M.A.John Casale
Senior Lecturer (Starszy wykładowca)
Pracownia Studiów Amerykanistycznych: Język i Kultura
- jcasale@amu.edu.pl
- (+48) 61 829 1019
Collegium Heliodori, room 204
Degrees
- BA English Albany State University 1992
- MA English University of Adam Mickiewicz 2021
Scholarly interests
- U.S. history and civilization
- U.S. sociocultural issues
- African American history
- creative writing
- screenplay
- adaptation studies
- argumentation discourse
Teaching
- Creative Writing
- Public Speaking
- American Culture Studies
- EFL (argumentative writing, integrated skills)
Teacher Trainer and Training
- NKJO ‘INSETT’ Teacher Trainer, Zajączkowo
- “Use of Debate in the Classroom”, 2000
- “Technology in the Classroom”, 2000
- “Narratives and Drama in the Classroom”, 2001
- “Decision Making and Group Consensus”, 2001
- “Short and Sweet: Creative Classroom Activities”, 2002
- “American Culture Creatively”, 2007
- UWKO "Uniwersytet Jutra" Moodle for Advanced Users, 2019
University Theater
- EFL College Theater – Coordinator, Director, Writer at “English Language Theater Festival”; Bydgoszcz 1997, 1999 – 2006, 2010
- EFL College Theater – Coordinator, Artistic Director at “Poetry and Prose Festival”, Slupsk 1998, 1999
Related Professional Experience
- Editor, proofreader. “A Collection of Lessons on the District of Wrzesnia” ©2011
- Assistant editor. Taylor and Francis medical publications division 2005
- Galley editor, journalist. Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins Medical Journal Monthly 1998
- Freelance journalist. Highway: “Magazyn Miejski Poznania”. Issues 1, 4, 6, 7 1998
- 1995 – to date. Proofreader, Copy Editor, Translator, Freelance Writer, Screenplay Writer
Projects
- Teaching supervisor and advisor to the university sanctioned student club: Students’ Circle of Collegium Draconum (Koła Studenckiego Collegium Draconum) (2024 – current)