I have been working actively as an in-service teacher trainer and a language program consultant for various colleges and universities. This professional consulting included in-service teacher training workshops at different levels (from K-12 to university level) as well as assessment/research consultant work in developing or revising English language preparation programs of various kinds. Some of my recent teacher training work included the following sessions:
- May 3, 2024: Transformative Teaching and Innovative Approaches in ELT. Invited seminar, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University’s School of Foreign Languages, Rize, Türkiye.
- April 22-25. 2024: Teacher education workshops on intercultural competence, The University of Thessaly (Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλίας), Volos, Greece.
- April 16-20, 2024: In-service English language teacher training workshops, International Hoca Ahmet Yesevi Turkish-Kazakh University, Kazakhstan.
- May 31-June 1, 2023: Navigating the Complexities of Academic Writing: Implications for Pedagogy and Research. Invited seminar presented at Istanbul Technical University School of Foreign Languages ELT days conference entitled “Within and beyond the Classroom”, Istanbul, Turkey. Website: https://itueltdays.itu.edu.tr/
- October 26, 2022: Metadiscourse in teaching L2 writing. Invited seminar presented at Swansea University Language Research Centre Seminar Series Autumn 2022. Online.
- April 2-5, 2021: Academic Writing Workshop for Graduate Students II (supported by TUBITAK 2237-A grant. Website: http://makaleyaziyorum.com/)
- August 25-28, 2020: Academic Writing Workshop for Graduate Students (supported by TUBITAK 2237-A grant. Website: http://makaleyaziyorum.com/)
- November 14-19, 2018: In-service teacher training workshop for English teachers in Şanlıurfa (coordinated by the Ministry of Education in Karaköprü and under the auspices of Karaköprü district governorship and GAP district development administration)
- August 14, 2018: Ankara Bilnet Schools in-service teacher training workshop
- April 17-19, 2018: Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University qualitative research methods seminar and curriculum development workshop
- December 15-16, 2017: Harran University School of Foreign Languages in-service teacher training workshop (Şanlıurfa)
- November 30, 2017: Middle East Technical University Northern Cyprus Campus School of Foreign Languages teacher training seminar (Northern Cyprus)
- September 6, 2017: Çorlu Trakya College in-service teacher training workshop
- August 11-13, 2017: Malatya Doga College in-service English language teacher training workshops
- June 21-22, 2017: Istanbul Commerce University Prepatory School in-service teacher needs assessment for professional development
- February 4-5, 2017: Harran University School of Foreign Languages in-service teacher training workshop (Şanlıurfa)
I currently offer an in-service teacher training course for Bogazici University lifelong learning center (BUYEM) teacher academy. Please see the following website for details: http://www.ogretmenakademisi.boun.edu.tr/?class=yabanci-dil-ogretiminde-yazma-becerisinin-ogretimi