CIU-Feryal-Varanoğluları

Sr. Instr. FERYAL VARANOĞULLARI

School of Foreign Languages

Telephone number +90 392 671 11 11
Extension 2516
Office EH218
Other information

CURRICULUM VITAE

Education
  • University of Bilkent (American Fulbright Program) TEFL (Master, 1996)
  • Gazi University ELT (Undergraduate, 1991)
Publications

Other Publications

  • Master Thesis on Mentoring System at EMU

Papers presented in international conferences and printed as proceedings

  • Paper presented at 32nd International IATEFL Annual Conference at UMIST in Manchester, England and published “Learner/trainee-based teaching” "Learner-based training" in SIG Newsletter of IATEFL, winter 1999 Edition
  • Paper presented at the 3rd International Conferance on Educational Sciences (ICES'11) at EMU on Alternative Assessment methods in teacher education programs;

Articles published in peer reviewed international journals (SCI,SSCI,Arts and Humanities)

  • Secondary EFL Courses Review
Projects
  • EMU SFL Project on Starting a Developmental Performance Management for SFl teachers - a Co -coordinator of the team
  • British Council Cyprus Project at EMU on Digitilizing Learning in Preparatory Schools in Cyprus; Initiator of M-Learning Project in ELT
  • TRNC Atatürk Teacher Training Academy English Language Courses curriculum development project by by the British Council Cyprus- a committee member representing EMU
  • British Council Cyprus Project on Developing ELT Teachers in Cyprus-Online Course Tutor on Cambridge TKT Course for ELT Teachers in Cyprus
  • EMU SFL Project on Getting EAQUALS Accreditation- Committee Member as a Training Unit Co-ordinator
  • EMU SFL Project on Becoming an International Exam Center - Oral Examiner for LCCI (London Chamber of Commerce and Industry) and Oral Examiner for TELC (The European Language Certificates)
  • Project with Ministry of Education and Oregon State University - a cooperative model bringing together state school teachers from Cyprus with teachers from Oregon State University- Representative and a committee member from EPS,EMU
  • Online Flexible Learning Project for students repeating English courses at EPS, EMU – an online course designer and online course teacher
  • Teacher questions in class (Cambridge DELTA/DOTE Project awarded Distinction by Cambridge University Teaching Awards body)
Awards
  • European High Commission Scholarship for PhD research on M-learning - Research Student at IOE, University of London, UK (2009)
  • American Fulbright Scholarship for a Short Term Training in the USA -Participated a programme on Quality Assurance, Teacher Appraisal Systems and Teacher Evaluation Techniques at CELOP, Boston University, Massachusetts (2008)
  • American Fulbright Scholarship for a Short Term Training in the USA -Participated a Course on Drug Prevention in Minnesota (2002)
  • American Fulbright Scholarship for a Short Term Training in the USA -Participated a Course on CALL at Oregon State University (1999)
  • Cambridge ESOL DELTA/DOTE (Diploma for Overseas Teachers of English) awarded Distinction (1998)
  • British Council Scholarship for International Summer Schools -Attended a course at Chester University (formerly Chester College) on methodology, materials and resources for the language classroom (1995)
Research Areas
  • Enhancing Interacitivity in Online Learning and Teaching
  • Mobile learning (M-learning)
  • Distance Education and Online Learning
  • Technology Enhanced Learning, Teaching and Professional Development
  • Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
  • Teacher Appraisal
  • Autonomous/Independent Learning
  • Formative Assessment