Elif Barbaros is an enthusiastic EFL instructor  and a PhD candidate at Erciyes University. She recieved her BA at Ankara University and MA at Erciyes University. 

Her main research interests are Discourse Analysis, Genre Analysis,  Metadiscourse, Corpus Linguistics, EFL/ESL Textbook Evaluation, Materials Development, Program Evaluation and Development for EFL Teaching, EFL Testing, Learner Strategies and Continuous Professional Development. 

Since 2010, she has provided reviewer feedback for several well-known Oxford University Press titles such as  English File series, Milestones series, Oxford Academic Vocabulary Practice series and Word Skills series.

She has designed an institutional Textbook Evaluation Criteria; written CEFR A1 to B2 level institutional writing materials; designed and edited  institutional self-study & in-class materials for four levels, in addition to co-ordinating the team. She has proofread the  Prep Program tests for over 10 years.

She started the institutional Continuing Professional Development Services in 2009. She has run institutional pre-academic year orientation and induction Teacher Training Programs as well as Trainer Education Programs for mentors.  

She has designed a Student Satisfaction Questionnaire for the purposes of Quality Assurance and also co-ordinated the Quality & Assurance sub-units in their efforts to write syllabi for Prep Programs communicating with stakeholders as well as documenting the process.

2020 - Devam Ediyor

Doktora

Erciyes Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, --, Türkiye

2000 - 2018

Yüksek Lisans

Erciyes Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, --, Türkiye

1992 - 1996

Lisans

Ankara Üniversitesi, Dil Ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi, English Language and Literature, Türkiye

2018

Yüksek Lisans

Vocabulary learning strategy use, vocabulary size and lexical threshold

Erciyes Üniversitesi, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, --

2023

CorpusCALL Webinar 2 of the series “A conversation with…”

Yabancı Dil

EuroCALL & CorpusCALL SIG

2022

QU 7th Annual International Conference on English Language Teaching titled “Hybrid Learning in ELT: Motivation, Challenges and Opportunities”

Yabancı Dil

Qatar University

2022

Statistical Applications (İstatistik Uygulamaları)

Veri Analizi

Erciyes University & ERSEM (Erciyes Continuing Education Centre)

2022

INDELT: Remote language teaching during and after the COVID-19 pandemic

Yabancı Dil

Institute of Applied Linguistics Adam Mickiewicz University

2021

Corpus-based Discourse Analysis - 2nd Corpus Research Centre Webinar

Yabancı Dil

Air University

2021

International Perspectives on Corpus Technology for Language Learning:“DDL is dead? Long live DDL! Studies reviving the field of Data-Driven Learning”

Yabancı Dil

The University of Queensland

2021

TÜBİTAK 2237-A Bilimsel Etkinlikleri Destekleme Programı-Lisansüstü Öğrencilere Yönelik, Yabancı Dil Eğitiminde Bilgisayarlı Derlem Araçlarının Kullanımı ve Dijital Teknolojiler Eğitimi

Yabancı Dil

TÜBİTAK

2021

ELT Together Pronunciation

Yabancı Dil

Oxford University Press

2021

The 3rd Metadiscourse Across Genres Conference (MAG2021)

Yabancı Dil

Universitat Jaume I

2021

Creating Data-Driven Pedagogical Materials Using learner Corpora: A Guide for Lsnguage Teachers

Yabancı Dil

University of Utah

2021

The 3rd TESOL Turkey International ELT Conference - Pedagogical Shifts in Times of Turmoil: Forced Distance Education in ELT

Yabancı Dil

TESOL Turkey

2019

SL-TeDOL,VTL 19 : Sabancı University School of Languages Teaching and Developing Through Online Learning - Vocabulary Teaching & Learning

Yabancı Dil

Sabanci University

2015

2nd T-PLUS & TESOL Arabia SIGs Joint Event

Yabancı Dil

Bilkent University & T-PLUS Turkey & TESOL Arabia

2014

Teacher Researchers in Action

Yabancı Dil

Gediz University

2014

Oxford Days for Higher Education: 'From knowledge to action: The future-oriented leader'

Yabancı Dil

Oxford University Press

2014

Ideas & Realities: Continuing Professional Pevelopment for Preparatory Year Teachers

Yabancı Dil

Hacettepe University & British Council

2013

Teacher Trainer Training Course

Yabancı Dil

Erciyes University & Oxford University Press

2013

Benchmarking Assessment and Curriculum to the CEFR: A practice-based approach

Yabancı Dil

Oxford University Press

2012

FOCI VI -Flexibility within Limitations

Yabancı Dil

Özyegin University

2012

SEIRD: School Effectiveness and Improvement Through Research and Development

Yabancı Dil

TED University & Oxford University Press

2012

TEACTHING TO MOTIVATE

Yabancı Dil

Erciyes University & Embassy of the United States

2012

The 5th ELT SYMPOSIUM - THE MARCO POLO EFFECT: Exploration in Language Learning

Yabancı Dil

Cambridge University Press & Assessment

2012

IATEFL LTSIG & TDSIG Joint Conference - Teacher Development: with or without technology?

Yabancı Dil

Yeditepe University

2012

Oxford Teachers' Academy: Teaching English to Adults

Yabancı Dil

Erciyes University

2009

SLTEP-2009 School of Languages Trainer Education Program

Yabancı Dil

Sabanci University

2000 - Devam Ediyor

Öğretim Görevlisi

Erciyes Üniversitesi, Yabancı Diller Y.O., --

1996 - 2000

Öğretmen

Ministry of National Education, Ministry of National Education High School, Yozgat İstiklal Lisesi

2017 - 2021

Bölüm Başkanı

Erciyes Üniversitesi, Yabancı Diller Y.O., --

2011 - 2020

Bölüm Başkanı

Erciyes Üniversitesi, Yabancı Diller Y.O., --

1996 - 2000

İngilizce Öğretmeni

MİLLİ EĞİTİM BAKANLIĞI Yozgat İstiklal Lisesi

2024

Durrant P., Akbaş E., Barbaros E., Aldawood A.

APPLIED LINGUISTICS , cilt.44, sa.6, ss.1-20, 2024 (SSCI)

2022

Barbaros E., Akbaş E.

LINGUA , cilt.279, ss.1-16, 2022 (SSCI)

2023 - Devam Ediyor

Swada-Spoken And Written Academic Discourse Analysis Research Group

https://avesis.erciyes.edu.tr/ResearchTeamSite/swada

Erciyes Üniversitesi, Turkey