He completed a Master’s programme at the University of Łódź. He holds a PhD in Linguistics, which he obtained at the University of Warsaw, and a postdoctoral degree (dr hab.), which he earned from Jagiellonian University in Kraków. He is President of the Consortium for Translation Education Research (CTER), and professionally specialises in website localisation. He teaches a specialisation course in telecollaborative team translation of LSP texts, translation technologies, including CAT Tools, machine translation, large language models (LLMs) and artificial intelligence (AI), post-editing and localisation of AV content. His MA seminar focuses on digital technologies in translation and issues in contemporary translator education. He is also UJ coordinator for the GPE Global Understanding project, administered by East Carolina University w Greenville, NC, USA, Erasmus+ coordinator for the Chair for Translation Studies and a contact for collaboration with translation and localization tools Phrase (Phrase TMS) and Kaleidoscope (QuickTerm).
Academic interests
- Telecollaboration in the translation industry and translator education
- Developing translator competence
- Profiling translation teachers
- Translation technologies and their impact on the language service provision market
- Intercultural commmunication
Membership in professional associations
- Consortium for Translation Education Research (CTER)
- DGT Working Group 1: Technology and AI
- European Society for Translation Studies (EST)
- International Association for Translation and Intercultural Studies (IATIS)
- Polish Society of Applied Linguistics (PTLS)
Major conferences (with papers)
- 2026. Translaton 3. UW, Warsaw, Poland.
- 2026. Across Borders Conference. Blue Humanities. University of Cadiz, Cadiz, Spain.
- 2026. New Research in Translation Studies. Rovira i Virgili University, Tarragona, Spain.
- 2025. IATIS 8th International Conference. Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
- 2025 II Kongres Polskiego Przekładoznawstwa. UAM, Poznań, Poland.
- 2025. EST Congress 2025. University of Leeds, Leeds, England.
- 2025. 4th CTER Congress (CTER 2025). Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland.
- 2024. APTIS 2024. University of Warwick, Coventry, England.
- 2024. 17th Annual Global Partners in Education Conference. Hamada, Japan.
- 2023. APTIS 2023. Belfast, Northern Ireland.
- 2023. 16th Annual Global Partners in Education Conference, Greenville, NC, USA.
- 2022. “Across Borders in the Digital Era: Challenges of Contemporary Translation.” Across Borders, Greenville, NC, USA.
- 2022. “GPE Students as Instigators of Social Change.” GPE XV Conference, Raleigh, NC, USA.
- 2019. 2nd APTIS Conference, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England.
- 2019. 12th Annual GPE Conference, Bogota, Colombia
- 2018. MSU Conference on Translation Pedagogy, Montclair, NJ, USA.
- 2018. GPE XI Conference, Nijmegen, Holand.
- 2018. Translating Europe, Warsaw.
- 2017. 17th Annual Portsmouth Translation Conference, Portsmouth, England.
- 2017. Translata III Conference, Innsbruck, Austria.
- 2017. Found in Translation: Translation as Cultural Dissemination from the Middle Ages, Bergamo, Italy.
- 2017. 3rd International Conference on Language, Literature and Culture in Education, Wenecja, Italy.
- 2016. 16th Annual Portsmouth Translation Conference, Portsmouth, England.
- 2016. Telecollaboration Conference, Dublin, Ireland.
- 2016. The Fifth International Research Conference. Education, English Language Teaching, English Language and Literature in English, Tbilisi, Georgia.
Selected publications
- Marczak, M., Piotrowska, M. 2026. A Descriptive Exploration of Translation Teacher Profiles and Positions. Across Languages and Cultures [online first] DOI: 10.1556/084.2026.01426.
- Marczak, M., Ziobro, J., Shearman, S. 2025. A Tale of Two Truths: On the Degree of Collaborative Actions in Student-Student Communication Implemented in Online Intercultural Exchanges. Studia Linguistica Universitatis Iagellonicae Cracoviensis 142(4), pp. 227-245.
- Marczak, M. 2024. Telecollaboration in Translator Education. Implementing telecollaborative learning modes at university level. New York and London: Routledge. ISBN 9781032539942.
- Marczak, M. 2024. Internship insight out: exploring translation students’ perspectives on experience and learning gains. Interpreter and Translator Trainer 18(4), 581-599. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/1750399X.2024.2381362.
- Massey, G., Piotrowska, M., and Marczak, M. (2023). Meeting evolution with innovation: an introduction to (re-)profiling T&I education. Interpreter and Translator Trainer 17(3), 325-331.
- Marczak, M. (2023). Across Borders in the Digital Era: Challenges of Contemporary Translation. In: Kean, L., Shearman, S. & Tucker-McLaughlin, M., Witalisz, W. (Eds.), Freedom of Expression Across the Borders: Communication, Culture, and Language, 180-198. USA: UNC Press.
- Massey, G., Piotrowska, M., and Marczak, M. (Eds.). (2023). Interpreter and Translator Trainer. A Special Issue on (Re-)Profiling T&I Education: Meeting Evolution with Innovation, 17(3).
- Marczak, M. (2022). Developing Selected Components of Translator Competence through the Analysis of Discourse Moves. Applied Linguistics Papers 26(4), pp. 41-53. DOI: 10.32612/uw.25449354.2022.4
- Marczak, M. & Bondarenko, O. 2021. Translator education in Poland and Ukraine: does the academia vs industry gap persist? The Interpreter and Translator Trainer 16(1) 115-134. DOI: 10.1080/1750399X.2021.1891516
- Marczak, M. & Krajka, J. 2019. A Tale of Two Cities: Specialised Translator Training at University Level in Poland. Scripta Manent 14(1), pp. 18-48.
- Marczak, M. 2018. Translation Pedagogy in the Digital Age. How digital technologies have been altering translator education. Angles 7. Online: http://angles.saesfrance.org/index.php?id=1556
- Marczak, M. 2018. Comprehension Approach”. In Liontas, J.I (ed.) The TESOL Encyclopedia of English Language Teaching, First Edition. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Blackwell, pp. 1304-1310.
- Krajka, J., Marczak, M. 2017. Telecollaboration Projects in Translator Education - Design, Implementation and Evaluation. In Smyrnova-Trybulska, E. (ed.) Effective Development of Teachers' Skills in the Area of ICT and E-Learning. Cieszyn: University of Silesia - NOA.
- Marczak, M. (2017). Concordancer-Enhanced Reflection in Telecollaborative Translation Projects at University Level. Między oryginałem a przekładem, 38, pp. 145-168.
- Marczak, M., Krajka, J. (eds.)(2016). CALL for Openness. Frankfurt am Main, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, Oxford, Warszawa, Wien: Peter Lang.
- Marczak, M., Krajka, J. 2016. Assessing Intercultural Communicative Competence in Learning Management Systems, In Rahman, M. (ed.) Integrating Technology and Culture: Strategies and Innovations in ELT. Yking Books, Jaipur, India, 295-315.
- Gajewska-Dyszkiewicz, A., Paczuska, K., Marczak, M., Pitura, J., Muszyński, M., Szpotowicz, M. 2016. Osiągnięcia gimnazjalistów w zakresie języka angielskiego. Podstawa programowa wciąż niezrealizowana. Języki Obce w Szkole 2/2016, pp. 90-98.
- Marczak, M., Krajka, J. , Malec, W. 2016. Web-Based Assessment and Language Teachers From Moodle to WebClass. International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Life-Long Learning 26(1), pp. 44-59.
- Marczak, M. & Hinton, M. (eds.)(2015). Contemporary English Language Teaching Research. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
- Marczak, M. 2015. Using Videoconferencing Software to Maintain Classroom Presence for Absent Students. In Turula, A., Chojnacka, M. (eds.) CALL for Bridges between School and Academia. Peter Lang, Germany.
- Gajewska-Dyszkiewicz, A., Marczak, M., Paczuska, K., Pitura, J. i Kutyłowska, K. (2015). Efekty nauczania języka angielskiego na III etapie edukacyjnym. Raport końcowy Badania uczenia się i nauczania języków obcych w gimnazjum i Badania umiejętności mówienia. Warszawa: Instytut Badań Edukacyjnych.
- Marczak, M. 2013. Communication and Information Technology in (Intercultural) Language Teaching. Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.