AYFER GOKALP

242 S Beck Ave Apt 204 Tempe/AZ 85281 ayfer.gokalp@asu.edu

Education
Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, Arizona State University, Present Specialization: Language and Literacy M.A. in Curriculum and Instruction, Arizona State University, May 2010 Specialization: English as a Second Language Thesis: Mother Tongue or Mothers Tongue: The experiences of maintaining native language of Turkish Families in Unites States from parents perspective B.A. in Education, English Language Teaching, Cukurova University (Adana, Turkey), June, 2007. Thesis: The role of involving background of students into their classroom learning in 9th grade reading class on their reading comprehension. A quantitative analysis of the implications of Schema Theory.

Academic Appointments
Graduate Instructor, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College - Arizona, 2011- present Research Assistant, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College - Arizona, 2010-2011 Dr. Gregory Cheatham English Teacher, Ovakent Primary School - Hatay / Turkey, 2007-2009.

Publications
Scholarly Journal Article(s) (invited) 1. Cheatham, G., Santos, A. & Gokalp, A. (in press). Bilingual Development for Children with Disabilities: A Descriptive Literature Review of Comparison Studies. Focus on Exceptional Children Journal. Conference Proceedings
1. Gokalp, A. (2012). Native Language Maintenance Story of a Young Woman: I dont Need

Speaking Kurdish. The Eighth International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry (to be held on May 16-19)University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Publications in Preparation 1. Gokalp, A. (in preparation). Native Language Maintenance Story of a Young Woman: I dont Need Speaking Kurdish. 2. Gokalp, A. & Cheatham, G. (in preparation). Why do Bilingual students code-switch in their classrooms?: A code-switching guide for teachers 3. Gokalp, A., (in preparation). Language and identity practices of Bi-cultural families. 4. Gokalp, A., (in preparation). Mother tongue or mothers tongue: language maintenance experiences of Turkish families in Arizona from childrens perspective

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Conferences 1- Gokalp, A. & Meimban, C. (February, 2011) The Discourse of Teaching Language & Literature to Students Living Between Cultures. 41st Annual Language& Literacy Conference: Reclaiming a Space for Books in the Classroom, Arizona State University 2- Gokalp, A. (April, 2011). Why do Bilingual students code-switch in their classrooms?: A codeswitching guide for teachers. 17th Annual Graduate TESOL&Linguistics at Arizona State University 3- Gokalp, A. (February, 2010). Raising voice through letters: An eight years old ELL childs perspective to his ESL learning process. 16th Annual Graduate TESOL&Linguistics at Arizona State University Invited Lectures 1. Gokalp, A. (November, 2011). Language and Identity Practices from an Islamic perspective. Guest lecture presented at Arizona State University, Tempe/AZ. 2. Gokalp, A. (October, 2010). Language, Identity and Gender issues from an Islamic perspective. Guest lecture presented at Arizona State University, Tempe/AZ.

Teaching
Arizona State University, 2011-present. BLE220 Foundation of Structure English Immersion (undergraduate) Ministry of Education of Turkey, 2007-2009 English as a Foreign Language (4th- 7th grades) Language and Culture (6th grades)

Research
Research Internship, Arizona State University, 2012 - present Grant writing with Prof. Elizabeth Swadener Independent Research, Arizona State University, 2011 Language and Identity Practices of Bicultural Families with Dr. Aya Matsuda Research Assistant, Arizona State University, 2010 Proposal for Research Study: Evaluating the Refugee School Impact Grant. AZ DES-DEPT ECONOMIC SECURITY with Dr. Doris Warriner

Professional Service
17th Annual Graduate TESOL & Linguistics, Arizona State University, 2011 Organization Committee 16th Annual Graduate TESOL & Linguistics, Arizona State University, 2010 Organization Committee CIE (Current Issues in Education) Journal, 2011-present Section Editor, Mentor Editor

Community Service
Judge, 5th Annual Arizona Turkish Language Contest, 2012 Presentations on native language maintenance, various gatherings, 2010-present

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Outreach Coordinator, Foundation for Intercultural Dialogue, 2009-present Turkish-English Translator / Interpreter, for Turkish-Arizonan ELLs, 2009-present Turkish Language & Culture Teacher, Saturday School of Sema Foundation, 2009-2011

Honors, Awards & Fellowships

Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College Travel Grant, Arizona State University, 2012, $ 250 Graduate Student Fellowship, Arizona State University, 2010, $3,000 Ministry of Education Graduate Studies (including MA and PhD) Scholarship, Ministry of Education of Turkey, 2009-present, covers tuition and monthly stipend. Graduation Honors, Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey, 2007. Ministry of Education Undergraduate Studies Scholarship (for distinguished students), Ministry of Education of Turkey, 2002-2007. Prime Ministry Undergraduate Studies Scholarship (for distinguished students), Prime Ministry of Turkey, 2002-2007