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PHOTOGRAPH:

1. NAME:

Gülşah

2. SURNAME:

Turan/Kara

3. PLACE OF BIRTH:

London

4. DATE OF BIRTH (DD.MM.YYYY):

08.06.1992

5. CONTACT DETAILS:

5.1. DEPARTMENT:

English Preparatory School

5.2. TELEPHONE NUMBER:

1 KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE GENERAL

CONTENT MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT EXT.: 532, e-mail: [email protected]

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+90 (392) 2236464 / 430

5.3. E-MAIL:

[email protected]

6. EDUCATION STATUS:

Masters degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Bachelors degree in Teaching English as a Foreign Language

7. ACADEMIC TITLES AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES:

From October 2015 to present

The Near East University – External Course for Hospital Staff and Dormitory Managers My responsibilities as an Instructor of the external course for nurses, accountants and secretaries of the hospital and the managers of the dormitories in the university include teaching General English as well as teaching Departmental Vocabulary suitable for their needs in their work environment. The Departmental sections of the course have been taught to the Dormitory staff and Hospital staff separately, the groups join together to participate in the General English part of the lesson. All departmental vocabulary has been selected according to the students’ needs and have been supported with extra materials such as visuals, activities and exercises.

From July 2015 to present

The Near East University – Preparatory School

As an English teacher at the Near East University my duties include teaching English to students who participated in the summer school of 2015, providing lower ability students with extra support and extra materials to improve their language skills. In addition, other

responsibilities include planning lessons, setting and marking homework, developing

materials, keeping attendance records, class files and portfolios. I have used different methods and styles to teach learners with different levels of proficiency and various aims in learning English. As an English Teacher at the English Preparatory School, I provide my students with a linguistic background in English so that they can cope with their departmental studies which are conducted in English, and make them familiar with the concepts and disciplinary terms of the university as well as gaining an insight into the requirements of academic life.

From September 2013 to June 2015

The English School of Kyrenia – Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus

My responsibilities at the English School of Kyrenia involve setting the classroom with

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activities for each lesson, creating and adapting materials, translating for parents and to support staff and planning literacy, numeracy and topic lessons for young learners. Working at ESK has given me a new perspective to teaching. As Teaching Assistants and Teachers, we group our students so all students in one group are at the same level for formal teaching sessions. After the group sessions, I would have one-to-one sessions with the children who are less able and have difficulties in learning, to recap on the concerned areas.

June to August 2012 and June to July 2013 CQUALS – Kyrenia, Northern Cyprus

At CQUALS I expanded my experience of teaching adults who were learning the language for a promotion at work or for education (at university). I have also learned to organize and participate in events. This included organizing a week of formal lessons at the institute in the mornings and learning language through other activities outside the institution in the

afternoon. Therefore, we aimed to teach learners language as well as provide an enjoyable atmosphere. This work experience enabled me to develop and become a more independent, social, responsible individual.

Summer, Christmas and Easter holidays 2010-2012 Approach Consultancy – Nicosia, Northern Cyprus

During my internship at the Approach Consultancy I taught English to university students who were all native speakers of other languages. I learned how to combine the theory I learnt at University with practice. In this sense, I have produced lesson plans, created and adapted activities according to my students and designed lessons which would suit my learners’ age, level, needs and interests. I have taught individual students as well as groups of students.

June to July 2010 - Secretary

Ahmet Kofalı Construction Agency - Nicosia, Northern Cyprus

My responsibilities included liaising with potential clients, making appointments, answering phones, up-dating the diary and taking records. Working at the agency gave me an

introduction to office activities and responsibilities such as time management, as well as the opportunity to develop IT, communication and writing skills.

Private Lessons

I give private lessons to various ages and levels. My students include pupils who are in secondary school, university or adults who want to learn the language to be able to study in a foreign country, to get a job promotion to develop in their knowledge of the language with speaking and grammar sessions.

8. ACADEMIC INTERESTS:

The use of English by tourism students and employees whose mother tongue is not English.

9. AWARDS:

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10. PATICIPATION IN PROFEESIONAL AND ACADEMIC RESEARCHES, TOURS, COURSES, MEETINGS ETC.COURSES:

• Teacher Development Workshop based on Teaching English to speakers of other languages organized by the University of Nicosia – 2014 and 2015.

• Two-day IELTS workshop which had been organized by the British Council to develop teacher skills and strategies in preparing their students for the IELTS exam - 2013.

• IELTS Writing techniques workshop to improve students’ scores in Tasks 1 and 2 of IELTS, conducted by the British Council and Macmillan – 2013.

 Teaching Vocabulary through Reading by Bill Bowler – October 2015.

 Learner Autonomy by Grant Kempton – November 2015.

• Two day Read-Write-Inc training and workshop, based on foundation stage teaching at the English School of Kyrenia - 2013.

10.1. CURRENT COURSES:

ENG 010