Biodata: Prof. Özcan Demirel was born on the 1st of March in 1943 at Sapanca in Turkey. He graduated from Ankara – Gazi Teacher Training College, the Department of English Language Teaching in 1964 and was awarded his PhD degree in Curriculum and Instruction in 1979. He has worked at Hacettepe University, Faculty of Education for 36 years. Dr. Demirel is the author of 36 books on education and English Language Teaching. He also published 92 articles and presented 120 papers on curriculum development, teacher education and ELT.
Prof. Özcan Demirel [list] [/list] Biodata [/list] [list] Prof. Özcan Demirel was born on the 1st of March in 1943 at Sapanca in Turkey. He graduated from Ankara – Gazi Teacher Training College, the Department of English Language Teaching in 1964 and was awarded his PhD degree in Curriculum and Instruction in 1979. He has worked at Hacettepe University, Faculty of Education for 36 years. Dr. Demirel is the author of 20 books on education and the co-author of 10 books on English and English Language Teaching. He also published 92 articles and presented 120 papers on curriculum development, teacher education and English language teaching. He worked in different educational projects of World Bank, UNESCO; UNICEF, European Union and the Council of Europe as the national coordinator for Turkey. At present, he is the president of the Balkan Society for Pedagogy and Education and the president of Turkish Association of Curriculum and Instruction.
Education
• 1954-60 – Arifiye Teacher Training School, Sakarya,
• 1960-61 – Adapazarı High School, Sakarya
• 1961-64 – Gazi Teacher Training College, Department of English Language Teaching,Ankara, (Major, English Language Teaching; Minor, Physical Training)
• 1971-73 – Hacettepe Uni. Ankara , B.A. in Educational Sciences,
• 1973-75 – Hacettepe Un. Ankara, M.A. in Curriculum Development and Evaluation
• 1975-79 – Ankara Uni. Ankara, Ph.D. in Curriculum Development and Instruction
• 1970-71 ENGLAND, London: West London College, Study on Proficiency in English and Commercial Correspondence
• Toured ENGLAND, THE NETHERLANDS, FRANCE and W.GERMANY in 1971 July.
• 1984 SCOTLAND, Stirling University, A Summer Course on “Communicative Language Teaching Methodology” offered by the British Council.
• 1985 Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), 30-31 October, 1985, Conference on “Youth Problems. A paper presented on the problems of Turkish Cypriot University Students in Turkey.”
• 1986 USA, 20th TESOL Convention, Anaheim-California Research on Computer Assisted Language Learning, invited by the USA Government on IVP Programme
• 1991 USA, 14-17 March, 1991, CIES Conference, Pittsburgh. Paper presentation on “Education and Changing Social Realities in Turkey”.
• 1991 HUNGARY, Pudapest, Pecs, 10-14 August, 1991, XVIIth FIPLV World Congress Paper presentation on “A Curriculum Design for Life-long Language Learning.” Toured AUSTRIA.
• 1991 The NETHERLANDS, Amsterdam, 2-6 September, 1991, The 16th Annual Conference on Teacher Education. A paper presented on “A Curriculum Model for Teacher Education in Europe”.
• 1991 SWITZERLAND, Rüschlikon-Feusisberg / Zürich. Inter-Governmental Symposium. “Transparency and Coherence in Language Learning in Europe. Objectives, Evaluation, Certification” . Paper presentation on “A Curriculum Model for Life-long Language Learning.”
• 1992 ENGLAND, Oxford.1992, Oxford University. Invited by Oxford University Press to attend the ELT Symposium on “Focus on the Language Teacher”.
• 1995 Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), 1-4 Nov.1995, invited by the Minister of Education, for a Conference on “Reformation on Education System”. Paper presentation on “Foreign Language Education”
• 1995 ENGLAND. visited 9 universities for graduate and post graduate students who are planned to send abroad by the World Bank. -YÖK Project. (Manchester, Leeds, Nothingham, Birmingham, Bristol, London)
• 1996 KUWAIT. Paper presentation on “Curriculum Practices for Equity and Excellence in the Turkish Educational System” The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training. Human Resources Development An Investment Conference, Kuwait, Nov. 30th – Dec. 4th, 1996
• 1996. Toured BAHRAIN,
• 1997 GREECE- Thessaloniki, invited by Greek Educational Society to establish Balkan Society for Pedagogy and Education and to meet educators of Balkan Countries on November 20 – 23, 1997 and elected as the Vice-President of the Society.
• 1998 BULGARIA -Sofia, invited by the University of Sofia, Faculty of Primary and Preschool Education in order to attend the Administrative Committee of the Balkan Society for Pedagogy and Education on March 27-28, 1998.
• 1998 Toured ITALY- Rome, Florence and Venice on April 3 – 11, 1998
• 1998 SLOVAKIA – Bratislava, ESP Seminar on June 18-20, 1998 CZECH REPUBLIC- Prague
• 1998 EGYPT – Cairo, International Conference on Teaching English as a Foreign Language , Paper presentation on “Developing Integrated Skills through Multiple Intelligences in EFL Classes” on December 8-10,1998
• 1999 AUSTRIA, Innsbruck. invited by the Laguage Policy Division, The Council of Europe, to attend the conference on “Linguistic Diversity and Democratic Citizenship in Europe on May 10-12, 1999
• 1999 GREECE- Thessaloniki, invited by Greek Educational Society to attend the conference on Balkans- Greece and Europe and the meeting of the Administrative Committee of the Balkan Society for Pedagogy and Education on December 17 – 19, 1999
• 2000 CZECH REPUBLIC– Prague, invited by the Language Policy Division, The Council of Europe, to attend the conference on “European Year of Languages 2001 Seminar for National Coordinators” on March 9-11, 2000
• 2000 GREECE- Thessaloniki, invited by Greek Educational Society to participate in the general meeting and the meeting of the Administrative Council of the Balkan Society for Pedagogy and Education on the 21 and 22 of April, 2000 and elected as the Vice-President of the Society .
• 2000 ENGLAND – Manchester, invited by the Laguage Policy Division, The Council of Europe, to attend a conference on “European Year of Languages 2001, 2nd Seminar for National Coordinators” on October 19-21, 2000
• 2000 toured MALAYSIA-Kualalumpur, SINGAPORE, THAILAND-Bangok-Pattaya
• 2001 FRANCE-Paris, invited by the Laguage Policy Division, The Council of Europe, to attend a Seminar on “Communication Education and Relations with Media” on January 26-27, 2001
• 2001 SWEDEN- Lund, invited by the Language Policy Division, The Council of Europe, to attend “Opening Event of the European Year of Languages 2001” on 18-20 February 2001- as The Representative of Turkey
• 2001 CZECH REPUBLIC – Prag, invited by the Language Policy Division, The Council of Europe, to attend a seminar on the Introduction of the European Language Portfolio on 23 – 24 February 2001.
• 2001 PORTUGAL – Coimbra, invited by the Language Policy Division, The Council of Europe, to attend a seminar on the Implementation of the ELP on 28-30 June 2001
• 2001 BELGIUM – Brussels, invited by the Language Policy Division, The Council of Europe, to attend “Closing Event of the European Year of Languages 2001” on 6-9 December 2001- as Turkish Representative.
• 2002 ITALY – Torino-Turin invited by the Language Policy Division, The Council of Europe, to attend a seminar on the Implementation of the ELP on 14-17 April 2002
• 2002 Turkish Republic of North Cyprus – Famagusta. Invited to present a paper on “Portfolio-Oriented Foreign Language Education in Turkey”, Famagusta, North Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean University, First International Education Conference: Changing Times, Changing Needs, 8-10 May 2002 (Keynote speaker)
• 2002 LUXEMBURG, invited by the Language Policy Division, The Council of Europe, to attend a seminar on the Implementation of the ELP on 16-19 October 2002
• 2002 FRANCE – Strasbourg. invited by the Language Policy Division, The Council of Europe, to attend a conference on “Languages, Diversity, Citizenship: Policies for Plurilingualism in Europe” on 13-15 November 2002 as a Turkish delegate
• 2003 FRANCE – Strasbourg. invited by the Language Policy Division, The Council of Europe, to plan the ELP seminar which will be held on 23-25 October 2003 in İstanbul-Turkey
• 2003 MACEDONIA -Ohrid-Üsküp, invited by the Balkan Society for Pedagogy and Education to attend a conference on “Intercultural Education” and also the meeting of the Administrative Committee of BASOPED on May 08-13, 2003. (re-elected as the Vice–Prisedent of the Society)
• 2003 RUSSIA toured Moscow and St. Petersbourg by the river boat on 4-13 August 2003
• 2003 BULGARIA – Sofia. invited by the Balkan Society for Pedagogy and Education to plan the international symposium which will be held in Sofia in 2004 and attend the meeting of the Administrative Committee of BASOPED on 17-19 September 2003.
• 2004 FRANCE- Strasbourg. invited by the Language Policy Division, The Council of Europe, to attend the Policy Forum: “Global Approaches to Plurilingual Education” on 28-29 June 2004 as a Turkish delegate.
• 2004 BULGARIA – Sofia. Presented a paper on the International symposium which was held in Sofia on 02-03 July 2004.
• 2004 NORWAY-DENMARK. toured Norwegian fjords, Oslo and Bergen by Orient Lines Cruise on 18-29 July 2004 and visited Copenhagen and Aarus in Denmark.
• 2004 SPAIN – Madrid, invited by the Language Policy Division, The Council of Europe, to attend a seminar on the Implementation of the ELP on 29 September-2 October 2004
• 2004 SERBIA and MONTENEGRO – Belgrade. invited by the Balkan Society for Pedagogy and Education to plan the international symposium which will be held in Belgrade in 2005 and attend the meeting of the Administrative Committee of BASOPED on 25 October 2004.
• 2004 Turkish republic of Northern Cyprus-Nicosia. 25-28 November, 2004, Guest speaker “European Language Portfolio-Implications in Turkey”, Turkish republic of Northern Cyprus, Ministry of Education and Culture, presented a paper and organized a workshop.
• 2004 Turkish republic of Northern Cyprus – Guest speaker “Common criteria for European languages and curriculum for teaching Turkish”, Famagusta, conference, Education Faculty, 12-14 May 2004
• 2005 KOSOVO- Pristina. 07-09 March, 2005, Guest speaker “Common criteria for European languages and the teaching of Turkish”, Pristina University, Education Faculty– Turkish Department, gave a conference.
• 2005 KUWAIT- 01-09 April 2005, Guest speaker and Ministry of Education English Curriculum Consultant “Developing the ELT Curriculum and the Evaluation of Fun with English books and teaching materials ”, Kuwait, Ministry of Education, presented a paper, organized a workshop, visited the schools in Kuwait, gave a seminar to the teachers.
• 2005 SERBIA and MONTENEGRO – Belgrade. Attended the scientific meeting of “Life-long learning in International Balkan Countries” and presented a paper as the national speaker on 01-03 July 2005.
• 2005 RUSSIA – Moscow, 29 September – 3 October 2005 – attended the Council of Europe Language Portfolio Application Seminar as the Turkish coordinator.
• 2005 ENGLAND – Colchester, 19 – 22 October 2005, Essex University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Language and Linguistics, jury membership in a Ph.D. Dissertation exam (external examiner)
• 2005 ROMANIA – Bucharest. 25-27 November 2005 in BASOPED Administrative Board meeting and planning of the international scientific meeting which will be held in 2006.
• 2006 SOUTH AFRICA, 6-15 January 2006 visited Cape Town, Johanesbourg, Sun City and went on a safari.
• 2006 USA, 14-20 March 2006 presented a paper on the title of “Progress on the Common European Framework, Daring to Lead” in the 40th TESOL meeting in Florida , Tampa. (with Ayşegül Daloglu and Luciana Lopriore)
• 2006 SYRIA, 21-23 April 2006 visited Aleppo and Damascus.
• 2006 ROMANIA – Bucharest. 28 June-2 July 2006 attended the scientific meeting “Values education in the international Balkan countries” and presented two papers.
• 2006 GEORGIA, 22-23 July 2006 visited Batumi.
• 2006 LITHUANIA – Vilnius, 27 September – 1 October 2006 – attended the Council of Europe, European Language Portfolio Implementation Seminar as the Turkish coordinator. (POLAND – visited Warsaw)
• 2006 ALBANIA – Gjirokaster. 20-22 October 2006 BASOPED Administrative Board meeting and planning of the international scientific meeting which will be held in 2007.
• 2007 FRANCE- Strasbourg. Invited by the Language Policy Division, The Council of Europe, to attend the Language Policy Forum on 06-08 February 2007 as a Turkish delegate.
• 2007 FINLAND- Turku and Helsinki – ERASMUS Visiting Lecturer in the University of Turku, lectured on “Curriculum Development in Language Teaching”, “Implementation of the ELP in Turkey” and “Education System in Turkey” on 14 – 22 April 2007
• 2007 AZARBAIJAN – Baku, International Conference on Teacher Education: Policies and Issues organzied by Hacettepe University, Faculty of Education and Azarbaijan, State Pedagogy University, held on 11-15 May 2007- Baku, paper presentation “ Teacher Education System in Turkey”
• 2007 GERMANY- Berlin-Jena – München, invited by Goethe Institut and German Ministry of Foreign Affairs to examine on Foreign Language Education and Language Testing System in Germany and also participated in the Symposium on “Das Festival: Der Macht Die Sprache” , held on 14-16 June 2007 in Berlin
• 2007 CHINA – toured Shanghai – Chong Qing – Xi’an – Beijing from 29 July to 12 August, 2007
• 2007 GREECE – Thessaloniki, presented a paper on the 9th International Conference on European Unification and Educational Challenges in the Balkans, organized by BASOPED on 09-11 November 2007
• 2008 , ALBANIA –Gjrokastre, BASOPED After ten years: Past and Future, 17-20 Nisan 2008
• 2008, AZERBAIJAN – Bakü , Cooperation between Hacettepe University and Bakü Pedagogy University, 17-20 Mayıs 2008
• 2009, MACEDONIA-Ohrid, “Inclusive Education in the Balkan Countries”, BASOPED Conference, 24-28 Haziran 2009
• 2009, MOROCC0 – Casablanca,Marrakesh –touristic journey- 25-30 November 2009
• 2010, BULGARIA – Sofia , UNESCO Conference, Quality Education for all through Improving Teacher Training. 20-24 April 2010
• 2010, BULGARIA – Varna, BASOPED Conference “ICT in Education in the Balkan Countries”16 – 20 June 2010
• 2010, ESTONIA – LITHUANIA – LATVIA- POLAND- SLOVAKIA AND AUSTRIA – touristic journey- 8-15 September 2010
• 2010, SERBIA – Belgrade, BASOPED Administrative Board meeting, 28-30 October 2010
• 2010, FRANCE – Cannes, Nice, Monaco and ITALY -Sen Remo, touristic journey- 15-23 November 2010
• 2011, INDIA- New Delhi, Japur, Agra, Varanisi and NEPAL – Kathmandou, touristic journey- 11-20 March 2011
• 2011, SERBIA – Belgrade, BASOPED Conference “Evaluation in Education in the Balkan Countries , 15-18 June 2011
• 2011, ROMANIA – Bucharest, BASOPED Administrative Board meeting, 02-05 Nov. 2011
Awards
• Service in Science Award – Hacettepe University, 2009
• Germany – Goethe Institut – 2007
• USA- International Visiting Programme-1986
• UK – British Council – 1984
Associations (Professional memberships)
• Turkish Education Association (TEA)– The Science Board (Elected-President- 1993-2003)
• TurcoBritish Association (TBA)
• The World Council for Curriculum and Instruction (WCCI )
• Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
• Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)
• International Council on Education for Teaching (ICET)
• Association for Teacher Education in Europe (ATEE)
• The Balkan Society for Pedagogy and Education (Elected President, since 2008)
• The Council of Europe, Language Policy Division (Turkish Delegate 1995-2007)
• Turkish Association of Curriculum and Instruction (Elected President since 2009)
• The American Association for Advancement of Curriculum Studies (AAACS) 2011
• The International Association for Advancement of Curriculum Studies (IAACS)2011
Publications
Books
1. 2011, Eğitimde Program Geliştirme: Kuramdan Uygulamaya (Curriculum Development in Education: from Theory to Practice).16th edition. Ankara: Pegem Academy
2. 2011, CEFR-based Language Testing. Ankara: Pegem Academy
3. 2010, Öğretme Sanatı: Öğretim İlke ve Yöntemleri (The Art of Teaching: Teaching Principles and Methods). 17th edition. Ankara: Pegem Academy
4. 2010, Öğretim Teknolojisi ve Materyal Tasarımı (Instructional Technology and Material Design) 4th edition. Editor and co-author, Ankara: Pegem Academy
5. 2010, Gelecek için Eğitim ( Education for the Future) Editor, Ankara: Pegem Academy
6. 2010, Eğitimde Yeni Yaklaşımlar (New Trends in Education) 4th edition. Editor, Ankara: Pegem Academy
7. 2010, Eğitim Sözlüğü (Dictionary of Education, Turkish – English / English -Turkish). 4th edition. Ankara: Pegem Academy
8. 2010, Yabancı Dil Öğretimi: Dil Pasaportu, Dil Biyoyografisi, Dil Dosyası (Foreign Language Teaching : Language Passport, Language Biography, Language Dossier). 5th edition. Pegem Academy
9. 2009, Eğitim Bilimine Giriş (Introduction to Educational Sciences) 3rd edition. Editor and co-author, Ankara: Pegem Academy
10. 2008, Research Methods in ELT: Lecture Notes. Ankara: Pegem Academy
11. 2007, ELT Methodology. 4th edition. Ankara: Pegem Publication
12. 2006, Eğitimde Çoklu Zeka: Kuram ve Uygulama (Multiple Intelligences in Education: from Theory to Practice). Ankara: Pegem Publication (with A. Başbay and E. Erdem)
13. 2006, Konu Alanı Ders Kitabı İncelemesi (Subject-matter Course Book Evaluation) 2nd edition Ankara: Pegem Publication (Co-author)
14. 2005, Öğretim Teknolojileri ve Materyal Geliştirme (Instructional Technologies and Materials Development). 6th edition. Ankara: PegemA Publication (with S. Seferoğlu and E. Yağcı)
15. 2005, Passport to English. 5th edition. Ankara: Pegem Publication, (Co author)
16. 2003, Basic English 1 – 2 3rd edition. Ankara: PegemA Publication (with Mirici)
17. 2003, English Tests for Social Sciences. 2nd edition. Ankara: Hacettepe-Taş Puplication (with Mirici)
18. 2003, Türkçe Öğretimi (Teaching Turkish). 5th edition. Ankara: Pegem Publication
19. 2002, Öğretmenlik Mesleğine Giriş (Introduction to Teaching Profession) 4th edition. Ankara: PegemA Publication (Co-author)
20. 2002, Öğrenen Merkezli Tıp Eğitimi (Learner-centred medical education: Instructor‘s manual). Ankara: Turkish Medical Association publications (with Özvarış)
21. 2000, Karşılaştırmalı Eğitim (Comparative Education). Ankara: Pegem Publication
22. 1999, İlköğretim Okullarında Yabancı Dil Öğretimi (Foreign Language Teaching in Primary Schools). Ankara: Ministry of National Education Publications
23. 1999, İlköğretim Okullarında Türkçe Öğretimi (Turkish Teaching in Primary Schools). Ankara: Ministry of National Education Publications
24. Öğretim İlke ve Yöntemleri (Principles and Methods of Teaching). Ankara: Ministry of National Education Publications (with Yağcı)
25. 1998, Developing Test Techniques for KPDS. Ankara: Hacettepe -Taş Pub. (with Mirici)
26. 1998, Developing Reading Skills for Proficiency at KPDS and TOEFL. Ankara: Hacettepe -Taş Pub. (with Mirici)
27. 1995, Genel Öğretim Yöntemleri (General Teaching Methods). Ankara: USEM Publications
28. 1988, Sing in English. Ankara: Usem Publications – 7
29. 1987, Eğitim Terimleri Sözlüğü (Dictionary of Educational Terms). Ankara: Şafak Printing House (with Ün)
30. 1987, Discovering Reading. Ankara: Usem Pub.- 2
31. 1985, Proficiency in English. Ankara: Tepe Pub.(Co-author)
32. 1985, Tests for Proficiency in English. Ankara: Usem Pub.(Co-author)
33. 1984, English for Hotels and Tourism. Ankara: Ardıç Publication. (with Yalçınkaya)
34. 1982, Tests and Testing. Ankara: TED Publications
35. 1981, English-Turkish Dictionary. Ankara: Şafak Printing House. (Co-author).
Articles
Articles issued in international indexed journals
1. “Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi öğrencilerinin probleme dayalı öğrenmeye yönelik tutumları ve görüşleri” (Hacettepe Universiy Medical School students’ views on and attitudes towards problem-based learning) Eğitim ve Bilim (Education and Science), Ankara: 2011, Vol:36, No: 162, pp: 16 – 30 (with Turan)
2. “Perceptions of Professionals, Academicians and Current and Graduate Students on designing an ESP Curriculum for Logistics Department”. Elsevier, Procedia, Social and Behavioral Sciences 15 (2011) 794-800 (with Ulucay)
3. “Öz-düzenleyici öğrenme becerilerinin akademik başarı ile ilişkisi: Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi örneği” (The relationship between self-regulated learning skills and achievement: A case from Hacettepe Universiy Medical School) Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi (H. U. Journal of Education), Ankara: 2010, Sayı, 38, ss: 279-291 (with Turan )
4. “Diller için Avrupa Ortak Başvuru Metni’nin Konuşma Becerisinin Gelişiminde Kullanılması ( The Use of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages on Developing the Speaking Skills) Eğitim ve Bilim (Education and Science), Ankara: 2010, 35, Sayı, 156, ss. 190 – 204. (with İşisağ )
5. “Metacognitive awareness and self-regulated skills of medical students in different medical curricula”. Medical Teacher. An international journal of educationin the health sciences. 31:10, e477-e483 (with Turan and Sayek)
6. “Probleme dayalı öğrenmeye ilişkin tutum ölçeği geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışması. (The reliability and validity of the attitude scale towards problem based learning.) Eğitim ve Bilim (Education and Science), Ankara: 2009, 34, Sayı, 152, ss. 15-28. (with Turan)
7. “Contribution to the Student Achievement of Using Different Teaching Methods in the Fourth Science and Technology Course in Primary Education” World Applied Sciences Journal.4 (1):000.000/2008, © IDOSI Publication, 2008, 37- 43 (with Arslan )
8. “Çoklu Zeka Kuramı ile Disiplinlerarası Yaklaşımı Temel Alan Uygulamalara İlişkin Öğretmen-Öğrenci Görüşleri” (Opinions of teachers and students on the implementation of multiple intelligence and interdiciplinary approach) Eğitim ve Bilim. Ankara: 2008, 33, Sayı 147, ss. 14-25 ( with Tuncel, Demirhan and Demir)
9. “Teacher Self-Efficacy Belief Scale” Social Behavior and Personality: An International Journal. Vol. 35(5), 2007, 349-358 (with Erdem)
10. “Education and Changing Social Realities in Turkey” Comparative and International Education Society Conf. Pittsburgh, USA. March 14-17, 1991 (ERIC, Clearinghouse, Doc ID: ED341624)
Chapters in international books
1. “Education in Turkey: Modern and Contemporary” Globalization, Modernization and Education in Muslim Countries. In Education: Emerging Goals in the New Millennium (Editor, Rukhsana Zia) New York, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 2006 pp: 273-287
2. “Teacher Education in the Turkish Educational System” Teacher Education in the Balkan Countries. Balkan Society for Pedagogy and Education, Kyriakidis Brothers s.a. Publishing House, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2001 pp. 131-136. (with Erdoğan)
3. “Educational System in Turkey” Educational Systems of Balkan Countries: issues and trends“ Balkan Society for Pedagogy and Education, Kyriakidis Brothers s.a. Publishing House, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2000 pp. 189-210. (with Erdoğan)
Papers issued in international proceeding books
1. “Improving Teacher Training through Teacher Competencies in Turkey”. Quality Education for all through Improving Teacher Training. UNESCO, Sofia, Bulgaria, 2010, pp. 105-111
2. “A study on educable mentally retarded children in Turkey” 12th International Conference on Inclusive Education in the Balkan Countries:Policy and Practice, Balkan Society for Pedagogy and Education, Kyriakidis Brothers s.a. Publishing House, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2009, pp.401- 408 (with M.Demirel, Can, and Özdiyar)
3. “Self-regulated learning in gifted students: a Turkish case” 12th International Conference on Inclusive Education in the Balkan Countries:Policy and Practice, Balkan Society for Pedagogy and Education, Kyriakidis Brothers s.a. Publishing House, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2009, pp.475- 482 (with M. Demirel, Can, and Özdiyar)
4. “Becoming a Lifelong Learner in the Information Society : An Overview” International Conference on “Further Education in the Balkan Countries”. Balkan Society for Pedagogy and Education, Eğitim Akademi Publishing House, Konya, Turkey, 2008, Volume I, pp. 461-468. (with M. Demirel)
5. “The Opinions of Teachers and Prospective Teachers to Improve the Quality in Education” International Conference on “Further Education in the Balkan Countries”, Balkan Society for Pedagogy and Education, Eğitim Akademi Publishing House, Konya, Turkey, 2008, Volume II, pp. 1471- 1478. (with Erdem )
6. “BASOPED After ten years: Past and future from the Turkish point of view” International Conference on “The Balkan Society for Pedagogy and Education (1997-2007) Past and Future”, Balkan Society for Pedagogy and Education, Kyriakidis Brothers s.a. Publishing House, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2008 pp. 45- 50.
7. “Changing Roles of Faculties of Education in Turkey and in Europe” ” International Conference on “European Unification and educational challenges in the Balkans”, Balkan Society for Pedagogy and Education, Kyriakidis Brothers s.a. Publishing House, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2008, pp: 73-82 – National Speakers (with M. Aksu)
8. “European Unification Impact on Primary Curricula in Turkey” International Conference on “European Unification and educational challenges in the Balkans”, Balkan Society for Pedagogy and Education, Kyriakidis Brothers s.a. Publishing House, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2008 pp. 187-193. (with M. Demirel)
9. “The Role of Values Education in High School History Curriculum Relavant to Educational Standards in European Union ” International Conference on “Education and Values in the Balkans: Balkan Society for Pedagogy and Education, Kyriakidis Brothers s.a. Publishing House, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2007 pp. 371-378. ( with Erdem and Köksal)
10. “Türkiye’nin Öğretmen Yetiştirme Düzeni.” (Teacher education system in Turkey) Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi ve Azerbaycan Devlet Pedagoji Üniversitesi, Uluslararası Öğretmen Yetiştirme Politikaları ve Sorunları Konferansı, 12-14 Haziran 2007, Bakü, Azarbeycan, pp. 44-48
11. “Türkiye’de Öğretmen Yeterlikleri” (Teacher competences in Turkey) Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi ve Azerbaycan Devlet Pedagoji Üniversitesi, Uluslararası Öğretmen Yetiştirme Politikaları ve Sorunları Konferansı, 12-14 Haziran 2007, Bakü, Azarbeycan, pp.365-369 (with Erdem)
12. “Adult Education in Turkey” International Conference on “Life-Long Learning in the Balkans”. Balkan Society for Pedagogy and Education, Kyriakidis Brothers s.a. Publishing House, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2006 pp. 155-167. (with Celep)
13. “A Proposed Curriculum Design on Civics Education for the Balkan Countries through Distance Learning” International Conference on “Life-Long Learning in the Balkans”. Balkan Society for Pedagogy and Education, Kyriakidis Brothers s.a. Publishing House, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2006 pp. 733-744. (with Yurdakul)
14. “Analyzing the Endeavors for Quality in the Turkish Educational System” International Conference on “Quality in Education in the Balkans”. Balkan Society for Pedagogy and Education, Kyriakidis Brothers s.a. Publishing House, Thessaloniki, Greece, 2005 pp. 91-100. (with Erdoğan)
15. “Integrated Skills in ESP Writing” The Fifth EFL Skills Conference Proceedings. The American University in Cairo, Egypt. 1998. pp 73-76. (with Mirici)
16. “Developing integrated skills through Multiple Intelligences in EFL Classrooms” The Fifth EFL Skills Conference. The American University in Cairo, Egypt , Dec. 8-10,1998. pp 48-55.
17. “A New Approach to Curriculum Development in Teacher Education in Turkey” Teacher Training For The Twenty First Century. Dokuz Eylül University, Buca Faculty of Education İzmir, Turkey. 1995 (with Sands) pp. 171-176
18. “A Curriculum Model for Teacher Education in Europe”. Amsterdam: New Prospects for Teacher Education in Europe II. The 16th Annual Conference Proceedings. Association for Teacher Education in Europe. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. pp 31 – 40, 1992
19. “A Model Approach To Training ELT Teachers” Ankara: Tradition and Innovation. ELT and Teacher Training in the 1990s. Vol.2 35- 46, 1992
Articles issued in national referred journals
1. “Yapılandırmacı öğrenme yaklaşımının öğrenenlerin üstbiliş farkındalıklarına katkısı” (Contributions of constructivist learning approach to learners’ metacognitive awareness) Ankara: Uluslararası Eğitim Programları ve Öğretim Çalışmaları Dergisi (International Journal of Curriculum and Instructional Studies) 2011, Vol: 1, No: 1, pp: 71-85 (with Yurdakul)
2. “Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Eğitim Programı Geliştirme Modeli” (A curriculum development model for Hacettepe University, School of Medicine) Ankara: Hacettepe Medical Journal – Hacettepe Tıp Dergisi, 2010, 41, Sayı: 4, ss.203-218 (With Odabaşı, Elçin and Durmaz)
3. “İlköğretim 5. Sınıf Sosyal Bilgiler Dersi Programının Değerlendirilmesi” (Evaluation of the 5th Grade Primary Social Studies Curriculum) Ankara: Milli Eğitim Dergisi, 2007, 36, Sayı 175, ss. 198-209 (A.Arslan ile)
4. “Basamaklı Öğretim Programının Süreç ve Ürün Açısından Değerlendirilmesi” (Process and Product Evaluation of Layered Curriculum) Ankara: Milli Eğitim Dergisi. (Journal of National Education) 2006, 35, No.172, pp.71-90 (Co-author)
5. “Dil Öğretiminde yeni bir anlayış: Avrupa dil gelişim dosyası uygulaması” (A new approach in language teaching: The implementation of European Language Portfolio) Lefkoşa: CJES, Cypriot Journal of Educational Sciences, 2006, Vol:2, Sayı:2, ss.110-118 (With Güneyli)
6. “Avrupa Konseyi Dil Projesi ve Türkiye Uygulaması” (The Council of Europe language project and its implimentation in Turkey). Ankara: Journal of National Education, 2005, 33, Vol: 167, pp.71-82
7. “Tıp Eğitiminde Etkileşimli Yöntem ve Teknikler” (Interactive methods and techniques in medical education) Ankara: Hacettepe University, Journal of Turkish Neurosurgery Institution. 8 July, 2005, pp: 65-71
8. “Proje Tabanlı Öğrenmenin Öğrenci Başarısına Etkisi” (The effect of project-based learning on student achievement). Bolu: Abant İzzet Baysal University, Journal of Education Faculty. 2005, pp:48-61 (with Demirhan)
9. “A Research on Developing Teacher Trainees’ Adequacy in Planning of Learner-Centered Instruction” Ankara: Journal of Education Faculty, Hacettepe University. (26) 118-195, 2004 (with Ünver)
10. “Avrupa Birliği ile Bütünleşme Bağlamında Türkiye’de Yabancı Dil Öğretimi” (Foreign language education in Turkey within the integration process with the European Union) Dil, Kültür ve Çağdaşlaşma (Language, Culture and Contemporaneity). Ankara: Hacettepe University, the Institute of Revolution History and Atatürk Principles, 2003, pp. 239-249
11. “Avrupa Birliğinin Dil Politikası ve Türkiye” (Language policy of European Union and Turkey) Ankara: Littera, 2003, Vol. 12, pp: 249-258
12. “Yabancı Dil Eğitiminde Öğrenen Özerkliği” (Learner autonomy in foreign language education) Ankara: Journal of National Education. 2002, 155-156 pp.76-88 (with Mirici)
13. “Öğretimde İçerik ve Düzenlenmesi” (Content and content design in teaching) Öğretimde Planlama ve Değerlendirme (Planning and Evaluation in Teaching). Eskişehir, Anatolian University publications, 2001, (pp:45-58)
14. “Öğretimde Yeni Yaklaşımlar ” (New trends in teaching) Öğretimde Planlama ve Değerlendirme (Planning and Evaluation in Teaching). Eskişehir, Anatolian University publications, 2001, (pp: 123-142)
15. “21. Yüzyıla Girerken Türkiye’de Öğretmen Nitelikleri” Cumhuriyet’in Yetmişbeşinci Yılında Öğretmen Yetiştirme”. (Teacher qualifications in Turkey in the 21st Century. Teacher Education in the 75th Anniversary of the Republic of Turkey.) Ankara: Ministry of National Education Publications 1999, pp: 147 – 159
16. “Eğitimde Program Geliştirme” Cumhuriyet Döneminde Eğitim II. “ (Curriculum development in education” Education in Republican Period. II) Ankara: Ministry of National Education, Board of Education Publications. 1999, pp: 53-62
17. “Çoklu Zeka Kuramı ve Düşünme Becerileri ile İlköğretim 4. Sınıf Türkçe Dersinde Tümleşik Dil Becerilerinin Geliştirilmesi” (Developing integrated language skills through thinking skills and Multiple Intelligences at primary Turkish courses) The Journal of Language. No. 80, 19-31 June,1999 (with Şahinel)
18. “İlköğretim Okullarında Çoklu Zeka Kuramının Uygulanması” (The implementation of the theory of Multiple Intelligences at primary schools) Selçuk University, Faculty of Education Publications. Vol. 1, pp 531-546. Konya, 1998 (Co-author)
19. ” Eğitimde Yeni Arayışlar” (New prospects for education) The Journal of New Turkey. Special Edition on Education. Ankara,VII., 47 – 52, 1996
20. “Birleştirilmiş Sınıflarda Türkçe Öğretimi” (Teaching Turkish in multigrade classes) Journal of Mother Tongue, No:2, August 1996. pp: 5-12 (with M. Demirel) . Ankara,VII., 47 – 52, 1996
21. “The Effects of cooperative learning and Token economy strategy on student achievement” Journal of Education and Science. Ankara: TED Publications. XX, 6-14, April -.1996 (with Oktar)
22. “A Model for developing teacher education curricula In Turkey ” Ankara: Journal of Education Faculty, Hacettepe University. (11) 91-97, 1995
23. ” A new approach to curriculum development in teacher education in Turkey” Teacher Training For The Twenty First Century. Dokuz Eylül University, Buca Faculty of Education İzmir, Turkey. 1995 (with Sands) pp. 171-176
24. “İlköğretim Okullarında Türkçe Öğretimi ve Sorunları” (Issues in teaching Turkish in primary schools) Ankara: Journal of Educational Faculty, Hacettepe University, 1 (8): 31-40, 1992
25. “A model approach to training ELT teachers” Ankara: Tradition and Innovation. ELT and Teacher Training in the 1990s. Volume 2. The British Council. Ankara, Turkey. 1992. pp.35-46.
26. “Türkiye’de Program Geliştirme Uygulamaları” ( Curriculum development practices in Turkey) Ankara: Journal of Educational Faculty, Hacettepe University 1 (7): 27-43, 1992
27. “Türkiye’de Yabancı Dil Öğretmeni yetiştirmede Karşılaşılan Güçlükler” (Difficulties in training foreign language teachers in Turkey.) Ankara: Journal of Educational Faculty, Hacettepe University, 1 (6): 25-39, 1991
28. ” Yabancı Dil Öğretmenlerinin Yeterlikleri”. (Competencies of foreign language teachers) Ankara: Journal of Educational Faculty, Hacettepe University.1 ( 5. ve 6.) 1989 – 1990.
29. “Özel Okullarda Yabancı Dil Öğretimi ve Sorunları” (Foreign language Teaching and its difficulties in private schools) Ankara: Education and Science. 12,65:28-29, July 1987
30. “Türkiye’deki Kıbrıslı Yükseköğrenim Gençliğinin Sorunları ” (The problems of Turkish Cypriot university students in Turkey) Ankara: Education and Science. 11,62:16-30, October 1986
31. “Anatolian High Schools and their contributions to the Turkish Educational System” Ankara: Journal of Educational Faculty, Hacettepe University. 1 (1): 27- 34, 1986
32. “Teaching reading skills” English Language Teaching Centre. Ardıç Publications, Vol. 2, Number 2, Feb. 1986
33. “Teaching listening comprehension skills” English Language Teaching Centre. Ardıç Publications, Vol. 1, Number 2, Feb. 1985
34. “Orta Eğitimde Yabancı Dil Öğretim Programlarının Değerlendirilmesi” -Tez Özeti. (Evaluation of foreign language education curricula at secondary education – Research summary) The World of Teacher. 5 (54) 11-13, 1984.
35. “Yabancı Dil Öğretiminde Ölçme ve Değerlendirme” (Measurement and evaluation in foreign language education) Yabancı Dil Öğretimi ve Sorunları (Foreign Language Education and problems): Ankara: TED publications, 1983 .(159-190)
36. “Yabancı Dil Öğretiminde Çağdaş İlke ve Yöntemler” (Contemporary principles and methods in foreign language Teaching) Journal of National Education. No: 60, 1983
37. “Lise Öğrencilerinin İngilizce Başarıları” (Language achievement of Lycee students in English course ) Contemporary Education: 8,44-75 28-30 January, February 1983
38. “Türkiye’de Yabancı Dil Öğretimi” (Foreign language education in Turkey). Contemporary Education: 5.44: 12-15 April 1980
39. “Üniversitelerde Yabancı Dil Öğretimi” (Foreign language education in universities) Education and Science. 4,21: 17- 21 September 1979
40. “Yabancı Dil Öğretiminde Bireysel Öğretim” (Individualized instruction in foreign language education) Journal of General Linguistics. 1, 3-4: 96-101. February 1979
41. “Yabancı Dil Öğretimi ve Tam Öğrenme” (Mastery learning and foreign language education) Education and Science. 3, 14: 46 -50 July 1978
42. “II. Dünya Eğitim Konferansının Ardından” (Beyond the second international conference organized by the World Council of Curriculum and Instruction) Education and Science. 2, (11): 30-34: January 1978
Papers issued in national proceeding books
1. “Değerlendirme sürecinin örtük program açısından incelenmesi” (A study on the evaluation process in terms of hidden curriculum) 1. Ulusal Eğitim Programları ve Öğretim Kongresi, Ayvalık, Balıkesir Üniversitesi, Necatibey Eğitim Fakültesi, 13-15 Mayıs 2010, ss.336-341, (İ.Tuncel ile)
2. “Hacettepe Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi öğrencilerinin probleme dayalı öğrenmeye yönelik görüşleri” (Opinions of students at Hacettepe university, school of medicine on problem-based learning) 1. Ulusal Eğitim Programları ve Öğretim Kongresi, Ayvalık, Balıkesir Üniversitesi, Necatibey Eğitim Fakültesi, 13-15 Mayıs 2010, 578-582, (S.Turan ile)
3. “Hazırlık İngilizce Programını Geliştirmede Avrupa Dil Ölçütlerinin Yeri” (The role of CEFR criteria in developing university prep school English curricula) of I. Ulusal Hazırlık Sınıfları Sempozyumu, Çankaya Üniversitesi, Ankara, 2009, ss.1-8
4. “Türkiye’de ‘Eğitim ve Değişim Sürecinde Program Geliştirme Çalışmalarının Yeri”’ (Education in Turkey and the role of curriculum studies in changing process) Ölümünün 80. Yıldönümünde Mustafa Necati ve Cumhuriyet Eğitim Devrimi Sempozyumu, İzmir, 2-3 Ocak 2009, ss. 52-59
5. “Çoklu Zeka Kuramına İlişkin Öğretmen Görüşleri” (Teachers’ views on the theory of Multiple Intelligences) XIV. Ulusal Eğitim Bilimleri Kongresi, Pamukkale Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi, 28-30 Eylül 2005, Denizli, Kongre Kitabı Cilt 1: ss. 984-988 (E. Erdem ile)
6. “Okuduğunu anlama becerilerine ilişkin standartlara ulaşmada etkin öğrenmenin erişiye ve tutuma etkisi” (The effect of active learning on attainment and attitude in reaching standarts related to the reading comprehension skills). XIV. National Congress on Educational Sciences. , Pamukkale University Education Faculty, 28-30 September, 2005, Denizli, Congress Book, Vol: 2: 17-19 (Co-author)
7. “Kuantum Öğrenmenin Öğrenme-Öğretme Sürecine Etkisi” (The effect of quantum learning on teaching-learning process) XIII.Ulusal Eğitim Bilimleri Kurultayı. İnönü Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi, Malatya, 6-9 Temmuz 2004 (Ortak bildiri)
8. “Eğitim Sistemimizde Yabancı Dil Eğitiminin Gelecek için Hedefleri Neler Olmalıdır?” (Long term objectives for foreign language teaching in educational system of Turkey) Türkiye’nin Geleceği İçin Eğitim Sistemimizin Planlanması Sempozyumu. Ankara, 21-22 Haziran 2002 (ss: 114-123)
9. “Sağlık Eğitiminde Davranış Değiştirme Boyutu” (Changing cognitive behaviours at health education) Ulusal İş Sağlığı ve İş Yeri Hekimliği Toplantısı, Bursa, 27-29 Nisan 2001, ss 122-126
10. “Etkin Öğrenme Yaklaşımının Öğrenci Başarısına Etkisi” (The effect of active learning on student achievement) The VIII. National Congress on Educational Sciences. Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Education Pub. Vol.1, pp:1-13, Trabzon , 2000 (co-author)
11. “21. Yüzyıla Girerken Türkiye’de Öğretmen Nitelikleri” (Teacher competences towards the 21 century in Turkey) MEB Cumhuriyet’in Yetmişbeşinci Yılında Öğretmen Yetiştirme” Ankara: 1999, ss.53-62
12. “Açık İlköğretim Okulunun Medya ve Materyal Gereksinimi” (Media and material needs of Open Primary Schools) Land Forces, Commandership of Education and Doctrine. The First Distance Learning Symposium. Ankara: Nov. 15-16,1999, pp: 63 – 68 (with Kaya )
13. “Türk Eğitim Sisteminde Öğretim Programlarının Geliştirilmesinde Bilimsel Yaklaşım ve 2000’li Yıllar İçin Öneriler” (The Scientific approach in developing the school curricula in Turkish Educational System and proposals for 2000 years) Projections in Education V. National Symposium on Education. Nov. 25-27, 1999. pp: 328 – 335
14. “İlköğretimde Çoklu Zeka Kuramının Uygulanması” (The implementation of multiple intelligences at primary education) VII. Ulusal Eğitim Bilimleri Kongresi. Selcuk Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi Yayınları, Konya 1998, Cilt 1, ss.531-546, (Ortak yazarlı)
15. “Türkiye’de Ortaöğretimin Yeniden Yapılanması” Nasıl Bir Eğitim Sistemi. Bilsa, (Reorganization of secondary education in Turkey) İzmir: National Education Symposium Proceedings, April 10 -12, 1997. pp. 225-233
16. “Muhasebe Eğitiminde Program Geliştirmenin Temel İlkeleri” (Basic principles in developing the accounting course curriculum) The XIV. National Symposium on Accounting Education; New Dimensions on Accounting Education. Kemer/Antalya 31.October – 4. November 1995, pp.141-151
17. ” Eğitim Bilimleri Bölümü Doktora Programlarına İlişkin Görüşler” ( Opinions on post-graduate curricula offered by the department of educational sciences) The First National Congress on Educational Sciences: Theory-Practice-Reseach, Çukurova University, Faculty of Education, 28-30 April 1994. Vol. 1, pp: 120 -129.
18. “Eğitimde Nitelik Geliştirmede İşbirliğine Dayalı Öğrenme ile Tam Öğrenmenin Yeri ve Önemi” ( The role and importance of cooperative and mastery learning in promoting the quality in education) Eğitimde Nitelik Geliştirme. Eğitimde Arayışlar 1. Sempozyumu. İstanbul, 13-14 Nisan, 1991. Ss: 139 – 142
19. “Yabancı Dil Öğretiminde Öğretmenin Yeri” (The role of teachers in foreign language teaching) III. Dilbilimi Sempozyumu . Adana, Çukurova Üniversitesi 21-22 Haziran 1989 ss. 27-30
20. “Yabancı Diller Eğitiminde Öğretme Yöntemleri ve Teknikleri”. (Teachinhg methods and techniques in foreign language teaching) Askeri Yatılı Okul Koşullarında Lisans Düzeyinde Eğitim Sempozyumu. Bildiri Metinleri İstanbul: Deniz Harp Okulu, 3-5 Mayıs 1983 ss: 78 -91
Papers presented in national and international symposiums
1. “Öğrenme Sanatı” (The art of learning ) Ankara Üniversitesi, Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi, (School of health sciences) Ankara- 15 Aralık 2010 (Invited speaker)
2. “Atatürk ve Eğitim” (Atatürk and education) Ufuk Üniversitesi, Eğitim Fakültesi, Ankara- 24 Kasım 2010 (Invited speaker)
3. “Testing English for Europass Language Passport” The first İstanbul Aydın University International ELT Conference: The Past, Present and Future of TEFL, İstanbul – 6 – 7 November 2010 (Keynote speaker)
4. “Multilingualism / Çokdillilik” Fransız Kültür Derneği, Ankara, 22 Ekim 2010 (Invited speaker)
5. “Eğitimde yapılandırmacılık” (Constructivism in education) Maltepe military high school, İzmir, 22 Haziran 2010 (Invited speaker)
6. “Avrupa Birliği ve Türkiye’deki Öğretmen Yeterliklerin Karşılaştırmalı İncelenmesi” (Comparative study on teacher competences between Turkey and EU countries) Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi ve Azerbaycan Devlet Pedagoji Üniversitesi, Uluslararası Öğretmen Yetiştirme Politikaları ve Sorunları Sempozyumu II. 16-18 2010, Ankara, (with E.Gürlen )
7. “Türkçe ve İngilizce Öğretmenlerinin özel alan yeterliklerini uygulama düzeylerinin karşılaştırmalı incelenmesi” (Comparative study on subject-matter competences of English and Turkish teachers) 1. Ulusal Eğitim Programları ve Öğretim Kongresi, Ayvalık, Balıkesir Üniversitesi, Necatibey Eğitim Fakültesi, 13-15 Mayıs 2010 (with Gürlen)
8. “5E modeli ve yeni taksonomiye göre yapılan öğretimin erişiye etkisi” (The effect of 5E model and new taxonomy based teaching on achievement) 1. Ulusal Eğitim Programları ve Öğretim Kongresi, Ayvalık, Balıkesir Üniversitesi, Necatibey Eğitim Fakültesi, 13-15 Mayıs 2010 (with Can)
9. “AB’de ve Türkiye’de Yabancı Dil Eğitimi” ( Foreign language teaching in Turkey and EU countries ) Eğitimde Yeni Yaklaşımlar Kongresi, Deniz Eğitim ve Öğretim Komutanlığı-Deniz Harp Okulu, Tuzla – İstanbul 14 Mart 2010 (Invited speaker)
10. “Öz düzenleyici öğrenme becerilerinin akademik başarı ile ilişkisi” (The relations between self-regulated learning skills and academic success) 18. Ulusal Eğitim Bilimler Kurultayı, 1-3 Ekim 2009, İzmir (with Turan)
11. “CEFR Based Language Testing” International Conference on ELT “organised by AREL University, 29 May 2009, İstanbul, Turkey (Keynote speaker) 12. “Avrupa Dil Günü ve Avrupa Dil Ödülü” (European day of languages and European language label award) Başbakanlık Ulusal Ajans, Ankara: 26 Eylül 2008
13. “Yapılandırmacı Eğitim: Kuram ve Uygulama” (Constructivist education: theory and practice) Hava Harp Okulu, İstanbul: 15 Eylül 2008 14. “The reliability and validity of the attitude scale towards problem-based learning” AMEE 2008 (An International Association for Medical Education), Prague, Chech Republic, 30 August to 3 September, 2008 (with Turan )
15. “Language Learning for Learning Professionals: Case Study from Turkey” Quality in Training, The International Thematic Conference, National Agency, İstanbul- Turkey; June 27, 2008
16. “Yabancı Dil Öğretmenlerinin Eğitiminde Bilişim Teknolojilerinin Yeri” ( The place of ICT in training foreign language teachers) Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi ve Azerbaycan Devlet Pedagoji Üniversitesi, Eğitimde Küreselleşme ve Bilişim Teknolojileri 1. Uluslararası Konferans, 17-19 Mayıs 2008, Bakü, Azarbeycan
17. “Avrupa ile Bütünleşme Bağlamında Yabancı Dil Öğretimindeki Gelişmelerin Türk Yükseköğretim Sistemine Yansıması“ (Foreign language teaching implementations at universities in integration process with European Union) Muğla Üniversitesi, Sıtkı Koçman Yabancı Diller Yüksekokulu, “Yabancı Dil Bölümleri ve Yüksekokullarının Yabancı Dil Öğretimindeki Sorunları”, Muğla, 7-9 Mayıs 2008 (Invited speaker)
18. “Türkiye’de Yabancı Dil Öğretimi“ (Foreign language teaching in Turkey) Trakya Üniversitesi, Eğitim Fakültesi, Edirne, 02 Mayıs 2008 (Invited speaker)
19. “Yapılandırmacı Eğitim“Constructivist education) (Har p Akademileri Komutanlığı, Eğitim ve Öğretimde Çağdaş Yaklaşımlar Sempozyumu, İstanbul: 03-04 Nisan 2008 (Invited speaker)
20. “AB ve Türkiye’de Yabancı Dil Öğretiminde Gelişmeler“ (New developments in foreign language teaching in Turkey and EU countries) Muğla Üniversitesi, Yabancı Diller Eğitimi Bölümü, İstanbul: 22 Mart 2008 (Invited speaker)
21. “21. Yüzyılda Türkiye’de Yabancı Dil Öğretimi“ (Foreign Language Education in Turkey in 21st Century) Gazi Üniversitesi, Eğitim Fakültesi, Türkiye’de Yabancı Dil Eğitimi Ulusal Kongresi, Ankara: 23 Kasım 2007 (Invited speaker)
22. “Curriculum Development in Education”, Kadir Has University, İstanbul: 22 November 2007 (invited speaker)
23. “Perception of Medical Students on Self-Regulated Learning Skills: Experience in Problem-Based Learning and Conventional Curriculum” EARLI 2007 (European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction), Budapest, Hungary, August 29 – September 1, 2007, ( with Turan and Sayek)
24. “ From CEFR to ELP- based Testing in Turkey” The Future of ELT: A Quest for Common Standards and Approaches” The 10th International ELT Conference, Bilkent Universirty, Ankara – Turkey; June 27-29, 2007 ( Plenary Speaker )
25. “Türkiye’nin Öğretmen Yetiştirme Düzeni.” (Teacher Education System in Turkey) Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi ve Azerbaycan Devlet Pedagoji Üniversitesi, Uluslararası Öğretmen Yetiştirme Politikaları ve Sorunları Konferansı, (International Conference on Teacher Education: Policies and Issues) Organzied by Hacettepe University and Bakü State University) 12-14 June 2007, Bakü, Azabeycan,
26. “Türkiye’de Öğretmen Yeterlikleri” (Teacher Competencies in Turkey) Hacettepe Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi ve Azerbaycan Devlet Pedagoji Üniversitesi, Uluslararası Öğretmen Yetiştirme Politikaları ve Sorunları Konferansı, (International Conference on Teacher Education: Policies and Issues) Organzied by Hacettepe University and Bakü State University) 12-14 Haziran 2007, Bakü, Azabeycan, (with Erdem)
27. “Avrupa Konseyinin Dil Politikası ve Türkçe” (Language Policy in Europe and the role of Turkish) Dünyada Türkçe Öğretimi 7: (Turkish Instruction in the World) Yurt dışındaki Türkçe Öğretmenlerine Destek Semineri. Ankara Üniversitesi TÖMER, 3- 4 May 2007, Ankara (Invited Speaker)
28. “DynEd and ELP Embedded ELT SANKO Model” Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) Conference organized by the Private SANKO Schools, Department of Foreign Languages. Gaziantep: 28 April 2007 (Keynote speaker)
29. “ The Implementation of Content and Language Integrated Learning” The International Thematic Conference, İstanbul- Turkey; March 1-2, 2007
30. “AB ile bütünleşme sürecinde Türkiye’de eğitim ve öğretmen yeterlikleri.” ( Education System and Teacher Competencies in Turkey in the process of harmonization and integration with European Union) Selçuk Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi, (Faculty of Education , Selçuk University) 24 Nov. 2006, Konya
31. “Türkiye’de Yabancı Dil Öğretimi“( Foreign Language Education in Turkey) MoNE –TOBB Economics ve Technology University, Ankara: 11-12 Oct. 2006 (Invited Speaker)
32. “Eğitimde Program Geliştirme Çalıştayı” (Workshop for curriculum development in education) Ministry of National Education, Board of Education, 26 – 27 June, 2006 (coordinator of the workshop)
33. “Köy Enstitüleri Eğitim Çalıştayı” (Workshop for Village Institutes Education) Isparta Süleyman Demirel University Rectorate, 15 – 17 April, 2006
34. “İlköğretim Fen ve Matematik Programlarının Bütünleştirme Çalışmasına İlişkin İhtiyaç Analizi” (Needs analysis for the integration studies of primary education science and maths curricula) XV. National Congress on Educational Sciences, Muğla University, Education Faculty, 13- 15 September, 2006, Muğla , (with Önal and Kıray)
35. “Progress on the Common European Framework, Daring to Lead”: The 40th Annual TESOL Convention and Exhibit, p. 108. Tampa, Florida – USA; March 15-19, 2006, (with Daloglu, and Lopriore, Luciana)
36. “The European Perspectives Assessment of Values in Turkish Basic Education Curricula” International Conference on “Education and Values in the Balkans: June 30 –July 1, 2006, Bucharest, Romania, (with Demirhan)
37. “Eğitim Programları ve Öğretim Alanında Yapılan Tez Çalışmaları” (Dissertations on Curriculum and Instruction) Marmara Universit, Institute of Educational Sciences, II. Master’s Degree Education Symposium, 26-28 September 2005, Istanbul (with Ayvaz and Köksal)
38. “Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and Language Teaching in Turkey” International Symposium on Language, Literature and Stylistics” Marmara University, Faculty of Education, 24-25 June 2005, İstanbul –Turkey (Plenary Speaker)
39. “Avrupa Dilleri Ortak Ölçütleri ve Türkçe Öğretim Programları” (Common European Framework and Teaching Turkish) Conference, Famagusta, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, East Mediterannean University, Education Faculty, 12-14 May, 2005 (Guest speaker)
40. “Implications of the European Language Portfolio in Turkey” 1st English Language Teaching Seminar “ELP: Integrated Teachers and Integrated Students” The Navy Force, Naval High School, Heybeliada/Istanbul, 19 March, 2005 (Guest speaker)
41. “Avrupa Dilleri için Ortak Ölçütler ve Türkçe Öğretimi” (Common European Framework and Teaching Turkish) Pristina, Pristina University, Education Faculty Pristina – Kosovo, 7- 9 March, 2005 (Guest speaker)
42. “Kuantum Öğrenmenin Öğretme-Öğrenme Sürecine Etkisi”(The Effect of Quantum Learning on Teaching-Learning Process) XIII. National Congress on Educational Sciences, İnönü University, Faculty of Education, Malatya, 6-9 July 2004 (co-author)
43. “Analyzing the Endeavours for Quality in the Turkish Educational System” International Conference on “The Quality in Education in the Balkan Countries. Sofia: 2-3 July, 2004 (with Erdoğan)
44. “The European Language Portfolio Project in Turkey” 3rd Joint International ELT Conference. Trakya University-INGED-IATEFL-TESOL. Edirne: 11-13 June, 2004 (Plenary Speaker)
45. “Etkili Sunu Teknikleri” (Effective Presentation Techniques) Hacettepe University, Institute of Social Sciences. Ankara: 6 May 2004
46. “Yabancı Dil Öğretiminde Yeni Yönelimler ve Avrupa Dil Gelişim Dosyası Projesi” (New Trends in Foreign Language Education and the European Language Portfolio Project) Erciyes University, School of Foreign Languages . Kayseri:12 May 2004
47. “Eğitimde Yeni Yönelimler” (New Trends in Education) Heybeliada Naval High School. İstanbul:19 March 2004
48. “Uluslararası bakalorya felsefesi dikkate alınarak hazırlanmış çoklu zeka kuramı uygulamalarının; öğrencilerin erişi düzeylerine, öğrenilenlerin kalıcılığına, öğrenci – öğretmen görüşlerine ve değerlendirme sürecine etkisi” (The Effect of the IB Programme Based on Multiple Intelligences Practices on student Achievement, Retention and Evaluation Process) Conference on “Good Practices in Education” 2004. İstanbul: Sabancı University, 17 January 2004 (co-author)
49. “Basamaklı Öğretim Programının Süreç ve Ürün Açısından Değerlendirilmesi” (Evaluation of the Layered Curriculum within the framework of Process and Product) Conference on “Good Practices in Education” 2004. İstanbul: Sabancı University, 17 January 2004 (co-author)
50. “Yapılandırmacı Öğrenme Yaklaşımının Öğrencilerin Düşünme Becerilerine ve Derse Yönelik Tutum Düzeylerine Etkisi İle Yapılandırmacı Öğrenme Sürecine İlişkin Öğrencilerin Tepkileri” (The Effect of Constructivism on the Thinking Skills and Attitudes of Students) Conference on “Good Practices in Education” 2004. İstanbul: Sabancı University, 17 January 2004 (with Yurdakul)
51. “21. Yüzyıl Başında Dil Öğretiminde Yeni Yönelimler” (New Trends in Language Teaching at the Beginning of 21 Century) İstanbul University, Hasan Ali Yücel Faculty of Education, İstanbul:19 December 2003
52. “The European Language Portfolio in Turkey” International Symposium on the European Language Portfolio, İstanbul: The Ministry of National Education (Holiday Inn), 23-25 October 2003 (Plenary Speaker)
53. “Implications of the European Language Portfolio Project in Turkey” 1. International Symposium on Common European Framework and Foreign Language Education in Turkey. Bursa-Turkey: Uludağ University, Faculty of Education. Department of Foreign Language Education. 17-19 September 2003, (Keynote speaker)
54. “Beyin Temelli Öğrenmenin Yabancı Dil Öğretiminde Yeri” (The Role of Brain-based learning in foreign language education) The First Symposium on Teaching and Learning in 2000s (supported by the international speakers) İstanbul: Marmara University, Atatürk Faculty of Education, 29-31 May 2002,
55. “Portfolio-Oriented Foreign Language Education in Turkey”, Famagusta, North Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean University, First International Education Conference: Changing Times, Changing Needs, 8-10 May 2002, (Keynote speaker)
56. “Proje Tabanlı öğrenme modelinin öğrenme sürecine ve öğrenci tutumlarına etkisi” (The Effect of Project-based Learning on Learning Process and Attitudes) The X th National Congress on Educational Sciences, Faculty of Education, Abant İzzet Baysal University. Bolu, June 7-8, 2001 (Co-author)
57. “Program Geliştirmede Yeni Yönelimler” (New Trends in Curriculum Development) Faculty of Education, Marmara University, May 25, 2001
58. “Yapılandırmacı Yaklaşımının Öğrenme Ürünlerine Etkisi” (The Effect of Constructivism on Learning Outcomes) The IXth National Congress on Educational Sciences, Faculty of Education, Atatürk University. Erzurum, September 27-30, 2000
59. “Öğretme-Öğrenme Stratejileri” (Teaching and Learning Strategies) Kırıkkale University, Kırıkkale. June 2, 2000.
60. “Etkin Öğrenme Yaklaşımının Öğrenci Başarısına Etkisi” (The Effect of Active Learning on Student Success) The VIIIth National Congress on Educational Sciences,The Black Sea Technical University, Trabzon: Sept. 1-3, 1999 (Co-author)
61. “Öğretme Sanatı” (The Art of Teaching) Land Forces War Academy, Ankara: April 13, 1999
62. “A New ESP Reading Programme for Engineering and Architecture Faculties” ESP Challenges: 3rd Slovak International Conference. Trnava-Slovakia, June 16-18,1998 (with Mirici)
63. “Türkiye’de Orta Öğretimin Yeniden Düzenlenmesi”-(Reorganization of Secondary Education in Turkey) What Kind of Education System- Existing practices and proposals for the future. Dokuz Eylül Üniversity, Faculty of Education Educational Symposium ’97, İzmir, Turkey. April 10 – 12, 1997
64. “Curriculum Practices for Equity and Excellence in the Turkish Educational System” The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training. Human Resources Development: An Investment Conference, Kuwait, Nov. 30th – Dec. 4th, 1996
65. “New Prospects for Teacher Education in Turkey” The Third Educational Sciences Congress. Uludağ University, Bursa, Turkey. Sept. 5-7, 1996 (Keynote Speaker)
66. “Pros and cons on English-medium teaching at secondary high schools” Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Ministry of Education, “Reformation on Education System” Lefkoşa: Nov. 02-03, 1995 (invited speaker).
67. “Opinions on Doctoral Curricula offered by the Departments of Educational Sciences” Çukurova University, Faculty of Education. Adana, Turkey. April 28-30, 1994.
68. “Approaches To ELT Curriculum Design” The Second International Conference On ELT and Teacher Training in the 1990s. Middle East Technical University. Ankara, Turkey. Sept. 23-25, 1992.
69. “A Curriculum Model for Life-Long Language Learning” Inter- governmental Symposium on Transparency and Coherence in Language Learning in Europe: Objectives, Evaluation, Certification. Rüschlikon-Feusisberg, Switzerland, 10-16 Nov. 1991
70. “Communicative Approach” Autumn Swapshop, TED Ankara College, Ankara, Oct. 12, 1991.
71. “A Curriculum Design For Lifelong Language Learning” XVIIth FIPLV World Congress. Pecs, Hungary. August 10-14, 1991.
72. “Teaching English through Cooperative Learning” The Vth Linguistics National Congress. 9 Eylül University, İzmir. May 16-18, 1991.
73. “Role and Importance of Mastery and Cooperative Learning in Developing the Quality of Instruction.” The First National Symposium on Prospectives and Prospects in Education : Developing the Quality of Education. İstanbul: April 13-14, 1991.
74. “Education And Changing Social Realities in Turkey” Comparative And International Education Society Conference. Pittsburgh, USA. March 14-17, 1991.
75. “Anatolian High Schools in Turkish Educational System: Past, Present, Future” Turkish Education Association. Ankara, Oct.20, 1989.
76. “The Role of The Teacher in Foreign Language Instruction” The Third Symposium on Linguistics. Çukurova University, Faculty of Education. Adana, June 21-22, 1989.
77. “Türk Eğitim Sisteminde Bir Program Modeli” (A Curriculum Model for the Turkish Educational System). The National Symposium on Models of Turkish Educational System from Past to Present. Ibn-i Kemal Research Center. Tokat, Sept. 29-Oct.2, 1988.
78. “Orta Öğretimde Program Geliştirme” (Curriculum Development in Secondary Education) The Oreintation Seminar on School Administration, Işıklar Army College, Bursa, Sept. 20-23,1988.
79. “Measurement and Evaluation in Foreign Language Education” T.C. Central Bank In Service Training Seminar . Ankara: Nov. 14 and 21, 1987.
80. “Computer – Assisted Foreign Language Instruction in USA and Turkey” TED Ankara College. Ankara: May 3-11, 1986.
81. “Foreign Language Instruction and Its Problems in Turkey” The First National Symposium on Education, Faculty of Education, Marmara University, İstanbul: Nov. 23-26, 1985.
82. “The Problems of Turkish Cypriot University Students in Turkey” Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, The First Symposium on Youth Problems. Lefkoşa: Oct. 30-31, 1985.
83. “Teaching Dialogues” – “Testing and Evaluation” A Seminar on English Language Teaching. Kayseri: Erciyes University, Oct.17-19. 1983.
84. “New Teaching Methods and Techniques in Foreign Language Instruction” İstanbul: Naval War Academy. İstanbul: May 3-5, 1983.
85. “Preparing A Lesson Plan”- “Using Visual Aids in Teaching Reading Skills” Turkish-American Association. In-Service Teachar Training Seminar on ELT. Ankara: Sept. 21-25, 1982.
86. “Teaching Reading” A Seminar on Teaching English as a Foreign Language. Ankara: Hacettepe University, Sept. 7-8, 1981.
Dedicated publications (books, conferences)
2010, (101 MA and PhD students) Tezim, Danışmanım ve Ben (My thesis, My supervisor and Me) Ankara: Pegem Academy
2010, International Conference on New Trends in Education and Their Implications “In honor of Prof. Dr. Özcan Demirel in his 50th year of service in Education” 11-13 November, 2010, Antalya- Turkey
Radio and Tv Speeches
1. “Contemproray education and implementations” ” Bayrak Radio Television BRT. Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Lefkoşa Dec. 25, 2010.
2. “Foreign language teaching? OR Foreign language medium teaching?” Education Line, TRT-INT, 15.00-16.00 – 7 Şubat 2009, (60’)
3. “Foreign Language Education in Turkey and EU Countries” TRT-2 (Education World) – 13.00 – 13.20, 25 January 2008 (20’)
4. Why don’t we learn a foreign language effectively? TRT-2 NewsVision programme, 09.30-10.00, 12 .August. 2007,(30′)
5. “My word on Turkish” TRT – INT Channel 22.00 – 23.00 -24 May, 2006 (60′)
6. “Types of Multiple Intelligences and Their Use in Education” TRT Radio Istanbul–Radio 1- 18.40- 18.55- 21 December, 2005 (15′)
7. “Foreign Language Education in Turkey” Avrasya -TV “Good Morning Euroasia” Programme 6 June, 2005, (45’)
8. “Foreign Language Education in Turkey and the Language Passport” NTV News Channel “Close-up” Programme 31 May, 2005, (30’)
9. “European Union and Foreign Language Education in Turkey” Başkent TV, 17 March 2003, (40’)
10. “Learning Age for Foreign Languages” TRT-2 Eğitim Dünyası (Education World) – 21 February 2003 (15’)
11. “The Language Problems of Overseas Turkish Citizens “ TRT – Radio, The Voice of Turkey, 31 January 2002 (20’)
12. “The European Day of Languages and Activities in Turkey ” TRT – Radio Ankara, 26 September 2002 (10’)
13. “The European Day of Languages” TRT – Radio, The Voice of Turkey, 26 September 2002 (50’)
14. “Foreign Language Education in Turkey and Teaching Methods” Işık TV “Education World” Programme 6 January 2001 (45’)
15. “The European Year of Languages and Turkey” Işık TV “Education World” Programme 8 April 2001 (45’)
16. “The European Day of Languages” TV-8 From Ankara with Erkan Tan, 26 September 2001 (15’)
17. “Activities for the European Year of Languages in Turkey ” TRT- Radio, The Voice of Turkey,, Life is going on programme 28 September 2001 (20’)
18. “Teaching Modern Languages in Turkey” TRT- The Voice of Turkey, 2 October. 2001(25’)
19. “Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language in Europe” TRT- Radio, The Voice of Turkey, 26 October 2001 (20’)
20. “Evaluation of Activities in Turkey for the European Year of Languages” TRT- Radio Ankara, Good Morning, Turkey programme 10 December 2001 (20’)
21. “Education in Turkey and the Balkan Countries ” Channel – E TV, 20 September 2000 (20’)
22. “Education in the Balkan Countries”, BRT TV ‘Good Morning” Programme, 21 September 2000 (15’)
23. “Primary and Secondary Education in Turkey: Problems and Solutions” Round Table Discussion. TRT-Radio Ankara, March 27-28, 1994 (45 Min.).
24. “The Modernization and Westernization of Education in Turkey in the Republican Era” Round Table Discussion. TRT-Radio Ankara, Ankara: Oct.29, 1992. (30 Min.)
25. “Foreign Language Education in Turkey” FORUM Programme TRT-1 Ankara Television. Ankara: Nov. 24,1988. (70 Min.) as a subject-matter specialist speaker.
26. “The Problems of Turkish Students in Learning a Foreign Language” The Voice of America, Turkish Service. Washington D.C.: May 7, 1988. (15 Min.)
27. “The Problems of Turkish Cypriot University Students in Turkey” Panel Discussion. Bayrak Radio Television BRT. Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Lefkoşa Oct. 30, 1985.
28. “The Problems of the Youth in Different Countries” Round Table Discussion. TRT-Radio Ankara-II, Ankara: Nov. 24, 1985. (30 Min.)
29. “Measurement and Evaluation in Foreign Language Teaching” TRT- Radio Ankara, Ankara: April 2, 1982. (15 Min.)
30. “Measurement and Evaluation in Foreign Language Teaching” TRT- Radio Ankara, Ankara: March 19, 1982. (15 Min.)
31. “Planning Teaching Activities in Foreign Language Teaching-II” TRT-Radio Ankara, Ankara: June 25, 1982 (15 Min.)
32. “Planning Teaching Activities in Foreign Language Teaching-I.” Ankara: TRT-Radio Ankara, June 11, 1982 (15 Min.)