Language and Gender
Discourse, identity, representation, ideology, and power in language use.
Teaching
Learn to notice
how language works
My teaching connects linguistic concepts to authentic examples, comparative analysis, and research practice—so that students learn not only what an analysis says, but how evidence supports it.
“A strong linguistics classroom turns curiosity about everyday language into questions that can be tested, analysed, and debated.”
I aim to make theoretical ideas concrete through structured examples, guided analysis, and discussion. Students move from recognising a pattern to formulating an argument about it—and to understanding where the available evidence ends.
Course areas
Topics I teach
Undergraduate teaching across linguistic analysis, variation, discourse, and research practice.
Linguistic Typology
Cross-linguistic patterns, variation, comparison, and explanations for structural diversity.
Applications in Linguistics
Research questions, data selection, analysis, interpretation, and applied problem-solving.
Linguistic Texts in English
Critical academic reading, disciplinary vocabulary, argument structure, and synthesis.
Cognitive Linguistics
Categorisation, conceptualisation, meaning, space, and the relationship between language and cognition.
Courses taught
Teaching by term
The course record below follows my current CV.
Language and Gender · Cognitive Linguistics
Istanbul University
Linguistic Typology · Applications in Linguistics I
Istanbul University
Language and Gender · Linguistic Texts in English
Istanbul University
Linguistic Typology · Applications in Linguistics I
Istanbul University
Linguistic Typology · Applications in Linguistics I
Istanbul University
In practice
From observation to argument
Start with data
Authentic and elicited examples give students something concrete to observe before terminology is introduced.
Compare analyses
Alternative explanations reveal which claims the evidence supports and where assumptions enter an argument.
Work across languages
Turkish, English, and cross-linguistic evidence make variation visible and challenge language-specific intuitions.
Write with precision
Students practise connecting a focused research question, a transparent method, and a proportionate conclusion.
Mentoring & research skills
Building independent research judgement
I support students in narrowing a topic into an answerable question, selecting appropriate evidence, documenting analytic decisions, and revising claims in response to results.
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