Tufan Gürültü

Before this course, I already saw technology as an essential part of education. While it did not change that view, it helped me use technology more creatively and effectively in English language teaching. As this term comes to an end, it feels right to say goodbye with a final reflection on the Current Issues in Teaching  course. One of the main strengths of this course was its strong focus on practice. Almost every task required us to design something realistic and classro

Greetings everyone. For this week’s task, Demirali Kılıç, Zeynep Yeşildağ, and I designed an AI integrated writing activity for EFL high school prep students. The focus was opinion writing on the topic of school uniforms. We created a structured worksheet using Canva . The lesson plan based on the ASSURE model was prepared collaboratively on Google Docs. With the very valuable insight and comments of instructor Doç. Dr. Gökçe Kurt Tiftik we revised our worksheet. An exampl

Greetings everyone, i am back. This week for our Current Issues in Teaching course, Me, Özgür Fidan, Zeynep Yeşildağ and, Demirali Kılıç, designed an AR and VR integrated teaching material for high school English prep students at A2 level. The aim of this task was to move beyond textbook based lessons and create a more immersive learning experience by allowing students to explore a city abroad. We were easily convinced by Özgür to choose Prague as our focus and structured the

Greetings everyone, this week’s post is about The Flipped Classroom Approach! I know it shounds counfusing but bear with me it is quite fun and understandable. So, what is it? The flipped classroom approach reverses the traditional flow of language teaching. Students receive the instructional content before class, usually through a video, and class time becomes a space for practice. This is especially practical for language classrooms because students can pause and review exp

Greetings everyone! For this week we worked in groups of three to create a teaching material using the ASSURE model. My group members were Me (of course), Demirali Kılıç and, Özgür Fidan. I must admit group work can be unpredictable, but ours turned out balanced and functional. Each of us contributed to different stages of the plan, and the final product came together more smoothly than we expected. For this assignment we worked in groups of three to design an AI enhanced, c

Welcome back everyone, this is I, Tufan. I have been expecting you. This blog is now also a part of Current Issues in ELT course at...