by Gülden Taner It simply means that you are appointed as a research assistant to a university, in accordance with the provisions stated in Article 50 (Clause d) or Article 33 (Clause a) of Higher Education Law no:2547. The first prerequisite of being a research assistant is to be a graduate student. You can apply for…
by Fatma Gümüşok Ozge Karaoglu’s Blog introduces applications and web tools EFL teachers easily benefit. Although it focuses on teaching English to young learners, one can encounter very useful tips for all learners regardless of their age. http://ozgekaraoglu.edublogs.org/ Burcu Akyol’s Blog briefly informs readers about the latest developments in ELT by providing links for almost…
by Gökhan Özkan, METU FLE 2012 I’m a graduate of the foreign language education department of METU and have been working as an instructor of English at Kirklareli University for one year. I’m a proud METU FLE graduate and I can tell you why I am: I didn’t merely find obedience and conformity at METU…
by Seda Akbaş, METU FLE 2013 A current MA student of ELT at METU explains how she prepared for MA in ELT I have always wanted to study in graduate English Language Teaching program at Middle East Technical University as I believe the program is the place where I will find the theoretical and applied…
by Zeynep Aysan YLSY (Yurtdışına Lisansüstü Öğrenim Görmek Üzere Gönderilecek Adayları Seçme Yerleştirme) is an official grant offered by the MEB (Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı) in order to provide universities with qualified academicians who do their graduate degrees abroad. Moreover, this grant is also available to meet the qualified personnel needs of some governmental institutions such…
by Fatma Çelik, METU FLE 2012 Hi, everyone! 🙂 I am writing my experiences as a MEB teacher working in a remote town in Eastern Turkey. Many thanks to Dear Yasemin Hoca for giving me this chance. Actually, it is quite difficult for me to be here after METU. I am still having adaptation problems. Every day…
March 2014 Terakki ELT Conference: “From Here to Where? Terakki Foundation Schools, İstanbul, Turkey http://www.teltconference.com LIF 2014 Language in Focus International Conference on Applied Linguistics and ELT Çukurova University, Adana Turkey March 27-29, 2014 http://egitim.cu.edu.tr/lif2014/ English Beyond Borders Convention 2014 Dokuz Eylül University School of Education, İzmir, Turkey 20-22 March 2014 http://www.englishscholarsbeyondborders.org/conference/ April 2014 4. Yeni…
by Yasemin Tezgiden What should I do to apply for an MA/PhD degree? Most graduate programs ask for a number of documents (transcripts, exam scores from ALES, IELTS, etc.) and qualifications (a certain score of GPA) before you apply for a graduate program. They also ask candidates to write a letter of intent and bring…
by Nazila Shafiei Wanna study abroad? These are the very first steps you should take. 1. Be REALISTIC. You need to know what exactly you have to offer to the universities you are applying to. All of us would be happy to study at Harvard, Cambridge, MIT, Oxford and so, but they are among the top…
ÖYP (Ögretim Üyesi Yetiştirme Programı) is a program run by YÖK (Yüksek Öğretim Kurulu) in order to provide newly-established universities with qualified researchers, academicians. By offering MA and PhD programs, certain universities aim at training research assistants to be academicians for the universities which lack necessary staff. The essence of the program derives from the…
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