Servet Çelik College / University Teaching Professional

Curriculum vitae

PERSONAL INFORMATION Servet Çelik

2 Nolu Besirli Mah. Dayioglu Cad. No: 49, Huzur Sitesi C Blok 4/8, Ortahisar, 61040 Trabzon (Turkey)

+90 (462) 4551176

+90 (541) 3777068

[email protected]

http://www.servetcelik.com

Skype servet_celik

https://trabzon.academia.edu/ServetCelik

Sex Male | Date of birth 13/02/1979 | Nationality Turkish

PREFERRED JOB

College / university teaching professional

WORK EXPERIENCE
24/7/2019–Present

Associate Professor & Head of Department

Trabzon University 61335 Trabzon (Turkey)

www.trabzon.edu.tr

Serves as the head of the Department of Foreign Language Education; currently teaches language teacher education courses at the undergraduate and graduate level; and conducts academic research in language teaching and education.

Business or sector Education

15/5/2018–24/7/2019
11/2010–15/5/2018
8/2012–8/2014

Assistant Professor & Head of Department

Trabzon University 61335 Trabzon (Turkey)

www.trabzon.edu.tr

Served as the head of the Department of Foreign Language Education; taught language teacher education courses at the undergraduate and graduate level; and conducts academic research in language teaching and education.

Assistant Professor & Head of Department

Karadeniz Technical University 61335 Trabzon (Turkey)

www.ktu.edu.tr

Served as the head of the Department of Foreign Language Education; taught language teacher education courses at the undergraduate and graduate level; and conducts academic research in language teaching and education.

Senior Researcher

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) 06100 Ankara (Turkey)

Served as the head of the committee for the planning and development of the new national model for English language instruction in Turkey; oversaw the design of the English language teaching curriculum currently in use at the elementary and secondary levels, including course content, materials and resources.

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6/2010–11/2010
1/2010–5/2010

Research Associate Dr.

Karadeniz Technical University 61335 Trabzon (Turkey)

Served as a junior faculty member in the Department of Foreign Language Education

Academic Trainee

Indiana University-Bloomington 47405 Bloomington, IN (United States)

Worked with Associate Professor Dr. Sharon L. Pugh of Indiana University-Bloomington in joint inquiry into student writing processes; participated in planning and materials development for English writing instruction at the college level.

1/2006–1/2007
11/2004–2/2006
1/2003–1/2007 1/2002–5/2002 9/2000–8/2001

Rater

Educational Testing Service (ETS) 08541 Princeton, NJ (United States)

Scored constructed speaking responses for the Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-Based Testing (TOEFLiBT) Speaking Program.

Assistant Evaluator

Assisted with the evaluation of an online graduate-level course (L530: EFL/ESL Assessment) offered at Indiana University through an external grant from the U.S. Department of Education.

Assistant

Assisted with the administration of standardized national tests for the IUB Evaluation Services and Testing (BEST)

Instructor

University of Pennsylvania 19104 Philadelphia, PA(United States)

Taught Turkish as a foreign language classes through the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies.

Teacher of English

Zehra Kitapcioglu Primary and Elementary School 61040 Trabzon (Turkey)

Taught sixth and eighth grade English classes.

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EDUCATION AND TRAINING
1/2003–12/2009

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Literacy, Culture, and Language Education

Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, United States 47405 Bloomington (United States)

www.iub.edu

8/2001–12/2002
9/1996–6/2000

Master's of Science in Education (M.S.Ed.) in Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States 19104 Philadelphia (United States)

www.upenn.edu

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English Language Teaching

Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey, Ankara (Turkey)

www.gazi.edu.tr

PERSONALSKILLS
Mother tongue(s)

Turkish

Foreign language(s)

English

UNDERSTANDING

SPEAKING

WRITING

Listening

Reading

C2

Spoken interaction

Spoken production

C2

Levels: A1 and A2: Basic user - B1 and B2: Independent user - C1 and C2: Proficient user

Common European Framework of Reference for Languages - Self-assessment grid

Communication skills

▪ Teamwork gained through academic projects and group work; social activities and team sports such as soccer; organization of events and being part of charitable endeavors; and workplace cooperation;

▪ Good communication gained through coursework in my undergraduate, graduate and Ph.D. programs; meeting with thousands of people over the years and using my experiences with them for personal development; learning to not make too many assumptions and generalizations; eliminating my need to be right; taking the lead to promote effective relationships; doing my best for conflict resolution; trying to be a good influence; effective and active listening; and maintaining a positive attitude;

▪ Intercultural competence gained through living abroad in the United States for 9 years and communicating and becoming friends with people from a wide range of backgrounds.

Organisational / managerial skills

▪ Leadership gained through numerous roles such as coordinating a peer mentoring program-a program for international students studying at Indiana University; coordinating a student-led Symposium for the Language Education Department at Indiana University; and serving as the Head of the Department of Foreign Language Education at Karadeniz Technical University and Trabzon University;

▪ Good management of people, teams and resources gained through managing social or professional groups; organizing leisure activities and get-togethers; and supervising and teaching students.

Digital skills

SELF-ASSESSMENT

Information processing
Content creation
Problemsolving

Communication

Safety

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Proficient user

Servet Çelik

Proficient user

Digital skills - Self-assessment grid

▪ Good command of Microsoft Office tools, e-mail and numerous other applications and programs

Driving licence

B

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Books and Edited Volumes

▪ Çelik, S., Çelik., H., & Coombe, C. (Eds.). (In prep). Language Assessment and test preparation.

Ankara, Turkey: Vizetek.

▪ Çelik, S., & Solak, E. (Eds.). (In prep). World Englishes and culture in EFL education. Ankara,

Turkey: Vizetek.

▪ Çelik, S. (Ed.). (2020). Preparing teachers for a changing world: Contemporary issues in EFL

education. Ankara, Turkey: Vizetek.

▪ Çelik, S. (Ed.). (2018). Approaches and principles in English as a foreign language (EFL)

education (2nd Ed.). Ankara, Turkey: Eğiten.

Book Chapters

▪ Çelik, S. , & Erbay-Çetinkaya, Ş. (in press). Culture in English language teacher education programs: Striving for intercultural communicative competence.

▪ Çelik, S. , Sağlamel, H., & Erbay-Çetinkaya, Ş. (2020). Teaching culture through literature. In İ.
Çakır & H. Demiröz (Eds.), Literature in ELT (pp. 163-189). Ankara, Turkey: Nobel.

▪ Çelik, S. (2020). Culturally responsive education and the EFL classroom. In S. Çelik (Ed.),

Preparing teachers for a changing world: Contemporary issues in EFL education (pp. 23-34).

Ankara, Turkey: Vizetek.
▪ Çelik, S., & Gül Peker, B. (2019). The CEFR and English language teaching: Aframework for communicative competence. In İ. Yaman, E. Ekmekçi & M. Şenel (Eds.), Basics of ELT (pp. 480- 509). Ankara, Turkey: Blackswan Publishing House.

▪ Çelik, S., Stavicka, A., & Odina, I. (2018). Are we really teaching English for specific purposes, or basic English skills? The cases of Turkey and Latvia. In Y. Kirkgöz & K. Dikilitaş (Eds.), Key issues

in English for specific purposes (pp. 243-264). New York: Springer.

▪ Çelik, S. (2018). Power distance and teacher authority in an online learning environment: Does culture affect student reactions to instructor presence?. In M. Marmon (Ed.), Enhancing social

presence in online learning environments (pp. 42-62). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.

▪ Çelik, S. (2017). Common national and international language exams. In E. Solak (Ed.), T esting

for prospective English teachers (pp. 207-220). Ankara, Turkey: Pelikan.

▪ Çelik, S. (2016). Setting new standards for in-service teacher training: Amodel for responsive professional development in the context of English language teaching. In K. Dikilitaş & İ. H. Erten

(Eds.), Facilitating in-service teacher training for professional development (pp. 300-310). Hershey,

PA: IGI Global.
▪ Çelik, S., & Dikilitaş, K. (2015). Action research as a professional development strategy. In S. Borg

& H. S. Sanchez (Eds.), International perspectives on teacher research (pp. 125-138).

Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
▪ Çelik, S. (2014). Classroom strategies of Turkish EFLteachers in managing cultural diversity. In P.

Romanowski (Ed.), Intercultural issues in the era of globalization (pp. 32-46). Warsaw:

Wydawnictwo Naukowe.
▪ Çelik, S. (2014). Communicative language teaching. In S. Çelik (Ed.), Approaches and principles

in English as a foreign language (EFL) education (pp. 183- 199). Ankara, Turkey: Eğiten.

▪ Çelik, S., & Türkan, S. (2014). Assessment and evaluation in EFL: Classroom methods, assessment tools, and the instructional implications of high-stakes exams. In S. Çelik (Ed.),

Approaches and principles in English as a foreign language (EFL) education (pp. 419-428).

Ankara, Turkey: Eğiten.
▪ Yeşilbursa, A., & Çelik, S. (2014). Understanding reflective practice: Professional development

strategies for EFLteachers. In S. Çelik (Ed.), Approaches and principles in English as a foreign

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language (EFL) education (pp. 449-470). Ankara, Turkey: Eğiten.
▪ Bektaş-Çetinkaya, Y., & Çelik, S. (2013). Perceptions of Turkish EFLteacher candidates on their level of intercultural competence. In H. Arslan & G. Raţă (Eds.), Multicultural education: From theory to practice (pp. 345-362). Newcastle upon Tyne, England: Cambridge Scholars Press.

▪ Çelik, S. (2012). Teaching pronunciation in the foreign language classroom. In F. Çubukcu (Ed.),

Teaching skills: From theory to practice (pp. 53-72). Ankara, Turkey: Nobel.

▪ Çelik, S. (2012). Teaching culture for young learners in the ESL/EFLclassroom. In E. Gürsoy & A.

Arikan (Eds.), T e aching English to young learners: An activity-based guide for prospective teachers

(pp. 355-375). Ankara, Turkey: Eğiten.

Classroom Texts and Test
Preparation Materials

▪ Yeşilbursa, A. A., Gürsoy, E., Yangin Ekşi, G., Saraç, H. S., Çelik, S., Course, S., et al. (2014). In A.
Arikan (Ed.), We Speak English (Grade 5 Students' Book). Ankara, Turkey: Millî Eğitim Bakanlığı Yayınları.

Arikan (Ed.), We Speak English (Grade 5 Teachers' Book). Ankara, Turkey: Millî Eğitim Bakanlığı Yayınları.

Arikan (Ed.), We Speak English (Grade 5 Work Book). Ankara, Turkey: Millî Eğitim Bakanlığı Yayınları.

▪ Çelik, S. (Ed.). (2014). I know English (Grade 2 Students' Book). Ankara, Turkey: Millî Eğitim
Bakanlığı Yayınları.

▪ Çelik, S. (Ed.). (2014). I know English (Grade 2 Teachers' Book). Ankara, Turkey: Millî Eğitim
Bakanlığı Yayınları.

▪ Çelik, S. (Ed.). (2014). I know English (Grade 2 Work Book). Ankara, Turkey: Millî Eğitim Bakanlığı
Yayınları.

▪ Çelik, S. (2013). Specialized teaching methods-I. In L. Harputlu (Ed.), Öğretmenlik alan bilgisi:İngilizce [Content knowledge for teaching English] (pp. 441-459). Ankara, Turkey: Alan Bilgisi Yayınları.

▪ Çelik, S. (2013). Specialized teaching methods-II. In L. Harputlu (Ed.),Öğretmenlik alan bilgisi:
İngilizce [Content knowledge for teaching English] (pp. 461-475). Ankara, Turkey: Alan Bilgisi Yayınları.

Articles

▪ Çelik, S. (submitted). İngilizce öğretmen adaylarının sosyal adalet düzeyleri ile medya okuryazarlığı yeterlilikleri arasındaki ilişki [The relationship between pre-service teachers' social justice levels and media literacy skills].

▪ Çelik, S. (submitted). Professional development for teachers of English as a foreign language:
Making the grade, or missing the mark?

▪ Çelik, S. (submitted). Developing intercultural communicative competence in a classroom setting:
The impact of contextualized learning in a university-level American culture course.

▪ Çelik, S. (submitted). Building critical academic writing skills: The affective impact of instructor feedback on Turkish ELT graduate students.

▪ Çelik, S. , & Bayraktar-Çepni, S. (submitted). “English classes are boring and teachers are out of touch”: Turkish university students explain their problems with learning English.

▪ Çelik, S., Ismailov, A., & Çaylak, N. (2016). The impact of a course in Turkic cultures on Lithuanian university students' cultural awareness and intercultural skills. Pedagogika, 124(4), 216-231.

▪ Kırkgöz, Y., Çelik, S., & Arikan, A. (2016). Laying the theoretical and practical foundations for a new elementary ELT curriculum: Aprocedural analysis. Kastamonu Education Journal, 24(3), 1199-1212.

▪ Çelik, S. (2014). The effects of learning journals on reflective ability and meta-cognitive learning:
The attitudes of graduate students in an English language teaching methodology course. Croatian

Journal of Education, 16(3), 723-743. (SSCI)

▪ Çelik, S., & Aytın, K. (2014). Teachers' views on digital educational tools in English language learning: Benefits and challenges in the Turkish context.TESL-EJ: Teaching English as a Second

or Foreign Language, 18(2). Available at https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1045127.pdf

▪ Çelik, S., & Kasapoğlu, H. (2014). Implementing the recent curricular changes to English language instruction in Turkey: Opinions and concerns of elementary school administrators. South African

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Journal of Education, 34(2). (SSCI)

▪ Çelik, S., & Karaca, B. (2014). Improving learner outcomes in EFL: Does early instruction lead to

greater achievement? Novitas-ROYAL (Research on Youth and Language), 8(1), 1-10.

▪ Çelik, S., Kazazoğlu, S., & Karaca, B. (2014). Intercultural experiences of foreign students:
Erasmus students' perspectives on their development of cross-cultural awareness. Sustainable

Multilingualism, 3, 126-136.

▪ Çelik, S., Mačianskienė, & Aytın, K. (2013).Turkish and Lithuanian EFL instructors' professional development experiences: Worth the effort, or waste of time? Erzincan University Faculty of

Education Journal, 15(2), 160-184.

▪ Çelik, S. (2013). Unspoken social dynamics in an online discussion group: The disconnect between attitudes and overt behavior of English language teaching graduate students. Educational

Technology Research and Development, 61(4),665-683. (SSCI)

▪ Çelik, S., Arikan, A., & Caner, M. (2013). In the eyes of Turkish EFLlearners: What makes an effective foreign language teacher? Porta Linguarum, 20, 287-297. (SSCI)

▪ Çelik, S. (2013). Plurilingualism, pluriculturalism, and the CEFR: Are Turkey's foreign language objectives reflected in classroom instruction? Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 70, 1872- 1879.

▪ Çelik, S., Aytın, K., & Bayram, E. (2013). Implementing cooperative learning in the language classroom: Opinions of Turkish teachers of English. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 70, 1852-1859.

▪ Çelik, S., Bayraktar-Çepni, S., & İlyas, H. (2013). The need for ongoing professional development:
Perspectives of Turkish university-level EFLinstructors. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 70, 1860-1871.

▪ Çelik, S., & Erbay, Ş. (2013). Cultural perspectives of Turkish ELT coursebooks: Do standardized teaching texts incorporate intercultural features? Education and Science, 38(167), 336-351. (SSCI)

▪ Çelik, S., & Amaç, Z. (2012). Are teacher education programs failing the nation's urban schools? A closer look at pre-service teachers' beliefs about working with inner-city students. The Journal of

Multiculturalism in Education, 8(3). Available at https://www.wtamu.edu/journal/volume-8-number- 1.aspx#11

▪ Çelik, S., & Arikan, A. (2012). Aqualitative study of the effectiveness of teacher education programs in preparing primary school English language teachers. Pamukkale University Faculty of

Education Journal, 32(2), 77-87.

▪ Çelik, S. (2012). Reflecting the experience of truth: Issues of empathy in narrative inquiry.

Qualitative Research Journal, 12(2), 193-205.

▪ Çelik, S. (2012). The role of foreign-educated scholars in Turkey's higher education system: A narrative study of two English language teacher educators. T urkish Online Journal of Qualitative

Inquiry, 3(3), 56-70. Available at http://www.tojqi.net/articles/TOJQI_3_3/TOJQI_3_3_Article_4.pdf

▪ Çelik, S. (2012). Turkey's ministry of national education study-abroad program: Is the MoNE making the most of its investment? The Qualitative Report, 17(Art. 40), 1-30. Available at