Faculty

College / Department

Teaching areas

Courses taught:ENG 225 Writing for Business; ENG 204 Advanced Academic Writing; WRI 101 Academic Writing I; WRI 102 Academic Writing II

Research areas

Critical applied linguistics, critical issues in second language writing, culture and curriculum, language and identity, academic literacy development in ESL/EFL

Education

Doctorate in Education, The University of Exeter, United Kingdom

MA, English Language Education, Bogazici University, Turkey

MA, Graduate Exchange Student at Department of Applied Linguistics and ESL, Georgia State University, United States

BA, Foreign Language Education, Bogazici University, Turkey

Professional experience

Instructor at American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates(2007 - 2009)

Instructor at Yeditepe University, Turkey(2005 - 2006)

Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant at the , , , at Bogazici University, Turkey(2002 - 2005)

Graduate Research Assistant at Georgia State University, United States(2003 - 2004)

Memberships

TESOL ARABIA, 2006 - 2007

Contact

[email protected]

+971 6 515 2387

Dr. Neslihan Bilikozen

Assistant Professor

Doctorate of Education in TESOL, Exeter University, Exeter, UK

During her early graduate studies, Neslihan Bilikozen worked as a research assistant at Bogazici University, Istanbul and Georgia State University, Atlanta. Prior to her career at AUS, she taught academic writing and research courses at the Department of Foreign Language Education, at Yeditepe University, Istanbul. Her areas of research and teaching interest include acquisition of L2 academic literacy, L2 writing assessment, language and identity, and integration of technology in the classroom.

Publications

Neslihan Bilikozen, The Case of “Underdeveloped” Academic Literacy Skills of Undergraduates: Contrasting Perspectives, Published, International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction (IJCI), 11, 2, pp. 197-223, 2019

Neslihan Bilikozen, The Case of “Underdeveloped” Academic Literacy Skills of Undergraduates: Contrasting Perspectives., Submitted, International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2019

Neslihan Bilikozen, Journey towards Academic Literacy: An Exploration of Challenges Faced in the First Year at University, Published, Asian ESP Journal, 14, 7, pp. 57-100, 2018

Neslihan Bilikozen, Academic Literacy Development and Identity Construction Interrelations: The Freshman Experience, Published, English Scholarship Beyond Borders, 4, 1, pp. 33-70, 2018

Rana Raddawi, Neslihan Bilikozen, Abdelhamid Ahmed, Abdelhamid Ahmed, ELT Professors' Perspectives on the Use of E-rubrics in an Academic Writing Class, Published, pp. 221-261, 2018

Neslihan Bilikozen, Academic literacy development and identity construction of undergraduates at an American university in the UAE (doctoral dissertation)., Published, pp. -, 2016

Neslihan Bilikozen, Ayse Akyel, EFL Reading Comprehension, Individual Differences and Text Difficulty, Published, The Reading Matrix, 14, 2, pp. 263-296, 2014

Anoud Abusalim, Neslihan Bilikozen, Tizreena Ismail, Sana Sayed, Anoud Abusalim, Neslihan Bilikozen, Tizreena Ismail, Sana Sayed, Where I Stand: The Center and the Periphery, Published, 2012

Neslihan Bilikozen, From Teaching to Leading, Published, International Journal of Arts and Sciences, 4, 10, pp. 145–161, 2011

Conference Presentations

Neslihan Bilikozen, The myth of acquiring academic literacy through academic writing courses only, International Conference on Writing for STEM, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, November, 2019

Neslihan Bilikozen, Contrasting perspectives on teaching academic literacy skills: Whose responsibility is it?, GlobELT 2019: 5th International Conference on Teaching and Learning English as an Additional Language , Kyrenia, April, 2019

Neslihan Bilikozen, Dealing with L2 academic literacy demands at university: First-year students' perspectives, ESBB 2018 Conference and Symposium on English Academic Writing in a Global World, Toyama, Japan, March, 2018

Neslihan Bilikozen, Development of academic literacy: Challenges and complexities, IELT-CON 2017: The 21st Century Classroom, Penang, Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, April, 2017

Neslihan Bilikozen, Online rubrics as a tool for learning and assessment in the writing classroom, The Sixth Asian Conference on Technology in the Classroom, Kobe, Japan, April, 2016

Neslihan Bilikozen, The role of reflective self-evaluation in developing metacognitive awareness and learner autonomy in L2 writing instruction, 5th International Conference on Foreign Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics (FLTAL), International Burch University, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, May, 2015

Neslihan Bilikozen, Creating a self and peer evaluation activity on i-learn, DWS Faculty Development Workshop Series, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, March, 2014

Neslihan Bilikozen, The challenges and complexities of creating effective essay assignments, International Journal of Arts and Sciences Conference, Gozo, Malta, February, 2012

Neslihan Bilikozen, How to use the ‘Self and Peer Assessment’ function of i-learn, DWS Faculty Development Workshop Series, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, December, 2011

Neslihan Bilikozen, From teaching to leading, International Journal of Arts and Sciences Conference, Gottenheim, Germany, April, 2011

Neslihan Bilikozen, The challenges and complexities of formulating essay topics that appeal to our students, DWS Faculty Development Workshop Series, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, January, 2011

Neslihan Bilikozen, L2 writing curriculum in context: What's on curriculum developers' minds?, Language Flows: TESOL-Italy's 35th National Convention, Rome, Italy, Rome, Italy, November, 2010

Neslihan Bilikozen, The role of culture on curriculum development at an ESL academic writing program in the UAE, ABLA 2009 Applied Linguistics in a Multilingual Context: Creativity and Innovation, Antwerp, Belgium, Antwerp, Belgium, November, 2009

Neslihan Bilikozen, EFL reading comprehension and individual differences, TESOL Arabia Conference, Dubai, UAE, Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March, 2006

Awards and Honors

Received, Conference Grant, American University of Sharjah, 2019

Received, Conference Grant, American University of Sharjah, 2018

Received, Conference Grant, American University of Sharjah, 2017

Received, Conference Grant, American University of Sharjah, 2016

Received, Conference Grant, American University of Sharjah, 2015

, Certificate of Appreciation for participating in the AUS MATESOL 2014 Practicum Mentoring Program, AUS College of Arts and Sciences MATESOL Program, 2014

Received, Conference Grant, American University of Sharjah, 2013

Received, Conference Grant, American University of Sharjah, 2012

Received, Conference Grant, American University of Sharjah, 2011

Received, Seed Grant, American University of Sharjah, 2011

Received, Conference Grant, American University of Sharjah, 2010

Received, Conference Grant, American University of Sharjah, 2009

Received, Travel Grant, TESOL Arabia Conference, 2006, 2006

Received, Graduate Assistantship, Bogazici University, Istanbul/Turkey, 2005

Received, Graduate Assistantship, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA, 2004

Other creative/research

"Complexities of L2 Academic Literacy Development from Students' and Professors' Perspectives" Presented to DWS Faculty at American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, U.A.E., April 24, 2018

Unpublished doctoral dissertation: Academic literacy development and identity construction of undergraduates at an American university in the UAE, 2015, University of Exeter, UK.

"Common Essay Mistakes": Writing Workshop Presented at the American University of Sharjah Faculty Series Writing Center Workshops, November 25, 2014.

“Writing Counterarguments": Writing Workshop Presented at the American University of Sharjah Faculty Series Writing Center Workshops, April 23, 2013

“Creating a Self and Peer Evaluation Activity on I-Learn” Presented to DWS Faculty at American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, U.A.E., March 2, 2014

“How to Use the ‘Self and Peer Assessment’ Function of i-learn”: Presented to DWS Faculty at American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE, December 13, 2011.

“Writing Summaries”, Writing Workshop Presented at the American University of Sharjah Faculty Series Writing Center Workshops, Sharjah, UAE, November 17, 2011

“The Challenges and Complexities of Formulating Essay Topics that Appeal to our Students”: Presented to DWS Faculty at American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE, January 18, 2011.

“Counter-arguing Effectively: The Art of Objecting to an Objection”: Writing Workshop Presented at the American University of Sharjah Faculty Series Writing Center Workshops, Sharjah, UAE, December 19, 2010.

Unpublished MA thesis: The influence of selected individual-difference variables on EFL reading comprehension, 2006, Bogazi University, Istanbul