Oda No : S 141

E-posta : adidem@metu.edu.tr

Tel No  : +90 312 210 64 83

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Educational Background

MA, English Language Teaching (2010), METU, Ankara
BA, American Culture and Literature (2000), Hacettepe University, Ankara

Work Experience

2000 -2005 : English Club Language School (language teacher)

2004 – 2009 : MEB (language teacher)

2009 – present : Modern Languages Department, METU (instructor)

Academic Interest

Learner autonomy, reflective thinking, computer assisted language learning, classroom research, feedback in foreign language learning/teaching

Conference Talks

American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2011 Annual Meeting, (April 8 - 12, 2011) - New Orleans, Louisiana. An investigation on Electronic Portfolios and Reflection in Language Teacher Education in Turkey.

1st International Foreign Language Teaching Conference: Independent Learning , Zirve University,(June 1-3, 2010): Using Electronic Portfolios in Fostering Pre-service Teachers’ Reflective Thinking Skills

The 6th International ELT Research Conference, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University (May 14-16, 2010): Promoting EFL Pe-service Teachers' Self-directed Learning through Electronic Portfolios

Publications

Ayan, Didem. & Seferoglu, Gölge. (2011). 'Using electronic portfolios to promote reflective thinking in language teacher education', Educational Studies, First published on: 18 January 2011