RESEARCH PROJECTS

METU Spoken Turkish Corpus (ODTÜ Sözlü Türkçe Derlemi). Funded by TÜBİTAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey). TÜBİTAK 108K283. Funding: 289,217 TL. Completed: October 2010. (Project web page: http://stc.org.tr.)
      
E-INSET NET (Electronic In-service Training for Novice English Teachers). Funded by the European Commission. Member of  METU research partner team.  Project manager: Mersin University. Completed: October 2009.  (Project web page: http://e-inset.mersin.edu.tr.)

The Importance of Teacher Feedback, Teaching Practice and Theoretical Input in Practice
Teaching/Internship Courses in the Professional Preparation of Prospective English Teachers, METU Scientific Research Fund (BAP).  BAP-2006-05-07-00-01. Funding: 5000 TL. Completed: December 2006.

THESES/DISSERTATIONS SUPERVISED

An Exploratory Case Study of Pre-service EFL Teachers’ Sense of Teacher-Efficacy Beliefs and Perceptions of Mentoring Practices during Practice Teaching. PhD Dissertation. Anıl Rakıcıoğlu-Söylemez. (2012).

The Role of CALL in Promoting Learner Autonomy. Master’s Thesis. Arzu Mutlu. (2008).

Exploring Technology Integration Approaches and Practices of Pre-service and In-service English Language Teachers. Master’s Thesis. Mete Akcaoglu. (2008).

The analysis of the perceptions of English language instructors at TOBB University of Economics andTechnology regarding inset content. Master’s Thesis. İnci Gültekin. (2007).

Gender representations and gender bias in ELT textbooks published in the Middle East: A case study of ELT textbooks published in Turkey and Iran. Master’s Thesis. Olga Skliar. (2007).

ACADEMIC SERVICE

Expert report, “Türkiye’de Yabancı Dil Eğitiminde Yaşanan Sorunlar ve Çözüm Önerileri.” (Problems in Foreign Language Education in Turkey and Suggested Solutions.) Prepared for: Yüksek Öğretim Kurumu (YÖK) (The Council of Higher Education).  July 2010.

Reviewer, Computers and Education, USA. 2011 -

Reviewer, METU, Scientific Research Fund (BAP), 2010.

Reviewer, Gaziantep Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi (Gaziantep University, Social Sciences Journal), Turkey. 2010.

Reviewer, Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi (Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Social Science Institute Journal), Turkey. 2010.

Co-editor, Arizona Working Papers in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching, 2000 - 2001.

Arizona Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (AZ-TESOL) Southeastern Area Representative, 2000 - 2001.

Composition Program Advisory Committee (CPAC) member, University of Arizona, 1999 - 2001.

Rocky Mountain Regional Conference organization committee member, 1998.

AZ TESOL, Mini Conference organization committee member, 1997 - 1998.

HONORS, AWARDS, and SCHOLARSHIPS

College of Humanities Dean’s Fellowship. Interdisciplinary Ph. D. Program in Second Language Acquisition and Teaching, University of Arizona, 2002 ($3500).
First-place winner poster presentation, The University of Arizona, Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Program Colloquium Series, Spring  2000 ($150).
Dean's Honor List, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey, 1991 - 1995.