İlknur NURTEN BAĞCI

Education
M.A., English Language Education, Yıldız Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey, 2023
B.A., Foreign Language Education, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey, 2016

Abbreviated Curriculum Vitae

İlknur Nurten Bağcı is an English Instructor at the School of Foreign Languages at Boğaziçi University. She holds an M.A. in English Language Education from Yıldız Technical University. She has several years of experience teaching English at the tertiary level, including General English and English for Specific Purposes (ESP) courses for students from various academic disciplines.

Her professional interests include Academic English, vocabulary instruction, language skills development, project-based learning, and AI-assisted language teaching. She also has experience in language assessment, material development, and exam preparation.

Research Interests
Academic English, Vocabulary Instruction (General and Technical), English for Specific Purposes (ESP), Second Language Acquisition, Language Skills Development (Listening, Speaking, Reading, Writing), Project-Based Learning, AI-Assisted Language Teaching

Talks / Presentations
Nurten Bağcı, İ., & Yüksel, H. G. (2022). The effectiveness of four instructional methods in technical vocabulary learning. IX. Yıldız International Social Sciences Congress.

Research Projects
SUNY COIL Project (2025). Collaborative Online International Learning project conducted with the University of Guelph-Humber, focusing on intercultural communication, bias, diversity, and collaborative problem-solving.

SUNY COIL Project (2024). International virtual exchange project conducted with Tec de Monterrey, Mexico, focusing on sustainability, gender equality, and intercultural communication.

The Effects of Family Background on Migrant Students' Behavior and Performance in the Host Country (2015–2016). A joint international project conducted by Boğaziçi University and Ludwigsburg University of Education.