UĞUR ÜZER University phone: 0216 777 2912 University address Marmara University School of Foreign Languages Göztepe Campus Kuyubaşı/İstanbul 34722 Education and qualifications 2017-ongoing PhD., Curriculum and Instruction Institute of Educational Sciences Yeditepe University, İstanbul, Turkey 2011-2016 M.A., English Language Teaching Institute of Educational Sciences Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey 2007-2011 B.A., English Language Teaching Faculty of Education Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey Teaching experience 2017- Present Instructor in English Preparatory School School of Foreign Languages Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey 2015-2017 English Teacher Ministry of Education Şanlıurfa Suruç Anatolian Vocational High School, Şanlıurfa, Turkey 2013-2015 Instructor in English Preparatory School School of Foreign Languages Antalya Bilim University, Antalya, Turkey 2011-2013 Instructor in English Preparatory School School of Foreign Languages Altınbaş University, Istanbul, Turkey Certificates 2013 TEFL Certificate, City University Of New York-Hunter College 2011 Honor Certificate, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey Conference presentations Üzer, U. (2019) The Relationship Between Turkish Scholars’ Attitudes Towards IELTS and Their Performance on the Test. Marmara University English Language Teaching International Conference, 2019, İstanbul, Turkey. Üzer, U, Demirbulak, D. et al. (2018) The Reflections of Teachers as Doctorate Students about Hands-On Curriculum Development Practice. ICCI EPOK 2018, Kars, Turkey. Üzer, U., Yakut, Ö.D. (2013) EdModo for Teaching Reading and Writing, aPlanet – Autonomous Personal Learning Network for Language Teachers, Yeditepe University, İstanbul – Turkey Üzer, U., Yakut, Ö.D. (2013) How to Set Up an Online Classroom in Edmodo, 1st International ELT Symposium, İstanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, İstanbul - Turkey Üzer, U., Yakut, Ö.D. (2012) Distinctive Web 2.0 Tools for Language Teaching, The 3rd Black Sea ELT Conference: ‘Technology: A Bridge to Language Learning’ On Dokuz Mayıs University, Samsun – Turkey Üzer, U., Yakut, Ö.D. (2012) Prezi: Making Presentations Better and Better, Using Resources Effectively - Open Invitation to Collaboration, İstanbul Bilgi University, İstanbul – Turkey Teaching Observations 2010-2011 Intern in Aliye Yahşi Technical Vocational High School, Ankara, Turkey Other positions 2017-2018 Member of Curriculum Program D Coordinator School of Foreign Languages Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey 2015 Speaker Advisor TEDx AIU Personal skills and competences Languages: Turkish (Native), English (Fluent), Japanese (Elementary) Computer: MS Office Applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Publisher) Inspiration Music: Drums .