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K. Feza De Chiara

Personal Information

Birth of Date/Place: 14.October.1974/ Alanya-Antalya Turkey

Nationality: Turkish, Italian

Languages: Turkish, English, basic Italian

(CELTA certificate in ELT)

Address/Phone: Akdeniz University, Yabanci Diller Yüksekokulu B-Blok – Antalya Turkey /(90-532-***-**-**

e-mail: *********@*******.***,

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married with 2 children

Work Experiences

January 2007- Present

The Foreign Languages Department

Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey

*Full-time English Instructor: teaching at B level classes and offering courses of Academic Writing and Oral Presentations at Euromaster Program at Akdeniz University

*Full-time Turkish Instructor: Teaching at all levels (starting September 2013)

(Contact person and idea person for 2008-1-TR1-GRU06-030761 LLP Grundtvig Learning Partnerships program called “Overcoming the residence Encourted in Family Interaction” as a member of Bilim Sanat Gonulluleri Dernegi, Kozan, ADANA)

2000-January 2007

The Foreign Languages Teaching Research and Application Centre (YADIM)

Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey

*Full-time English Instructor: taught various skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking and core language), TOEFL using CALL-lab. facilities.

*Turkish Instructor: taught Turkish language and culture to Erasmus students of Cukurova University.

2005-2006

*Member of Project Unit: creating new projects and working on a number of projects in the name of YADIM for the Socrates Programs.

Contact person of (TR/O6/A/F/EX2-014) Ldv A-type mobility project accepted in 2006 (May) until June 2007 about “Professional Development of English Instructors at YADIM” with Dundee University, Scotland (U.K.)

Co-contact person and one of the idea person of accepted (229849-CP-1-2006-1-TR-LINGUA-L1PP) Lingua 1 Project “Languages from Cradle”

*Member of International Affairs Unit of Cukurova University: coordinating Grundtvig Programs and consulting Grundtvig Projects.

2002-2005

*Program Development Unit Level 3 Syllabus Coordinator: Developing the teaching program, integrating EQ,NLP and Personal Development teaching activities & materials to the Syllabus, organizing movie-based quizzes to help students learn everyday English, preparing & organizing EAP sessions for YADIM students to improve their motivation and English knowledge related to their departments, applying Content-based teaching/learning and Project-based teaching in Level 3 classes and bringing real-life drama based activities to the classroom situations, co-operating with other units at YADIM as well.

2002-2003

*Member of Self-Access Centre: Guiding students at the centre, organizing activities for Speaking Club and Drama Club members.

2000-2002

*Member of Material Production Unit (MPU): Providing and creating teaching materials for the YADIM staff, working co-operatively with Program Development and Testing Units, communicating with bookstores and publishing houses following the most recent developments in the field and organizing ELT meetings.

2004 September-2005

University of Maryland-University College, Europe Division

Incirlik, Adana, Turkey

*Part-time Turkish instructor: teaching TURK 111, 112 (Basic and Pre-intermediate Turkish) courses to American students and presenting & teaching Turkish culture.

Summer 2004 (July-August)

The GROUP, Martha’s Vineyard Island, Mass., USA

* Part-time Turkish instructor: teaching Turkish culture, language and dance to toddlers (age group 3-6)

Summer 2002 (July-August)

YMCA Camp, Phantom Lake, Wisconsin, USA

*Camp Consultant: teaching Turkish language, culture and dance to (age group 7-17) American campers.

Summer 2001 (June-July-August)

Educational Travel Programs in California,

Collegio Don Bosco, Borgomanero (NO) Italy

*English instructor: Planning the teaching program and materials for all levels of (age group 10-18)

Italian students, consulting the educational tour program, and teaching English in different environments such as at the Death Valley, San Diego Zoo etc

Summer 2000 (June-July-August)

Educational Travel Programs in Florida,

Collegio Don Bosco, Borgomanero (NO) Italy

*English instructor: Planning the teaching program and materials for all levels of (age group 10-18)

Italian students, consulting the educational tour program and teaching English in different environments such as at Miami beach, museums etc.

1997-2000

The English Language Prep-School,

Gaziantep University, Gaziantep, Turkey

*Full-time English Instructor: teaching various skills (reading, writing, listening, speaking and core language) to Prep-School and ELT students.

*Member of Testing Unit: preparing tests, quizzes, exams

Education

1997-2000 M.A. English Language Teaching, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep Turkey

Thesis: An Analysis of the Effectiveness of the Ability Grouping Plan in the Foreign Language Classes.

(A Case Study of the Gaziantep University Prep School) published at English Language Teaching Conference (ELTC)

2000 of Isik University, May 2000.

1992-1997 B.A. English Language Teaching, Cukurova University, Adana Turkey

1988-1992 Antalya Anatolian Technical High School, Computer Programs, Antalya Turkey

Attended Conferences/Seminars/Programs/Workshops/Courses/

Project Works/

(02-27 July 2012) CELTA programme, British Side English Language School, İstanbul and Akdeniz Üniversitesi Yabancı Diller Yüksekokulu, Antalya.

(09-12 May 2012)1st International Akdeniz Language Studies Conference, Akdeniz University, Antalya.

(26-27 September, 2008) Dedeman Hotel, Antalya Final Meeting of “Languages from Cradle” Lingua Project.

(24-25 April, 2008) Çukurova University YADIM “Stepping Over Thresholds: Transitions in English Language Teaching and Learning

(15-16 December, 2006) Çukurova University ELT Department The 4th International Postgraduate Conference in Linguistics and Language Teaching, “Integrating web-based Resources and Project-based Learning into ELT Curriculum” presentation was done by K. Feza De Chiara.

(6-8 December, 2006) Lingua 1 Project “Languages from the Cradle” Kick-off meeting in Adana, Turkey (Feza is the co-coordinator of the project and one of the organizers in the project program)

(28 November- 03 December, 2006) Grundtvig & Comenius Contact Seminer organized by the Italian National Agency in Montecatini, Italy (Feza represented Cukurova University as the coordinator of Grundtvig programs).

(4-8 September, 2006)“Developing English Language Teaching Methodologies” in-service program organized by

Turkish Ministry of Education Programs in Antakya (Feza was a member of the teaching staff)

(14-28 August, 2006) Leonardo da Vinci A-Type Exchange Project visit to Dundee University (SALLS)

“Professional Development of English Instructors at YADIM” (Feza is the contact person of the project)

(May, 2006) Çukurova University, YADIM, CALL in ELT Seminars by Leslie Opp-Beckman, University of Oregon

(March-June, 2006) Çukurova University, YADIM, Computer Assisted Language Learning by Dr. Dilek Yavuz-Erkan and visiting English fellow, Jyoti Paintel

(June-August, 2005) Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. USA. Windows of the World Programs by a Yale University professor

( Feza gave a speech titled as “The Euro-Asian Middle-East Cradle-Like Arch: TURKEY” (7th August, 2005) )

(February,2005) Çukurova University, Academic Writing Seminars by Prof. Dr. Christina B. Feak,University of Michigan

(May 13-14-15th 2004) METU, Ankara, (Reunion) 8th METU International ELT Convention- Reexamining Needs, Targets and Tools: From Curriculum to Materials

(June, 2003) Uludag University, Bursa, Summer Institute: Content-Based Instruction

(February-June, 2003) Çukurova University, YADIM, Emotional Intelligence Program by Dr. Seden Tuyan.

(February-June, 2002) Çukurova University, YADIM, Using NLP techniques in ELT Program by Dr. Emine Cakır Sürmeli

(May, 2002) Akdeniz University, Antalya, Content Based Instruction

(19-20 October, 2000) 4th International INGED-Çukurova ELT Conference. Çukurova University . Adana

Pursuits and Interests

Bi-/ dual lingual school curricula studies, Turkish nomadic cultures& languages and dance, hiking, tennis, cooking & tasting multi-cultural eccentric dishes.

References

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