AREAS OF EXPERTISE/INTERESTS: SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES Teacher Education/International Education/Bilingual Education
Theses Supervised:
- Guidelines for developing critical media literacy instructional framework: a critical interpretive meta study Ündeğer, Berkay (Bilkent University, 2021-10)
- Teaching A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: An interpretive synthesis to inform critical literacy instruction in International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme context Hamamcılar, İrem (Bilkent University, 2019-10)
- A survey on the use of vocabulary learning strategies of high school students Derici, Elif (Bilkent University, 2019-06)
- Gender issues and conflicts in Brontë’s Jane Eyre: an interpretive synthesis for informing critical literacy instruction Erentuğ, Merve (Bilkent University, 2018-05)
- Language learning strategies in bilingual context: A case study Eteke, Ceren (Bilkent University, 2017-05)
- Community service learning in international context: a cross-case analysis Uzun, Nurgül (Bilkent University, 2016-06)
- Using critical lenses to teach “To Kill a Mockingbird”: An interpretive synthesis Bakır, Gülten Yonca (Bilkent University, 2015)
- Teaching the adventures of Huckleberry Finn: A meta-ethnographic study Doğan, Naime (Bilkent University, 2014)
- A comparative analysis of national and international English language curricula for high schools in Turkey Kondakçı, Nermin (Bilkent University, 2014)
- Using Scoopit and curatorial learning cycle for establishing a learning environment within the context of teaching King Lear Orallı, Sinem (Bilkent University, 2014)
- Teaching Shakespeare : A qualitative meta-analysis Aydın, Nagihan (Bilkent University, 2013)
- 6th grade students' perceptions of blogs in an English class Kattsir, Elan (Bilkent University, 2012)
- A case study on primary school students' perceptions about their use of language learning and reading strategies and strategy training Wilkes, Jane Crawford (Bilkent University, 2011)
Conference & Publications:
- Sands, M., Aksit, N., & York, D. (Eds). (2012). Proceedings of the 10th International Graduate School of Education Conference on Technology in Education: New Horizons in Learning. Ankara: Meteksan.
- Sands, M., Aksit, N., & York, D. (Eds). (2011). Proceedings of the 9th International Graduate School of Education Conference on Critical Thinking and Creativity: Learning Outside the Box. Ankara: Meteksan.
- Sands, M., Aksit, N., & York, D. (Eds). (2010).Proceedings of the 8th International Graduate School of Education Conference on The Way Forward: Challenges and Innovation in Education. Ankara: Meteksan.
- Aksit, N. (2006). Alumni perceptions on student-centered teaching. Presented at Bilkent University and Iowa State University Alumni Conference, June 2006, Ankara.
- Akşit, N. & Sands, M. (Eds.) (2004). Proceedings of the 3rd International Graduate School of Education Conference on Assessment in Schools, May 5-7, 2004, Ankara: Meteksan.
- Akşit, N. (2004). Ne bilmediğimi bilmiyorum. In N. Sandikci & P. Can (Eds.) Öğrenmeyi Öğrenme Etkinlikleri. Ankara: MEB Talim Terbiye Kurlu Başkanlığı ve Türkiye Zeka Vakfı. METU.
- Akşit, N . (2003). Metamorphosis: Teachers as nesting dolls. In the proceedings of the 2nd International Graduate School of Education Conference on Support and Development for the Beginning Teacher, 78-79, Ankara, Turkey, April 30-May 2,2003.
Symposium:
- Educating a New Breed of Teachers, Graduate School of Education, Feb 19, 2010
Conference Organisation at GSE between (2003-12)