Moderators

Sedat Akayoglu

He graduated from Department of English Language and Literature Hacettepe University in 2002 and worked as an English teacher for two years. Then he started working as a research assistant at the Department of English Language Teaching Abant Izzet Baysal University in 2004. At present he is a research assistant and a PhD candidate at the Department of English Language Teaching Middle East Technical University in Ankara, Turkey. My main interest topics are Computer Assisted Language Learning, Computer Mediated Communication, Discourse Analysis and Ethnography of Communication. URL: http://www.ibu.edu.tr/akademik/sakayoglu. Yahoo ID = sakayoglu, Skype ID = sakayoglu, MSN = sakayoglu@hotmail.com, Second Life = Sedat Usher

Beyza Yilmaz

Beyza is involved in TEFL for six years both as a language teacher and a material developer.She worked at various language schools when she was a university student. She graduated from department of Teaching English as a Foreign Language Department of Istanbul University in 2005 and started working as an English instructor at Bahcesehir University English Preparatory Program. She did her CELTA in 2007 while working at the same institution.She is still working at the same university not only as an instructor but she is also responsible for a new program called “Distance Preparatory Program” and CALL activities in the same instutition.She is doing her M.A in TEFL at Bahcesehir University. Her main interest areas are Computer Assisted Language Learning, Computer Mediated Communication, distance learning ,learner autonomy and teacher education. URL: http://beyzasfirstblog.blogspot.com Yahoo ID = beyzaylmaz, Skype ID = buoyantbee, MSN = buoyantbee@hotmail.com , Second Life = Beyza Bonetto** ****