Conference Committee

Burcu Tezcan-Ünal (Chair)
Burcu Tezcan-Unal has been teaching EFL and training teachers nationally and internationally for many years. She holds an MSc in TESOL from Aston University. She worked as a Fulbright Exchange Teacher in the USA teaching Language Arts to sophomores in 1995-96. Currently, Burcu is a teacher, trainer, academic coordinator and lecturer at Istanbul Bilgi University. She is also a member of IATEFL TTEd SIG (Teacher Training and Education Special Interest Group) responsible for events, membership and publicity. She has been organising international ELT conferences since 2008. Burcu shares her ideas and experience mainly on professional development in her blog www.btezcan.edublogs.org

Sedat Çilingir
Sedat Cilingir has been working at Bilgi University for 12 years. He graduated from the department of English Language and Literature at Istanbul University, and is doing his master’s degree in Technology and Instructional Design at Walden University. He is a teacher and the Technology Coordinator at Bilgi University.

Melike Küçük
Melike Küçük graduated from the English Language and Literature Department from Bilkent University in 2003 and got her Master’s degree in English Literature and Cultural Studies in 2005. She worked as an EFL teacher at Yasar University and the Turkish American Association in Izmir for four years. She has a CELTA certificate and she attended a Methodology and Teacher Training course in London in 2009. Melike has been working at Istanbul Bilgi University – English Preparatory School since 2010. She is interested in adapting technology in teaching EFL and she recently got a certificate in Teaching with Technology. She has a blog and shares her ideas on EFL. http://melikekucuk.edublogs.org/

Gamze Şener
Gamze ŞENER has been teaching English for six years. She worked at private high schools and has been at Istanbul Bilgi University for three years. She holds a BA degree in American Culture and Literature. Gamze also holds a TESOL Certificate from Trinity College in Oxford House Barcelona. She attended some ELT courses and holds various certificates in ELT. Gamze has also supervised many international conferences, seminars, fairs, congresses, music festivals, and other events for five years.

Cansu Uzun
Cansu Uzun has been an EFL teacher working with young adults for 6 years. Since 2009, she has been teaching at Istanbul Bilgi University. She started her studies in English Language and Literature at Ege University, İzmir and graduated from Universidad de Oviedo in Spain. She is a CELTA graduate and a DELTA candidate. She is also a recent e-moderator for Laureate Online Developmental Modules and a new workshop presenter at national and international ELT conferences. Recently, she has been designing curriculum and materials for the Cambridge University Business English Certificate (BEC) courses. She’s interested in classroom practices, testing, curriculum development and teaching pronunciation.

Birol Türkmen
Birol Türkmen graduated from the English Language Teaching Program at Çukurova University in 1989. He has worked at private high schools and has been working at Bilgi University for 15 years. He has undertaken many duties in terms of coordinating and facilitating the development and implementation of the curriculum at Istanbul Bilgi University. He attended and participated in numerous national, and international conferences, seminars, and workshops on several aspects of EFL / ESL. Currently, he is teaching English Preparatory Program Courses at the English Language Programs of Istanbul Bilgi University.