hab. Roman Sadzi艅ski, reviewers: prof. dr hab. Alfred Tarantowicz and prof. dr hab. Jan Iluk)
3. RESEARCH
3.1. borrowings from German sources in contemporary Polish
3.2. German humor in linguistic and extra-linguistic concepts of meaning
3.3. Polish humor in linguistic and extra-linguistic concepts that have meaning
4. TEACHING
4.1. classes in the field of descriptive grammar of German, interference, contrastive grammar
4.2. supervisor of 33 bachelor's theses in the field of German as a foreign language and in the field of methods of teaching German as a foreign language (including 24 theses by students of the NKJO at the 91桃色 and 9 theses by students of the Higher School of Humanities and Economics in Lodz)
4.3. supervisor of 51 master's theses in the field of German linguistics (including 23 theses by students of German philology at the 91桃色 and 28 theses by students of German philology at the Higher School of Humanities and Economics in Lodz).
4.4.1. review of 66 bachelor's theses (34 theses by students of the NKJO 91桃色 and students of first-cycle studies in Germanic philology at the 91桃色 and 32 theses by students of Germanic philology at the Higher School of Humanities and Economics in Lodz)
4.4.2. review of 51 master's theses by students of Germanic philology at the 91桃色
5. CONTINUATION COURSES AND SEMINARS:
1994 Goethe Institute training seminar 鈥淪elbstgesteuertes Fremdsprachenlernen 鈥 auch im DaF-Unterricht鈥, Pogorzel Warszawska
1996 Goethe Institute training seminar for directors of preparatory courses for the ZMP (Zentrale Mittelstufenpr眉fung) exam, 艁贸d藕
1997 Goethe Institute seminar on the Zentrale Mittelstufenpr眉fung exam, 艁贸d藕
1999 Goethe Institute methodological seminar, Krak贸w
2000 Goethe Institute seminar on the Zentrale Oberstufenpr眉fung exam, 艁贸d藕
2001 Goethe Institute seminar on the Zentrale Oberstufenpr眉fung exam, 艁贸d藕
until 2004 examiner at Zertifikat Deutsch, Zentrale Mittelstufenpr眉fung and Zentrale Oberstufenpr眉fung
6. CONFERENCES
29.05-31.05.2008, Humor. Theories-Practice-Applications, Piotrk贸w Trybunalski, Jan Kochanowski University of Humanities and Sciences in Kielce, branch in Piotrk贸w Trybunalski, Independent Department of English Philology
Title of paper: The language of the German comedy show "Was guckst du?".
24.06-26.06.2010, Felder der Sprache. Felder der Forschung. Lodzer Germanistikbeitr盲ge, 艁贸d藕, University of 艁贸d藕, Department of German and Applied Linguistics
Title of paper: The language of the humorous and spoken language in the comedy show "Was guckst du?"
20.09-21.09.2010, Humor. Theories-Practices-Applications./Humour. Theories-Applications-Practices, Piotrk贸w Trybunalski, Jan Kochanowski University of Humanities and Sciences in Kielce, branch in Piotrk贸w Trybunalski, Independent Department of English Philology
Title of paper: Polysemy and homophony as means of building humor based on the example of sketches from the cabaret "Paranienormalni"
29.05-2.06.2012, Felder der Sprache. Felder der Forschung. Lodzer Germanistikbeitr盲ge II, 艁贸d藕, University of 艁贸d藕, Department of German and Applied Linguistics
Title of paper: 鈥淲as guckst du?鈥 as a multicultural comedy show on German TV
25.06.-29.06.2012, 24th International Society for Humor Studies conference, HumorTAP4, Krak贸w, Jagiellonian University
Title of paper: Ethnic joke as a hallmark of the German comedy show "Was guckst du?"
12.06-14.06.2014, Felder der Sprache. Felder der Forschung. Lodzer Germanistikbeitr盲ge III, 艁贸d藕, University of 艁贸d藕, Department of German and Applied Linguistics
Title of the paper: Grenzen des guten Geschmacks in a Witz
19.05 鈥 20. 05. 2015, National scientific conference Kitsch in language/communication, 艁贸d藕, Faculty of Philology, Department of Contemporary Polish Language
Title of the paper: The life of cabaret text off stage and the role of the YouTube channel. On the Example of the PARANIENORMALNI Cabaret
10.10.2015 International Scientific Conference Crossing Boundaries in Language, Literature and Culture, Higher School of Foreign Languages 鈥嬧媔n 艢wiecie, Branch in Przasnysz, Przasnysz
Title of paper: Lexical Elements Fremder Herkunft in German as Sprachliche Mittel des Humoristischen
15.10-17.10.2015 National Scientific Conference Kitchen and Table in Social Communication. Text, Discourse, Culture, University of Wroc艂aw, Institute of Polish Philology, Wroc艂aw
Title of paper: Culinary Motifs in Cabaret Texts
16.11. 鈥 17.11.2015 Conference ZBLI呕ENIA: linguistics-translation studies-literary studies, Konin 2015, PWSZ in Konin
Title of the paper: Fremdsprachige Elemente als sprachliche Mittel des Humoristischen in German and Polish
9.06.2016 鈥 11.06.2016 Felder der Sprache. Felder der Forschung. Lodzer Germanistikbeitr盲ge IV, 艁贸d藕, University of 艁贸d藕, Department of German and Applied Linguistics
Title of the paper: To Intertextualit盲t in German and Polish Language
15.09.2016-16.09.2016, Witches and Angels 鈥 Perception of Women in Ancient and Contemporary Culture, Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce. Branch in Piotrk贸w Trybunalski
Title of the paper: Witches and Angels. The Image of Women in Jokes
8.12.2016-9.12.2016, Images of Illness in Language and Culture, Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce. Branch in Piotrk贸w Trybunalski
Title of the paper: "What are you laughing at? You are laughing at yourselves!" (Gogol). Illness as a motif of black humor
22.05.2017 XVIII International Slavic Conference "EASTERN SLAVIC LITERATURES, LANGUAGES AND CULTURES IN THE FACE OF THEIR HISTORICAL TIME"
University of Zielona G贸ra Institute of Neophilology
Title of the paper: Kabaret Starszych Pan贸w vs. Kabaret M艂odych Pan贸w. The language of Polish cabaret yesterday and today
15.11.2017 III Interdisciplinary Scientific Conference "IDEAS, VALUES, WORDS IN PUBLIC LIFE AND ART", Academy of Humanities and Economics in 艁贸d藕;
Title of the paper: Contemporary Polish cabaret and taboo subjects. Joke and its social function
21.11-22.11.2017 CLOSE-UPS: linguistics 鈥 translation studies 鈥 literary studies, Konin 2017, PWSZ Konin;
Title of paper: Polyseme Experiencing the Middle of Humor in German Witz in the Play of Ethnicities in Comedy Show 鈥濿as guckst du?!
29.05.-30.05.2018, 2nd INTERNATIONAL INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE Language and its challenges: Language in culture, culture in language, Institute of Foreign Languages 鈥嬧媜f the State Higher Vocational School in Nowy S膮cz
Title of the paper: German Ethnowitz and black humor
鈥 2020
17.09.2020 International Interdisciplinary Conference The language of humor - humor of language, Faculty of Philology, University of Bia艂ystok
Title of the paper: "Humor not for sheep" or a few words about linguistic means of building humor
18.09.2020 2nd National Scientific Conference The motif of a woman - mother, heroine, caregiver..., Foundation for the promotion of science and development TYGIEL Lublin
Title of the paper: The motif of a woman in jokes. On the example of the Paranienormalni group and the Young Gentlemen's Cabaret
16.10.2020 National Scientific Conference The Motif of Wandering in Literature and Art, Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Development TYGIEL Lublin
Title of paper: Foreigner in the Distorting Mirror of German Ethnic Jokes
26.11.2020 3rd NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE. The Motif of a Woman 鈥 Mother, Heroine, Caregiver. (online); TYGIEL Foundation, Lublin
Title of paper: Woman in the Distorting Mirror of German Ethnic Jokes as Exemplified by the Program 鈥淲as guckst du?!鈥
26.11.2020 FELDER DER SPRACHE. FELDER DER FORSCHUNG. Online-Kolloquium Text, Media, Discourse 鈥 linguistische Forschungsperspektiven; Institute of Germanic Philology, 91桃色, Lodz; Title of the paper: Einige Bemerkungen zur Form und zur Sprache der deutschen Internetwitze
鈥 2021
22.01.2021, 2nd National Scientific Conference THE MOTIVE OF WALKING IN LITERATURE AND ART,
Foundation for the promotion of science and development CYGIEL, Lublin
Title of the paper: "Dad, ours are here, ours!". Film fates of repatriates on the example of Sylwester Ch臋ci艅ski's comedy triptych "Sami swoi", "Nie ma mocnych" and "Kochaj albo rzu膰". Analysis of the language of the characters. 25.02.2021 National Scientific Conference "The Motif of a Woman 鈥 Mother, Heroine, Caregiver" (online); Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Development TYGIEL, Lublin
Title of paper: The stereotype of a woman in the distorting mirror of a German joke
13.05.2021 National Scientific Conference "The Motif of Wandering in Literature and Art", Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Development TYGIEL, Lublin
Title of paper: The American Dream of Poles in Post-War Poland as Exemplified by Sylwester Ch臋ci艅ski's Comedy Triptych "Sami swoi", "Nie ma mocnych" and "Kochaj albo rzu膰"
16.07.2021 National Scientific Conference 鈥淭he Topos of Death in Literature, Culture and Art鈥; Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Development TYGIEL, Lublin
Paper: Death as a Motif of Black Humor
8.10.2021 National Scientific Conference 鈥淭he Motif of Wandering in Literature and Art鈥, Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Development TYGIEL, Lublin
Paper: The Journey of Words. Borrowings from a German Source in 20th-Century Polish as Exemplified by Nouns from the Noun Group PRACA
2.12.2021 National Scientific Conference 鈥淭he Catastrophic Trend in Literature, Culture and Art鈥 (online), Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Development TYGIEL, Lublin
Paper: 鈥淪mile, Tomorrow Will Be Better!鈥. Humor in Pandemic Times as Exemplified by Jokes from the Weekly 鈥淎ngora鈥
2022
24.02. 2022 II National Scientific Conference "Emotions - Source, Meaning, Consequences", Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Development TYGIEL, Lublin;
Title of paper: Humor and emotions. Interpersonal relations in the distorting mirror of a joke
28.10. 2022 National Scientific Conference "Historical and Contemporary Comedy", Department of Historical Linguistics and Department of Contemporary and General Linguistics of Cardinal Stefan Wyszy艅ski University in Warsaw
Title of paper: Linguistic means of constructing humor in German ethnic jokes
28.10. 2022 4th National Scientific Conference "The Topos of Death in Literature, Culture and Art", Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Development TYGIEL, Lublin
[member of the conference scientific committee and reviewer]
2023
21.04.2023 2nd National Scientific Conference "The Catastrophic Trend in Literature, Culture and Art", Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Development TYGIEL, Lublin
Title of paper: Joy from Someone Else's Misfortune. Black Humor from the Perspective of Psychological and Social Theories;
24.11.2023 National Scientific Conference "Multidimensional Identity: Interdisciplinary View of Identity Research", Foundation for the Promotion of Science and Development TYGIEL, Lublin
Title of paper: Ethnic Joke and Cultural Identity
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30.11. - 2.12.2023 International Scientific Conference SPECLANG 2023. Specialized Languages. Education. Perspectives. Career, 91桃色, Faculty of Philology
Title of the paper: German Lehnwortschatz in the Polish language of handicrafts in the Years of Life
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2024
24.05.2024 V National Scientific Conference 鈥淗istory and Perspectives of Culture鈥, Foundation for the promotion of science and development TYGIEL, Lublin
Title of the paper: Adaptation mechanisms of noun borrowings from a German source in Polish on the example of the UTILIZED OBJECTS group
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24.-25.10. 2024 National Scientific Conference "Historical and Contemporary Comedy", Department of Historical Linguistics and Department of Contemporary and General Linguistics, Cardinal Stefan Wyszy艅ski University in Warsaw, Warsaw
Paper title: PARANIENORMALNI yesterday and today. Analysis of cabaret texts in terms of linguistic means of humor
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24.-25.10. 2024 National Scientific Conference "Historical and Contemporary Comedy", Department of Historical Linguistics and Department of Contemporary and General Linguistics, Cardinal Stefan Wyszy艅ski University in Warsaw, Warsaw; session chair
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2025
12.06.-13.06.2025 Learning Language 鈥 Learning German. Lodzer Germanistikbeitr盲ge, 91桃色, Faculty of Philology
Paper Title: German loanwords in everyday Polish language of the 20th century
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2026
5.-7.03. 2026, International Scientific Conference SPECLANG 2026. Languages 鈥嬧媐or Special Purposes - Education - Prospects - Career, 91桃色, Faculty of Philology
Paper Title: Technical vocabulary and foreign words as linguistic means of humor in German jokes
7.PUBLICATIONS
7.1.MONOGRAPHS:
1. Sikorska-Bujnowicz Katarzyna (2013), Sprachliche Mittel des Humoristischen im Deutschen und im Polnischen, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu 艁贸dzkiego, 艁贸d藕, 艁贸d藕, pp. 194, ISBN: 978-83-7969-049-7.
1. Sikorska-Bujnowicz Katarzyna (2016), Zum deutschen Ethnowitz. Eine korpusgest眉tzte Analyse, Wydawnictwo Biblioteka, 艁贸d藕, 艁贸d藕, pp. 216, ISBN: 987-83-62378-52-4;
7.1.2. ARTICLES: see:
8. SCHOLARSHIPS
鈥 08. 鈥 4/09/1993 鈥 Technische Universit盲t Chemnitz-Zwickau, XX. Internationaler Hochschulkurs f眉r Germanistik, Chemnitz, Germany
鈥 02 鈥 1.08.1995 鈥 semester scholarship, TEMPUS-Projekt JEP4547 Bochum, Germany
鈥 03 鈥 31.03.1996 鈥 trip within the framework of cooperation of centers, Justus-Liebig-Universit盲t Giessen, Germany
鈥 06 鈥 15.06.1996 鈥 trip within the framework of the TEMPUS JEP 9190-95 project, Justus-Liebig-Universit盲t Giessen, Germany
鈥 10. 1997 鈥 31.07.1998 鈥 annual DAAD scholarship (Jahressipendium DAAD), Justus-Liebig-Universit盲t Giessen, Germany
9. 2014 Golden Badge of the 91桃色
1. German humor vs. Polish humor.
2. German cabaret and Polish cabaret.
3. Linguistic and extra-linguistic means of constructing humor in German jokes and Polish jokes.
4. Borrowings from a German source in contemporary Polish.
5. Polish comedy in the aspect of linguistic and extra-linguistic means of constructing humor.
6. Taboo and jokes.
2001 doctor of humanities in the field of linguistics
based on the doctoral dissertation entitled
鈥淪ubstantivische Entlehnungen deutscher Herkunft nach Sachgruppen im Gegenwartspolnischen. "Ihre Bedeutung im Vergleich zur gegenwartsdeutschen Vorlage" (supervisor: prof. dr hab. Roman Sadzi艅ski, reviewers: prof. dr hab. Alfred Tarantowicz and prof. dr hab. Jan Iluk)
CYCLICAL DUTY
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phone: 42-665-54-22
e-mail: k.sikorska-bujnowicz@uni.lodz.pl
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