Dr Dogan Yuksel

Dr Dogan Yuksel (PhD Florida State University, MS Ed University of Pennsylvania) is a Post Doctoral Research Fellow and Project Manager in Prof Kristina Hultgren's UKRI-funded ELEMENTAL project. Dr Yuksel worked at Kocaeli University’s TEFL programme between 2007-2022.

His EMI-related work focused on (a) the impact of linguistic and non-linguistic factors on academic success, and (b) classroom discourse. His work has appeared in some major journals such as Journal of English for Academic Purposes, Linguistics and Education, Journal of Engineering Education, International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language Teaching (IRAL), Applied Linguistics Review, International Journal of Applied Linguistics, System, ReCALL, and Language Teaching Research.

His previously funded projects explored the relationship between language-based challenges and academic success in Turkish English-medium instruction programmes (PI; British Council Turkey), university lecturers’ strategy use to introduce and explain STEM terminology in EMI four contexts: China, Turkey, South Africa and Nepal (Researcher; British Council ELTRA) and curriculum enhancement based on industry stakeholders’ feedback (PI; British Council Turkey).

He supervised master’s theses on English-medium instruction and dynamic assessment:

Kairouz, H. (2023). Instructors' challenges and coping strategies in English medium instruction classes in Kuwait. Unpublished Master’s Thesis, Kocaeli University, Department of Foreign Language Education.

Sezer, H.H. (2022). Translanguaging goals and strategies of the lecturers at English medium instruction context at universities in Turkey. Unpublished Master’s Thesis, Kocaeli University, Department of Foreign Language Education.

Unal, A. (2021). An implementation of computerized dynamic assessment on reading comprehension in a Turkish EFL setting. Unpublished Master’s Thesis, Kocaeli University, Department of Foreign Language Education.

Yilmaz, D. (2021). The integration of dynamic assessment and think-aloud method for increasing students' reading comprehension awareness. Unpublished Master’s Thesis, Kocaeli University, Department of Foreign Language Education.

Eda, G. (2020). Teacher questions and student talk in English as a medium of instruction classrooms in a Turkish higher education setting. Unpublished Master’s Thesis, Kocaeli Universitesi, Department of Foreign Language Education.

Ege, F. (2020). Analyzing teacher discourse strategies in English-Medium Instruction: A corpus-based study in Turkish higher education. Unpublished Master’s Thesis, Kocaeli Universitesi, Department of Foreign Language Education.