Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
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
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