higher education
- M.A. (English) - University of Silesia, Katowice, 1983. M.A. Thesis: "The Development of Approximative Systems in Teaching English Past Tenses".
- Ph.D. (History) - Pedagogical Academy, Krakow, 2003. Doctoral dissertation: "The Castel of Helth by Sir Thomas Elyot. A Sixteenth-Century Popular Medical Manual".
- D.Litt. (History) - Pedagogical University, Krakow, 2013. Habilitation Thesis: "Food and Drink in the Household of English Nobility in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries: Procurement, Preparation, Service and Consumption".
- Stirling University, Scotland, 1989 - The British Council Summer School "Practical explorations in ELT methodology - a self-directed approach"
- Durham University, England, 1995 - An intensive course in video techniques
- University College Cork, Ireland, 1995 - A specialist course "Writing for Academic Purposes"
- University College Cork, Ireland, 1996 (April) - Materials Writing Course - part I
- University College Cork, Ireland, 1996 (September) - Materials Writing Course - part II
- University College Cork, Ireland, 1997 - Designing self-study materials.
- Durham University, England, 1997 - Computer assisted learning.
- Wisła, Poland, 1998 - The British Council Specialist Course "Teaching English for Medical and Pharmaceutical Purposes"
- Medical University of Łódz, 1999 - The British Council Seminar "Updating teaching methods for the purpose of implementing standardized syllabuses for teaching foreign languages at Medical Academies"
- Bell Language School, Saffron Walden, England, 1999 - The British Council International Seminar "Developing materials and resources for self-access in English language learning"
- Medical University of Łódz, 2000 - The British Council seminar "Materials Design for Medical English"