Özde YILMAZ ŞENOL
Yabancı Diller Yüksekokulu, Yabancı Diller Yüksekokulu, Yabancı Diller Yüksekokulu
Research areas: Social Sciences and Humanities
<p>Was born in Izmir. After completing her primary and secondary education in Izmir Özel Bornova Private School, she studied English Language and Literature at Celal Bayar University. She received pedagogical formation from Dokuz Eyul University when she was an undergrad. She did an MA in English Education at the University of Roehampton. She participated in seminars on bilingualism and she studied ‘The Impact of Teaching English on Students’ Motivation and Achievements in Turkish Universities English Preparatory Schools’ as her dissertation. She presented the results of her research at the MATSDA Materials Development Association Conference organized by the University of Limerick, Ireland. She took Neurolinguistics courses from METU, Hacettepe, and Gazi Universities’ English Language Ph.D. programs. After her MA, she developed a strong research and teaching interest in Aviation English within the field of English for Specific Purposes. Özde did her second MA in Aviation Management and wrote a thesis on ‘Managing Communication as a Factor in Aviation Safety’. She also attended certificate programs on Aviation English and Teaching Methodology in England. She undertook academic and administrative roles at the universities she worked at; which are Vice-principal, program coordinator, Vocational English Coordinator, International Relations Office Manager, Erasmus Institutional Coordinator, Head of the Disabled Student Committee, Head of the Internship Coordination, and Bologna Committee. She has studies on Aviation English terminology and teaching, safety management, and language based communication problems, using literature in language teaching and the effect of technology in teaching. Current research focuses on the impact of language on Civil Aviation in terms of human factors.</p><p><br></p>