CURRICULUM VITAE
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Yıldız
Senem
19.04.1976
İstanbul
Boğaziçi University, Faculty of Education
Foreign Language Education, 34342
Bebek, İstanbul
(212) 359-6499
[email protected]
EDUCATION
Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
Degree:
Major:
Minor:
Dissertation:
Doctor of Philosophy in Education, 2003
Language Education
Instructional Systems Technology (Advisor: Barbara A.
Bichelmeyer, Ph.D.)
Exploring Factors Influencing EFL Speaking
International Graduate Students’ Forum Participation
and Social Presence in Two Web-Based Graduate
Courses in the U.S. (Chair: Larry J. Mikulecky, Ph.D.)
Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
Degree:
Major:
1998-2003
1993-1997
Bachelor of Science, 1997
Translation and Interpretation
WORK EXPERIENCE
Dec. 2003 – Present
Instructor, Boğaziçi University, Foreign Language
Education Department, İstanbul.
2000 – 2006
Adjunct instructor for L630, English for
Specific Purposes online course, Indiana University,
Bloomington, IN.
1999 – 2000
Instructor for L530, Computer Assisted Language
Learning online course, Indiana University,
Bloomington, IN.
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Feb. 1998 – June 1998
Instructor of English as a foreign language, TurkAmerican Association, Ankara.
1998 – 2003
Reference Specialist in ERIC Reading, English, and
Communication Clearinghouse, Indiana University,
Bloomington, IN
PUBLICATIONS
Aydin, Z., Yildiz, S. (2014). Use of wikis to promote collaborative writing in EFL.
Language Learning and Technology, 18(1), 160-180.
Altun, N.E., Yildiz, S. (2013). Effects of different types of tasks on junior ELT
students’ use of communication strategies in computer-mediated
communication. International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language
Learning and Teaching, 3(2), 17-40.
Yıldız, S., & Tatar, S. (2012). The use of multimedia computers in Turkish
classrooms: Perceptions of foreign language teachers. In Y. Bayyurt & Y.
Bektaş-Çetinkaya (Eds.), Research Perspectives on Teaching and Learning
English in Turkey: Policies and Practices (pp. 253−269). Peter Lang.
Tatar, S. & Yıldız, S. (2010). Empowering nonnative-English speaking teachers in the
classroom. In A. Mahboob (Ed.), The NNEST lens: Non native English speakers
in TESOL (pp. 114−128). Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars
Publishing.
Yıldız, S. & Tatar, S. (2010). Overcoming limited instructional planning and vision in
Turkish schools. In J. Egbert (Ed.), CALL in limited technology contexts (pp.
201−213). Texas: Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium
(CALICO).
Yıldız, S. (2009). Social presence in the web-based classroom: Implications for
intercultural communication. Journal of Studies in International Education,
13(1), 46-65.
Yıldız, S. (2007). Critical issues: Limited technology contexts. In J. Egbert & E.
Hanson-Smith (Eds.). CALL environments: Research, practice and critical
issues (second edition). (pp. 140-160). Alexandria, VA: TESOL.
Paulus, T.M., Horvitz, B., Shi, M., Yıldız, S. & Siegel, M. (2004). Instructional
systems technology (IST) core working in teams. A wisdom tools scenario.
TechTrends, 48(4), 60-61.
Yıldız, S. & Bichelmeyer, B.A. (2003). Exploring the electronic forum participation
and interaction by EFL speakers in two web-based graduate level courses.
Distance Education, 24(2), 175-193.
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Yıldız, S. & Chang, C. (2003). Case studies of distance students' perceptions of
participation and interaction in three asynchronous web-based conferencing
classes in the U.S. The Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 4(2).
Also available at: http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/tojde10/articles/senem.htm
SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Fuchs, C., & Yıldız, S. (March, 2015). Preparing for the unexpected: Exploiting
teaching moments in telecollaboration. Paper presented at 7th Collaborative
Online International Learning (COIL) Conference, New York, USA.
Yıldız, S. (June, 2012). Use of iPad applications to introduce English as a foreign
language to young Turkish learners. Paper presented at CALICO Conference,
University of Notre Dame, Indiana.
Yıldız, S. (March, 2012). Young Turkish learners’ first encounter with English as a
foreign language through mobile devices. Paper presented at IADIS
International Mobile Learning Conference, Berlin, Germany.
Tatar, S., & Yıldız, S. (August, 2010). Underuse of technology: Perspectives of
Turkish teachers of English. Paper presented at 35th Annual Conference of the
Association for Teacher Education in Europe: Budapest, Hungary.
Erkunt, H., Erçetin, G., & Yıldız, S. (2008, May). Developing electronic portfolios in
a computer supported collaborative learning environment: A case study with
pre-service ELT Teachers. Paper presented at the 8th International Educational
Technology Conference, Eskişehir, Turkey.
Yıldız, S. (April 2007). Overcoming barriers and misconceptions in promoting
effective CALL integration. Paper presented at 5th ELT Conference: Technology
CALLs You, Ankara University, Ankara.
Altun, N.E., & Yıldız, S. (September 2006). Communication strategy use of EFL
speakers in synchronous CMC environment. Paper presented at EUROCALL
Conference, Granada, Spain.
Yıldız, S. (May 2006). Latest technology: Why have it if you can’t use it? Paper
presented at CALICO Conference, Hawaii, USA.
Kartal, G., Yıldız, S., & İnelmen, E. (June 2005). IT-integrated lifelong learning
program for teachers: A first draft. Paper presented at EDEN (European
Distance and E-Learning Network) Conference, Helsinki, Finland.
Yıldız, S. (April 2005). Social presence through textual communication: Discourse
analysis of EFL speakers. Paper presented at 16th International Conference on
Pragmatics and Language Learning, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
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Kartal, G., Yıldız, S., & İnelmen, E. (February 2005). Bilişim teknolojilerinin yüksek
öğretimde kullanımı: BT destekli bir öğretim modeli. Paper presented at
Akademik Bilişim 2005 Conference, Gaziantep University, Turkey.
Yıldız, S. (July 2004). Participation and social presence of EFL speaking
international students in two web-based courses. Paper presented at EARLI’s
JURE (European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction)
Conference, Istanbul, Turkey.
Yıldız, S. (May 2004). Educational research and use of technology in Foreign
Language Education Department at Boğaziçi University. Paper presented at
Irmak INGED Day: Innovations in ELT Conference, İstanbul, Turkey.
Paulus, T., Boling, E., Shi, M., Horvitz, B., & Yıldız, S. (October 2003). Effectiveness
of a web-based scenario learning experience in the context of a graduate
instructional design course. Paper presented at the Annual AECT Convention,
Anaheim, California, USA
Yıldız, S., & Tatar, S. (October 2002). First year Turkish graduate students’
academic difficulties at a U.S. university. Paper presented at the meeting of the
Interchanges & Exchanges: Current Trends in ELT, Ankara, Turkey.
Yıldız, S. (October 2002). Experience the WebQuest: An inquiry-based internet
activity in your classroom. Paper presented at the meeting of the Interchanges &
Exchanges: Current Trends in ELT, Ankara, Turkey.
Tatar, S., & Yıldız, S. (October 2002). Requests by Turkish and American speakers of
English. Paper presented at the International Conference on World Englishes:
Perspectives into the 21st Century, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign,
USA.
Yıldız, S. (October 2000). Speaking anxiety of Turkish graduate students. Paper
presented at the Indiana Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Annual Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.
SELECTED CITATIONS RECEIVED
Zheng, B., Lawrence, J., Warschauer, M., & Lin, C., (2014). Middle school students’
writing and feedback in a cloud-based classroom environment. Knowledge and
Learning.
Jusoff, K., & Khodabandelou, R. (2009). Preliminary study on the role of social
presence in blended learning. International Education Studies, 2(4), 79-83. (on
p.79)
Hsinyi, P., Wei-Hsin, L., & Chao-I, W. (2009). A framework for assessing high
school students' intercultural communicative competence in a computermediated language learning project. Journal of Interactive Learning Research,
20(1), 95-116.
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Chen, C. L. (2006). Cross cultural collaboration via message board for cultural
understanding and language learning. M.A Thesis in TESL, University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Cross, J., & Hitchcock, R. (2007). Chinese students’ (or students from China’s) views
of UK HE: differences, difficulties and benefits, and suggestions for facilitating
transition. The East Asian Learner, 3(2).
Hall, A. (2006). Who’s learning? Responding to the needs of a culturally diverse
world of online learners. Proceedings of the 23rd annual ascilite conference:
Who’s learning? Whose technology? University of Sydney.
Hall, A., & Herrington, J. (2010). The development of social presence in online
Arabic learning communities. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology,
26(7), 1012-1027.
Lum, L. (2006). Internationally-educated health professionals: a distance education
multiple cultures model. Education and Training, 48(2/3), 112-126. (on p.121)
Park, M. K. (2006). The lived experience of Asian international students in online
learning environments in higher education. Unpublished Doctoral
Dissertation. University of Missouri-Columbia.
Peng, H., Lu, W.H. & Wang, C.I. (2009). A framework for assessing high school
students’ intercultural communicative competence in a computer-mediated
language learning project. Journal of Interactive Learning Research, 20(1),
95-116.
Sherblom, J. C., Withers, L. A., & Leonard, L. G. (2009) Communication challenges
and opportunities for educators using second life. In C. Wankel & J. Kinglesy
(Eds.) Higher Education in Virtual Worlds: Teaching and Learning in Second
Life. Emerald Group Publishing Limited, UK. (on p.43)
Tan, Y. H., & Tan, S. C. (2010). A metacognitive approach to enhancing Chinese
language speaking skills with audioblogs. Australasian Journal of Educational
Technology, 26(7), 1075-1089.
Wan-Yun C. (2006). Effects of electronic English learning for the staff in the airline
industry: A case study of China airlines. M.A Thesis in English, National
Kaohsiung Normal University.
Yang, M. L. (2006). Exploring Taiwanese EFL students’ responses to synchronous
CMC: Effects on language use, learning and transfer, and perceptions.
Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation. University of Texas at Austin.
Xie, K., Debacker, T. K. & Ferguson, C. (2006). Extending the traditional classroom
through online discussion: The role of student motivation. Journal of
Educational Computing Research, 34(1), 67-89. (on p.68)
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Zha, S. (2006). The effects of a technology supported training system on second
language use strategies for international teaching assistants. Unpublished
Doctoral Dissertation. University of Missouri-Columbia.
ACADEMIC CONSULTANCY
Member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of “Avrupa Eğitim Vakfı Okulları”
since August 2014.
EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERSHIPS
Member of Teaching English with Technology Journal Editorial Board.
SCHOLARSHIPS and AWARDS
Isabel Craig Scholarship awarded by Indiana University, School of Education,
Bloomington, 2003.
Harste Alternative Literacies Fellowship awarded by Indiana University, School of
Education, Bloomington, 2003.
Scholarship awarded by Turkish Ministry of National Education to pursue master and
doctoral stduies in the U.S., 1998-2003.
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT
Research Methods in TEFL
Study and Research Skills
TEFL: Reading and Writing
Materials Evaluation and Preparation in EFL
Boğaziçi University
Boğaziçi University
Boğaziçi University
Boğaziçi University
GRADUATE COURSES TAUGHT
Computer Assisted Language Learning online course
English for Specific Purposes online course
Research Methods in TEFL
Program Evaluation
Educational Technology in English Language Education
Indiana University
Indiana University
Boğaziçi University
Boğaziçi University
Boğaziçi University
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Member of Coordination Committee of TESOL Symposium on Dual Language
Education: Teaching and Learning Two Languages in the EFL Setting. September 23,
2005. Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey.
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Member of Coordination Committee and participant of Summer Institute on
Academic Writing organized by Boğaziçi University and Public Affairs Section of the
U.S. Embassy, 12-23 July 2004, Boğaziçi University, İstanbul.
PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS
Computer Assisted Language Learning
Using Computer Technology for Instructional Purposes
English for Specific Purposes
Materials Evaluation and Development
MEMBERSHIPS
Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium (CALICO)
DOCTORAL DISSERTATION
Yıldız, S. (2003). Exploring Factors Influencing EFL Speaking International Graduate
Students’ Forum Participation and Social Presence in Two Web-Based Graduate
Courses in the U.S. Unpublished Ph.D. Dissertation. Indiana University,
Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
SUPERVISION OF M.A. THESES
Bener, E. (ongoing). The Use of Reflective Blog Tasks in a Blended Practice
Teaching Course. M.A. Thesis in TEFL, Bogaziçi University.
Aydın, Z. (2011). Enhanced Collaboration in Foreign Language Education:
Use of Wikis in Collaborative Learning Projects. M.A. Thesis in TEFL,
Bogaziçi University.
Bilgin, H. (2010). The Effects of a Learning Management System on the
Achievement of University EFL Students. M.A. Thesis in TEFL, Bogaziçi
University.
Akıncı, M. (2009). Effectiveness of Corpus Consultancy in Teaching Verb+Noun
Collocations to First Year ELT Students. M.A. Thesis in TEFL, Bogaziçi
University.
Altun, N.E. (2006). Effects of Different Types of Tasks on Junior ELT Students’ Use
of Communication Strategies in Computer-Mediated Communication. M.A.
Thesis in TEFL, Bogaziçi University.
COMPLETED RESEARCH PROJECTS
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English language teachers’ use of computer technology in elementary and secondary
schools in İstanbul (Project Director, Funded by Bogaziçi University Research Fund,
2005-2007).
The Effect of Corpora Use on the Teaching of Collocations in English (Project
Director, Funded by Bogaziçi University Research Fund, 2008 - 2011).
Eight year basic educational reform in Turkish educational system and quality in
foreign language education (Project Team Member, Funded by TÜBİTAK, 2005 2010).
English language teachers’ profile in elementary and secondary level schools in
İstanbul and identification of criteria for teacher recruitment (Project Team Member,
Funded by Bogaziçi University Research Fund, 2006 - 2011).
ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS
The potential contribution of multimedia digital storybooks and other language
teaching materials on Turkish preschool children’s foreign language learning (Project
Director, Funded by Bogaziçi University Research Fund, 2011- present).
LANGUAGES
English (Native like proficiency)
French (Reading proficiency)
Italian (Beginner level)
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