BY PEL\u0130N SU UZUNCAG\u0130L (AMER\/II)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lorna Ye\u015filkaya has been an Instructor in the Faculty Academic English Program at Bilkent since 2015 and has taught English since 2001. She holds a BA in German and Spanish and an MA in Applied Linguistics. Her MA dissertation was socio-linguistic in nature. She also has a Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults (DELTA). In FAE, she teaches ENG 101, ENG 102, ENG 117 and ENG 118. Her research interests include pragmatics and socio-functional linguistics as well as any aspect of second language acquisition, with a particular focus on bilingualism.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Why did you choose to pursue an academic career?<\/strong> Why\/how did you choose Bilkent? What do you like the most about being at Bilkent?<\/strong> What projects are you working on currently?<\/strong> Could you share a turning point or defining moment in your career?<\/strong> What\u2019s one piece of information from your field that you think everyone should know?<\/strong> When and where do you do your best thinking?<\/strong> What distracts you?<\/strong> What are you most curious about?<\/strong> What\u2019s the most common misconception about your work?<\/strong> What do you like to do when you\u2019re not working? Which books have influenced you the most, and why?<\/strong> What would you be if you had not chosen an academic career?<\/strong> What\u2019s the secret to leading a happy life?<\/strong> BY PEL\u0130N SU UZUNCAG\u0130L (AMER\/II) Lorna Ye\u015filkaya has been an Instructor in the Faculty Academic English Program at Bilkent since 2015 and has taught English since 2001. She holds a BA in German and Spanish and an MA in Applied Linguistics. Her MA dissertation was socio-linguistic in nature. She also[Read More…]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4431,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[124,83,87],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4402"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4402"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4402\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4429,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4402\/revisions\/4429"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bilkentnews.bilkent.edu.tr\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
I\u2019ve always had a passion for English and for languages in general. I thought it would be professionally and personally satisfying to share that passion with others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I had already heard many good things about Bilkent because my husband is a Bilkent graduate. He brought me here on my first visit to Ankara, and I fell in love with the campus. I love the sense of community and belonging it offers. I also really like the fact that English forms such a core part of the learning here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am not currently working on any personal projects, since I don’t have a lot of free time to pursue interests outside work. I am considering starting violin lessons, which might be a nice project to focus on.
What excites you about your work? What\u2019s the coolest thing about your work?
I feel very passionate being in the classroom, and I still get a great sense of satisfaction when I see my students grasp new concepts or learn skills. This is still the best part of the job for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I would say there are two. The first was when I decided I did not want to be a translator, which was my original dream. The second was when I changed my career from publishing to teaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Probably that language shapes the way we think, although there are opposing arguments on this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I like to walk in nature on campus when I have important things to think about, decisions to make or problems to solve. I think this allows my best thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If I need to concentrate, I like to focus on one task at a time and do so in silence. Noises and other background sounds distract me if I\u2019m concentrating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How the brain works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That it comes with a lot of holidays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I like to keep fit when time allows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two books in particular stand out for me; both are by South American writers. The first is called \u201cLa Cuidad y los Perros\u201d and is a criticism of Peruvian society, especially the military and masculinity. It\u2019s written from multiple perspectives and is nonlinear, which is very interesting. The second is called \u201cEl T\u00fanel,\u201d a dark psychological narrative about a man’s obsession with a woman. It’s quite depressing but it made a huge impact on me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Psychiatrist or surgeon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I don’t know the answer to that. But I think it involves finding something stress-free that nourishes you and gives you a sense of hope.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"