1990 yılında Kayseri’de doğdum. Gazi Eğitim Fakültesi Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Öğretmenliği bölümünden 2013 yılında mezun oldum. 2023’te Erciyes Üniversitesi Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Ana Bilim dalında “Türk Romanında Erkek(lik) Kurguları (1923-1938)” başlıklı tezimi savunarak doktora eğitimimi tamamladım. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi, İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Fakültesi, Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı bölümünde görev yapmakta ve çalışmalarımı sürdürmekteyim. Edebiyatta kimlik inşası, toplumsal cinsiyet çalışmaları, modern edebiyat kuramları, Cumhuriyet dönemi Türk romanı, modern Türk şiiri, edebiyatta söylem incelemeleri ilgi duyduğum konu başlıkları arasındadır.

Adres: Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi, İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Fakültesi, Türk Dili ve Edebiyatı Bölümü, Avşar Kampüsü Onikişubat/Kahramanmaraş
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Prof. Dr. Arif Sarıçoban is a senior lecturer at Selçuk University in Turkey. Prof. Sarıçoban
holds his B.A. Degree in English Language Teaching (ELT) at 19 Mayıs University in 1986,
M.A in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) at Bilkent University in 1989, and his
PhD in English Language Teaching (ELT) at Çukurova University in 1994. He started his
academic career as a research assistant in the department of English Language and
Literature at Yüzüncü Yıl University in 1987. Upon completion of his M.A. study, he was
appointed to the ELL Department at Gaziantep University where he worked as a research
assistant from 1990 to 1994 and as an assistant professor of ELL from1994 to 1997. Then,
he was appointed as an assistant professor of ELT at Hacettepe University in 1997. He was
awarded his associate professorship by the Board of Interuniversitary (UAK) in 2008. He has
been working as a professor of English Linguistics for 6 years at Selçuk University.
Prof. Sarıçoban has authored and edited many books in his field of study. He has published
numerous articles in the prestigious journals indexed in SSCI, AHCI, ERIC, SCOPUS, and
many others. He was invited as a Keynote Speaker to many international conferences,
seminars, congresses and also contributed as an oral presenter in many of these sorts of
events both nationally and internationally. During the pandemic days he was invited to make
speeches in many on-line webinars by different universities in our country.
Prof. Sarıçoban established the Association of English Language Teacher Educators
(AELTE) in Turkey in March 2021 and unanimously appointed as the President of this
association by the members of board. He has been organizing seminars, webinars, and
international conferences within this association. He also welcomes new members.
He is professionally interested in teacher training, teaching English as a second and/or
foreign language, bi/multilingualism, language use and attitudes, language learning,
language acquisition, language and identity, materials development in EFL/ESL, testing and
assessment, classroom management in language learning and teaching, and translation
techniques.

Emrah Cinkara, Ph.D., is a Professor at Gaziantep University, Department of Foreign Languages Education, with a career marked by innovative research in English Language Teaching (ELT). Holding a Ph.D. from Çukurova University, his doctoral research employed eye-tracking technology to explore pronoun resolution among Turkish learners of English. Prof. Cinkara's academic roots trace back to Middle East Technical University for his Bachelor's, and Gaziantep University for his Master's, where his thesis investigated the interplay between self-efficacy and success in EFL. His scholarly contributions include extensive publications in peer-reviewed journals and leadership in national and international ELT projects, emphasizing the integration of technology in language learning. As a recognized leader in ELT, Dr. Cinkara has served as the Principal of the School of Foreign Languages at Gaziantep University and managed its Distance Education Application and Research Center. His work has significantly centered around ELT pedagogy and assessment, earning him accolades such as TÜBİTAK publication incentives. Prof. Cinkara’s global perspective is enhanced by his experience as a Visiting Researcher at The Open University, underscoring his commitment to advancing ELT through innovation and research.