alptekin publications - Boğaziçi University

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Prof. Dr. Cem Alptekin
PUBLICATIONS/CITATIONS/PRESENTATIONS/THESIS SUPERVISION/
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
A. Publications (in English)
Reading Comprehension in English, Ankara, Turkey: Middle East Technical University, 1972.
"Sociopsychological and Pedagogic Considerations in L2 Acquisition," TESOL Quarterly
(U.S.A.), 15 (1981), 275-284.
"Cultural Dominance and EFL," The Canadian Modern Language Review (Canada), 39
(1982), 56-62.
Reprinted in Second Language Acquisition: Selected Readings in Theory and
Practice, Glenwood H. Irons (Ed.), Ontario, Canada: The Canadian Modern Language
Review, 1988.
"Comments on the Use of Roleplay to Overcome Cultural Fatigue," TESOL Quarterly
(U.S.A.), 17 (1983), 139-141.
"Target Language Acquisition through Acculturation: EFL Learners in the English-speaking
Environment," The Canadian Modern Language Review (Canada), 39 (1983), 818826.
Reprinted in Second Language Acquisition: Selected Readings in Theory and
Practice, Glenwood H. Irons (Ed.), Ontario, Canada: The Canadian Modern Language
Review, 1988.
"The Role of Content Schemata in ESL Composition," TESL Reporter (U.S.A.), 16 (1983), 6366.
"The Question of Culture: EFL Teaching in Non-English-speaking Countries," Co-author with
Margaret Alptekin, ELT Journal (England), 38 (1984), 14-20.
Reprinted in Currents of Change in English Language Teaching, R. Rossner and R.
Bolitho (Eds.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990.
Reprinted in Japan TESOL Journal (Japan), Vol. III, January 2012.
"What Does International TESOL Mean?" TESOL Newsletter (U.S.A.), 18 (1984), 9.
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"Chinese Formal Schemata in ESL Composition," The British Journal of Language Teaching
(England), 26 (1988), 112-116.
"The Role of Cognitive and Hemispheric Processing Styles in L2 Learning," ITL Review of
Applied Linguistics (Belgium), 85-86 (1989), 105-121.
"Strategies Used by Successful L2 Learners and Their Pedagogic Implications," in 2nd National
Hazırlık Conference, published by Marmara University Foreign Languages Department,
Istanbul, 1989.
Review of Issues in Second Language Acquisition: Multiple Perspectives, L. Beebe (Ed.),
Newbury House, 1988, ELT Journal (England), 44 (1990), 153-156.
"A Look into the Use of Native-speaker Teachers in EFL Programs," TEFL Turkey Reporter
(Turkey), 1 (1990), 5-9.
"Field Dependence-Independence and Hemisphericity as Variables in L2 Achievement," Coauthor with Semiha Atakan, Second Language Research (The Netherlands), 6 (1990),
135-149.
"Neuropsychological Aspects of Foreign Language Tests," Language Learning Journal
(England), 3 (1991), 71-72.
"A Lexical Evaluation of Graded Readers in ELT," TEFL Turkey Reporter (Turkey), 2 (1991),
8-11.
"Acculturation Theories and L2 Acquisition," Boğaziçi University Journal of Educational
Sciences (Turkey), 14 (1991), 59-67.
"Relationships Among Field Dependence-Independence, Hemisphericity, and L2 Achievement,"
Co-author with Semiha Atakan, Boğaziçi University Journal of Educational Sciences
(Turkey), 14 (1991), 97-110.
"Neurological, Linguistic, and Maturational Constraints on Adult L2 Learning," Language
Journal (Turkey), 4 (1992), 15-21.
"Accommodating the Adult L2 Learner: Pedagogic Implications of Data from Neurolinguistics
and Psycholinguistics," in Tradition and Innovation: ELT and Teacher Training in
the 1990s (Vol. 1), A. J. Mountford and H. Umunç (Eds.), Ankara: The British Council,
1992.
Review of Culture and the Language Classroom, B. Harrison (Ed.), Modern English
Publications, 1990, ELT Journal (England), 46 (1992), 229-231.
"Target Language Culture in EFL Materials," ELT Journal (England), 47 (1993), 136-143.
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Reprinted in Power, Pedagogy, and Practice, T. Hedge and N. Whitney (Eds.), Oxford:
Oxford University Press, 1996. (This has won the TÜBA International Publications
Incentive Program Award, 13/9/1996).
"Lateral Preference and L2 Proficiency," ITL Review of Applied Linguistics (Belgium), 103104 (1994), 39-56.
"A Tribute to Vedat Yerlici, the Person," V.Yerlici-Engineering and Education, G. Aşkar
Altay (Ed.), Istanbul: Boğaziçi University, 1997.
"The Cognitive Processes Underlying Reading Comprehension in Foreign Language Learning
and their Implications for Assessment," in New Trends and Aims in Language
Education in the 2000’s, T. Dinçay (Ed.), Istanbul: Ground Forces Language School,
1999.
"Brain, Mind, and Language Learning: The Earlier the Better," IATEFL Young Learners SIG
Newsletter (England), W. Superfine (Ed.), 1/99 (1999), 41-48.
"EFL Syllabus Design for Turkish Young Learners in Bilingual School Contexts," (abstract), Coauthor with Yasemin Bayyurt, IATEFL Young Learners SIG Newsletter (England), C.
Read (Ed.), 1 (2000), 46.
Reprinted in full in Research into Teaching English to Young Learners: International
Perspectives, J. Moon and M. Nikolov (Eds.) Pecs, Hungary: University Press Pecs,
2000, 312-322. (This has won the TÜBA International Publications Incentive Program
Award, 15/5/2001).
“From Target Language-based Communicative Competence to Intercultural Communicative
Competence in ELT,” in Işık University ELT Conference 2000 Proceedings:
Global Problems, Local Solutions, M. Monty and T. Godfrey (Eds.), Istanbul: Işık
University, 2000, 11-15.
“Communicative Competence Revisited: Aiming at Intercultural Communicative
Competence in ELT,” in Challenges for Language Teachers towards the
Millennium, D. Köksal and İ. H. Erten (Eds.), Çanakkale: Onsekiz Mart University,
2000, 1-5.
“Learnability and L2 Syllabus Design,” in Reflections of Twentieth Century ELT Studies on
Language Teaching and Teacher Training, D. Köksal and İ. H. Erten (Eds.),
Çanakkale: Onsekiz Mart University, 2001, 1-5.
“Towards Intercultural Communicative Competence in ELT,” ELT Journal (England), 56
(2002), 57-64. (This has won the BÜVAK International Publications Incentive Program
Award, 5/2/2002 and has won the TÜBA Scientific Publications Incentive Program
Award, 5/4/2002).
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“Dual Language Instruction: Multiculturalism through a Lingua Franca,” in A TESOL
Symposium on Dual Language Education: Teaching and Learning in Two
Languages in the EFL Setting, Virginia, U.S.A: TESOL, 2005, 5-11.
“Learning-centered Syllabus Design in SLA,” in Searching for Quality in ELT, N. Osam
(Ed.), Munich, Germany: Lincom, 2005, 1-11.
“Cultural Familiarity in Inferential and Literal Comprehension in L2 Reading,” System
(England), 34 (2006), 494-508.
“The Effectiveness of a Theme-based Syllabus for Young L2 Learners,” Co-author with Gülcan
Erçetin and Yasemin Bayyurt, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural
Development (England), 28 (2007), 1-17.
“Foreign Language Learning Strategy Choice: Naturalistic versus Instructed Language
Acquisition,” Journal of Theory and Practice in Education (Turkey), 3 (2007), 4-11.
“Teaching ELF as a Language in its own Right: Communication or Prescriptivism?”, ELT
Journal (England), 61 (2007), 267-268.
“Integrating Language and Content: An Experimental Study,” Co-author with Gülcan Erçetin, in
Researching Content and Language Integration in Higher Education, R. Wilkinson
and V. Zegers (Eds.), Maastricht, The Netherlands: Maastricht University Press, 2007,
172-178.
“Topical Structure Analysis of Student Compositions in English and Turkish,” in ELT
Profession: Challenges & Prospects, N. Kunt, J. Shibliyev and F. Erozan (Eds.),
Munich, Germany: Lincom, 2008, 1-6.
“Assessing the Relationship of Working Memory to L2 Reading: Does the Nature of
Comprehension Process and Reading Span Task Make a Difference?,” Co-author with
Gülcan Erçetin, System (England), 37 (2009), 627-639.
“Redefining Multicompetence for Bilingualism and ELF,” International Journal of Applied
Linguistics (England), 20 (2010), 95-110.
“The Role of L1 and L2 Working Memory in Literal and Inferential Comprehension in L2
Reading,” Co-author with Gülcan Erçetin, Journal of Research in Reading (England),
33 (2010), 206-219.
“Relations and Interactions between Languages in Bilingualism: Reasons and Results,” Journal
of Theory and Practice in Education (Turkey), 6 (2010), 170-178.
“Research on Foreign Language Teaching and Learning in Turkey (2005-2009),” Co-author with
Sibel Tatar, Language Teaching (England), 44 (2011), 328−353.
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“Effects of Working Memory Capacity and Content Familiarity on Literal and Inferential
Comprehension in L2 Reading,” Co-author with Gülcan Erçetin, TESOL Quarterly
(U.S.A.), 45 (2011), 235-266.
“Beyond ENL Norms in ELF Use: A Cognitive Perspective on ELF Output,” Australian Review
of Applied Linguistics (Australia), 34 (2011), 148-165.
Commissioned Review of Understanding English as a Lingua Franca, B. Seidlhofer, Oxford
University Press, 2011, ELT Journal (England), 66 (2012), 248-251.
"Relationships between Reading Span Tasks and L2 Learning: Possibilities for Concern
Involving Construct Equivalency," Co-author with Gülcan Erçetin, in Multilingual
Theory and Practice in Applied Linguistics, A. N. Archibald (Ed.), London, England:
Scitsiugnil Press, (2013), 7-9.
"The Explicit/Implicit Knowledge Distinction and Working Memory: Implications for L2
Reading Comprehension," Co-author with Gülcan Erçetin, Applied Psycholinguistics
(England), 34 (2013), 727-753.
"English as a Lingua Franca through a Usage-based Perspective: Merging the Social and the
Cognitive in Language Use," Language, Culture and Curriculum (Ireland), 26 (2013),
197-207.
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B. Publications (in Turkish)
"Yabancı dilde öğretime 'Hayır' demeden önce...," ("Prior to Saying 'No' to Instruction in the
Foreign Language"), Cumhuriyet (Turkey), 24 July 1989.
"Yabancı dil öğrenmek, Türkçeyi unutturmaz," ("Learning a Foreign Language Doesn't Cause
Turkish to be Forgotten"), Cumhuriyet (Turkey), 17 August 1989.
"İkinci dil, anadil yeteneğini arttırır," ("The Second Language Enhances the Mother Tongue"),
Cumhuriyet (Turkey), 11 September 1989.
"Polemik konusu yapmayalım," ("Let's not Indulge in Polemics"), Cumhuriyet (Turkey), 6
October 1989.
"Savlar gerçekleri yansıtıyor mu?" ("Are the Claims Based on Facts?"), Cumhuriyet (Turkey),
31 October 1989.
"Çift dillilik gerçeği," ("The Truth behind Bilingualism"), Cumhuriyet (Turkey), 4 December
1989.
"KPDS ve düşündürdükleri...," ("Reflections on KPDS..."), Cumhuriyet (Turkey), 13 August
1991.
"Yabancı dil öğrenimi ile sağlaklık ve solaklık arasındaki ilişkiler," ("Relationships between
Foreign Language Learning and Right/Left Lateral Preference"), Gazi Eğitim Fakültesi
Dergisi (Turkey), 8 (1992), 3.
"Türkiye'de yabancı dil öğretmenliği," ("Foreign Language Teaching in Turkey"), Boğaziçi
Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi (Turkey), 15 (1992-1993), 161-164.
"Darüşşafaka'da program çalışmaları: Diğer seçenekler ve öneriler" ("Program design at the
Darüşşafaka: Other options and suggestions"), 21. Yüzyıla Doğru Darüşşafaka:
Program Geliştirme, Istanbul, 1995, 31-34.
"Öğretmenler Günü," ("Teachers' Day"), Eğitimimiz ve Türkiye'de Zorunlu Temel Eğitim,
ÇEV: Istanbul, 1996, 5-9.
"Yabancı dil öğrenmek, Türkçe’yi unutturmaz," ("Learning a Foreign Language Doesn't Cause
Turkish to be Forgotten"), in Anadilinde Çocuk Olmak, Ayşe Kilimci (Ed.), Istanbul:
Papirüs Yayınevi, 1998; 34-37.
"İkinci dil, anadil yeteneğini arttırır," ("The Second Language Enhances the Mother Tongue"),
in Anadilinde Çocuk Olmak, Ayşe Kilimci (Ed.), Istanbul: Papirüs Yayınevi, 1998; 3942.
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"Savlar gerçekleri yansıtıyor mu?" ("Are the Claims Based on Facts?"), in Anadilinde Çocuk
Olmak, Ayşe Kilimci (Ed.), Istanbul: Papirüs Yayınevi, 1998; 57-59.
"Türkiye’de ilköğretim sorunları," ("Primary Education Problems in Turkey"), in İlköğretim
Sorunları, Ataman Demir (Ed.), Istanbul: Mimar Sinan University, 1998; 9-14 and 2330.
"Beyin, akıl ve dil öğrenimi: Ne kadar erken, o kadar iyi," ("Brain, Mind and Language
Learning: The Earlier The Better "), Anadili: Dil ve Eğitim Dergisi, 24 (JanuaryFebruary-March 2002), 61-68.
"Yabancı dil eğitimi," ("Foreign Language Education"), Yabancı Dil Eğitimi ve Öğretimi ile
İlgili Yasa Teklifine İlişkin Bilimsel Görüşler, İrfan Erdoğan (Ed.), Istanbul: Özel
Okullar Derneği Yayınları, 19 March 2001; 25-31, 36-37 ve 40.
“Türkiye’de yabancı dil eğitimi ve özel okullar,” ("Foreign Language Education in Turkey and
Private Schools"), Özel Okullar ve Eğitimde Kalite, İrfan Erdoğan (Ed.), Istanbul:
Özel Okullar Derneği Yayınları, 2002; 117-124.
“İlköğretim çağında yabancı dil öğrenimi,” ("Foreign Language Learning at the Primary Level"),
Türk Eğitim Sistemi’nde Yabancı Dil Eğitimi ve Kalite Arayışları, İrfan Erdoğan
(Ed.), Istanbul: Özel Okullar Derneği Yayınları, 2003; 45-49.
“Yabancı dil sınavlarının nöropsikolojik yönleri,” ("Neuropsychological Aspects of Foreign
Language Tests"), Anadili: Dil ve Eğitim Dergisi, 30 (July-August-September 2003);
50-53.
“Türkiye’de yabancı dille eğitim var mı?” ("Is There Education in a Foreign Language in
Turkey?"), Dil, Kültür ve Çağdaşlaşma, Bahaeddin Yediyıldız (Ed.), Ankara:
Hacettepe Üniversitesi, 2003; 325-329.
“Dil ediniminde nörolojik ve bilişsel etkenler: Ne denli erken o denli etkin,” ("Neurological and
Cognitive Factors in Language Acquisition: The Earlier The Better"), in Erken Yaşta
Yabancı Dil Öğretimi, Istanbul: Avrupa Koleji, May 2004; 37-44.
“Değişim sürecinde eğitimimiz,” ("Our Changing Education"), Irmak Okulları Öğretmen ve
Öğrenci Görüşleriyle Değişim Sürecindeki Eğitimimiz, Istanbul: Irmak Okulları, May
2005; 76-80, 100, 105-106.
“Yabancı dilde seviye saptaması: Bitmeyen eşdeğerlik komedisi,” (“Level Determination in
Foreign Languages: The Unending Comedy of Equivalency”), Cumhuriyet Bilim
Teknoloji (Turkey), 29 June 2007; 22.
“Eğitim ve nörobiyoloji,” (“Education and Neurobiology”), Türkiye’nin 2023 Eğitim Vizyonu,
Rüstem Eyüboğlu (Ed.)., Istanbul: Türkiye Özel Okullar Birliği Yayınları, 2009; 231238.
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“Doçentlik sınavı, uluslararası yayın kriterleri ve jüriler,” (“Associate Professorship
Examinations, international publication criteria, and juries”), Cumhuriyet Bilim
Teknoloji (Turkey), 17 September 2010; 19.
“Yabancı dil eğitiminde öğretmen yetiştiren akademisyenlerin nitelikleri,” (“The qualities of
teacher trainers in foreign language education”), Türkiye’de Yabancı Dil Eğitiminde
Eğilim Ne Olmalı?, Arif Sarıçoban & Hüseyin Öz (Eds.), Ankara: Hacettepe
Üniversitesi, 2013; 17-27.
A Partial List of Other Authors' Citations of My Publications
E. Hamp-Lyons, "Motivation for Learning English as a World Language: Integrative and
Instrumental," World Language English (England), 2 (1983), 145-149.
G. Heller, "American Culture Course Construction," Curriculum Clearing House Newsletter
(U.S.A.), 3 (1983), 19-20.
H. Krasnick, "From Communicative Competence to Cultural Competence," in On TESOL '83:
The Question of Control. J. Handscombe, R. A. Orem, and B. P. Taylor (Eds.),
Washington, D.C.: TESOL, 1984.
P. Mugglestone, "Reading about Ourselves," World Language English (England), 4 (1984),
156-159.
P. L. Carrell, "Text as Interaction: Some Implications of Text Analysis and Reading Research for
ESL Composition," Writing Across Languages: Analysis of L2 Texts. U. Connor and
R. B. Kaplan (Eds.), Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley, 1987.
J. Busnardo and D. B. Braga, "Language and Power: On the Necessity of Rethinking English
Language Pedagogy in Brazil," in Initiatives in Communicative Language Teaching: A
Book of Readings. S. J. Savignon and M. S. Berns (Eds.), Reading, Massachusetts:
Addison-Wesley, 1987.
G. Cantoni-Harvey, Content-Area Language Instruction: Approaches and Strategies,
Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley, 1987.
L. Prodromou, "English as Cultural Action," ELT Journal (England), 42 (1988), 73-83.
M. Byram, "Foreign Language Education and Cultural Studies," Language, Culture and
Curriculum (England), 1 (1988),15-31.
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B. Burnaby and Y. Sun, "Chinese Teachers' Views of Western Language Teaching: Context
Informs Paradigms," TESOL Quarterly (U.S.A.), 23 (1989), 219-238.
L. Nostrand, "Language Learning and the Perils of Pluralism," The Canadian Modern
Language Review (Canada), 45 (1989), 703-714.
M. Byram, Cultural Studies in Foreign Language Education, Clevedon: Multilingual Matters
Ltd., 1989.
K. Adaskou, D. Britten, and B. Fahsi, "Design Decisions on the Cultural Content of a Secondary
English Course for Morocco," ELT Journal (England), 44 (1990), 3-10.
D. Belcher, "The Case for Teacher-Student/Author Conferencing in Field-Specific Writing by
Graduate Students," TESOL Newsletter (U.S.A.), 24 (1990), 11-12.
J. and M. Clarke, "Stereotyping in TESOL Materials," in Culture and the Language
Classroom. B. Harrison (Ed.), Hong Kong: Modern English Publications & The British
Council, 1990.
H. Enginarlar, "A Contrastive Analysis of Writing in Turkish and English of Turkish High
School Students," Ph. D. Dissertation, Hacettepe University (Turkey), 1990.
L. Taylor, "Collins-COBUILD English Course," ELT Journal (England), 45 (1991), 74-77.
D. Larsen-Freeman and M. Long, An Introduction to Second Language Acquisition
Research. London: Longman, 1991.
Ö. Demircan, "Devlet ve Yabancı dil," Cumhuriyet (Turkey), 1 November 1991.
V. Cook, Second Language Learning and Language Teaching. London: Edward Arnold,
1991.
L. Oktar, "A Contrastive Analysis of Specific Rhetorical Relations in English and Turkish
Expository Paragraph Writing," Ph.D. Dissertation, Ege University (Turkey), 1991.
C. Barron, "Material Thoughts: ESP and Culture," English for Specific Purposes (U.S.A.), 10
(1991), 173-187.
S. L. McKay, Teaching English Overseas: An Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press,
1992.
L. Oktar, "Contrastive Rhetoric and Language Teaching," Language Journal (Turkey), 4 (1992),
48-59.
L. Prodromou, "What Culture? Which Culture? Cross-cultural Factors in Language Learning,"
ELT Journal (England), 46 (1992), 39-50.
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R. Griffiths and R. Sheen, "Disembedded Figures in the Landscape: A Reappraisal of L2
Research on Field Dependence/Independence," Applied Linguistics (England), 13
(1992), 133-148.
C. A. Chapelle, "Disembedding 'Disembedded Figures in the Landscape': An Appraisal of
Griffiths and Sheen's 'Reappraisal of L2 Research on Field Dependence/Independence',"
Applied Linguistics (England), 13 (1992), 375-384.
E. Bialystok, "Attentional Control in Children's Metalinguistic Performance and Measures of
Field Independence," Developmental Psychology (U.S.A.), 28 (1992), 654-664.
J. J. Fahmy and L. Bilton, " The Sociocultural Dimension of TEFL Education: The Omani File, "
Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development (England), 13 (1992), 269289.
E. Bialystok, "Selective Attention in Cognitive Processing: The Bilingual Edge," in Cognitive
Processing in Bilinguals. R.J.Harris (Ed.), Amsterdam: North-Holland, 1992.
R. Wajnryb, Classroom Observation Tasks. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992.
J. Johnson and T. Rosano, "Relation of Cognitive Style to Metaphor Interpretation and Second
Language Proficiency," Applied Psycholinguistics (U.S.A.), 14 (1993), 159-175.
M. Hyde, "The Teaching of Culture in Morocco: The Place of Culture," ELT Journal (England),
48 (1994), 295-305.
A. R. Bex, "The Problem of Culture and English Language Teaching in Europe," International
Review of Applied Linguistics (Germany), 32 (1994), 57-67.
B. Bryan, “English in its Place,” in Who Owns English? M. Hayhoe and S. Parker (Eds.),
Buckingham: Open University Press, 1994.
E. Bialystok and K. Hakuta, In Other Words: The Science and Psychology of Second
Language Acquisition. New York: Basic Books, 1994.
H. D. Brown, Principles of Language Learning and Teaching. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.:
Prentice Hall-Regents, 1994.
D. Palfreyman, "Native and Non-native Teachers in BUSEL and Elsewhere," BilLingua
(Turkey), 1 (Winter 1995-96), 9-11.
M. Z. Altan, "Culture in EFL Contexts: Classrooms and Coursebooks," MET (England), 4
(1995), 58-60.
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D. Kozuch, A. Muciek, and I. Wawrzyczek, "An Ideological Agenda in Language Teaching:
English Coursebooks since 1980s," The New Review (England and Poland), (1995), 1117.
M. Z. Altan, "Attitudes toward Foreign Language Learning in Turkey: A Historical-Sociocultural
Look," Language Journal (Turkey), 43 (1996), 80-87.
M. Clarke, "English on the Rampage," IATEFL Newsletter (England), 132 (August 1996), 1013.
Z. A. Okan, "An Overview of the Realities behind the English-medium Education," Journal of
Social Sciences, Çukurova University (Turkey), 4 (1996), 187-195.
M. Cortazzi and L. Jin, "Cultures of Learning: Language Classrooms in China," in Society and
the Language Classroom. H. Coleman (Ed.), New York: Cambridge University Press,
1996.
P. Bhaskaran Nayar, "ESL/EFL Dichotomy Today: Language Politics or Pragmatics?" TESOL
Quarterly (U.S.A.), 31 (1997), 9-37.
N. K. Cammish, “Through a Glass Darkly: Problems of Studying at Advanced Level through the
Medium of English,” in Overseas Students in Higher Education: Issues in Teaching
and Learning. D. McNamara and R. Harris (Eds.), London: Routledge, 1997.
P. Duff and Y. Uchida, "The Negotiation of Teachers’s Sociocultural Identities and Practices in
Postsecondary EFL Classrooms," TESOL Quarterly (U.S.A.), 31 (1997), 451-486.
D. Palfreyman, "Possible Areas for Collaboration between Native and Non-native Speakers in
Foreign Language Education," in Proceedings of the First INGED-METU ELT
Conference. A. Daloğlu and Ü. Vancı-Osam (Eds.), Ankara: O.D.T.Ü., 1997.
A. Sarıçoban, "Nonnative-Speaker Teachers and Native-Speaker Teachers in EFL Classes,"
Language Journal (Turkey), 72 (1998), 28-34.
F. R. Carrick, "Changes in Brain Function after Manipulation of the Cervical Spine," Journal of
Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (U.S.A.), 21 (1998), 300-302.
C. Tinajero and M. F. Paramo, "Field Dependence-Independence Cognitive Style and Academic
Achievement: A Review of Research and Theory," European Journal of Psychology of
Education (England), 13 (1998), 227-51.
C. Tinajero and M. F. Paramo, "Educational Implications of Field Dependence-Independence,"
British Journal of Educational Psychology (England), 68 (1998), 589-593.
N. Koçyiğit, "Dil Bilimi, Öğretimi ve Öğretmenleri," Language Journal (Turkey), 78 (1999),
17-26.
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Y. Bayyurt, "A Pragmalinguistic Approach to Foreign Language Teaching: A Case in Turkey,"
Languages for Cross-cultural Capability. D. Killick ve M. Perry (Eds.), Leeds: Leeds
Metropolitan University, 1999.
M. A. Zaid, "Cultural Confrontation and Cultural Acquisition in the EFL Classroom,"
International Review of Applied Linguistics (Germany), 37 (1999), 111-126.
D. Atkinson, "TESOL and Culture," TESOL Quarterly (U.S.A.), 33 (1999), 625-654.
W. S. E. Lam, “The Question of Culture in Global English-Language Teaching: A Postcolonial
Perspective,” Tokens of Exchange: The Problem of Translation in Global
Circulations. L. H. Liu (Ed.), Durham: Duke University Press, 1999.
M. J. Eyles, “Exploration of Computer Mediated Student Centered Image Based Education,” online thesis, Japan, http://www.e-o-n.org/eyles/thesis.
T. Hedge, Teaching and Learning in the Language Classroom. Oxford: Oxford University
Press, 2000.
J. Gray, “The ELT Coursebook as Cultural Artefact: How Teachers Censor and Adapt,” ELT
Journal (England), 54 (2000), 274-283.
J. Johnson, S. Prior, and M. Artuso, “Field Dependence as a Factor in Second Language
Communicative Production,” Language Learning (U.S.A.), 50 (2000), 529-567.
L. Barratt and E. H. Kontra, “Native-English Speaking Teachers in Cultures Other than Their
Own,” TESOL Journal (U.S.A.), (Autumn 2000), 19-23.
L. Tercanlıoğlu, “Pre-service Teachers as Readers and Future Teachers of EFL Reading,”
TESL-EJ (U.S.A.), 5 (2001), 1-19.
Y. Tseng, “A Lesson in Culture,” ELT Journal (England), 56 (2002), 11-21.
S. L. McKay, Teaching English as an International Language, Oxford: Oxford
University Press, 2002.
M. Williams, “Review of Teaching English to Young Learners,” ELT Journal (England), 56
(2002), 201-203.
Y. Polat, “Türkçe’nin Gücü,” Türk Dili ve Kültürü (Turkey), 10 (2002), 1-8.
A. Lazaraton, “Incidental Displays of Cultural Knowledge in the Nonnative–English-Speaking
Teacher’s Classroom,” TESOL Quarterly (U.S.A.), 37 (2003), 213-245.
M. Çakan, “Cross-cultural Aspects of the Group Embedded Figures Test: Norms for Turkish
Eight-Graders,” Perceptual and Motor Skills (U.S.A.), 97 (2003), 499-509.
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L. Prodromou, “Idiomaticity and the Non-native Speaker,” English Today (England), 19
(2003), 42-48.
C. P. Casanave, Controversies in Second Language Writing. Ann Arbor: The University of
Michigan Press, 2004.
E. Llurda, “Non-native-speaker Teachers and English as an International Language,”
International Journal of Applied Linguistics (England), 14 (2004), 314-323.
E. J. Erling, “Globalization, English and the German University Classroom: A Sociolinguistic
Profile of Students of English at the Freie Universität Berlin,” Doctoral Dissertation,
Edinburgh University, June 2004.
E. Broady, “Sameness and Difference: The Challenge of Culture in Language Teaching,”
Language Learning Journal (England), 29 (2004), 68-72.
N. Akar, Teaching Grammar: Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice. Ankara:
Gündüz Yayıncılık, 2005.
B. Genç and E. Bada, “Culture in Language Learning and Teaching,” The Reading Matrix
(U.S.A.), 5 (2005), 73-84.
N. Thi Cam Le, “From Passive to Active Thinker: A Learner-centered Approach to Materials
Development,” English Teaching Forum (U.S.A.), 43 (2005), 2-9.
P. Hoa Hiep, “Imported Communicative Language Teaching: Implications for Local Teachers,”
English Teaching Forum (U.S.A.), 43 (2005), 2-10 & 27.
İ. Şahin, “The Effect of Native Speaker Teachers of English on the Attitudes and Achievement of
Learners,” Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies (Turkey), 1 (2005), 29-42.
W. Pauels, “English as an International Language and its Teachability: Discussion of
Prerequisites,” Sprachenlernen als Investition in die Zukunft. E. C. van Leewen (Ed.),
Tübingen: Gunter Narr Verlag, 2005.
M.C.A. Vazquez, “Transfer and Linguistic Context in the Learning Process of English Negative
Structures,” Miscelanea: A Journal of English and American Studies (Spain), 31
(2005), 25-42.
M. S. Lahlou, “Getting it Right: English for Intercultural Communication,” in English for
Specific Purposes in the Arab World. M. S. Lahlou & A. Richardson (Eds.), Dubai:
TESOL Arabia, 2006.
Y. Bayyurt, “Non-native English Language Teachers’ Perspective on Culture in English as a
Foreign Language Classrooms,” Teacher Development (England), 10 (2006), 233-247.
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M. N. MacDonald, R. Badger, and M. Dasli, “Authenticity, Culture and Language Learning,”
Language and Intercultural Communication (England), 6 (2006), 250-262.
M. L. Liam, “E-learning and the Development of Intercultural Competence,” Language
Learning and Technology (U.S.A.), 10 (2006), 49-64.
D. Nault, “Going Global: Rethinking Culture Teaching in ELT Contexts,” Language, Culture
and Curriculum (England), 19 (2006), 314-328.
L. Prodromou, “Defining the ‘Successful Bilingual Speaker’ of English,” English in the
World. R. Rubdy & M. Saraceni (Eds.), London: Continuum, 2006.
L. Prodromou, “Is ELF a Variety of English?”, English Today (England), 23 (2007), 47-53.
J. Jenkins, English as a Lingua Franca: Attitude and Identity. Oxford: Oxford University
Press, 2007.
M. A. Salmani-Nodoushan, “Is Field Dependence or Independence a Predictor of EFL Reading
Performance?”, TESL Canada Journal (Canada), 24 (2007), 82-108.
Ç. S. Şimşek, A. F. Selvi, and B. Üzüm, “Attitudes towards German Language and Culture:
Reflections from Turkey,” Zeitschrift für Interkulturellen Fremdsprachenunterricht
(Germany), 12 (2007), 1-13.
E. A. Soler, “Linguistic Unity and Cultural Diversity in Europe: Implications for Research on
English Language and Learning,” Intercultural Language Use and Language
Learning. E. A. Soler & M. P. S. Jorda (Eds.), Dordrecht: Springer, 2008.
M. J. C. Aguilar, “Dealing with Intercultural Communicative Competence in the Foreign
Language Classroom,” Intercultural Language Use and Language Learning. E. A.
Soler & M. P. S. Jorda (Eds.), Dordrecht: Springer, 2008.
A. Arıkan, “Topics of Reading Passages in ELT Coursebooks: What Do Our Students Really
Read?” The Reading Matrix (U.S.A.), 8 (2008), 70-85.
T. Bex, “Standard English, Discourse Grammars and English Language Teaching,” Standards
and Norms in the English Language. M. A. Locher & J. Strassler (Eds.), Berlin:
Mouton de Gruyter, 2008.
S. Mumford, “An Analysis of Spoken Grammar: The Case for Production,” ELT Journal
(England), 63 (2009), 137-144.
R. Rubdy, “Reclaiming the Local in Teaching EIL,” Language and Intercultural
Communication (England), 9 (2009), 156-174.
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İ. H. Erten and E. Z. Topkaya, “Understanding Tolerance of Ambiguity of EFL Learners in
Reading Classes at Tertiary Level ,” Novitas-ROYAL (Turkey), 3 (2009), 29-44.
İ. H. Erten and S. Razı, “The Effects of Cultural Familiarity on Reading Comprehension,”
Reading in a Foreign Language (U.S.A.), 21 (2009), 60-77.
M. J. C. Aguilar, “Intercultural Communicative Competence in the Context of the European
Higher Education Area,” Language and Intercultural Communication (England), 9
(2009), 242-255.
N. M. Doerr and Y. Kumagai, “Towards a Critical Orientation in Second Language Education,”
The Native Speaker Concept: Ethnographic Investigations of Native Speaker
Effects. N. M. Doerr (Ed.), Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, 2009.
S. Macqueen, “Review of the Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) Speaking Test,”
Language Testing (U.S.A.), 26 (2009), 467-475.
J. Jung, “Second Language Reading and the Role of Grammar,” Working Papers in TESOL &
Applied Linguistics (U.S.A.), 9 (2009), 29-48.
P. Vettorel, “EIL/ELF and Representation of Culture in Textbooks: Only Food, Fairs, Folklore
and Facts?”, EIL, ELF, Global English: Teaching and Learning Issues. C. Cagliardi
and A. Maley (Eds.), Bern: Peter Lang, 2010.
P. Vettorel, “EYL Textbooks, ELF and Intercultural Awareness: Only Xmas, Easter, and
Double-deckers?” Perspectives: A Journal of TESOL Italy (Italy), 35 (2010), 1-22.
Y. Bayyurt, “Task-based language learning and teaching,” Handbook for Teaching Foreign
Languages to Young Learners in Primary Schools. B. Haznedar and H. H. Uysal
(Eds.), Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık, 2010.
K. D. Akpınar, “Developing intercultural competence of young learners,” Handbook for
Teaching Foreign Languages to Young Learners in Primary Schools. B. Haznedar
and H. H. Uysal (Eds.), Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık, 2010.
D. He and Q. Zhang, “Native Speaker Norms and China English: From the Perspective of
Learners and Teachers in China,” TESOL Quarterly (U.S.A.), 44 (2010), 769-789.
L. McNeil, “Investigating the Contributions of Background Knowledge and Reading
Comprehension Strategies to L2 Reading Comprehension: An Exploratory Study,”
Reading and Writing (Germany), SpringerLink Online First, 8 April 2010.
S. Goorhuis-Brouwer and K. de Bot, “Impact of Early English Language Teaching on L1 and L2
Development in Children in Dutch Schools,” International Journal of Bilingualism
(England), 14 (2010), 289-302.
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T. J. Young and S. Walsh, “Which English? Whose English? An Investigation of ‘Non-native’
Teachers’ Beliefs about Target Varieties,” Language, Culture and Curriculum
(England), 23 (2010), 123-137.
S. MacPherson, “Teachers’ Collaborative Conversations about Culture: Negotiating Decision
Making in Intercultural Teaching,” Journal of Teacher Education (England), 61
(2010), 271-286.
M. Georgieva, “EFL: From ‘You Sound Like Dickens’ to International English,” Contending
with Globalization in World Englishes. M. Saxena & T. Omoniyi (Eds.), Bristol:
Multilingual Matters, 2010.
G. Erçetin, “Effects of Topic Interest and Prior Knowledge on Text Recall and Annotation Use in
Reading a Hypermedia Text in the L2,” ReCALL (England), 22 (2010), 228-246.
A. Juffs and M. Harrington, “Aspects of Working Memory in L2 Learning,” Language
Teaching (England), 44 (2011), 137-166.
J. Shie, “Allusions in New York Times and Times Supplement News Headlines,” Discourse &
Communication (U.S.A.), 5 (2011), 41-63.
İ. Şahin, “Doçentlik Sınavının Yayın Aşaması İyileştirilmeli,” Cumhuriyet Bilim Teknoloji
(Turkey), 22 July 2011, 19.
K. Yuen, “The Representation of Foreign Cultures in English Textbooks,” ELT Journal
(England), 65 (2011), 458-466.
R. Sybing, “Assessing Perspectives on Culture in EFL Education,” ELT Journal (England), 65
(2011), 467-469.
E. Özdemir, “A Successful Non-native English Speaker,” Hasan Ali Yücel Eğitim Fakültesi
Dergisi (Turkey), 8 (2011), 21-48.
B. Seidlhofer, Understanding English as a Lingua Franca. Oxford: Oxford University Press,
2011.
B. H. Xiaoqiong and J. Xianxing, “Kachru’s Three Concentric Circles and English Teaching
Fallacies in ELF and ESL Contexts,” Changing English (England), 18 (2011), 219-228.
K. Risager, “The Cultural Dimensions of Language Teaching and Learning,” Language
Teaching (England), 44 (2011), 485-499.
J. Shin, Z. R. Eslami, and W. Chen, “Presentation of Local and International Culture in Current
International English-language Teaching Textbooks,” Language, Culture and
Curriculum (England), 24 (2011), 253-268.
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G. Erçetin, “Pedagogical Issues in Developing Mobile Assisted Language Learning Materials,”
Boğaziçi University Journal of Education (Turkey), 28 (2011), 23-30.
M. Shahnazari-Dorcheh and S. Roshan, “Developing a Non-language Related Span Test for the
Use in Language-specific and Cross-language Studies,” English Language Teaching
(Canada), 5 (2012), 104-110.
P. Ware, M. Liew, and M. Warschauer, “The Use of Digital Media in Teaching English as an
International Language,” Principles and Practices for Teaching English as an
International Language. L. Alsagoff, S. L. McKay, G. Hu, and W. A. Renandya (Eds.),
New York: Routledge, (2012), 67-84.
J. D. Brown, “EIL Curriculum Development,” Principles and Practices for Teaching English
as an International Language. L. Alsagoff, S. L. McKay, G. Hu, and W. A. Renandya
(Eds.), New York: Routledge, (2012), 147-167.
Z. Elgün-Gündüz, S. Akcan, and Y. Bayyurt, “Isolated Form-focused Instruction and Integrated
Form-focused Instruction in Primary School English Classrooms in Turkey,” Language,
Culture and Curriculum (England), 25 (2012), 157-171.
K. Banks, “Are Inferential Reading Items More Susceptible to Cultural Bias than Literal Reading
Items,” Applied Measurement in Education (USA), 25 (2012), 220-245.
L. McNeil, “Investigating the Contributions of Background Knowledge and Reading
Comprehension Strategies to L2 Reading Comprehension: An Exploratory Study,”
Reading and Writing (The Netherlands), 24 (2012), 883-902.
M. Kaushanskaya and J. Yoo, “Phonological Short-term and Working Memory in Bilinguals’
Native and Second Language,” Applied Psycholinguistics (England), 34 (2013), 10051037.
C. E. Coughlin and A. Tremblay, “Proficiency and Working Memory Based Explanations for
Non-native Speakers’ Sensitivity to Agreement in Sentence Processing,” Applied
Psycholinguistics (England), 34 (2013), 615-646.
C. Bailer, L. M. B. Tomitch, and R. C. S. F. D’Ely, “Working Memory Capacity and Attention to
Form and Meaning in EFL Reading,” Letras de Hoje (Brasil), 48 (2013), 139-147.
L. T. T. Huyen and P. L. Ha, “Problematizing the Culture of Learning English in Vietnam:
Revisiting Teacher Identity,” Research Cultures of Learning: International
Perspectives on Language Learning and Education. M. Courtazzi and L. Jin (Eds.),
Houndmills, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, (2013), 248-264.
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Presentations
"Cultural Dominance and EFL," paper presented at Ohio State University (U.S.A.), January
1982.
"A Case Against Parochialism in EFL Instruction Abroad," paper presented at Ohio State
University (U.S.A.), January 1983.
"Hemispheric Functions, Cultural Modes, and ESL Composition Pedagogy," paper presented at
the Ohio TESOL Conference, University of Akron (U.S.A.), November 1983.
"The Fallacies of Using Monolingual Native English Speakers as Pedagogical Models in ELT
Programs," paper presented at the English Language Teaching Seminar, Çukurova
University (Turkey), May 1987.
"Neurolinguistic Dimensions of Foreign Language Tests," paper presented at the Foreign
Language Testing at the University Level Seminar, Boğaziçi University (Turkey),
November 1987.
"Right-Brain versus Left-Brain Dominance and its Implications for Teaching and Testing
Foreign Languages," paper presented at Marmara University (Turkey), December 1987.
"Strategies Used by Successful L2 Learners and Their Pedagogic Implications," paper presented
at the 2nd National Prep Conference, Marmara University (Turkey), May 1989.
"The Role of Journals in L2 Process Writing," paper presented with M. Alptekin at the 9th World
Congress of Applied Linguistics (AILA), Thessaloniki (Greece), April 1990.
"Accommodating the Adult L2 Learner: Pedagogic Implications of Data from Neurolinguistics
and Psycholinguistics," paper presented at the "ELT and Teacher Training in the 1990s"
Conference, Hacettepe University (Turkey), September 1990.
"The Neuropsychology of Games in Foreign Language Teaching," paper presented at the 3rd
National Prep Conference, Marmara University (Turkey), April 1992.
"Yabancı Dil Öğrenimi ile Sağlaklık ve Solaklık arasındaki İlişkiler," paper presented at the
Türkiye VI. Dilbilim Sempozyumu, Gazi University (Turkey), May 1992.
"Target Language Culture in EFL Materials," paper presented at the ELT METU Convention,
Middle East Technical University (Turkey), May 1992.
"Child's Play: The Early-Age Advantage in L2 Learning," paper presented at the Second
International Conference on "ELT and Teacher Training in the 1990s," Middle East
Technical University (Turkey), September 1992.
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"Türk Öğrencilerin Yabancı Dil Öğrenim Alışkanlıkları ve İletişimsel Yaklaşım," paper
presented at the " Öğrenme Gelenekleri ve Yabancı Dil Kazanımı" Conference organized
by Istanbul University and the German Culture Center, Istanbul University (Turkey),
October 1992.
"Türkiye'de Yabancı Dil Öğretmenliği," paper presented at the panel discussion held to
commemorate Teachers' Day and the tenth anniversary of the foundation of the Faculty of
Education, Boğaziçi University, November 1992.
"Lateral Preference and L2 Proficiency," paper presented at the 10th World Congress of Applied
Linguistics (AILA), Amsterdam (Holland), August 1993.
"The Need for Foreign Language Study at an Early Age: Theoretical Premises and Research
Findings," paper presented at the PALSO Annual Convention, Thessaloniki (Greece),
October 1993.
"Teacher Education in the Republic of Turkey," plenary paper presented at the ICET World
Assembly, Istanbul (Turkey), July 1994.
"İngilizce Ders Kitaplarının İdeolojik İçeriği," paper presented at the "I. Yabancı Dil Öğretimi
Sempozyumu" organized by Dokuz Eylül University (Turkey), October 1994.
"Acculturation Theories and Second Language Acquisition," paper presented at the "First Balkan
ELT Conference" organized by IATEFL and the University of Athens (Greece),
November 1994.
"The Meaning of English for Academicians," paper presented at the Cambridge University Press
Conference, Istanbul (Turkey), March 1995.
"A Neuropsychological Assessment of Games and Puzzles in L2 Learning and Teaching," paper
presented at the Kuleli Lisesi ELT Conference, Istanbul (Turkey), March 1995.
"Darüşşafaka'da Program Çalışmaları: Diğer Seçenekler ve Öneriler," paper presented at I.T.Ü.
Ayazağa Kampüsü, Darüşşafaka Cemiyeti "Yirmibirinci Yüzyıla Doğru Darüşşafaka"
Conference, Istanbul (Turkey), November 1995.
"Cultural Schemas in EIL: Friend or Foe?", paper presented at Üsküdar American Lycée ELT
Panel, Istanbul (Turkey), March 1996.
"Head Direction Setting by Turks and Russians Learning English and its Implications for UG as
a Theory of Second Language Acquisition," paper presented at the 11th World Congress
of Applied Linguistics (AILA), Jyvaskyla (Finland), August 1996.
"Brain, Mind, and Language Learning: The Earlier the Better," keynote speech presented at the
ECIS Autumn Teachers’ Conference, Eyüboğlu Lycée, Istanbul (Turkey), October 1997.
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"Neurological Insights into Learning Foreign Languages at an Early Age," plenary paper
presented at the IATEFL Young Learners Conference, Kültür College, Istanbul (Turkey),
November 1997.
"Neurological Insights into Early Foreign Language Learning and Teaching," paper presented at
the 32nd International IATEFL Annual Conference, Manchester (England), April 1998.
"Sekiz Yıllık Kesintisiz Temel Eğitim ve Bireyin Bilişsel Devrimi," paper presented at Mimar
Sinan University “İlköğretim Sorunları” Conference, Istanbul (Turkey), May 1998.
"Natural versus Instructed Conditions for Bilingual Development," paper presented at the 8th
EUROSLA Conference, Paris (France), September 1998.
"Communicative Competence Revisited: Aiming at Intercultural Communicative Competence in
ELT," plenary paper presented at the First International ELT Research Conference,
Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale (Turkey), May 1999.
"The Cognitive Processes Underlying Reading Comprehension in Foreign Language Learning
and their Implications for Assessment," plenary paper presented at the "Türk Silahlı
Kuvvetleri Birinci Yabancı Dil Sempozyumu," Kara Kuvvetleri Lisan Okulu
Komutanlığı, Istanbul (Turkey), June 1999.
"EFL Syllabus Design for Turkish Young Learners in Bilingual School Contexts," (with Yasemin
Bayyurt), paper presented at the International Conference on Research into Teaching
English to Young Learners, Budapest (Hungary), September 1999.
"21. Yüzyılda Eğitimli İnsan Tanımı," paper presented at Eyüboğlu Lisesi, "Küreselleşme
Bağlamında Değişim ve Eğitim Kavramlarının İrdelenmesi" Conference, Istanbul
(Turkey), April 2000.
"Assessing L2 Reading in Proficiency Tests: Validity and Variance Concerns," keynote speech
presented at the "I. International Conference on Testing: Approaches, Applications, and
Evaluations," Çankaya University, Ankara (Turkey), April 2000.
"From Target Language-based Communicative Competence to Intercultural Communicative
Competence in ELT," paper presented at the international ELT Conference "Global
Problems, Local Solutions," Işık University, Istanbul (Turkey), May 2000.
"Respect for Cultural Diversity: Achieving Intercultural Communicative Competence in ELT,"
paper presented at the XX. FIPLV World Congress "Language Teaching at the Dawn of
the 21. Century: The Challenges of Plurality," Université René Descartes, Paris (France),
July 2000.
“Instruction in the Foreign Language,” paper presented at the Private Schools’ Association panel
discussion on “Foreign Language Education versus Education in the Foreign Language”
organized by the Association of Private Schools, Istanbul (Turkey), March 2001.
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“Dil-Kültür İlişkisinin ‘Evrensel Dil’ Olgusu Açısından İncelenmesi,” paper presented at the
Eyüboğlu Lycée panel commemorating the European Union’s declaration of 2001 as “the
Year of Languages,” Istanbul (Turkey), April 2001.
“Learning-centred Syllabus Design in SLA,” plenary paper presented at the “Searching for
Quality in ELT” international conference organized by the Eastern Mediterranean
University (North Cyprus), May 2001.
“Learnability and L2 Syllabus Design,” plenary paper presented at the “Reflections of Twentieth
Century ELT Studies on Language Teaching and Teacher Training” international
conference organized by Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale (Turkey), May 2001.
“Assessing L2 Reading Comprehension: The Construct Validity Problem,” paper presented
at the 9th European EARLI Conference, University of Fribourg, Fribourg (Switzerland),
August 2001.
“Sinirdilbilim Açısından Yabancı Dil Öğrenimi,” paper presented at TÖMER, Ankara
University İzmir Branch, İzmir, (Turkey), November 2001.
“Türkiye’de Yabancı Dil Eğitimi ve Özel Okullar,” paper presented at the Private Schools’
Association symposium on “Private Schools and Quality in Education”, organized by the
Association of Private Schools, Antalya (Turkey), February 2002.
“Türk Eğitim Politikaları Kapsamında Yabancı Dil Eğitimi,” paper presented at the Avrupa
Koleji panel on the role of foreign language education in Turkish educational policies,
Istanbul (Turkey), April 2002.
“The Effects of Cultural Knowledge on EFL Reading Comprehension,” plenary paper presented
at the “Theory and Practice in TESOL”, international conference organized by Trakya
University and İNGED, Edirne (Turkey), June 2002.
“Towards an Explanation of Construct Validity in L2 Reading Comprehension,” plenary paper
presented at the “Exploring New Dimensions of English Language Teaching in 2002”
conference organized by Atatürk University and the Embassy of the U.S.A., Erzurum
(Turkey), October 2002.
“Türkiye’de Yabancı Dille Eğitim Var mı?” paper presented at “Language, Culture and
Modernization” symposium organized by Hacettepe University, Ankara (Turkey),
November 2002.
“Towards an Explanation of Construct Validity in L2 Reading Comprehension,” plenary paper
presented at the “New Angles on Assessment” conference organized by Doğuş Schools,
Istanbul (Turkey), November 2002.
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“İlköğretim Çağında Yabancı Dil Öğrenimi,” paper presented at the “Foreign Language
Education in the Turkish Education System and Quality Demands on the Way to the EU”
symposium organized by the Association of Private Schools, Antalya (Turkey), February
2003.
“Yabancı Dil Eğitimi Açısından Yabancı Dilde Eğitim Nedir, Ne Değildir?” plenary paper
presented at Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu (Turkey), May 2003.
“The Role of Cultural Nativization in L2 Reading: The Case of Inferential and Literal
Comprehension,” keynote speech presented at the “Languages for Life” international
conference, organized by Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale (Turkey), May 2003.
“Knowledge and Culture,” keynote speech presented at the “Knowledge and Culture”
international conference organized by Eyüboğlu Lycée, Istanbul (Turkey), October 2003.
“Okulöncesinden Yükseköğretime: Eğitimde Çağdaşlığın Neresindeyiz?,” paper presented at the
“Çağdaş ve Laik Eğitimde Yeni Arayışlar–Yönelişler” symposium organized by Modern
Education Foundation, October 2003.
“English-medium Education and Quality Assurance in a Turkish State University,” paper
presented at the “Integrating Content and Language: Taking the Challenge of a
Multilingual Higher Education” international conference, Maastricht University,
Maastricht (Holland), October 2003.
“Yabancı Dilde Eğitim,” paper presented as a panelist at the “Yabancı Dilde Eğitim” meeting
organized by The Turkish Mechanical Engineers’ Organization, Istanbul Technical
University, November 2003.
“Okul Öncesi Eğitim,” moderator of the panel organized by Boğaziçi University Faculty of
Education and The Culture and Education Foundation of The Graduates of German
Lycées, Istanbul (Turkey), March 2004.
“Zengin Öğrenme Ortamlarının Sağlanmasında Öğretmenin Rolü,” paper presented at the “6.
Yıllık Uluslararası Bakalorya Günü” international conference organized by Yüzyıl Işık
Schools, Istanbul (Turkey), March 2004.
“From Culture-Based Knowledge to Bilingualism and Multiculturalism,” keynote speech given
at the “Embracing Differences” conference organized by Maltepe University, Istanbul
(Turkey), March 2004.
“Dil Ediniminde Nörolojik ve Bilişsel Etkenler,” paper presented at the “II. Uluslararası
Almanca Eğitimi” conference organized by Avrupa College, Istanbul (Turkey), March
2004.
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“Research-based Academic Writing in EIL,” keynote speech given at the workshop organized
by the Embassy of the U.S.A. and Boğaziçi University Faculty of Education, Istanbul
(Turkey), July 2004.
“The Effectiveness of a Content-based Syllabus for Young L2 Learners,” keynote speech given
(with Yasemin Bayyurt and Gülcan Erçetin) at the “Reflecting on Insights from ELT
Research” international conference organized by Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale
(Turkey), May 2005.
“Multilingualism in an English-medium University in Turkey: Language Learning Strategy
Choice Based on Naturalistic Versus Instructed Language Acquisition,” paper presented
at the “Bi- and Multilingual Universities: Challenges and Future Prospects” international
conference organized by Helsinki University, Helsinki (Finland), September 2005.
“Dual Language Instruction: Multiculturalism Through a Lingua Franca,” keynote speech given
at the “Teaching and Learning Two Languages in the EFL Setting” international
conference organized by TESOL and Boğaziçi University Faculty of Education, Istanbul
(Turkey), September 2005.
“Tevdak: Toplum Destekli Devlet Eğitim Kurumları,” moderator at the panel organized by the
Solidarity Council of Turkish Education Foundation, Istanbul (Turkey), October 2005.
“Cognition and Culture: The Role of the Cultural Environment in Knowledge Formation,”
keynote speech given at the “Knowledge and Culture” international conference
organized by Eyüboğlu Eğitim Kurumları, Istanbul (Turkey), October 2005.
“Why Learn a Foreign Language Early in Life,” speech given at the meeting organized by
Antalya College, Antalya (Turkey), April 2006.
“Getting Published in Indexed/Refereed Journals in English,” paper and workshop presented at
the “Academic Writing Conference” organized by Çukurova University, Adana
(Turkey), April 2006.
“Topical Structure Analysis of Student Compositions in English and Turkish,” plenary speech
given at the “ELT Profession: Challenges and Prospects” international conference
organized by Doğu Akdeniz University, N.Cyprus, May 2006.
“Topical Structure Analysis of Student Compositions in English and Turkish,” plenary speech
given at the “The Fusion of Theory and Practice” international conference organized by
Middle East Technical University, Ankara (Turkey), May 2006.
“Cultural Familiarity in Inferential and Literal Comprehension in L2 Reading,” keynote speech
given at the “Theories of Second Language Acquisition and their Implications”
international conference organized by EUROSLA, Antalya (Turkey), September 2006.
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“Topical Structure Analysis of Student Compositions in English and Turkish,” paper presented
at the “10th International Conference of the EARLI Special Group on Writing,” Antwerp
(Belgium), September 2006.
“Yabancı Dil Öğreniminin İzlence Yoluyla Etkinleştirilmesi,” paper presented in the seminar on
“Approaches to and Applications of 21st Century Goals in Education and Life,” Istanbul
Technical University, May 2007.
“Multicompetence Revisited: From EFL to ELF,” paper presented at the 15th World Congress of
Applied Linguistics (AILA), Essen (Germany), August 2008.
“Reconceptualizing Teaching and Testing for ELF,” plenary speech given at the ELT
international conference organized by Maltepe University, Istanbul (Turkey), April 2009.
“Redefining Multicompetence for Bilingualism and ELF,” plenary speech given at the “English
as an International Language” conference organized by The Asian EFL Journal and
Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir (Turkey), October 2009.
“A Cognitive and Neurobiological Account of Becoming Bilingual,” plenary speech given at the
First National Conference for Undergraduate ELT Students organized by Gazi University,
Ankara (Turkey), April 2010.
“A Neurocognitive Perspective of Late Bilingualism and its Implications for L2 Reading,”
plenary speech given at the Second International English Language Teaching Conference
on Teacher Education and Development organized by Maltepe University, Istanbul
(Turkey), May 2010.
“Dissociating ENL and ELF Use: View from a Cognitive Perspective,” plenary speech given at
the 6th International ELT Research Conference organized by Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart
University, İzmir (Turkey), May 2010.
“Defining the ELF User through a Cognitive-processing Perspective: A Theoretical Analysis
Validating Linguacultural Variation and Identity in ELF,” paper presented at the Third
International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca, Vienna (Austria), May 2010.
“The Irrelevance of ENL norms in ELF Use: A Cognitive Perspective on ELF Output,” paper
presented at the “New Trends and Innovations in ELT” conference organized by Aydın
University, Istanbul (Turkey), October 2010.
“Okul Öncesinde Dil(ler) Gelişimi,” paper presented at the symposium on “I. Okul Öncesi
Eğitimi Sempozyumu” organized by Türkiye Özel Okullar Birliği, Istanbul (Turkey),
November 2010.
“Erken/Geç İkidilliliğin Sinirsel-Bilişsel Sonuçlarının İkinci Dil Beceri Gelişimine Etkileri,”
workshop conducted at Piri Reis İlköğretim Okulları, İzmir (Turkey), March 2011.
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“Interactions between Knowledge Type and Working Memory in the L2 and their Effects on L2
Reading,” paper presented at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Department of Linguistics,
Aristotle University, Thessaloniki (Greece), May 2011.
“Explicit/Implicit Knowledge and Working Memory in L2 Reading Comprehension,” paper
presented at the EARLI Conference 2011, University of Exeter, Exeter (England),
September 2011.
“Erken Yaşta İkinci Dil Öğreniminin Gerekleri,” paper presented at the symposium on “Erken
Yaşta Dil Eğitimi Sempozyumu” organized by Orion Eğitim Vakfı, İzmir (Turkey), April
2012.
“Testing: The Brave New World of Education (With a Focus on L2 Reading),” plenary speech
given at The Third International ELT Students Conference organized by Boğaziçi and
Bilgi Universities, Istanbul (Turkey), April 2012.
“Effects of Variations in Reading-Span Task design on the Relationship between Working
Memory Capacity and L2 Reading Comprehension,” keynote speech given at The 7th
International ELT Research Conference organized by Onsekiz Mart University,
Çanakkale (Turkey), April 2012.
“Si Dieu n’existait pas, il faudrait l’inventer: A Usage-based Approach to ELF’s Identity Crisis,”
plenary speech given at The Fifth International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca
Conference organized by Boğaziçi University, Istanbul (Turkey), May 2012.
“How Different Reading Span Tasks Affect the Relationship between Working Memory and L2
Reading: A DP-based Perspective,” keynote speech given at the International Language
Learning Roundtable on Memory and Second Language Acquisition organized by the
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong (China), June 2012.
“Relationships between Reading Span Tasks and L2 Reading: Possibilities for Concern Involving
Construct Equivalency,” paper presented at the BAAL Conference 2012, University of
Southampton, Southampton (England), September 2012.
“Yabancı Dil Eğitiminde Öğretmen Yetiştiren Akademisyenlerin Nitelikleri,” keynote speech
given at “I. Yabancı Dil Eğitimi Çalıştayı” organized by Hacettepe University, Ankara
(Turkey), November 2012.
“The Role of Age-related Neurocognitive Factors in Second Language Acquisition,” keynote
speech given at International Burch University, Sarajevo (Bosnia - Herzegovina), April
2013.
“The Role of Age-related Neurocognitive Factors in Second Language Acquisition,” keynote
speech given at Çukurova University, Adana (Turkey), May 2013.
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“Yabancı Dilde Öğretmenin Hedef Dil Modelinin Bilişsel Etkenler Işığında İncelenmesi,”
keynote speech given at “II. Ulusal Yabancı Dil Eğitimi Çalıştayı” organized by Ondokuz
Mayıs University, Samsun (Turkey), November 2013.
“The ELF Reality in the Pursuit of ENL: Nonnative-speaker Teacher Cognition in ELT,” keynote
speech given at the 2013 English in Europe Conference, organized by SEERC,
Thessaloniki (Greece), November 2013.
Advisor to the Following M.A. Theses/Ph.D. Dissertations
Sosi Antikacıoğlu, "The Role of Affective Factors in the English Achievement of Turkish
Adults," M.A. Thesis in Educational Sciences, Boğaziçi University, 1988.
Şelale Birgen, "The Role of Cognitive Styles and Hemisphericity in Second Language Learning
Among Adults," M.A. Thesis in Educational Sciences, Boğaziçi University, 1989.
Lütfiye Oktar, "A Contrastive Analysis of Specific Rhetorical Relations in English and Turkish
Expository Paragraph Writing," Ph.D. Dissertation in Western Languages and Literatures,
Ege University, 1991.
İnci Çavuşoğlu, "Relationships Between Language Learning Strategies and EFL Proficiency,"
M.A. Thesis in English Language Teaching, Boğaziçi University, 1992.
Hasanbey Ellidokuzoğlu, "Parameter Setting in Second Language Syntax: The Case of Turkish
Learners of English, " M.A. Thesis in English Language Teaching, Boğaziçi University,
1994.
Asım Yanlız, "Written Corrective Feedback in the Learning of English by Turks and its
Implications for Universal Grammar as a Theory of Second Language Acquisition," M.A.
Thesis in English Language Teaching, Boğaziçi University, 1995.
Ayşe Gürel, "Different Memory Systems in Brain-Damaged Patients: Implications for the Role of
Implicit and Explicit Knowledge in Second Language Acquisition," M.A. Thesis in
English Language Teaching, Boğaziçi University, 1996.
John Kennedy, "Variations in the Motivation of Successful and Unsuccessful Turkish Learners
of English," M.A. Thesis in English Language Teaching, Boğaziçi University, 1996.
Ali Işık, "Teaching EFL through English or Content: Implications for Foreign Language
Learning," Ph. D. Dissertation in English Language Teaching, Boğaziçi University, 1999.
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Hatice Sarıgül, "Trait Anxiety or Foreign Language Anxiety and their Effects on Learners’
Foreign Language Proficiency or Achievement," M.A. Thesis in English Language
Teaching, Boğaziçi University, 2000.
Meral Kara, “Learning Strategies in the Development of Two Different Aspects of Foreign
Language Proficiency: CALP in English and BICS in Turkish,” M.A. Thesis in English
Language Teaching, Boğaziçi University, 2001.
Gaye Özyaka, “The Significance of Cultural Content in EFL Reading Comprehension: The
Role of Schemata,” M.A. Thesis in Western Languages and Literatures, Ege University,
2001.
Işıl Erduyan, “The Development of Topical Structure in College-level Student Essays: The Case
of Monolingual Turks, Monolingual Americans, and Bilingual Turks,” M.A. Thesis in
English Language Teaching, Boğaziçi University, 2004.
Aylin Ünaldı, “Construct Validation of the Reading Sub-skills of the Boğaziçi University
English Proficiency Test,” Ph.D. Dissertation in English Language Teaching, Boğaziçi
University, 2004.
Oya Özdemir, “Reading Span Tests as Predictors of L2 Reading Comprehension: Investigating
Differences in Task Design and Assessment through Behavioral and Eye Movement
Data,” Ph.D. Dissertation in English Language Teaching, Boğaziçi University, 2012.
(Co-advisor with G. Erçetin).
Professional Activities and Awards
Seminar in Educational Administration: Supervision of the Teaching of English, American
University of Beirut, 1974.
Workshop in English for Specific Purposes (ESP), TESOL Convention, New York, 1976.
Editorial consultant in ESL for Prentice-Hall Publishers, 1980-1984.
Invited consultant of the Turkish Ministry of Education for the development of a new curriculum
and teacher training project in EFL for state secondary schools, December 1988.
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Research project on "Relationships Among Field Dependence-Independence, Hemisphericity,
and L2 Achievement," supported by Boğaziçi University Research Fund, January 1988-January
1989.
Revolving Fund ("Döner Sermaye") project involving EFL curriculum development and teacher
training at Kültür Lisesi (Istanbul), October 1989-June 1990.
Invited consultant of the Turkish Ministry of Education for the development of a new curriculum
and teacher training project in EFL for state secondary schools, June 1990.
"Güdü, özgüven ve kaygının ikinci dil öğrenimindeki yeri" (The Role of Motivation, SelfEsteem, and Anxiety in Second Language Learning"), interview on TRT/Radio 1, "Bugün"
(Today) Program, 8 October 1990.
Invited participant of the V. Symposium on Linguistics, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, 16-18
May 1991.
Participation in the Summer Institute in English and Applied Linguistics, organized by the
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, 14-27 July 1991.
Research project on "Lateral Preference and L2 Proficiency," supported by Boğaziçi University
Research Fund, March 1991-June 1992.
Invited participant of the Oxford ELT Symposium, organized and sponsored by Oxford
University Press, Oxford, 28-30 October 1992.
Turkish translation of the Cambridge Language Survey, an international multilingual survey of
language, done by Cambridge University Press, January 1993.
Invited participant of the IX. Symposium on Linguistics, Abant İzzet Baysal University, Bolu,
25-27 May 1995.
Invited participant of the "21. Yüzyıla Doğru Darüşşafaka: Arama Konferansı," Istanbul, 16-17
December 1995.
Organized and coordinated the Second IATEFL Balkan ELT Conference at Boğaziçi University,
Istanbul, 5-7 September 1996.
Invited visitor of the British Council for exploring graduate ELT program links between Boğaziçi
University and the universities of Lancaster and Reading, England, 7-12 April 1997.
Invited panelist of the HBB-TV talk show "Yüksek Tansiyon" on foreign language education in
Turkey, 30 April 1997.
Invited panelist of the Private Schools Association of Turkey for the Symposium on "The Age
Factor in Second Language Acquisition" and "Content-based Language Instruction," Istanbul, 17
May 1997.
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Invited session chair of the "Boğaziçi University Symposium Honoring Vedat A. Yerlici,"
Istanbul, 22 May 1997.
Invited chair of the "Oxford University Press Workshop on Eight-Year Basic Education and
ELT," Istanbul, 30 May 1997.
"Eğitim Fakültesi’nde yeniden yapılanma (Restructuring at the School of Education)," interview,
Boğaziçi Journal, Fall 1998, 20-23.
Invited participant of the Higher Education Council/World Bank, National Education
Development Project, Preservice Teacher Education Accreditation Conference, Ankara, 12-14
November 1998; Edirne, 8-10 April 1999; Van, 17-19 June 1999; İzmir, 19-21 April 2000;
Edirne, 10-12 May 2001.
Invited panelist on TRT/Radio 1, "Tartışa Tartışa" (As We Keep on Discussing) Program on
"Instruction in the Foreign Language," 4 April 2000.
Invited commencement address speaker, Koç Lycée, 24 June 2000.
DEAN-Annual Convention of European University Deans, London, 4-6 September 2000.
DEAN-Regional Seminar of European University Deans, Uppsala, Sweden, 17-19 November
2000.
Invited speaker of the meeting organized by the Robert College Alumni Association concerning
the importance of education in Turkey, 15 March 2001.
Invited speaker on NTV-Education Volunteers Foundation’s Program “Education Campaign for
1 Million Children,” 23 April 2001.
“Monolingualism: Another Name for Alingualism,” interview, Boğaziçi Journal, May 2001, 2628.
Invited speaker on CNBC’s “Campus” Program, 18 July 2001.
Source for the section on education in the news on Turkey by The New York Times, 26 July
2001.
DEAN- Appointment by the Board of European University Deans to the post of “DEAN
Ambassador for Turkey”, July 2001.
DEAN-Annual Convention of European University Deans, Berlin, 8-10 October 2001.
Referee for TÜBA’s English Language Teaching Field Evaluation Committee, November 2001.
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Invited speaker on TRT/Radio 1, “Gündem” (The Agenda) program on “Teaching Foreign
Languages at an Early Age From a Neurolinguistic Perspective,” 21 November 2001.
Invited speaker of the seminar organized by the Istanbul Directorate of Education for school
inspectors on English instruction in grades 4 and 5, 28 February 2002.
Invited speaker on CNBC’s “Kampüs” (Campus) program, 12 March 2002.
Invited speaker of the seminar organized by the Istanbul Directorate of Education for English
department heads on English instruction in grades 4 and 5, 9 April 2002.
Visit to Atlanta in order to develop the student and faculty exchange programs with Georgia
State University Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Faculty of Education deans, 29-31 July 2002.
Organizer and conductor of DEAN- European University Deans’ annual convention at Boğaziçi
University, Istanbul, 9-11 September 2002.
The citation of the article “Towards Intercultural Communicative Competence” published in
ELT Journal (2002) as “an excellent and useful source about the use of English as an
international language” by the Poland British Culture Committee,
http://elt.britcoun.org.pl/intereader.htm
Invited participant of the seminar organized by the Istanbul Center for Policies at Sabancı
University on “Attempts for Educational Reforms,” 10-11 May 2003.
“The Relationship between Philosophy and Reading Ability,” speaker on NTV’s “Close Plan”
program, 11 August 2003.
DEAN-Annual Convention of European University Deans, Budapest, 20-25 September 2003.
Invited speaker and panelist on ATV, “Kim Haklı?” (Who is Right?) program on the medium of
education in Turkey, 4 December 2003.
“Teachers in Turkey in the Light of the Teacher Profile of EU,” Burç FM, 4 December 2003.
Recipient of Kültür Schools award for contributions to the journal “Yaşadıkça Eğitim”
(commemorating its 80th issue), 9 March 2004.
Participation in the “Dış Uzman Eğitimi,” SOCRATES seminar organized by the Directorate of
Education and Youth Programs of the EU, Ankara (Turkey), 22-23 March 2004.
Invited panelist of the meeting “Academic Freedom” organized by Boğaziçi University Science
Club during “Science Days,” Istanbul (Turkey), 26 March 2004.
Invited panelist of the meeting on “Foreign Language Teaching” organized by TÖDER (All
Private Schools Organization), Istanbul (Turkey), 1 April 2004.
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Source for the news “Language Teaching is Full of Myths” by Hürriyet Human Resources, 23
May 2004.
Invited speaker on TRT Radio Ankara, “Tatil Gündemi” (The Holiday Agenda) program on
“Superstitions in Foreign Language Learning,” 20 June 2004.
DEAN-Annual Convention of European University Deans, Porto, Portugal, 25-28 September
2004.
Invited speaker on NTV on “Education in the Integration to EU,” 15 December 2004.
“Beyoğlu Boğaziçililere Emanet,” (Beyoğlu Entrusted to Boğaziçi Graduates), Boğaziçi
Journal, January 2005, 57-59.
Panelist of the Private Schools Association of Turkey for the Symposium on "Private Schools
and New Approaches in Education," Antalya (Turkey), 28-29 January 2005.
“Bir İlk Bir Ümit” (A Precedent, A Hope), Interview, Boğaziçi Journal, February 2005, 18-21.
DEAN-Regional Seminar of European University Deans, Amsterdam, Holland, 14-17 April
2005.
Panelist of Irmak Schools for the symposium “Değişim Sürecinde Eğitimimiz,” Istanbul
(Turkey), 13-14 May 2005.
Educator in "New Approaches in Education," seminar organized by the Private Schools
Association of Turkey, Istanbul (Turkey), 21 May 2005.
“Why is Foreign Language Education Unsuccessful?” speaker on NTV’s “Yakın Plan” (Close
Plan) program, 31 May 2005.
DEAN-Annual Convention of European University Deans, Ghent (Belgium), 25-28 September
2005.
Invited speaker on TRT/Radio 1, " Konuşa Konuşa " (As We Keep on Talking) Program on
"Instruction in the Foreign Language," 22 February 2006.
TASSA – Annual Convention of Turkish-American Scientists and Scholars Association,
Philadelphia (U.S.A.), 25-26 March 2006.
“The role of Private Schools in Our Education System” on NTV’s “Karşı Görüş” (Counterview)
program, 31 May 2006.
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DEAN-Annual Convention of European University Deans, Edinburgh (Scotland), 24-26
September 2006.
DEAN-European Benchmarking Initiative - Symposium on Benchmarking in European Higher
Education, Brussels (Belgium), 8 November 2007.
Participant, European University Association – Second European Quality Assurance Forum,
Rome (Italy), 21-22 November 2007.
Participant in the Workshop on “New Trends in Experimental Psycholinguistics (ERP),” UNED,
Madrid, 28-30 September 2011.
Research project on “The explicit/implicit distinction in knowledge and working memory:
Implications for L2 reading comprehension,” Sponsored by Boğaziçi University Research Fund,
March 2010 – November 2011.
Research project on “İkinci dil okuma algılamasında işler bellek kapasite testlerinin geçerliği:
Göz hareketlerini izleme yöntemiyle bulgulama,” Sponsored by TÜBİTAK, January 2011 – May
2013.
Referee for the following Journals
TESOL Quarterly
International Journal of Applied Linguistics
International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism
Language Awareness
Journal of Language Teaching and Learning
Journal of Theory and Practice in Education
ELT Journal
System
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