
Prof. dr hab. Andrzej Ciuk

Academic profile:
- 1974 - M.A. in English Literature, Poznań, UAM.
- 1984 - Ph.D. in English Literature, Łódź, UL.
- 1994 - Completed postdoctoral work (habilitacja) in English Literature, Poznań, UAM.
- 1996 - Associate professor, Opole, UO.
Publications in book form:
- Mastering English through Educational Problems, (co-written with S. Jedrzejowski), WSP Opole, 1979.
- King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table In Victorian Poetry, WSP Opole, 1989.
- Georgian Poetry-A Reconsideration, WSP Opole, 1992.
Articles and published papers:
- "Czas teraźniejszy w języku polskim i angielskim", Dydaktyka IX, WSP Opole, 1978.
- "Alfred Tennyson wobec legendy o Królu Arturze", Filologia Polska XIX, WSP Opole, 1981.
- "Alfred Tennyson's Victorianism in The Idylls of the King", Neofilologia I, WSP Opole, 1984.
- "The Analysis of Application of the Noh Technique in W.B. Yeats' Purgatory", Filologia Angielska 1, WSP Opole, 1986.
- "William Morris's Treatment of Guinevere", Filologia Angielsica 2, WSP Opole, 1986.
- "The Tale of Balen - A.C. Swinburne's Lesson in Aesthetics", Filologia Angielska 3, WSP Opole, 1987.
- "The Victorian Tristram", Filologia Angielska 4, WSP Opole, 1989.
- "Changes in the Subject Master of English Poety on the Turn of the Nineteenth Century", Filologia Angielska 5, WSP Opole, 1991.
- "The Decadent Movement and Stagnation in English Poetry between 1900-10", Filologia Angielska 6, WSP Opole, 1992.
- "D.H. Lawrence and the Georgian Poets", Filologia Angielska 7, WSP Opole, 1993.
- " Georgia Poets and the Movement", Filologia Angielska 7, WSP Opole, 1993.
- "On Teaching Literature in English at University Level in Poland", Teaching Literature: A World Perspective (eds. Christopher Brumfit and Michael Benton), London and Basingstoke, Macmillan, 1993.
- "Philip Larkin's Limit sof Atheism", Filologia Angielska 9, UO, Opole, 1998.
- "The Opening Speech", Crossing the Borders: English Studies at the Turn of the Century (eds. Ilona Dobosiewicz, Liliana Piasecka, Jan Zaiewski), UO, Opole, 1998.
- "Robin Hood. Zarys literackich i historycznych czynników mitotwórczych", Z historii literatury polskiej i obcej, Filologia Polska 39, UO, Opole, 1999.
- "Introduction", Professor Dr Gerard Nickel's 70th Birthday. A Festschrift, UO, Opole, 1999.
Supervised doctoral theses:
- Pyz, Zbigniew: Approaches to History in James Joyce's Works. Uniwersytet Opolski, 2001.
- Gomat, Tomasz: A Chemistry of Stars: Epiphany, Openness and the Works of James Joyce, Uniwersytet Opolski.
- Lebiecki, Tomasz: The Motif of the Holy Blood in Medieval Arthurian Literature. A Reinterpretation of the Process of Christianization of the Legend of the Holy Grail, Uniwersytet Opolski.
Reviews of doctoral theses:
Cisło, Anna: Tożsamość etniczna i językowa Irlandczyków na przykładzie prozy Irlandzkiego Odrodzenia Literackiego. Uniwersytet Wrocławski.
Editor of academic journals:
- 1995 Filologia Angielska 8
- 1998 Filologia Angielska 9
- 1999 Filologia Angielska 10 and professor Dr Gerard Nickel's 70th Birthday. A Festschrift
- 2000 Filologia Angielska 11
- 2002 Filologia Angielska 12
Organizer and chairman of conferences and academic symposia:
- 1999 Symposium in Brzeg held in honour of prof. Gerhard Nickel’s 70th birthday.
- 2000 Conference in Kamień Śląski devoted to the New Maturity Exam .
- 2001 Symposium in Kamień Śląski dedicated to Joseph Conrad and the opening of Conrad Studies Centre.
Appointments:
- 1985 - 1993 director of English and American Literature Unit in the English Philology Institute, WSF in Opole.
- 1985 -1989 vice-director of the English Philology Institute, WSP Opole 1991 - 1992.
- 1993 - director of the English Philology Institute.
- 2001 – Head of English-speaking Countries Culture Unit.
Lectures and papers in foreign universities:
- 1985 lectures in Pedagogische Hochschule w Potsdam.
- 1991 1 paper in Corpus Christi College in Oxford (April) and three papers in Oriel College in Oxford (July – August), England.
- 1997-2003 guest lectures in the University College, London, England (TUFTS in London).
- 2001 paper in Lecce (September), Italy.
- 2003 lectures in the University of Ostrawa (April), the Check Republic.
Stipends and internship abroad:
- 1977 July: Reading University.
- 1980 July-September: Exeter College, Oxford, Anglia.
- 1984/85 Oxford University, Anglia.
- 1991 April Corpus Christi College, Oxford, Anglia.
- 1991 July/August: Oriel College, Oxford, Anglia.
Supervised over 120 graduate students and over 80 undergraduate students.







