Necmi Akşit
Dr. Necmi Akşit holds a PhD in Educational Sciences, as well as an MA and a BSc in English Language Teaching (ELT), all from Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Türkiye.
He began his professional career in 1989 as a language instructor at the Turkish-British Association. In 1990, he joined Bilkent University, where he worked for approximately 12 years at the School of English Language and undertook a range of responsibilities in both pre-sessional and in-sessional English language programs. During this period, he served as Curriculum Coordinator, Head of the Teaching Unit (pre-sessional), and Head of the English Language Support Unit (in-sessional).
In 2002, Dr. Akşit joined Bilkent University’s Graduate School of Education. Since then, he has been teaching graduate-level courses in pre-service and in-service teacher education and has held a number of academic and administrative leadership roles.
He has served as Director of the MA in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Program since 2013 and remains in this position. He has also been a member of the Graduate School of Education Institute Board since 2012 and continues to serve on it. Over the years, he has additionally served as Director of Teacher Education (2016-2025), Assistant Director of the Graduate School of Education (2012-2025), Associate Dean of the Faculty of Education (2012-2025), member of the Faculty of Education Board (2012-2025), member of the Graduate School of Education Institute Executive Board (2012-2025), and member of the University Senate (2012-2025).
His research interests include educational policy, English for Academic Purposes (EAP), in-service and pre-service language teacher education, and critical literacy.
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He began his professional career in 1989 as a language instructor at the Turkish-British Association. In 1990, he joined Bilkent University, where he worked for approximately 12 years at the School of English Language and undertook a range of responsibilities in both pre-sessional and in-sessional English language programs. During this period, he served as Curriculum Coordinator, Head of the Teaching Unit (pre-sessional), and Head of the English Language Support Unit (in-sessional).
In 2002, Dr. Akşit joined Bilkent University’s Graduate School of Education. Since then, he has been teaching graduate-level courses in pre-service and in-service teacher education and has held a number of academic and administrative leadership roles.
He has served as Director of the MA in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Program since 2013 and remains in this position. He has also been a member of the Graduate School of Education Institute Board since 2012 and continues to serve on it. Over the years, he has additionally served as Director of Teacher Education (2016-2025), Assistant Director of the Graduate School of Education (2012-2025), Associate Dean of the Faculty of Education (2012-2025), member of the Faculty of Education Board (2012-2025), member of the Graduate School of Education Institute Executive Board (2012-2025), and member of the University Senate (2012-2025).
His research interests include educational policy, English for Academic Purposes (EAP), in-service and pre-service language teacher education, and critical literacy.
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