معرفی
Prof. Dr. Tazegül DEMİR ATALAY is a Professor in Turkish Education at Kafkas University's Faculty of Education, where she has served since 2020. Previously, she held positions as Associate Professor (2015-2019) and Assistant Professor (2011-2015) at the same institution. She also served as Department Chair from 2011-2017 and has been Head of the Department since 2017. Her academic journey began with research assistant positions at both Gazi University (2007-2011) and Kafkas University (2004-2007).
- PhD in Turkish Language Education from Gazi University (2007-2011)
- Master's in Turkish Language Education from Gazi University (2007)
- Bachelor's in Turkish and Social Sciences Education from Atatürk University (2000-2004)
Prof. DEMİR ATALAY's research focuses on Turkish language education, with particular emphasis on language skills development, educational technology applications, curriculum design, and values education. Her work bridges theoretical linguistic concepts with practical classroom applications, especially in developing effective teaching methodologies for Turkish language instruction. She has extensively researched reading comprehension, writing instruction, and foreign language teaching methodologies.
Her recent publications (2020-2024) show a strong focus on digital storytelling applications, grammar motivation measurement, self-regulated learning, and textbook analysis for Turkish language instruction. These works demonstrate her commitment to developing innovative teaching approaches that integrate technology with traditional language instruction methods. Her research particularly emphasizes middle school education contexts and Turkish as a foreign language instruction.
Prof. DEMİR ATALAY has successfully supervised numerous master's students, with 11 listed as having her as their primary advisor. She has also led significant research projects including "Akıcı Okuma Uygulamalarının Türkçe Öğretmen Adaylarının Okumaya Yönelik Görüşlerine Etkisi" (2018-2021) and "Ortaokullarda Okuma Güçlüğü Çeken Öğrencilerin Akıcı Okuma Becerilerinin Geliştirilmesi" (2018-2020) as principal investigator.