19. Research in progress with Michał Piotr Gostyński

In this podcast episode, I interview Michał Piotr Gostyński, who is a teacher of Polish at the University of Ankara in Turkey, and PhD researcher, about his ongoing research project that will compare more traditional language instruction with drama-based language teaching.

Michał gives us a very open and honest glimpse into his research in progress and we talk about:

• his research design for a mixed methods study that will collect language learner data over two consecutive academic years, which will be assessed by a group of native-language raters for fluency, comprehensibility and accent once data collection is finished
• how he chose assessment formats and questions, for example first person narration or third person narration
• surprising developments in research – for example how it affected learner motivation in the control group – and allowing the unexpected to happen
• how, as a passionate teacher, he hopes to give young people tools to find their best way in language learning and beyond

Links: 

More information about Michał’s research: https://laslab.org/staff/michalpiotr/

Interview with Michał at IDIERI conference 2025: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFiA7d9i5Ec&t=111s