Saziye Yaman
Institution: American University of the Middle East
Country: Kuwait
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Saziye YAMAN Saziye Yaman is an Associate Professor of English in the Liberal Arts Department at the American University of the Middle East (AUM) in Kuwait since 2015. She taught various Academic writing and English courses at various levels. She was appointed as the Head of Foundation Program of AUM for 2 years. Since 2018, she has been heading up the Writing Center of AUM.
She taught ELT Methodology and various TEFL and ESL courses at Cukurova University and Mersin University at B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. levels for over two decades in Turkey. She is the founder of the Foreign Languages Department, English Language and Literature Department, ELT Department, the Institute of Educational Sciences at Mersin University, where she worked for 25 years. She has been to several Erasmus universities to deliver lectures. She has also served as the ELT Program Chair at Mersin University about 11 years and made numerous contributions to the university Boards, faculty journals and research committees, councils as well as in recruitment, Bologna and accreditation process. She supervised many MA Theses in ELT and acted various MA and PhD Theses defense juries.
Her research interests span both TEFL and ESL theories in In-service/Teacher Education. Much of her work has been on improving the understanding Reflection and Feedback in Education, Action Research and Learning Strategies. Her research focuses on Constructivism, the use of technology in language classes, language teachers’ beliefs and perceptions.
Dr. Yaman currently lives in Kuwait where she has been involved in both teaching and research.
She taught ELT Methodology and various TEFL and ESL courses at Cukurova University and Mersin University at B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. levels for over two decades in Turkey. She is the founder of the Foreign Languages Department, English Language and Literature Department, ELT Department, the Institute of Educational Sciences at Mersin University, where she worked for 25 years. She has been to several Erasmus universities to deliver lectures. She has also served as the ELT Program Chair at Mersin University about 11 years and made numerous contributions to the university Boards, faculty journals and research committees, councils as well as in recruitment, Bologna and accreditation process. She supervised many MA Theses in ELT and acted various MA and PhD Theses defense juries.
Her research interests span both TEFL and ESL theories in In-service/Teacher Education. Much of her work has been on improving the understanding Reflection and Feedback in Education, Action Research and Learning Strategies. Her research focuses on Constructivism, the use of technology in language classes, language teachers’ beliefs and perceptions.
Dr. Yaman currently lives in Kuwait where she has been involved in both teaching and research.