Education:
- PhD, Indiana University, Second Language Education Department (major) & Applied Linguistics and TESOL (minor)
- MA, Hacettepe University, Foreign Language Education Department, Ankara, Turkey
Academic Appointments:
- Senior Lecturer, Central Eurasian Studies Department, 2018-
- Faculty, Kelly School of Business, ‘Business is Global’ program for high school students, Indiana University, Bloomington 2021 Summer-
- Faculty, Language Workshop, Intensive Turkish Language Program, Indiana University, Bloomington, 2013 Summer-
- Assistant Professor, Foreign Languages Education Department, School of Education, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey, 2010-2013
- Assistant Professor, Foreign Languages Education Department, Foreign Language Teacher Certification Program, School of Education, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey, 2010-2013.
- Visiting Professor as part of Erasmus Faculty Exchange Program, University of Augsburg, Germany, 2012
- Visiting Professor as part of Erasmus Faculty Exchange Program, Pomeranian University in Slupsk, Poland, 2013
Courses Recently Taught:
- Business Culture in Turkey and Turkish Language for High School Students
- All level of Turkish language
- Introduction to Turkish Culture
- Contemporary Turkey
- Media Turkish
Courses Previously Taught:
- Research Methods in Second Language Education
- Approaches in Foreign Language Teaching
- Internship in Teaching Foreign Languages
- Foreign Language Teaching Methods
- Contextual Grammar in Foreign Language Teaching
Selected Academic Fellowships:
Leo and Jay Fay Fellowship for Academic Recognition, School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Leo and Jay Fay Fellowship for Academic Recognition, School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Higher Council of Education of Turkey, Overseas Doctoral Program, Full Fellowship
British Council & Oxford University Summer Scholarship for Foreign Language Teachers, Oxford University, Oxford, UK
Selected Publication Highlights in Social Sciences Citation Index Journals:
- Onursal, Ayirir, Ariogul, S. Unal, C. B. 2013. Effects of gender and university major on preparatory school students’ use of foreign language learning strategies. Journal of Education, 42, 60-71.
- Onursal Ayirir, Ariogul, S. & Unal, C.B. 2012. Effects of gender and university major on preparatory school students' use of foreign language learning strategies. Journal of Education, 42, 60-71.
- Unal, C.B., Onursal Ayirir, I. & Ariogul, S. 2011. The use of foreign language learning strategies by university students learning English, German and French. Journal of Education, 41, 473-484.
- Ariogul, S. 2009. Academic motivations of pre-service English language teachers. Journal of Education, 36, 12-19.
Refereed Publication Highlights:
- Ariogul, S. & Uzun, T. 2011. Metaphorical conceptualizations of Arab learners of Turkish. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 15, 2088-2091.Indexed in Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index-Science (ISI Web of Science).
- Ariogul, S. & Uzun, T. 2010. Foreign language teaching for elementary school students through storytelling. E-Journal of New World Sciences Academy, 5(4), 1670-1676.
- Ariogul, S. & Uzun, T. 2010. Digital video technology in foreign language classes: A case study with ‘Lost.’ Language Journal,142(4),62-70.
- Ariogul, S. & Can, N. 2010. “Teaching is a female profession in the eyes of a beholder: Or is it?” Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2(1), 629-633. Indexed in Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index-Science (ISI Web of Science).
- Ariogul, S. 2009. Investigating the experiences of male student English teachers in a traditional non-gender profession. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences Journal, 1(1), 1495-1499. Indexed in Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index-Science (ISI Web of Science)
- Ariogul, S., Unal, D. C. & Onursal, I. 2009. Foreign language learners’ beliefs about language learning: a study on Turkish university students. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences Journal, 1(1), 1500-1506. Indexed in Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index-Science (ISI Web of Science)
- Ariogul, S. 2007. Understanding foreign language teachers’ practical knowledge: What’s the role of prior language learning experience? Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 3(1), 168-181.
Book Chapters:
- Ariogul, S. & Uzun, T. 2009. Too Much Stress? A qualitative study on foreign language learning anxiety. O. Demirel & A. M. Sunbul (Eds.), Further Education in the Balkan Countries (pp. 159-166). Konya, Turkey: Education Academy
- Huang, Y.P. & Ariogul, S. 2006. Chapter 17: Metaphors and cross-cultural stories of learning to teach. In B.S. Stern (Ed.), Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue (pp. 225-238). Greenwich, Connecticut: Information Age Publishing.
- Harste, J., Ariogul, S., Sanner, D., East, D., Enyeart, J.A., Lehman, B., & Reeves, G. 2003. New Times: First-Person Shooter Games Go to College. In C. M. Fairbanks, J. Worthy, B. Maloch, J. V. Hoffman, & D. L. Schallert (Eds.), 52nd Yearbook of the National Reading Conference (pp.218-230). Oak Creek, Wisconsin: National Reading Conference. (Social Sciences Citation Index Proceedings, ERIC)