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Öğr. Gör. Seda Tuğçe Akkaya

Department:

English Preparatory Division

Education:

M.A., Linguistics, Monde anglophone - Langue, Littératures et Sociétés, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle (Paris 3), 2022

B.A., Translation and Interpreting Studies, Boğaziçi University, 2015

Other Diplomas & Certificates:

DELTA Module 3, International Training Institute (ongoing)

DELTA Module 1 (Pass with Merit), International Training Institute (2026)

CELTA (Pass B), International Training Institute (2025)

Pedagogical Education Program, Marmara University (2020)

Guiding ELT Curriculum and Assessment: A Collaborative Approach by Dr Esin Çağlayan (2025)

Designing Effective ELT Curricula by Dr Esin Çağlayan (2025)

Teaching TOEFL IBT Skills, ETS (2024)

Item Statistics & Descriptive Statistics, Language Assessment and Testing Academy (2022)

Understanding Online Assessment by Esin Çağlayan (2020)

How to Choose a Language Test, Oxford University Press (2020)

Test Preparation and the Role of Language Assessment Knowledge in a Globally Mobile Era, British Council (2020)
Assessing in a Post-Pandemic World, Oxford University Press (2020)
Assessment Literacy for Teachers, Oxford University Press (2020)

Item Writing IV: Integrated Skills, 13^th FOAI (Forum on Assessment Issues) (2019)

Item Writing III: Assessing Listening, 12^th FOAI (Forum on Assessment Issues) (2019)

Testing, Evaluation & Assessment Module III, Gordion Akademi (2019)

Testing, Evaluation & Assessment Module II, Gordion Akademi (2019)

“Are We Challenging the Full Potential of Our Students?” by Adrian Underhill (2018)

Abbreviated Curriculum Vitae:

Seda Tuğçe Akkaya works as an English Language Instructor at Boğaziçi University School of Foreign Languages. She earned her BA in Translation and Interpreting Studies from Boğaziçi University in 2015 and her MA in Linguistics from Université Sorbonne Nouvelle (Paris 3) in 2022. With over ten years of experience in English language teaching, including eight years at tertiary level, she has experience in academic English as well as testing and assessment. At her previous institution, she worked as the Testing and Assessment Unit coordinator for six years, focusing on test development, assessment coordination, and standardisation. She also speaks French and holds a DELF B2 certificate.

Research Interests:

Semiotics, discourse analysis, academic writing