FİLİZ ETİZ
Modern
Languages Department
Middle East
Technical University
Ankara-Turkey
Current Position:
Lecturer and
Academic Writing Center Tutor, Middle East Technical University
Educational Background
B.A. - Hacettepe University, Translation-Interpretation
(1989)
B.A. - Ankara University, Spanish Language and Literature (1997)
M.A. - Ankara University, Foreign Language Teaching (1998)
PhD – Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ), English Language Teaching (in progress)
B.A. - Ankara University, Spanish Language and Literature (1997)
M.A. - Ankara University, Foreign Language Teaching (1998)
PhD – Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ), English Language Teaching (in progress)
Employment Record
1986-1989, Professional Tour Guide in Turkey
1989 - 1990, Lecturer, Bilkent University
1990 - 2001, Lecturer, Ankara University 2001 - … , Lecturer, Middle East Technical University
Courses Offered at the Middle East Technical University
ENG 401 English for Graduate Studies I http://mld.metu.edu.tr/node/25
ENG 402 English for Graduate Studies II http://mld.metu.edu.tr/node/25
ENG 101 English for Academic Purposes I http://mld.metu.edu.tr/node/34
ENG 102 English for Academic Purposes II http://mld.metu.edu.tr/node/37
ENG 211 Academic Speaking Skills http://mld.metu.edu.tr/node/38
ENG 311 Advanced Communication Skills http://mld.metu.edu.tr/node/353
Academic Interests
Academic Speaking and
Presentation Skills, Academic Writing Skills, Academic Listening Skills
Middle East Technical University Committee Work
2002 - 2003, Syllabus Designer, ENG 101 English for Academic Purposes I Syllabus Committee Member, Materials Developer
2007 - 2008, Tester, Tests for Modern Languages Department 2008 - 2009, Teacher Trainer, Teacher Training for School of Foreign languages 2011 - … , Syllabus Designer, ENG 401 and ENG 402 Syllabus and Testing Committee Head, Materials and Test developer
Scholarships/Staff Mobility
2014 (September)
Xiamen-CHINA – Confucius Institute Teacher Training Programme
2014 (June) Dublin-IRELAND -
Ireland Scholarship Programme
2014 (May) Stockholm-SWEDEN
- ERASMUS Staff Mobility Programme (KTH
Royal Institute of Technology)
2009 Bodrum-TURKEY Pearson Teacher Training Programme
1998 Madrid-SPAIN - Language Scholarship granted by the
Spanish Government (Complutense University)
1997 Brighton-ENGLAND - British Council International Summer
School (Brighton University)
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Certificates
2014 CELT Certificate in English Language Teaching (Swan
Institute-Ireland)
2013 ETS TOEFL Training
Certificate
2009 Pearson Teacher
Training
1997 British Council Certificate for “Video, audio and new
technologies in the teaching of English”
1995 DIPELT British Council Diploma in English Language Teaching
1986 Turkish Ministry of
Tourism Professional Tourist Guide Licence
Publications
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Ankara University Language
Journal, 1995-2000
Various articles and linguistic translations
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Ankara University TÖMER
Literary Translation Periodical, 1994-1996
Poem &
short story translations
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Books titled Doktora-Doçentlik Dil Sınavı (1997)
& KPDS Ingilizce (1998)
[English grammar explanations and preparatory language tests designed for
Turkish academicians and Turkish citizens to enter the State English
Proficiency Examination]
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Conference Proceedings
(Trakya University, Vilnius University,
Sabancı University)
Conference Presentations
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2015 Brighton-ENGLAND The European Conference on Language Learning 2015
PAPER: Adjusting Written Feedback on
Postgraduate Student Writing to Optimize
Student Uptake
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2014 Istanbul- TURKEY Refresh:
The Changing Role of Freshman English
(Sabancı University)
PAPER: Adjusting Written Feedback on Student Writing to Optimize Student
Uptake
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2013 Kathmandu-NEPAL 34th Annual Conference of Linguistic Society of Nepal
PAPER: Challenges in Writing for
ÖYP Postgraduate Students
Ø 2012 Ankara-TURKEY 2nd
MLD Talks (Modern Languages Department-ODTÜ)
PAPER: Teacher Burnout:
Challenges and Chances in Our Cultural Context
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2011 Amsterdam-HOLLAND WasHE Symposium
(Language Testing): Making the Framework Work (VU University)
PAPER: Designing Different Rubrics for the Assessment of Undergraduate & Graduate
Students’ Writing
Ø 2010 Jyväskylä-FINLAND The International Conference on Who needs languages? Micro and macro perspectives into language education policies University of Jyväskylä, Finland
PAPER: Speaking: To Assess or not to Assess?
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2007 Vilnius- LITHUANIA Language and Culture: new challenges
for the teachers of Europe (Vilnius University)
PAPER: Participation Patterns in
the ELT Classroom
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2006 Cambridge-ENGLAND CamLing 2006: The Fourth University of Cambridge Postgraduate Conference in Language Research
Pro-drop in L3 acquisition: A study
in the Optimality Theoretic framework
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2004 Edirne-TURKEY The Third International ELT Conference (Trakya
University)
PAPER: In Search of a
Taste of Coherence in Academic Writing
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2003 Hamilton-NEW ZEALAND LED 2003: Language, Education and Diversity
PAPER: Evaluation of ENG 102
(English for Academic Purposes II)
Awards
Middle
East Technical University Performance Award 2014
Middle East Technical University Performance Award 2011 Middle East Technical University Performance Award 2009
Hacettepe
University Promoting Science Award 1989
Hacettepe
University İhsan Doğramacı Outstanding Achievement Award 1989
Memberships
IATEFL International
Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language
EALTA European Association for Language Testing
and Assessment
EWCA European Writing Centers Association
Flamenco-Ankara
Association
TUREB Turkish Union of Tourist Guides
Languages spoken
Turkish – Native
English – Near-native
Spanish – Advanced
French – Intermediate
Chinese – Basic
Hobbies
Travelling
Flamenco
Favorite Links
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