Education:

M.A. English Language Teaching, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Yıldız Technical University, 2026

M.A. Cultural Studies, Institute of Graduate Programs, Bilgi University, 2022

B.A. English Language Education, Department of Foreign Language Education, 2011

Other Diplomas & Certificates:

Teaching Staff Mobility Grant, visiting instructor at the Angelus Silesius University of Applied Sciences, Polland, 2026

From Teacher to Trainer Course, Modules 1, 2 & 3, 5-day training course to become a teacher trainer, Cambridge Training, 2026

Attendance Certificate for Investing in Critical Digital Literacies, Boğaziçi University, 2026

Attendance Certificate for Memory Sites, Memory Paths Towards Another Future, Hrant Dink Foundation, 2019

Attendance Certificate for Using English as a Medium of Education at Universities: A Holistic Approach, Kadir Has University & Boğaziçi University, 2018

Training Certificate for Testing, Evaluation and Assessment, Module 3, Gordion Academy, 2018

Attendance Certificate for Feminist Pedagogy: Museums, Memory Sites and Practices of Remembrance, Women’s Museum of İstanbul & SU Gender, 2018

Abbreviated Curriculum Vitae:

Ebru Asal Başak is an English Language Instructor at Boğaziçi University School of Foreign Languages. Prior to joining Boğaziçi University, she worked at İstanbul 29 Mayıs University for over 14 years, where she taught English at various proficiency levels and served as the Academic Writing Coordinator. During this period, she was actively involved in curriculum and materials development, writing assessment, instructor training, and institutional accreditation processes. She also co-authored academic writing coursebooks and served as the Assistant Director of the Continuing Education Center between 2016 and 2018. In addition, she also worked as a Teaching Fellow in Colombia for 8 months as part of an international educational initiative. She holds an M.A. in English Language Teaching from Yıldız Technical University and another M.A. in Cultural Studies from İstanbul Bilgi University. She received a TÜBİTAK National Graduate Scholarship for her studies in English Language Teaching. Her master's thesis in ELT investigated the effects of digital multimodal composing on EFL learners' writing performance and their perspectives on multimodal writing practices. She earned her B.A. in English Language Teaching from Boğaziçi University in 2011. Her research interests include second language writing, digital multimodal composing, academic reading and writing, writing assessment, learner autonomy, flipped learning and scaffolding.

Publications & Presentations:

Publications:

Asal Başak, E. (2026). The Effects of Digital Multimodal Composing on the Functional Aspect of EFL Writing and the Learners’ Perspectives (Master Thesis – Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Burcu Ünal), Yıldız Technical University

Asal Başak, E. (2022). The Gender of Academia: The Invisible Gender Discrimination in the Production of Knowledge in Turkey. (Master Thesis – Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Çiğdem Yazıcı), Bilgi University

Presentations:

2026, The Effects of Digital Multimodal Composing on the Functional Aspect of EFL Writing and the Learners’ Perspectives, XIII. Yıldız International Social Sciences Congress/ Yıldız Technical University

2020, Women in Academia, Kadın, Sinema ve Tarih [Woman, Cinema and History]/ İstanbul 29 Mayıs University

2019, Women in Academia, İktidar ve Özne [Power and Subject] / Bilgi University Cultural Studies Student Conference