Completed PhD Theses

Thesis TitleStudent nameThesis Supervisor(s)Year
The Role of Executive Functions and Task Features in Multiple-Text ReadingHatice AkgünGülcan Erçetin2026
Co-constructing Disciplinary Knowledge in EMI ClassroomsSaime Kara DumanŞebnem Yalçın2026
Improving Pre-Service Language Teachers’ Practicum Experience through Supplementary Pedagogy-Oriented TasksPınar KırNur Yiğitoğlu Aptoula2026
Metacognitive Strategy Training to Enhance Turkish EFL Learners’ Reading Comprehension: Does Cognitive Load Matter?Didem KurtGülcan Erçetin2026
Mentoring for professional development: A training program for teacher leaders to mentor in-service English teachersFatma O'NeillSumru Akcan2025
Liberating Second Language Writers: An Exploration of Multilingual Writer Identity in TürkiyeGülşah KırşanNur Yiğitoğlu Aptoula2025
An investigation on classroom discourse in EMI courses in Turkish higher educationSezgin DorukYasemin Bayyurt & Belma Haznedar2025
Effects of formal training in translation on working memory, executive functions and language aptitudeMehtap Güven ÇobanGülcan Erçetin & Mehmet Akıncı2025
Negotiating multilingualism and identity: Young Syrian Women in İstanbulSezen Bektaş YükselIşıl Erduyan2025
Multilingual home interactions : Italian-Turkish couples in IstanbulNazlı Deniz BarutçuoğluIşıl Erduyan2024
Effects of English medium instruction on content courses in higher educationÇiğdem BakYasemin Bayyurt2023
Influence of an audience-oriented task, executive function, and trait perspective taking on EFL writingTurgut CoşkunNur Yiğitoğlu Aptoula2023
Language challenges in English medium higher education and translingual assessment as an alternative toolTalip GülleYasemin Bayyurt2023
Language aptitude and working memory in third language learningElifcan ÖztekinGülcan Erçetin2023
Advanced learners' retention of low-frequency vocabulary: The effects of task typeKıymet Merve CelenŞebnem Yalçın2023
Enhancing Language Teacher Immunity During Emergency Remote Teaching Through Coaching In The Turkish ContextSıdıka Gaye ÖzyakaSibel Tatar2023
Work experiences of non-local non-native English speaking teachers in Turkey: A case studyAyşe Eser TüzelYasemin Bayyurt & Leyla Martı2023
Enhancing language teacher immunity during emergency remote teaching through coaching in the Turkish contextSıdıka Gaye ErkuntSibel Tatar2023
Decoding and reading comprehension in Turkish : a comparison of Turkish monolingual and Kurdish-Turkish bilingual childrenSerhat KurtBelma Haznedar2022
Development and evaluation of an online mentor training program in pre-service teacher educationGizem Mutlu GülbakSumru Akcan2022
Identity construction and negotiation among EFL learners : a case studyHakan ŞentürkYasemin Bayyurt2022
Literacy Development in Turkish-Arabic speaking Bilingual ChildrenFerda İlertenGülcan Erçetin & Nalan Babur2021
Predictors of Reading Skills in Turkish-Speaking Fourth Grade ChildrenEcehan CandanGülcan Erçetin & Nalan Babur2021
ELF in International Higher Education Institutions in Turkey: Learner and Instructor PerspectivesYavuz KurtYasemin Bayyurt2021
The effect of EFL teachers' language awareness on students' grammar knowledge: An exploratory analysisAli Akbar TaheriSibel Tatar & Sumru Akcan2020
Second Language Learning-Induced Enhancement Of Executıve Functions In An Instructed Language Learning ContextMehmet AkıncıGülcan Erçetin2020
Negotiation and Construction of Identities: Everyday interaction between the Refugee and Local WomenHasret SaygıYasemin Bayyurt2019
Second Language Acquisition of Nominal Inflection in TurkishGülümser EfeoğluAyşe Gürel2018
Annotation and working memory in second language reading, incidental vocabulary learning, and perceived cognitive loadBurcu VarolGülcan Erçetin2017
The processing of morphology in adult second language acquisitionNesrin KutlayAyşe Gürel2017
ELF-aware pre-service teacher education: Reflections and teaching practices from a case studyElif Kemaloğlu ErYasemin Bayyurt & Nicos Sifakis2017
An odyssey of discovery: Critical literacy in an English preparatory classZeynep Mine DerinceYasemin Bayyurt2016
Second language processing of English past tense morphologyFiliz RızaoğluAyşe Gürel2016
Dynamic interaction of factors influencing Turkish university students’ academic writing practices in EnglishDerya AltınmakasYasemin Bayyurt2015
Interrelationships among L2 linguistic knowledge, working memory functions, and L2 readingSevdeğer ÇeçenGülcan Erçetin2015
Effects of multimodal glosses on listening comprehension and incidental vocabulary learning of EFL students in a mobile learning environmentFidel ÇakmakGülcan Erçetin2014
A case study of a Turkish English learner in an EFL setting: investment, imagined community and identityPınar ErsinYasemin Bayyurt2014
Exploring the interplay between a non-native English language teacher’s pedagogical beliefs, classroom practices and her students’ learning experiences regarding L2 grammarHande SerdarSumru Akcan2012
Reading span tests as predictors of L2 reading comprehension: Investigating differences in task design and assessment through correlational and eye tracking dataOya ÖzdemirGülcan Erçetin & Cem Alptekin2012
Processing wh-dependencies in L2 English: The role of L1 and working memory capacityFiliz ÇeleAyşe Gürel2010
The role of portfolios in EFL student teachers’ professional development: A case study.Zeynep B. KoçoğluAyşe Akyel & Gülcan Erçetin2006
Construct validation of the reading subskills of the Boğaziçi University English proficiency testAylin ÜnaldıCem Alptekin2004
The relationship between collaboration and professional development: Possible effects of EFL student teacher/supervising teacher dialogue on the beliefs and instructional practices of the EFL supervising teachersDerin AtayAyşe Akyel2001
Teaching EFL through English or content: Implications for foreign language learningAli IşıkCem Alptekin1999
Teaching EFL through English or content: Implications for foreign language learningAli IşıkCem Alptekin1999
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