Innovation in Language Learning
Aynur Yürekli
Institution: İzmir University of Economics
Address: Sakarya cad. 156 Balçova
Postal Code: 35330
Country: Turkey
Aynur Yürekli is currently working as the Undergraduate English Programme Coordinator at İzmir University of Economics, School of Foreign Languages.
Aynur received her BA from Anadolu University, Faculty of Education, ELT Department in 1991; her MA from Bilkent University (Fulbright Scholarship), ELT Programme in 1994, and finally her PhD in ELT from Anadolu University, in 1999. She was certified as a CELTA tutor by Cambridge University in 2013.
Aynur is specifically involved in in-service teacher training, language pedagogy in higher education, and EAP. She has been involved in scientific projects on quality teaching sponsored by her institution. Her research areas include specific topics such as the use of mother tongue in ELT, feedback and classroom observations, integration of technology in the educational setting and classroom interaction patterns in language classrooms.
Regarding managerial duties, Aynur was the head of preparatory department at Anadolu University for 5 years, the assistant director at the School of Foreign Languages at İzmir University of Economics for 6 years, and now is the Academic Coordinator for undergraduate English programmes.
She is currently offering courses in EAP, Career Development and English Language Teaching to university students. At the same time, she is still a member of the CELTA tutor team, which is run twice a year at İzmir University of Economics.
Some of her recent publications include: Kaynardağ, A. (2016). “Shall we forget about L1 when teaching English?”, TÖMER Dil Dergisi, 167/2, pp. 15-25. DOI: 10.18026/cbusos.76737; Yürekli, A. (2017). “Do Current Teaching Methodologies Really Work in Every Context?”, Universal Journal of Educational Research 5(12A): 71-76, DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2017.051311;
Kaynardağ, A. (2017) “Pedagogy in HE: Does it matter?”, Studies in Higher Education DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2017.1340444
Aynur received her BA from Anadolu University, Faculty of Education, ELT Department in 1991; her MA from Bilkent University (Fulbright Scholarship), ELT Programme in 1994, and finally her PhD in ELT from Anadolu University, in 1999. She was certified as a CELTA tutor by Cambridge University in 2013.
Aynur is specifically involved in in-service teacher training, language pedagogy in higher education, and EAP. She has been involved in scientific projects on quality teaching sponsored by her institution. Her research areas include specific topics such as the use of mother tongue in ELT, feedback and classroom observations, integration of technology in the educational setting and classroom interaction patterns in language classrooms.
Regarding managerial duties, Aynur was the head of preparatory department at Anadolu University for 5 years, the assistant director at the School of Foreign Languages at İzmir University of Economics for 6 years, and now is the Academic Coordinator for undergraduate English programmes.
She is currently offering courses in EAP, Career Development and English Language Teaching to university students. At the same time, she is still a member of the CELTA tutor team, which is run twice a year at İzmir University of Economics.
Some of her recent publications include: Kaynardağ, A. (2016). “Shall we forget about L1 when teaching English?”, TÖMER Dil Dergisi, 167/2, pp. 15-25. DOI: 10.18026/cbusos.76737; Yürekli, A. (2017). “Do Current Teaching Methodologies Really Work in Every Context?”, Universal Journal of Educational Research 5(12A): 71-76, DOI: 10.13189/ujer.2017.051311;
Kaynardağ, A. (2017) “Pedagogy in HE: Does it matter?”, Studies in Higher Education DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2017.1340444
