معرفی
Mehmet Ali Arıcı is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Turkish and Social Sciences Education at Gaziantep Faculty of Education, Gaziantep University. He concurrently serves as a Lecturer at Leibniz Language Center, Universitaet Hannover (Germany), teaching Turkish language courses since 2022. Previously, he was a Research Assistant at Gaziantep University from 2010 onward.
Education
- Ph.D. in Turkish Education (2014-2022) - Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Graduate Education Institute, Türkiye
- M.A. in Turkish Language and Literature (2010-2014) - Gaziantep University, Institute of Social Sciences, Türkiye
- B.A. in Turkish Language Teaching (2005-2009) - Gazi University, Gazi Faculty of Education, Türkiye
Research Focus
Arıcı specializes in Turkish language education, with emphasis on developing assessment methodologies for speaking and writing skills. His work includes creating validated scales for measuring motivation and self-efficacy in language learners, rubric design for performance evaluation, and analyzing pedagogical habits of teacher candidates. Research consistently intersects language pedagogy, psychometrics, and educational psychology.
Publication Trends
Recent articles (2020-2023) focus on quantitative tools for language education assessment, including reliability-validity studies for speaking motivation scales, self-efficacy measurements, and rubric development. Earlier conference works explored teacher training dynamics and literary analysis.
Teaching
Teaches undergraduate courses including Turkish Language (I-IV), Turkish as a Heritage Language (tandem method), Teaching Practice, and School Experience.
