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1 1 Prof. Dr. Cem Alptekin PUBLICATIONS/CITATIONS/PRESENTATIONS/THESIS SUPERVISION/ PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES A. Publications (in English) Reading Comprehension in English, Ankara, Turkey: Middle East Technical University, "Sociopsychological and Pedagogic Considerations in L2 Acquisition," TESOL Quarterly (U.S.A.), 15 (1981), "Cultural Dominance and EFL," The Canadian Modern Language Review (Canada), 39 (1982), Reprinted in Second Language Acquisition: Selected Readings in Theory and Practice, Glenwood H. Irons (Ed.), Ontario, Canada: The Canadian Modern Language Review, "Comments on the Use of Roleplay to Overcome Cultural Fatigue," TESOL Quarterly (U.S.A.), 17 (1983), "Target Language Acquisition through Acculturation: EFL Learners in the English-speaking Environment," The Canadian Modern Language Review (Canada), 39 (1983), Reprinted in Second Language Acquisition: Selected Readings in Theory and Practice, Glenwood H. Irons (Ed.), Ontario, Canada: The Canadian Modern Language Review, "The Role of Content Schemata in ESL Composition," TESL Reporter (U.S.A.), 16 (1983), "The Question of Culture: EFL Teaching in Non-English-speaking Countries," Co-author with Margaret Alptekin, ELT Journal (England), 38 (1984), Reprinted in Currents of Change in English Language Teaching, R. Rossner and R. Bolitho (Eds.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, Reprinted in Japan TESOL Journal (Japan), Vol. III, January "What Does International TESOL Mean?" TESOL Newsletter (U.S.A.), 18 (1984), 9.

2 2 "Chinese Formal Schemata in ESL Composition," The British Journal of Language Teaching (England), 26 (1988), "The Role of Cognitive and Hemispheric Processing Styles in L2 Learning," ITL Review of Applied Linguistics (Belgium), (1989), "Strategies Used by Successful L2 Learners and Their Pedagogic Implications," in 2nd National Hazırlık Conference, published by Marmara University Foreign Languages Department, Istanbul, Review of Issues in Second Language Acquisition: Multiple Perspectives, L. Beebe (Ed.), Newbury House, 1988, ELT Journal (England), 44 (1990), "A Look into the Use of Native-speaker Teachers in EFL Programs," TEFL Turkey Reporter (Turkey), 1 (1990), 5-9. "Field Dependence-Independence and Hemisphericity as Variables in L2 Achievement," Coauthor with Semiha Atakan, Second Language Research (The Netherlands), 6 (1990), "Neuropsychological Aspects of Foreign Language Tests," Language Learning Journal (England), 3 (1991), "A Lexical Evaluation of Graded Readers in ELT," TEFL Turkey Reporter (Turkey), 2 (1991), "Acculturation Theories and L2 Acquisition," Boğaziçi University Journal of Educational Sciences (Turkey), 14 (1991), "Relationships Among Field Dependence-Independence, Hemisphericity, and L2 Achievement," Co-author with Semiha Atakan, Boğaziçi University Journal of Educational Sciences (Turkey), 14 (1991), "Neurological, Linguistic, and Maturational Constraints on Adult L2 Learning," Language Journal (Turkey), 4 (1992), "Accommodating the Adult L2 Learner: Pedagogic Implications of Data from Neurolinguistics and Psycholinguistics," in Tradition and Innovation: ELT and Teacher Training in the 1990s (Vol. 1), A. J. Mountford and H. Umunç (Eds.), Ankara: The British Council, Review of Culture and the Language Classroom, B. Harrison (Ed.), Modern English Publications, 1990, ELT Journal (England), 46 (1992), "Target Language Culture in EFL Materials," ELT Journal (England), 47 (1993),

3 3 Reprinted in Power, Pedagogy, and Practice, T. Hedge and N. Whitney (Eds.), Oxford: Oxford University Press, (This has won the TÜBA International Publications Incentive Program Award, 13/9/1996). "Lateral Preference and L2 Proficiency," ITL Review of Applied Linguistics (Belgium), (1994), "A Tribute to Vedat Yerlici, the Person," V.Yerlici-Engineering and Education, G. Aşkar Altay (Ed.), Istanbul: Boğaziçi University, "The Cognitive Processes Underlying Reading Comprehension in Foreign Language Learning and their Implications for Assessment," in New Trends and Aims in Language Education in the 2000 s, T. Dinçay (Ed.), Istanbul: Ground Forces Language School, "Brain, Mind, and Language Learning: The Earlier the Better," IATEFL Young Learners SIG Newsletter (England), W. Superfine (Ed.), 1/99 (1999), "EFL Syllabus Design for Turkish Young Learners in Bilingual School Contexts," (abstract), Coauthor with Yasemin Bayyurt, IATEFL Young Learners SIG Newsletter (England), C. Read (Ed.), 1 (2000), 46. Reprinted in full in Research into Teaching English to Young Learners: International Perspectives, J. Moon and M. Nikolov (Eds.) Pecs, Hungary: University Press Pecs, 2000, (This has won the TÜBA International Publications Incentive Program Award, 15/5/2001). From Target Language-based Communicative Competence to Intercultural Communicative Competence in ELT, in Işık University ELT Conference 2000 Proceedings: Global Problems, Local Solutions, M. Monty and T. Godfrey (Eds.), Istanbul: Işık University, 2000, Communicative Competence Revisited: Aiming at Intercultural Communicative Competence in ELT, in Challenges for Language Teachers towards the Millennium, D. Köksal and İ. H. Erten (Eds.), Çanakkale: Onsekiz Mart University, 2000, 1-5. Learnability and L2 Syllabus Design, in Reflections of Twentieth Century ELT Studies on Language Teaching and Teacher Training, D. Köksal and İ. H. Erten (Eds.), Çanakkale: Onsekiz Mart University, 2001, 1-5. Towards Intercultural Communicative Competence in ELT, ELT Journal (England), 56 (2002), (This has won the BÜVAK International Publications Incentive Program Award, 5/2/2002 and has won the TÜBA Scientific Publications Incentive Program Award, 5/4/2002).

4 4 Dual Language Instruction: Multiculturalism through a Lingua Franca, in A TESOL Symposium on Dual Language Education: Teaching and Learning in Two Languages in the EFL Setting, Virginia, U.S.A: TESOL, 2005, Learning-centered Syllabus Design in SLA, in Searching for Quality in ELT, N. Osam (Ed.), Munich, Germany: Lincom, 2005, Cultural Familiarity in Inferential and Literal Comprehension in L2 Reading, System (England), 34 (2006), The Effectiveness of a Theme-based Syllabus for Young L2 Learners, Co-author with Gülcan Erçetin and Yasemin Bayyurt, Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development (England), 28 (2007), Foreign Language Learning Strategy Choice: Naturalistic versus Instructed Language Acquisition, Journal of Theory and Practice in Education (Turkey), 3 (2007), Teaching ELF as a Language in its own Right: Communication or Prescriptivism?, ELT Journal (England), 61 (2007), Integrating Language and Content: An Experimental Study, Co-author with Gülcan Erçetin, in Researching Content and Language Integration in Higher Education, R. Wilkinson and V. Zegers (Eds.), Maastricht, The Netherlands: Maastricht University Press, 2007, Topical Structure Analysis of Student Compositions in English and Turkish, in ELT Profession: Challenges & Prospects, N. Kunt, J. Shibliyev and F. Erozan (Eds.), Munich, Germany: Lincom, 2008, 1-6. Assessing the Relationship of Working Memory to L2 Reading: Does the Nature of Comprehension Process and Reading Span Task Make a Difference?, Co-author with Gülcan Erçetin, System (England), 37 (2009), Redefining Multicompetence for Bilingualism and ELF, International Journal of Applied Linguistics (England), 20 (2010), The Role of L1 and L2 Working Memory in Literal and Inferential Comprehension in L2 Reading, Co-author with Gülcan Erçetin, Journal of Research in Reading (England), 33 (2010), Relations and Interactions between Languages in Bilingualism: Reasons and Results, Journal of Theory and Practice in Education (Turkey), 6 (2010), Research on Foreign Language Teaching and Learning in Turkey ( ), Co-author with Sibel Tatar, Language Teaching (England), 44 (2011),

5 5 Effects of Working Memory Capacity and Content Familiarity on Literal and Inferential Comprehension in L2 Reading, Co-author with Gülcan Erçetin, TESOL Quarterly (U.S.A.), 45 (2011), Beyond ENL Norms in ELF Use: A Cognitive Perspective on ELF Output, Australian Review of Applied Linguistics (Australia), 34 (2011), Commissioned Review of Understanding English as a Lingua Franca, B. Seidlhofer, Oxford University Press, 2011, ELT Journal (England), 66 (2012), "Relationships between Reading Span Tasks and L2 Learning: Possibilities for Concern Involving Construct Equivalency," Co-author with Gülcan Erçetin, in Multilingual Theory and Practice in Applied Linguistics, A. N. Archibald (Ed.), London, England: Scitsiugnil Press, (2013), 7-9. "The Explicit/Implicit Knowledge Distinction and Working Memory: Implications for L2 Reading Comprehension," Co-author with Gülcan Erçetin, Applied Psycholinguistics (England), 34 (2013), "English as a Lingua Franca through a Usage-based Perspective: Merging the Social and the Cognitive in Language Use," Language, Culture and Curriculum (Ireland), 26 (2013),

6 6 B. Publications (in Turkish) "Yabancı dilde öğretime 'Hayır' demeden önce...," ("Prior to Saying 'No' to Instruction in the Foreign Language"), Cumhuriyet (Turkey), 24 July "Yabancı dil öğrenmek, Türkçeyi unutturmaz," ("Learning a Foreign Language Doesn't Cause Turkish to be Forgotten"), Cumhuriyet (Turkey), 17 August "İkinci dil, anadil yeteneğini arttırır," ("The Second Language Enhances the Mother Tongue"), Cumhuriyet (Turkey), 11 September "Polemik konusu yapmayalım," ("Let's not Indulge in Polemics"), Cumhuriyet (Turkey), 6 October "Savlar gerçekleri yansıtıyor mu?" ("Are the Claims Based on Facts?"), Cumhuriyet (Turkey), 31 October "Çift dillilik gerçeği," ("The Truth behind Bilingualism"), Cumhuriyet (Turkey), 4 December "KPDS ve düşündürdükleri...," ("Reflections on KPDS..."), Cumhuriyet (Turkey), 13 August "Yabancı dil öğrenimi ile sağlaklık ve solaklık arasındaki ilişkiler," ("Relationships between Foreign Language Learning and Right/Left Lateral Preference"), Gazi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi (Turkey), 8 (1992), 3. "Türkiye'de yabancı dil öğretmenliği," ("Foreign Language Teaching in Turkey"), Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Eğitim Bilimleri Dergisi (Turkey), 15 ( ), "Darüşşafaka'da program çalışmaları: Diğer seçenekler ve öneriler" ("Program design at the Darüşşafaka: Other options and suggestions"), 21. Yüzyıla Doğru Darüşşafaka: Program Geliştirme, Istanbul, 1995, "Öğretmenler Günü," ("Teachers' Day"), Eğitimimiz ve Türkiye'de Zorunlu Temel Eğitim, ÇEV: Istanbul, 1996, 5-9. "Yabancı dil öğrenmek, Türkçe yi unutturmaz," ("Learning a Foreign Language Doesn't Cause Turkish to be Forgotten"), in Anadilinde Çocuk Olmak, Ayşe Kilimci (Ed.), Istanbul: Papirüs Yayınevi, 1998; "İkinci dil, anadil yeteneğini arttırır," ("The Second Language Enhances the Mother Tongue"), in Anadilinde Çocuk Olmak, Ayşe Kilimci (Ed.), Istanbul: Papirüs Yayınevi, 1998;

7 7 "Savlar gerçekleri yansıtıyor mu?" ("Are the Claims Based on Facts?"), in Anadilinde Çocuk Olmak, Ayşe Kilimci (Ed.), Istanbul: Papirüs Yayınevi, 1998; "Türkiye de ilköğretim sorunları," ("Primary Education Problems in Turkey"), in İlköğretim Sorunları, Ataman Demir (Ed.), Istanbul: Mimar Sinan University, 1998; 9-14 and "Beyin, akıl ve dil öğrenimi: Ne kadar erken, o kadar iyi," ("Brain, Mind and Language Learning: The Earlier The Better "), Anadili: Dil ve Eğitim Dergisi, 24 (January- February-March 2002), "Yabancı dil eğitimi," ("Foreign Language Education"), Yabancı Dil Eğitimi ve Öğretimi ile İlgili Yasa Teklifine İlişkin Bilimsel Görüşler, İrfan Erdoğan (Ed.), Istanbul: Özel Okullar Derneği Yayınları, 19 March 2001; 25-31, ve 40. Türkiye de yabancı dil eğitimi ve özel okullar, ("Foreign Language Education in Turkey and Private Schools"), Özel Okullar ve Eğitimde Kalite, İrfan Erdoğan (Ed.), Istanbul: Özel Okullar Derneği Yayınları, 2002; İlköğretim çağında yabancı dil öğrenimi, ("Foreign Language Learning at the Primary Level"), Türk Eğitim Sistemi nde Yabancı Dil Eğitimi ve Kalite Arayışları, İrfan Erdoğan (Ed.), Istanbul: Özel Okullar Derneği Yayınları, 2003; Yabancı dil sınavlarının nöropsikolojik yönleri, ("Neuropsychological Aspects of Foreign Language Tests"), Anadili: Dil ve Eğitim Dergisi, 30 (July-August-September 2003); Türkiye de yabancı dille eğitim var mı? ("Is There Education in a Foreign Language in Turkey?"), Dil, Kültür ve Çağdaşlaşma, Bahaeddin Yediyıldız (Ed.), Ankara: Hacettepe Üniversitesi, 2003; Dil ediniminde nörolojik ve bilişsel etkenler: Ne denli erken o denli etkin, ("Neurological and Cognitive Factors in Language Acquisition: The Earlier The Better"), in Erken Yaşta Yabancı Dil Öğretimi, Istanbul: Avrupa Koleji, May 2004; Değişim sürecinde eğitimimiz, ("Our Changing Education"), Irmak Okulları Öğretmen ve Öğrenci Görüşleriyle Değişim Sürecindeki Eğitimimiz, Istanbul: Irmak Okulları, May 2005; 76-80, 100, Yabancı dilde seviye saptaması: Bitmeyen eşdeğerlik komedisi, ( Level Determination in Foreign Languages: The Unending Comedy of Equivalency ), Cumhuriyet Bilim Teknoloji (Turkey), 29 June 2007; 22. Eğitim ve nörobiyoloji, ( Education and Neurobiology ), Türkiye nin 2023 Eğitim Vizyonu, Rüstem Eyüboğlu (Ed.)., Istanbul: Türkiye Özel Okullar Birliği Yayınları, 2009;

8 8 Doçentlik sınavı, uluslararası yayın kriterleri ve jüriler, ( Associate Professorship Examinations, international publication criteria, and juries ), Cumhuriyet Bilim Teknoloji (Turkey), 17 September 2010; 19. Yabancı dil eğitiminde öğretmen yetiştiren akademisyenlerin nitelikleri, ( The qualities of teacher trainers in foreign language education ), Türkiye de Yabancı Dil Eğitiminde Eğilim Ne Olmalı?, Arif Sarıçoban & Hüseyin Öz (Eds.), Ankara: Hacettepe Üniversitesi, 2013; A Partial List of Other Authors' Citations of My Publications E. Hamp-Lyons, "Motivation for Learning English as a World Language: Integrative and Instrumental," World Language English (England), 2 (1983), G. Heller, "American Culture Course Construction," Curriculum Clearing House Newsletter (U.S.A.), 3 (1983), H. Krasnick, "From Communicative Competence to Cultural Competence," in On TESOL '83: The Question of Control. J. Handscombe, R. A. Orem, and B. P. Taylor (Eds.), Washington, D.C.: TESOL, P. Mugglestone, "Reading about Ourselves," World Language English (England), 4 (1984), P. L. Carrell, "Text as Interaction: Some Implications of Text Analysis and Reading Research for ESL Composition," Writing Across Languages: Analysis of L2 Texts. U. Connor and R. B. Kaplan (Eds.), Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley, J. Busnardo and D. B. Braga, "Language and Power: On the Necessity of Rethinking English Language Pedagogy in Brazil," in Initiatives in Communicative Language Teaching: A Book of Readings. S. J. Savignon and M. S. Berns (Eds.), Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley, G. Cantoni-Harvey, Content-Area Language Instruction: Approaches and Strategies, Reading, Massachusetts: Addison-Wesley, L. Prodromou, "English as Cultural Action," ELT Journal (England), 42 (1988), M. Byram, "Foreign Language Education and Cultural Studies," Language, Culture and Curriculum (England), 1 (1988),15-31.

9 9 B. Burnaby and Y. Sun, "Chinese Teachers' Views of Western Language Teaching: Context Informs Paradigms," TESOL Quarterly (U.S.A.), 23 (1989), L. Nostrand, "Language Learning and the Perils of Pluralism," The Canadian Modern Language Review (Canada), 45 (1989), M. Byram, Cultural Studies in Foreign Language Education, Clevedon: Multilingual Matters Ltd., K. Adaskou, D. Britten, and B. Fahsi, "Design Decisions on the Cultural Content of a Secondary English Course for Morocco," ELT Journal (England), 44 (1990), D. Belcher, "The Case for Teacher-Student/Author Conferencing in Field-Specific Writing by Graduate Students," TESOL Newsletter (U.S.A.), 24 (1990), J. and M. Clarke, "Stereotyping in TESOL Materials," in Culture and the Language Classroom. B. Harrison (Ed.), Hong Kong: Modern English Publications & The British Council, H. Enginarlar, "A Contrastive Analysis of Writing in Turkish and English of Turkish High School Students," Ph. D. Dissertation, Hacettepe University (Turkey), L. Taylor, "Collins-COBUILD English Course," ELT Journal (England), 45 (1991), D. Larsen-Freeman and M. Long, An Introduction to Second Language Acquisition Research. London: Longman, Ö. Demircan, "Devlet ve Yabancı dil," Cumhuriyet (Turkey), 1 November V. Cook, Second Language Learning and Language Teaching. London: Edward Arnold, L. Oktar, "A Contrastive Analysis of Specific Rhetorical Relations in English and Turkish Expository Paragraph Writing," Ph.D. Dissertation, Ege University (Turkey), C. Barron, "Material Thoughts: ESP and Culture," English for Specific Purposes (U.S.A.), 10 (1991), S. L. McKay, Teaching English Overseas: An Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, L. Oktar, "Contrastive Rhetoric and Language Teaching," Language Journal (Turkey), 4 (1992), L. Prodromou, "What Culture? Which Culture? Cross-cultural Factors in Language Learning," ELT Journal (England), 46 (1992),

10 10 R. Griffiths and R. Sheen, "Disembedded Figures in the Landscape: A Reappraisal of L2 Research on Field Dependence/Independence," Applied Linguistics (England), 13 (1992), C. A. Chapelle, "Disembedding 'Disembedded Figures in the Landscape': An Appraisal of Griffiths and Sheen's 'Reappraisal of L2 Research on Field Dependence/Independence'," Applied Linguistics (England), 13 (1992), E. Bialystok, "Attentional Control in Children's Metalinguistic Performance and Measures of Field Independence," Developmental Psychology (U.S.A.), 28 (1992), J. J. Fahmy and L. Bilton, " The Sociocultural Dimension of TEFL Education: The Omani File, " Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development (England), 13 (1992), E. Bialystok, "Selective Attention in Cognitive Processing: The Bilingual Edge," in Cognitive Processing in Bilinguals. R.J.Harris (Ed.), Amsterdam: North-Holland, R. Wajnryb, Classroom Observation Tasks. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, J. Johnson and T. Rosano, "Relation of Cognitive Style to Metaphor Interpretation and Second Language Proficiency," Applied Psycholinguistics (U.S.A.), 14 (1993), M. Hyde, "The Teaching of Culture in Morocco: The Place of Culture," ELT Journal (England), 48 (1994), A. R. Bex, "The Problem of Culture and English Language Teaching in Europe," International Review of Applied Linguistics (Germany), 32 (1994), B. Bryan, English in its Place, in Who Owns English? M. Hayhoe and S. Parker (Eds.), Buckingham: Open University Press, E. Bialystok and K. Hakuta, In Other Words: The Science and Psychology of Second Language Acquisition. New York: Basic Books, H. D. Brown, Principles of Language Learning and Teaching. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall-Regents, D. Palfreyman, "Native and Non-native Teachers in BUSEL and Elsewhere," BilLingua (Turkey), 1 (Winter ), M. Z. Altan, "Culture in EFL Contexts: Classrooms and Coursebooks," MET (England), 4 (1995),

11 D. Kozuch, A. Muciek, and I. Wawrzyczek, "An Ideological Agenda in Language Teaching: English Coursebooks since 1980s," The New Review (England and Poland), (1995), M. Z. Altan, "Attitudes toward Foreign Language Learning in Turkey: A Historical-Sociocultural Look," Language Journal (Turkey), 43 (1996), M. Clarke, "English on the Rampage," IATEFL Newsletter (England), 132 (August 1996), Z. A. Okan, "An Overview of the Realities behind the English-medium Education," Journal of Social Sciences, Çukurova University (Turkey), 4 (1996), M. Cortazzi and L. Jin, "Cultures of Learning: Language Classrooms in China," in Society and the Language Classroom. H. Coleman (Ed.), New York: Cambridge University Press, P. Bhaskaran Nayar, "ESL/EFL Dichotomy Today: Language Politics or Pragmatics?" TESOL Quarterly (U.S.A.), 31 (1997), N. K. Cammish, Through a Glass Darkly: Problems of Studying at Advanced Level through the Medium of English, in Overseas Students in Higher Education: Issues in Teaching and Learning. D. McNamara and R. Harris (Eds.), London: Routledge, P. Duff and Y. Uchida, "The Negotiation of Teachers s Sociocultural Identities and Practices in Postsecondary EFL Classrooms," TESOL Quarterly (U.S.A.), 31 (1997), D. Palfreyman, "Possible Areas for Collaboration between Native and Non-native Speakers in Foreign Language Education," in Proceedings of the First INGED-METU ELT Conference. A. Daloğlu and Ü. Vancı-Osam (Eds.), Ankara: O.D.T.Ü., A. Sarıçoban, "Nonnative-Speaker Teachers and Native-Speaker Teachers in EFL Classes," Language Journal (Turkey), 72 (1998), F. R. Carrick, "Changes in Brain Function after Manipulation of the Cervical Spine," Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics (U.S.A.), 21 (1998), C. Tinajero and M. F. Paramo, "Field Dependence-Independence Cognitive Style and Academic Achievement: A Review of Research and Theory," European Journal of Psychology of Education (England), 13 (1998), C. Tinajero and M. F. Paramo, "Educational Implications of Field Dependence-Independence," British Journal of Educational Psychology (England), 68 (1998), N. Koçyiğit, "Dil Bilimi, Öğretimi ve Öğretmenleri," Language Journal (Turkey), 78 (1999),

12 Y. Bayyurt, "A Pragmalinguistic Approach to Foreign Language Teaching: A Case in Turkey," Languages for Cross-cultural Capability. D. Killick ve M. Perry (Eds.), Leeds: Leeds Metropolitan University, M. A. Zaid, "Cultural Confrontation and Cultural Acquisition in the EFL Classroom," International Review of Applied Linguistics (Germany), 37 (1999), D. Atkinson, "TESOL and Culture," TESOL Quarterly (U.S.A.), 33 (1999), W. S. E. Lam, The Question of Culture in Global English-Language Teaching: A Postcolonial Perspective, Tokens of Exchange: The Problem of Translation in Global Circulations. L. H. Liu (Ed.), Durham: Duke University Press, M. J. Eyles, Exploration of Computer Mediated Student Centered Image Based Education, online thesis, Japan, T. Hedge, Teaching and Learning in the Language Classroom. Oxford: Oxford University Press, J. Gray, The ELT Coursebook as Cultural Artefact: How Teachers Censor and Adapt, ELT Journal (England), 54 (2000), J. Johnson, S. Prior, and M. Artuso, Field Dependence as a Factor in Second Language Communicative Production, Language Learning (U.S.A.), 50 (2000), L. Barratt and E. H. Kontra, Native-English Speaking Teachers in Cultures Other than Their Own, TESOL Journal (U.S.A.), (Autumn 2000), L. Tercanlıoğlu, Pre-service Teachers as Readers and Future Teachers of EFL Reading, TESL-EJ (U.S.A.), 5 (2001), Y. Tseng, A Lesson in Culture, ELT Journal (England), 56 (2002), S. L. McKay, Teaching English as an International Language, Oxford: Oxford University Press, M. Williams, Review of Teaching English to Young Learners, ELT Journal (England), 56 (2002), Y. Polat, Türkçe nin Gücü, Türk Dili ve Kültürü (Turkey), 10 (2002), 1-8. A. Lazaraton, Incidental Displays of Cultural Knowledge in the Nonnative English-Speaking Teacher s Classroom, TESOL Quarterly (U.S.A.), 37 (2003), M. Çakan, Cross-cultural Aspects of the Group Embedded Figures Test: Norms for Turkish Eight-Graders, Perceptual and Motor Skills (U.S.A.), 97 (2003),

13 13 L. Prodromou, Idiomaticity and the Non-native Speaker, English Today (England), 19 (2003), C. P. Casanave, Controversies in Second Language Writing. Ann Arbor: The University of Michigan Press, E. Llurda, Non-native-speaker Teachers and English as an International Language, International Journal of Applied Linguistics (England), 14 (2004), E. J. Erling, Globalization, English and the German University Classroom: A Sociolinguistic Profile of Students of English at the Freie Universität Berlin, Doctoral Dissertation, Edinburgh University, June E. Broady, Sameness and Difference: The Challenge of Culture in Language Teaching, Language Learning Journal (England), 29 (2004), N. Akar, Teaching Grammar: Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice. Ankara: Gündüz Yayıncılık, B. Genç and E. Bada, Culture in Language Learning and Teaching, The Reading Matrix (U.S.A.), 5 (2005), N. Thi Cam Le, From Passive to Active Thinker: A Learner-centered Approach to Materials Development, English Teaching Forum (U.S.A.), 43 (2005), 2-9. P. Hoa Hiep, Imported Communicative Language Teaching: Implications for Local Teachers, English Teaching Forum (U.S.A.), 43 (2005), 2-10 & 27. İ. Şahin, The Effect of Native Speaker Teachers of English on the Attitudes and Achievement of Learners, Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies (Turkey), 1 (2005), W. Pauels, English as an International Language and its Teachability: Discussion of Prerequisites, Sprachenlernen als Investition in die Zukunft. E. C. van Leewen (Ed.), Tübingen: Gunter Narr Verlag, M.C.A. Vazquez, Transfer and Linguistic Context in the Learning Process of English Negative Structures, Miscelanea: A Journal of English and American Studies (Spain), 31 (2005), M. S. Lahlou, Getting it Right: English for Intercultural Communication, in English for Specific Purposes in the Arab World. M. S. Lahlou & A. Richardson (Eds.), Dubai: TESOL Arabia, Y. Bayyurt, Non-native English Language Teachers Perspective on Culture in English as a Foreign Language Classrooms, Teacher Development (England), 10 (2006),

14 14 M. N. MacDonald, R. Badger, and M. Dasli, Authenticity, Culture and Language Learning, Language and Intercultural Communication (England), 6 (2006), M. L. Liam, E-learning and the Development of Intercultural Competence, Language Learning and Technology (U.S.A.), 10 (2006), D. Nault, Going Global: Rethinking Culture Teaching in ELT Contexts, Language, Culture and Curriculum (England), 19 (2006), L. Prodromou, Defining the Successful Bilingual Speaker of English, English in the World. R. Rubdy & M. Saraceni (Eds.), London: Continuum, L. Prodromou, Is ELF a Variety of English?, English Today (England), 23 (2007), J. Jenkins, English as a Lingua Franca: Attitude and Identity. Oxford: Oxford University Press, M. A. Salmani-Nodoushan, Is Field Dependence or Independence a Predictor of EFL Reading Performance?, TESL Canada Journal (Canada), 24 (2007), Ç. S. Şimşek, A. F. Selvi, and B. Üzüm, Attitudes towards German Language and Culture: Reflections from Turkey, Zeitschrift für Interkulturellen Fremdsprachenunterricht (Germany), 12 (2007), E. A. Soler, Linguistic Unity and Cultural Diversity in Europe: Implications for Research on English Language and Learning, Intercultural Language Use and Language Learning. E. A. Soler & M. P. S. Jorda (Eds.), Dordrecht: Springer, M. J. C. Aguilar, Dealing with Intercultural Communicative Competence in the Foreign Language Classroom, Intercultural Language Use and Language Learning. E. A. Soler & M. P. S. Jorda (Eds.), Dordrecht: Springer, A. Arıkan, Topics of Reading Passages in ELT Coursebooks: What Do Our Students Really Read? The Reading Matrix (U.S.A.), 8 (2008), T. Bex, Standard English, Discourse Grammars and English Language Teaching, Standards and Norms in the English Language. M. A. Locher & J. Strassler (Eds.), Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, S. Mumford, An Analysis of Spoken Grammar: The Case for Production, ELT Journal (England), 63 (2009), R. Rubdy, Reclaiming the Local in Teaching EIL, Language and Intercultural Communication (England), 9 (2009),

15 15 İ. H. Erten and E. Z. Topkaya, Understanding Tolerance of Ambiguity of EFL Learners in Reading Classes at Tertiary Level, Novitas-ROYAL (Turkey), 3 (2009), İ. H. Erten and S. Razı, The Effects of Cultural Familiarity on Reading Comprehension, Reading in a Foreign Language (U.S.A.), 21 (2009), M. J. C. Aguilar, Intercultural Communicative Competence in the Context of the European Higher Education Area, Language and Intercultural Communication (England), 9 (2009), N. M. Doerr and Y. Kumagai, Towards a Critical Orientation in Second Language Education, The Native Speaker Concept: Ethnographic Investigations of Native Speaker Effects. N. M. Doerr (Ed.), Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, S. Macqueen, Review of the Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) Speaking Test, Language Testing (U.S.A.), 26 (2009), J. Jung, Second Language Reading and the Role of Grammar, Working Papers in TESOL & Applied Linguistics (U.S.A.), 9 (2009), P. Vettorel, EIL/ELF and Representation of Culture in Textbooks: Only Food, Fairs, Folklore and Facts?, EIL, ELF, Global English: Teaching and Learning Issues. C. Cagliardi and A. Maley (Eds.), Bern: Peter Lang, P. Vettorel, EYL Textbooks, ELF and Intercultural Awareness: Only Xmas, Easter, and Double-deckers? Perspectives: A Journal of TESOL Italy (Italy), 35 (2010), Y. Bayyurt, Task-based language learning and teaching, Handbook for Teaching Foreign Languages to Young Learners in Primary Schools. B. Haznedar and H. H. Uysal (Eds.), Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık, K. D. Akpınar, Developing intercultural competence of young learners, Handbook for Teaching Foreign Languages to Young Learners in Primary Schools. B. Haznedar and H. H. Uysal (Eds.), Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık, D. He and Q. Zhang, Native Speaker Norms and China English: From the Perspective of Learners and Teachers in China, TESOL Quarterly (U.S.A.), 44 (2010), L. McNeil, Investigating the Contributions of Background Knowledge and Reading Comprehension Strategies to L2 Reading Comprehension: An Exploratory Study, Reading and Writing (Germany), SpringerLink Online First, 8 April S. Goorhuis-Brouwer and K. de Bot, Impact of Early English Language Teaching on L1 and L2 Development in Children in Dutch Schools, International Journal of Bilingualism (England), 14 (2010),

16 16 T. J. Young and S. Walsh, Which English? Whose English? An Investigation of Non-native Teachers Beliefs about Target Varieties, Language, Culture and Curriculum (England), 23 (2010), S. MacPherson, Teachers Collaborative Conversations about Culture: Negotiating Decision Making in Intercultural Teaching, Journal of Teacher Education (England), 61 (2010), M. Georgieva, EFL: From You Sound Like Dickens to International English, Contending with Globalization in World Englishes. M. Saxena & T. Omoniyi (Eds.), Bristol: Multilingual Matters, G. Erçetin, Effects of Topic Interest and Prior Knowledge on Text Recall and Annotation Use in Reading a Hypermedia Text in the L2, ReCALL (England), 22 (2010), A. Juffs and M. Harrington, Aspects of Working Memory in L2 Learning, Language Teaching (England), 44 (2011), J. Shie, Allusions in New York Times and Times Supplement News Headlines, Discourse & Communication (U.S.A.), 5 (2011), İ. Şahin, Doçentlik Sınavının Yayın Aşaması İyileştirilmeli, Cumhuriyet Bilim Teknoloji (Turkey), 22 July 2011, 19. K. Yuen, The Representation of Foreign Cultures in English Textbooks, ELT Journal (England), 65 (2011), R. Sybing, Assessing Perspectives on Culture in EFL Education, ELT Journal (England), 65 (2011), E. Özdemir, A Successful Non-native English Speaker, Hasan Ali Yücel Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi (Turkey), 8 (2011), B. Seidlhofer, Understanding English as a Lingua Franca. Oxford: Oxford University Press, B. H. Xiaoqiong and J. Xianxing, Kachru s Three Concentric Circles and English Teaching Fallacies in ELF and ESL Contexts, Changing English (England), 18 (2011), K. Risager, The Cultural Dimensions of Language Teaching and Learning, Language Teaching (England), 44 (2011), J. Shin, Z. R. Eslami, and W. Chen, Presentation of Local and International Culture in Current International English-language Teaching Textbooks, Language, Culture and Curriculum (England), 24 (2011),

17 17 G. Erçetin, Pedagogical Issues in Developing Mobile Assisted Language Learning Materials, Boğaziçi University Journal of Education (Turkey), 28 (2011), M. Shahnazari-Dorcheh and S. Roshan, Developing a Non-language Related Span Test for the Use in Language-specific and Cross-language Studies, English Language Teaching (Canada), 5 (2012), P. Ware, M. Liew, and M. Warschauer, The Use of Digital Media in Teaching English as an International Language, Principles and Practices for Teaching English as an International Language. L. Alsagoff, S. L. McKay, G. Hu, and W. A. Renandya (Eds.), New York: Routledge, (2012), J. D. Brown, EIL Curriculum Development, Principles and Practices for Teaching English as an International Language. L. Alsagoff, S. L. McKay, G. Hu, and W. A. Renandya (Eds.), New York: Routledge, (2012), Z. Elgün-Gündüz, S. Akcan, and Y. Bayyurt, Isolated Form-focused Instruction and Integrated Form-focused Instruction in Primary School English Classrooms in Turkey, Language, Culture and Curriculum (England), 25 (2012), K. Banks, Are Inferential Reading Items More Susceptible to Cultural Bias than Literal Reading Items, Applied Measurement in Education (USA), 25 (2012), L. McNeil, Investigating the Contributions of Background Knowledge and Reading Comprehension Strategies to L2 Reading Comprehension: An Exploratory Study, Reading and Writing (The Netherlands), 24 (2012), M. Kaushanskaya and J. Yoo, Phonological Short-term and Working Memory in Bilinguals Native and Second Language, Applied Psycholinguistics (England), 34 (2013), C. E. Coughlin and A. Tremblay, Proficiency and Working Memory Based Explanations for Non-native Speakers Sensitivity to Agreement in Sentence Processing, Applied Psycholinguistics (England), 34 (2013), C. Bailer, L. M. B. Tomitch, and R. C. S. F. D Ely, Working Memory Capacity and Attention to Form and Meaning in EFL Reading, Letras de Hoje (Brasil), 48 (2013), L. T. T. Huyen and P. L. Ha, Problematizing the Culture of Learning English in Vietnam: Revisiting Teacher Identity, Research Cultures of Learning: International Perspectives on Language Learning and Education. M. Courtazzi and L. Jin (Eds.), Houndmills, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, (2013),

18 18 Presentations "Cultural Dominance and EFL," paper presented at Ohio State University (U.S.A.), January "A Case Against Parochialism in EFL Instruction Abroad," paper presented at Ohio State University (U.S.A.), January "Hemispheric Functions, Cultural Modes, and ESL Composition Pedagogy," paper presented at the Ohio TESOL Conference, University of Akron (U.S.A.), November "The Fallacies of Using Monolingual Native English Speakers as Pedagogical Models in ELT Programs," paper presented at the English Language Teaching Seminar, Çukurova University (Turkey), May "Neurolinguistic Dimensions of Foreign Language Tests," paper presented at the Foreign Language Testing at the University Level Seminar, Boğaziçi University (Turkey), November "Right-Brain versus Left-Brain Dominance and its Implications for Teaching and Testing Foreign Languages," paper presented at Marmara University (Turkey), December "Strategies Used by Successful L2 Learners and Their Pedagogic Implications," paper presented at the 2nd National Prep Conference, Marmara University (Turkey), May "The Role of Journals in L2 Process Writing," paper presented with M. Alptekin at the 9th World Congress of Applied Linguistics (AILA), Thessaloniki (Greece), April "Accommodating the Adult L2 Learner: Pedagogic Implications of Data from Neurolinguistics and Psycholinguistics," paper presented at the "ELT and Teacher Training in the 1990s" Conference, Hacettepe University (Turkey), September "The Neuropsychology of Games in Foreign Language Teaching," paper presented at the 3rd National Prep Conference, Marmara University (Turkey), April "Yabancı Dil Öğrenimi ile Sağlaklık ve Solaklık arasındaki İlişkiler," paper presented at the Türkiye VI. Dilbilim Sempozyumu, Gazi University (Turkey), May "Target Language Culture in EFL Materials," paper presented at the ELT METU Convention, Middle East Technical University (Turkey), May "Child's Play: The Early-Age Advantage in L2 Learning," paper presented at the Second International Conference on "ELT and Teacher Training in the 1990s," Middle East Technical University (Turkey), September 1992.

19 "Türk Öğrencilerin Yabancı Dil Öğrenim Alışkanlıkları ve İletişimsel Yaklaşım," paper presented at the " Öğrenme Gelenekleri ve Yabancı Dil Kazanımı" Conference organized by Istanbul University and the German Culture Center, Istanbul University (Turkey), October "Türkiye'de Yabancı Dil Öğretmenliği," paper presented at the panel discussion held to commemorate Teachers' Day and the tenth anniversary of the foundation of the Faculty of Education, Boğaziçi University, November "Lateral Preference and L2 Proficiency," paper presented at the 10th World Congress of Applied Linguistics (AILA), Amsterdam (Holland), August "The Need for Foreign Language Study at an Early Age: Theoretical Premises and Research Findings," paper presented at the PALSO Annual Convention, Thessaloniki (Greece), October "Teacher Education in the Republic of Turkey," plenary paper presented at the ICET World Assembly, Istanbul (Turkey), July "İngilizce Ders Kitaplarının İdeolojik İçeriği," paper presented at the "I. Yabancı Dil Öğretimi Sempozyumu" organized by Dokuz Eylül University (Turkey), October "Acculturation Theories and Second Language Acquisition," paper presented at the "First Balkan ELT Conference" organized by IATEFL and the University of Athens (Greece), November "The Meaning of English for Academicians," paper presented at the Cambridge University Press Conference, Istanbul (Turkey), March "A Neuropsychological Assessment of Games and Puzzles in L2 Learning and Teaching," paper presented at the Kuleli Lisesi ELT Conference, Istanbul (Turkey), March "Darüşşafaka'da Program Çalışmaları: Diğer Seçenekler ve Öneriler," paper presented at I.T.Ü. Ayazağa Kampüsü, Darüşşafaka Cemiyeti "Yirmibirinci Yüzyıla Doğru Darüşşafaka" Conference, Istanbul (Turkey), November "Cultural Schemas in EIL: Friend or Foe?", paper presented at Üsküdar American Lycée ELT Panel, Istanbul (Turkey), March "Head Direction Setting by Turks and Russians Learning English and its Implications for UG as a Theory of Second Language Acquisition," paper presented at the 11th World Congress of Applied Linguistics (AILA), Jyvaskyla (Finland), August "Brain, Mind, and Language Learning: The Earlier the Better," keynote speech presented at the ECIS Autumn Teachers Conference, Eyüboğlu Lycée, Istanbul (Turkey), October

20 "Neurological Insights into Learning Foreign Languages at an Early Age," plenary paper presented at the IATEFL Young Learners Conference, Kültür College, Istanbul (Turkey), November "Neurological Insights into Early Foreign Language Learning and Teaching," paper presented at the 32nd International IATEFL Annual Conference, Manchester (England), April "Sekiz Yıllık Kesintisiz Temel Eğitim ve Bireyin Bilişsel Devrimi," paper presented at Mimar Sinan University İlköğretim Sorunları Conference, Istanbul (Turkey), May "Natural versus Instructed Conditions for Bilingual Development," paper presented at the 8th EUROSLA Conference, Paris (France), September "Communicative Competence Revisited: Aiming at Intercultural Communicative Competence in ELT," plenary paper presented at the First International ELT Research Conference, Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale (Turkey), May "The Cognitive Processes Underlying Reading Comprehension in Foreign Language Learning and their Implications for Assessment," plenary paper presented at the "Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri Birinci Yabancı Dil Sempozyumu," Kara Kuvvetleri Lisan Okulu Komutanlığı, Istanbul (Turkey), June "EFL Syllabus Design for Turkish Young Learners in Bilingual School Contexts," (with Yasemin Bayyurt), paper presented at the International Conference on Research into Teaching English to Young Learners, Budapest (Hungary), September "21. Yüzyılda Eğitimli İnsan Tanımı," paper presented at Eyüboğlu Lisesi, "Küreselleşme Bağlamında Değişim ve Eğitim Kavramlarının İrdelenmesi" Conference, Istanbul (Turkey), April "Assessing L2 Reading in Proficiency Tests: Validity and Variance Concerns," keynote speech presented at the "I. International Conference on Testing: Approaches, Applications, and Evaluations," Çankaya University, Ankara (Turkey), April "From Target Language-based Communicative Competence to Intercultural Communicative Competence in ELT," paper presented at the international ELT Conference "Global Problems, Local Solutions," Işık University, Istanbul (Turkey), May "Respect for Cultural Diversity: Achieving Intercultural Communicative Competence in ELT," paper presented at the XX. FIPLV World Congress "Language Teaching at the Dawn of the 21. Century: The Challenges of Plurality," Université René Descartes, Paris (France), July Instruction in the Foreign Language, paper presented at the Private Schools Association panel discussion on Foreign Language Education versus Education in the Foreign Language organized by the Association of Private Schools, Istanbul (Turkey), March

21 Dil-Kültür İlişkisinin Evrensel Dil Olgusu Açısından İncelenmesi, paper presented at the Eyüboğlu Lycée panel commemorating the European Union s declaration of 2001 as the Year of Languages, Istanbul (Turkey), April Learning-centred Syllabus Design in SLA, plenary paper presented at the Searching for Quality in ELT international conference organized by the Eastern Mediterranean University (North Cyprus), May Learnability and L2 Syllabus Design, plenary paper presented at the Reflections of Twentieth Century ELT Studies on Language Teaching and Teacher Training international conference organized by Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale (Turkey), May Assessing L2 Reading Comprehension: The Construct Validity Problem, paper presented at the 9th European EARLI Conference, University of Fribourg, Fribourg (Switzerland), August Sinirdilbilim Açısından Yabancı Dil Öğrenimi, paper presented at TÖMER, Ankara University İzmir Branch, İzmir, (Turkey), November Türkiye de Yabancı Dil Eğitimi ve Özel Okullar, paper presented at the Private Schools Association symposium on Private Schools and Quality in Education, organized by the Association of Private Schools, Antalya (Turkey), February Türk Eğitim Politikaları Kapsamında Yabancı Dil Eğitimi, paper presented at the Avrupa Koleji panel on the role of foreign language education in Turkish educational policies, Istanbul (Turkey), April The Effects of Cultural Knowledge on EFL Reading Comprehension, plenary paper presented at the Theory and Practice in TESOL, international conference organized by Trakya University and İNGED, Edirne (Turkey), June Towards an Explanation of Construct Validity in L2 Reading Comprehension, plenary paper presented at the Exploring New Dimensions of English Language Teaching in 2002 conference organized by Atatürk University and the Embassy of the U.S.A., Erzurum (Turkey), October Türkiye de Yabancı Dille Eğitim Var mı? paper presented at Language, Culture and Modernization symposium organized by Hacettepe University, Ankara (Turkey), November Towards an Explanation of Construct Validity in L2 Reading Comprehension, plenary paper presented at the New Angles on Assessment conference organized by Doğuş Schools, Istanbul (Turkey), November

22 İlköğretim Çağında Yabancı Dil Öğrenimi, paper presented at the Foreign Language Education in the Turkish Education System and Quality Demands on the Way to the EU symposium organized by the Association of Private Schools, Antalya (Turkey), February Yabancı Dil Eğitimi Açısından Yabancı Dilde Eğitim Nedir, Ne Değildir? plenary paper presented at Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu (Turkey), May The Role of Cultural Nativization in L2 Reading: The Case of Inferential and Literal Comprehension, keynote speech presented at the Languages for Life international conference, organized by Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale (Turkey), May Knowledge and Culture, keynote speech presented at the Knowledge and Culture international conference organized by Eyüboğlu Lycée, Istanbul (Turkey), October Okulöncesinden Yükseköğretime: Eğitimde Çağdaşlığın Neresindeyiz?, paper presented at the Çağdaş ve Laik Eğitimde Yeni Arayışlar Yönelişler symposium organized by Modern Education Foundation, October English-medium Education and Quality Assurance in a Turkish State University, paper presented at the Integrating Content and Language: Taking the Challenge of a Multilingual Higher Education international conference, Maastricht University, Maastricht (Holland), October Yabancı Dilde Eğitim, paper presented as a panelist at the Yabancı Dilde Eğitim meeting organized by The Turkish Mechanical Engineers Organization, Istanbul Technical University, November Okul Öncesi Eğitim, moderator of the panel organized by Boğaziçi University Faculty of Education and The Culture and Education Foundation of The Graduates of German Lycées, Istanbul (Turkey), March Zengin Öğrenme Ortamlarının Sağlanmasında Öğretmenin Rolü, paper presented at the 6. Yıllık Uluslararası Bakalorya Günü international conference organized by Yüzyıl Işık Schools, Istanbul (Turkey), March From Culture-Based Knowledge to Bilingualism and Multiculturalism, keynote speech given at the Embracing Differences conference organized by Maltepe University, Istanbul (Turkey), March Dil Ediniminde Nörolojik ve Bilişsel Etkenler, paper presented at the II. Uluslararası Almanca Eğitimi conference organized by Avrupa College, Istanbul (Turkey), March

23 23 Research-based Academic Writing in EIL, keynote speech given at the workshop organized by the Embassy of the U.S.A. and Boğaziçi University Faculty of Education, Istanbul (Turkey), July The Effectiveness of a Content-based Syllabus for Young L2 Learners, keynote speech given (with Yasemin Bayyurt and Gülcan Erçetin) at the Reflecting on Insights from ELT Research international conference organized by Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale (Turkey), May Multilingualism in an English-medium University in Turkey: Language Learning Strategy Choice Based on Naturalistic Versus Instructed Language Acquisition, paper presented at the Bi- and Multilingual Universities: Challenges and Future Prospects international conference organized by Helsinki University, Helsinki (Finland), September Dual Language Instruction: Multiculturalism Through a Lingua Franca, keynote speech given at the Teaching and Learning Two Languages in the EFL Setting international conference organized by TESOL and Boğaziçi University Faculty of Education, Istanbul (Turkey), September Tevdak: Toplum Destekli Devlet Eğitim Kurumları, moderator at the panel organized by the Solidarity Council of Turkish Education Foundation, Istanbul (Turkey), October Cognition and Culture: The Role of the Cultural Environment in Knowledge Formation, keynote speech given at the Knowledge and Culture international conference organized by Eyüboğlu Eğitim Kurumları, Istanbul (Turkey), October Why Learn a Foreign Language Early in Life, speech given at the meeting organized by Antalya College, Antalya (Turkey), April Getting Published in Indexed/Refereed Journals in English, paper and workshop presented at the Academic Writing Conference organized by Çukurova University, Adana (Turkey), April Topical Structure Analysis of Student Compositions in English and Turkish, plenary speech given at the ELT Profession: Challenges and Prospects international conference organized by Doğu Akdeniz University, N.Cyprus, May Topical Structure Analysis of Student Compositions in English and Turkish, plenary speech given at the The Fusion of Theory and Practice international conference organized by Middle East Technical University, Ankara (Turkey), May Cultural Familiarity in Inferential and Literal Comprehension in L2 Reading, keynote speech given at the Theories of Second Language Acquisition and their Implications international conference organized by EUROSLA, Antalya (Turkey), September 2006.

24 Topical Structure Analysis of Student Compositions in English and Turkish, paper presented at the 10 th International Conference of the EARLI Special Group on Writing, Antwerp (Belgium), September Yabancı Dil Öğreniminin İzlence Yoluyla Etkinleştirilmesi, paper presented in the seminar on Approaches to and Applications of 21 st Century Goals in Education and Life, Istanbul Technical University, May Multicompetence Revisited: From EFL to ELF, paper presented at the 15 th World Congress of Applied Linguistics (AILA), Essen (Germany), August Reconceptualizing Teaching and Testing for ELF, plenary speech given at the ELT international conference organized by Maltepe University, Istanbul (Turkey), April Redefining Multicompetence for Bilingualism and ELF, plenary speech given at the English as an International Language conference organized by The Asian EFL Journal and Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir (Turkey), October A Cognitive and Neurobiological Account of Becoming Bilingual, plenary speech given at the First National Conference for Undergraduate ELT Students organized by Gazi University, Ankara (Turkey), April A Neurocognitive Perspective of Late Bilingualism and its Implications for L2 Reading, plenary speech given at the Second International English Language Teaching Conference on Teacher Education and Development organized by Maltepe University, Istanbul (Turkey), May Dissociating ENL and ELF Use: View from a Cognitive Perspective, plenary speech given at the 6 th International ELT Research Conference organized by Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University, İzmir (Turkey), May Defining the ELF User through a Cognitive-processing Perspective: A Theoretical Analysis Validating Linguacultural Variation and Identity in ELF, paper presented at the Third International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca, Vienna (Austria), May The Irrelevance of ENL norms in ELF Use: A Cognitive Perspective on ELF Output, paper presented at the New Trends and Innovations in ELT conference organized by Aydın University, Istanbul (Turkey), October Okul Öncesinde Dil(ler) Gelişimi, paper presented at the symposium on I. Okul Öncesi Eğitimi Sempozyumu organized by Türkiye Özel Okullar Birliği, Istanbul (Turkey), November Erken/Geç İkidilliliğin Sinirsel-Bilişsel Sonuçlarının İkinci Dil Beceri Gelişimine Etkileri, workshop conducted at Piri Reis İlköğretim Okulları, İzmir (Turkey), March

25 Interactions between Knowledge Type and Working Memory in the L2 and their Effects on L2 Reading, paper presented at the 32 nd Annual Meeting of the Department of Linguistics, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki (Greece), May Explicit/Implicit Knowledge and Working Memory in L2 Reading Comprehension, paper presented at the EARLI Conference 2011, University of Exeter, Exeter (England), September Erken Yaşta İkinci Dil Öğreniminin Gerekleri, paper presented at the symposium on Erken Yaşta Dil Eğitimi Sempozyumu organized by Orion Eğitim Vakfı, İzmir (Turkey), April Testing: The Brave New World of Education (With a Focus on L2 Reading), plenary speech given at The Third International ELT Students Conference organized by Boğaziçi and Bilgi Universities, Istanbul (Turkey), April Effects of Variations in Reading-Span Task design on the Relationship between Working Memory Capacity and L2 Reading Comprehension, keynote speech given at The 7 th International ELT Research Conference organized by Onsekiz Mart University, Çanakkale (Turkey), April Si Dieu n existait pas, il faudrait l inventer: A Usage-based Approach to ELF s Identity Crisis, plenary speech given at The Fifth International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca Conference organized by Boğaziçi University, Istanbul (Turkey), May How Different Reading Span Tasks Affect the Relationship between Working Memory and L2 Reading: A DP-based Perspective, keynote speech given at the International Language Learning Roundtable on Memory and Second Language Acquisition organized by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong (China), June Relationships between Reading Span Tasks and L2 Reading: Possibilities for Concern Involving Construct Equivalency, paper presented at the BAAL Conference 2012, University of Southampton, Southampton (England), September Yabancı Dil Eğitiminde Öğretmen Yetiştiren Akademisyenlerin Nitelikleri, keynote speech given at I. Yabancı Dil Eğitimi Çalıştayı organized by Hacettepe University, Ankara (Turkey), November The Role of Age-related Neurocognitive Factors in Second Language Acquisition, keynote speech given at International Burch University, Sarajevo (Bosnia - Herzegovina), April The Role of Age-related Neurocognitive Factors in Second Language Acquisition, keynote speech given at Çukurova University, Adana (Turkey), May

26 Yabancı Dilde Öğretmenin Hedef Dil Modelinin Bilişsel Etkenler Işığında İncelenmesi, keynote speech given at II. Ulusal Yabancı Dil Eğitimi Çalıştayı organized by Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun (Turkey), November The ELF Reality in the Pursuit of ENL: Nonnative-speaker Teacher Cognition in ELT, keynote speech given at the 2013 English in Europe Conference, organized by SEERC, Thessaloniki (Greece), November Advisor to the Following M.A. Theses/Ph.D. Dissertations Sosi Antikacıoğlu, "The Role of Affective Factors in the English Achievement of Turkish Adults," M.A. Thesis in Educational Sciences, Boğaziçi University, Şelale Birgen, "The Role of Cognitive Styles and Hemisphericity in Second Language Learning Among Adults," M.A. Thesis in Educational Sciences, Boğaziçi University, Lütfiye Oktar, "A Contrastive Analysis of Specific Rhetorical Relations in English and Turkish Expository Paragraph Writing," Ph.D. Dissertation in Western Languages and Literatures, Ege University, İnci Çavuşoğlu, "Relationships Between Language Learning Strategies and EFL Proficiency," M.A. Thesis in English Language Teaching, Boğaziçi University, Hasanbey Ellidokuzoğlu, "Parameter Setting in Second Language Syntax: The Case of Turkish Learners of English, " M.A. Thesis in English Language Teaching, Boğaziçi University, Asım Yanlız, "Written Corrective Feedback in the Learning of English by Turks and its Implications for Universal Grammar as a Theory of Second Language Acquisition," M.A. Thesis in English Language Teaching, Boğaziçi University, Ayşe Gürel, "Different Memory Systems in Brain-Damaged Patients: Implications for the Role of Implicit and Explicit Knowledge in Second Language Acquisition," M.A. Thesis in English Language Teaching, Boğaziçi University, John Kennedy, "Variations in the Motivation of Successful and Unsuccessful Turkish Learners of English," M.A. Thesis in English Language Teaching, Boğaziçi University, Ali Işık, "Teaching EFL through English or Content: Implications for Foreign Language Learning," Ph. D. Dissertation in English Language Teaching, Boğaziçi University, 1999.

27 27 Hatice Sarıgül, "Trait Anxiety or Foreign Language Anxiety and their Effects on Learners Foreign Language Proficiency or Achievement," M.A. Thesis in English Language Teaching, Boğaziçi University, Meral Kara, Learning Strategies in the Development of Two Different Aspects of Foreign Language Proficiency: CALP in English and BICS in Turkish, M.A. Thesis in English Language Teaching, Boğaziçi University, Gaye Özyaka, The Significance of Cultural Content in EFL Reading Comprehension: The Role of Schemata, M.A. Thesis in Western Languages and Literatures, Ege University, Işıl Erduyan, The Development of Topical Structure in College-level Student Essays: The Case of Monolingual Turks, Monolingual Americans, and Bilingual Turks, M.A. Thesis in English Language Teaching, Boğaziçi University, Aylin Ünaldı, Construct Validation of the Reading Sub-skills of the Boğaziçi University English Proficiency Test, Ph.D. Dissertation in English Language Teaching, Boğaziçi University, Oya Özdemir, Reading Span Tests as Predictors of L2 Reading Comprehension: Investigating Differences in Task Design and Assessment through Behavioral and Eye Movement Data, Ph.D. Dissertation in English Language Teaching, Boğaziçi University, (Co-advisor with G. Erçetin). Professional Activities and Awards Seminar in Educational Administration: Supervision of the Teaching of English, American University of Beirut, Workshop in English for Specific Purposes (ESP), TESOL Convention, New York, Editorial consultant in ESL for Prentice-Hall Publishers, Invited consultant of the Turkish Ministry of Education for the development of a new curriculum and teacher training project in EFL for state secondary schools, December 1988.

28 Research project on "Relationships Among Field Dependence-Independence, Hemisphericity, and L2 Achievement," supported by Boğaziçi University Research Fund, January 1988-January Revolving Fund ("Döner Sermaye") project involving EFL curriculum development and teacher training at Kültür Lisesi (Istanbul), October 1989-June Invited consultant of the Turkish Ministry of Education for the development of a new curriculum and teacher training project in EFL for state secondary schools, June "Güdü, özgüven ve kaygının ikinci dil öğrenimindeki yeri" (The Role of Motivation, Self- Esteem, and Anxiety in Second Language Learning"), interview on TRT/Radio 1, "Bugün" (Today) Program, 8 October Invited participant of the V. Symposium on Linguistics, Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir, May Participation in the Summer Institute in English and Applied Linguistics, organized by the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, July Research project on "Lateral Preference and L2 Proficiency," supported by Boğaziçi University Research Fund, March 1991-June Invited participant of the Oxford ELT Symposium, organized and sponsored by Oxford University Press, Oxford, October Turkish translation of the Cambridge Language Survey, an international multilingual survey of language, done by Cambridge University Press, January Invited participant of the IX. Symposium on Linguistics, Abant İzzet Baysal University, Bolu, May Invited participant of the "21. Yüzyıla Doğru Darüşşafaka: Arama Konferansı," Istanbul, December Organized and coordinated the Second IATEFL Balkan ELT Conference at Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, 5-7 September Invited visitor of the British Council for exploring graduate ELT program links between Boğaziçi University and the universities of Lancaster and Reading, England, 7-12 April Invited panelist of the HBB-TV talk show "Yüksek Tansiyon" on foreign language education in Turkey, 30 April Invited panelist of the Private Schools Association of Turkey for the Symposium on "The Age Factor in Second Language Acquisition" and "Content-based Language Instruction," Istanbul, 17 May

29 29 Invited session chair of the "Boğaziçi University Symposium Honoring Vedat A. Yerlici," Istanbul, 22 May Invited chair of the "Oxford University Press Workshop on Eight-Year Basic Education and ELT," Istanbul, 30 May "Eğitim Fakültesi nde yeniden yapılanma (Restructuring at the School of Education)," interview, Boğaziçi Journal, Fall 1998, Invited participant of the Higher Education Council/World Bank, National Education Development Project, Preservice Teacher Education Accreditation Conference, Ankara, November 1998; Edirne, 8-10 April 1999; Van, June 1999; İzmir, April 2000; Edirne, May Invited panelist on TRT/Radio 1, "Tartışa Tartışa" (As We Keep on Discussing) Program on "Instruction in the Foreign Language," 4 April Invited commencement address speaker, Koç Lycée, 24 June DEAN-Annual Convention of European University Deans, London, 4-6 September DEAN-Regional Seminar of European University Deans, Uppsala, Sweden, November Invited speaker of the meeting organized by the Robert College Alumni Association concerning the importance of education in Turkey, 15 March Invited speaker on NTV-Education Volunteers Foundation s Program Education Campaign for 1 Million Children, 23 April Monolingualism: Another Name for Alingualism, interview, Boğaziçi Journal, May 2001, Invited speaker on CNBC s Campus Program, 18 July Source for the section on education in the news on Turkey by The New York Times, 26 July DEAN- Appointment by the Board of European University Deans to the post of DEAN Ambassador for Turkey, July DEAN-Annual Convention of European University Deans, Berlin, 8-10 October Referee for TÜBA s English Language Teaching Field Evaluation Committee, November 2001.

30 30 Invited speaker on TRT/Radio 1, Gündem (The Agenda) program on Teaching Foreign Languages at an Early Age From a Neurolinguistic Perspective, 21 November Invited speaker of the seminar organized by the Istanbul Directorate of Education for school inspectors on English instruction in grades 4 and 5, 28 February Invited speaker on CNBC s Kampüs (Campus) program, 12 March Invited speaker of the seminar organized by the Istanbul Directorate of Education for English department heads on English instruction in grades 4 and 5, 9 April Visit to Atlanta in order to develop the student and faculty exchange programs with Georgia State University Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Faculty of Education deans, July Organizer and conductor of DEAN- European University Deans annual convention at Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, 9-11 September The citation of the article Towards Intercultural Communicative Competence published in ELT Journal (2002) as an excellent and useful source about the use of English as an international language by the Poland British Culture Committee, Invited participant of the seminar organized by the Istanbul Center for Policies at Sabancı University on Attempts for Educational Reforms, May The Relationship between Philosophy and Reading Ability, speaker on NTV s Close Plan program, 11 August DEAN-Annual Convention of European University Deans, Budapest, September Invited speaker and panelist on ATV, Kim Haklı? (Who is Right?) program on the medium of education in Turkey, 4 December Teachers in Turkey in the Light of the Teacher Profile of EU, Burç FM, 4 December Recipient of Kültür Schools award for contributions to the journal Yaşadıkça Eğitim (commemorating its 80 th issue), 9 March Participation in the Dış Uzman Eğitimi, SOCRATES seminar organized by the Directorate of Education and Youth Programs of the EU, Ankara (Turkey), March Invited panelist of the meeting Academic Freedom organized by Boğaziçi University Science Club during Science Days, Istanbul (Turkey), 26 March Invited panelist of the meeting on Foreign Language Teaching organized by TÖDER (All Private Schools Organization), Istanbul (Turkey), 1 April 2004.

31 31 Source for the news Language Teaching is Full of Myths by Hürriyet Human Resources, 23 May Invited speaker on TRT Radio Ankara, Tatil Gündemi (The Holiday Agenda) program on Superstitions in Foreign Language Learning, 20 June DEAN-Annual Convention of European University Deans, Porto, Portugal, September Invited speaker on NTV on Education in the Integration to EU, 15 December Beyoğlu Boğaziçililere Emanet, (Beyoğlu Entrusted to Boğaziçi Graduates), Boğaziçi Journal, January 2005, Panelist of the Private Schools Association of Turkey for the Symposium on "Private Schools and New Approaches in Education," Antalya (Turkey), January Bir İlk Bir Ümit (A Precedent, A Hope), Interview, Boğaziçi Journal, February 2005, DEAN-Regional Seminar of European University Deans, Amsterdam, Holland, April Panelist of Irmak Schools for the symposium Değişim Sürecinde Eğitimimiz, Istanbul (Turkey), May Educator in "New Approaches in Education," seminar organized by the Private Schools Association of Turkey, Istanbul (Turkey), 21 May Why is Foreign Language Education Unsuccessful? speaker on NTV s Yakın Plan (Close Plan) program, 31 May DEAN-Annual Convention of European University Deans, Ghent (Belgium), September Invited speaker on TRT/Radio 1, " Konuşa Konuşa " (As We Keep on Talking) Program on "Instruction in the Foreign Language," 22 February TASSA Annual Convention of Turkish-American Scientists and Scholars Association, Philadelphia (U.S.A.), March The role of Private Schools in Our Education System on NTV s Karşı Görüş (Counterview) program, 31 May 2006.

32 32 DEAN-Annual Convention of European University Deans, Edinburgh (Scotland), September DEAN-European Benchmarking Initiative - Symposium on Benchmarking in European Higher Education, Brussels (Belgium), 8 November Participant, European University Association Second European Quality Assurance Forum, Rome (Italy), November Participant in the Workshop on New Trends in Experimental Psycholinguistics (ERP), UNED, Madrid, September Research project on The explicit/implicit distinction in knowledge and working memory: Implications for L2 reading comprehension, Sponsored by Boğaziçi University Research Fund, March 2010 November Research project on İkinci dil okuma algılamasında işler bellek kapasite testlerinin geçerliği: Göz hareketlerini izleme yöntemiyle bulgulama, Sponsored by TÜBİTAK, January 2011 May Referee for the following Journals TESOL Quarterly International Journal of Applied Linguistics International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism Language Awareness Journal of Language Teaching and Learning Journal of Theory and Practice in Education ELT Journal System