Category: Blog

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How to un-learn a language

Post author By Vic Kostrzewski
Post date March 14, 2022

When things in our lives no longer “spark joy”, the advice we’re given is to thank them for their service and send them on their way. It works for old DVDs and unwanted clothes – but will it work for languages?

Vic Kostrzewski

I am an editor, author, translator and teacher based in the UK.

I am always looking to get involved in new projects. My areas of expertise:

ELT publishing – print and digital
Language learning
Translation – POL-ENG-POL, non-fiction
Editorial project management

Does it look like we could work together? Download my CV or get in touch via e-mail.

Tags forgetting, language learning, memory, politics

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How to live, and learn, in the future

Post author By Vic Kostrzewski
Post date February 16, 2022

decorative: neon pink and blue cyberpunk street.

Hint: it ain’t what it used to be.

This short essay starts with a personal story and ends with some thoughts about learning, and learning design. Along the way, I’m going to talk about metaverse, tabletop card games, and nostalgia.

I’m writing this because I think that the way we build, live, and learn in the future matters – and our past holds some answers to all this. If you’re still with me, let me start by telling you about my weekend.

Vic Kostrzewski

I am an editor, author, translator and teacher based in the UK.

I am always looking to get involved in new projects. My areas of expertise:

ELT publishing – print and digital
Language learning
Translation – POL-ENG-POL, non-fiction
Editorial project management

Does it look like we could work together? Download my CV or get in touch via e-mail.

Tags cyberpunk, immersive, learning design, metaverse, virtual reality

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My top 10 titles of 2021

Post author By Vic Kostrzewski
Post date December 31, 2021

As this year finishes, I’m doing the usual – wrapping up my projects and thinking about how it all went. I’m tempted to write a more bitter post, I really am. Instead, I choose to talk about the good things. Here are ten titles – books, films, albums, TV series, games – which helped me get through 2021.

Vic Kostrzewski

I am an editor, author, translator and teacher based in the UK.

I am always looking to get involved in new projects. My areas of expertise:

ELT publishing – print and digital
Language learning
Translation – POL-ENG-POL, non-fiction
Editorial project management

Does it look like we could work together? Download my CV or get in touch via e-mail.

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This is not the Metaverse you’re searching for

Post author By Vic Kostrzewski
Post date November 13, 2021

It’s so easy to get mad at Meta and Mark Zuckerberg. The tough bit comes later, when it’s time to articulate the things I’m actually mad about. After all, the Metaverse is coming – isn’t this what I always wanted?

Vic Kostrzewski

I am an editor, author, translator and teacher based in the UK.

I am always looking to get involved in new projects. My areas of expertise:

ELT publishing – print and digital
Language learning
Translation – POL-ENG-POL, non-fiction
Editorial project management

Does it look like we could work together? Download my CV or get in touch via e-mail.

Tags metaverse

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How to (accidentally) create brilliant educational videos: Example, analysis + timestamps

Post author By Vic Kostrzewski
Post date October 14, 2021

The greatest educational video I saw this year didn’t come from a university department or a school. It wasn’t even created by an instructional designer. In the age of YouTube and TikTok, when every second of our attention counts more than ever, I think there’s a lot to be learned from “content creators”. What makes a great educational video – and how to build one (even if you don’t want one)? Let’s try to find out.

Vic Kostrzewski

I am an editor, author, translator and teacher based in the UK.

I am always looking to get involved in new projects. My areas of expertise:

ELT publishing – print and digital
Language learning
Translation – POL-ENG-POL, non-fiction
Editorial project management

Does it look like we could work together? Download my CV or get in touch via e-mail.