Experience

WORK EXPERIENCE

  • Stockholm University (SU), Department of Swedish Language and Multilingualism (Stockholm, Sweden)
    • Postdoctoral Researcher (September 2026-September 2029)
  • Mälardalen University (MDU), Department of Social Sciences and Humanities/Center for Welfare Change (Västerås, Sweden)
    • Postdoctoral Researcher (November 2023-November 2026)
  • Middle East Technical University Department of Foreign Language Education (Ankara, Türkiye)
    • Research and Teaching Assistant (March 2018-November 2023)
    • Coordinator of METU-SUNY International Dual Diploma Programs (March 2018-January 2022)
    • Erasmus Departmental Student Advisor (January 2022-November 2023)
  • Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Department of English Philology (Madrid, Spain)
    • Visiting Doctoral Researcher (February 2022-February 2023)
      • Funded by: The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK)
  • Ufuk University Department of English Language Teaching (Ankara, Türkiye)
    • Research/Teaching Assistant (December 2015- March 2018)
  • Hacettepe University Elective Courses Coordinatorship (Ankara, Türkiye)
    • ESP (English as a Specific Purpose) Instructor (September 2015- December 2015)
  • El Colegio Sierra de Guadarrama (Madrid, Spain)
    • English Language Assistant Teacher (September 2013- June 2014)
      • Funded by: The Ministry of European Union Comenius English Language Assistantships 2013

EDUCATION

  • Hacettepe University English Language Teaching PhD Program (2019-2023)
    • PhD Dissertation:Displays of Co-Constructed Content Knowledge using Translanguaging in EMI university classrooms
      • Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ufuk Balaman, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hale Işık Güler
  • Gazi University English Language Teaching MA Program (2015-2017)
    • Master Thesis: The Implementation of VEO in an English Language Education Context: A Focus on Teacher Questioning Practices
      • Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Olcay Sert, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kadriye Dilek Bacanak
  • Hacettepe University English Language Teaching (ELT) BA Programme (2009-2015)
  • Anadolu University International Relations BA Programme (2010-2015)

MEMBERSHIP OF RESEARCH GROUPS

  • Mälardalen INteraction and Didactics (MIND) Research Group (Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden) Researcher (November 2023-)
  • Language and Literary Studies and Subject Didactics (SOLD) (Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden) Researcher (November 2023-)
  • DIscourse and COrpus REsearch Group (DISCORE) (Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Türkiye) Researcher (October 2020-)
  • Content and Language Integrated Learning Research Group (UAM-CLIL) (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain) Researcher (February 2022-2023)
  • Micro Analysis Network (HUMAN) Research Centre (Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye) Researcher (September 2015-2021), Member of Advisory Board (November 2018-2021)

EDITORIAL POSTS

CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION

  • VI Conference of Young Researchers in Philosophy and Language Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, 31 May-2 June 2022. (Conference Organizing Committee Member)
  • 34. National Linguistics Conference (Online), Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Türkiye, 29-30 April 2021. (Conference Organizing Committee Member)
  • The Second International Conference on Interactional Competences and Practices in a Second Language (ICOP-L2), Mälardalen University, Västerås, Sweden, 29–31 May 2019. (International Organizing Committee Member)
  • National EMI (English Medium Instruction) Symposium, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Türkiye, 19 April 2019. (Conference Organizing Committee Member, Conference Secretariat)
  • SBATEYL2017, the International Conference on Teaching Languages to Young Learners, Gazi University, Ephesus, Türkiye, on 16-18 May 2017. (Conference Secretariat)
  • Social Interaction and Applied Linguistics Postgraduate Conference, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Türkiye, 08 September 2015. (Organization Committee Member)

AWARDS

  • METU (Middle East Technical University) Academic Performance Award 2023
  • METU (Middle East Technical University) Academic Performance Award 2022
  • The Best PhD Award at III Simposio Del Grupo Regional ICLHE España (Spain Regional Meeting), Universidad De Almería (University of Almeria), Almería, Spain, 15-16 June 2022

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  • ENA341 English 3: English Language Education (Mälardalen University, Sweden)
    • Role: Lecturer
  • The Bachelor´s Degree Project in English (Mälardalen University, Sweden)
    • Role: Supervisor, Examiner
  • The Dynamics of Social Interaction (Mälardalen University, Sweden)
    • Role: Lecturer
  • The Aspects of Bilingualism and Multilingualism (Middle East Technical University, Türkiye)
    • Role: Co-lecturer, teaching assistant
  • Practicum for Preservice Teachers of English (Middle East Technical University, Türkiye)
    • Role: Co-lecturer, teaching assistant
  • “Plan Doing” English Medium Instruction Teacher Training Course (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain)
    • Role: Teaching assistant
  • Conversation Analysis Methodology in English Medium Education (Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Türkiye)
    • Role: Co-lecturer
  • Linguistics I and II (Middle East Technical University, Türkiye)
    • Role: Co-lecturer, teaching assistant
  • Language Teaching Methods II (Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Türkiye)
    • Role: Co-lecturer, teaching assistant
  • Practicum for Preservice Teachers of English (Ufuk University, Türkiye)
    • Role: Co-lecturer, teaching assistant
  • Oral Communication Skills (Hacettepe University, Türkiye)
    • Role: ESP Instructor 
  • From Classroom Discussion to Oral Presentation (Hacettepe University, Türkiye)
    • Role: ESP Instructor 
  • Turkish to English Translation (Hacettepe University, Türkiye)
    • Role: ESP Instructor 
  • Aviation English (Hacettepe University, Türkiye)
    • Role: ESP Instructor 
  • El Colegio Sierra de Guadarrama (Madrid, Spain)
    • English Language Assistant Teacher