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Ufuk Ataş, PhD, is an Associate Professor at Artvin Çoruh University, Artvin, Türkiye. He completed his graduate studies in English Language Teaching in the Department of Foreign Language Education at Middle East Technical University, Ankara, where he also worked as a Research/Teaching Assistant for ten years. Since 2018, he has taught courses on applied linguistics, discourse, language skills, and language teaching pedagogy, mainly to non-education degree students. His research focuses on the professional roles, identity tensions, agency, and professional development of language teachers and teacher educators. He is currently co-chair of the Research and Development Community "Empowering Teacher Education" of the Association for Teacher Education in Europe (ATEE), focusing on exploring teacher educators’ lived experiences in diverse educational contexts.

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Employment (5)

Artvin Coruh University: Artvin, TR

2024-11 to present | Associate Professor (Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of English Language and Literature)
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Artvin Çoruh University: Artvin, TR

2019-04 to 2024-11 | Assistant Professor (Faculty of Education, Dept. of Foreign Language Education)
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Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi: Artvin, TR

2018-11 to 2019-04 | Research Assistant Dr. (Faculty of Education, Department of Foreign Language Education)
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Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi: Ankara, TR

2010-03 to 2018-11 | Research Assistant (Faculty of Education, Department of Foreign Language Education)
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Artvin Çoruh Üniversitesi: Artvin, TR

2009-11 to 2010-03 | Research Assistant (Faculty of Education )
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Education and qualifications (5)

Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi: Ankara, Ankara, TR

2012-09 to present | Doctor of Philosophy (English Language Teaching)
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University of Helsinki: Helsinki, FI

2015-09 to 2016-04 | Visiting Researcher (Teacher Education)
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Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi: Ankara, Ankara, TR

2009-09 to 2012-07 | Master of Arts (English Language Teaching)
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Mersin Üniversitesi: Mersin, Mersin, TR

2005-09 to 2009-06 | Bachelor of Arts (English Language Teaching)
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University College Sjælland: Holbæek, DK

2007-09 to 2008-07 | Exchange Student (English Language Teacher Education)
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Works (17)

Becoming and being a critical language teacher educator: A duoethnography

TESOL Journal
2024-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Yasemin Tezgiden‐Cakcak; Ufuk Ataş
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Developing a comprehensive profile of professional development and identity for English language teacher educators

European Journal of Education
2024-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Ufuk Ataş; Ayşegül Daloğlu
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Exploring English language teacher educators’ professional development through collaborative partnership with pre-service teachers in supervised practicum

European Journal of Teacher Education
2024-07-21 | Journal article
Contributors: Ufuk Ataş; Ayşegül Daloğlu
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Translanguaging in EFL Writing: Examining Student Exam Papers in an EMI Setting

Dil Eğitimi ve Araştırmaları Dergisi
2023-10-23 | Journal article
Contributors: Mehmet AKKUŞ; Ufuk ATAŞ
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Learner Readiness and Efficiency of Learning English in Online Higher Education Context: Voices of Turkish EFL Learners

Participatory Educational Research
2023-09-01 | Journal article
Contributors: Burak TOMAK; Ufuk ATAŞ
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Teacher educators in Finland and Turkey: their roles, knowledge base, and professional development profiles

European Journal of Teacher Education
2023-08-08 | Journal article
Contributors: Ufuk Ataş; Ayşegül Daloğlu; Raili K. Hildén
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Translanguaging in English-medium instruction (EMI): Examining English literature content classrooms

Turkish Journal of Education
2023-07-31 | Journal article
Contributors: Ufuk ATAŞ
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Addressing Diversity in Language Teacher Education

2023-06-30 | Book chapter
Contributors: Gülden Taner; Ufuk Ataş
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“Translanguaged EMI” as a Means of Negotiation of Meaning in Literature Classrooms

2023-03-17 | Book chapter
Contributors: Ufuk Ataş; Mehmet Akkuş
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A Qualitative Exploration into Beliefs of Pre-service EFL Teachers about School Experience

Bartın University Journal of Faculty of Education
2022-06-05 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1308-7177
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Linking theory and practice in an ELT program: An evaluation of materials, testing and practicum courses

NALANS: Journal of Narrative and Language Studies
2021 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85117217765

Part of ISSN: 21484066
Contributors: Ataş, U.; Balıkçı, G.
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Ufuk Ataş via Scopus - Elsevier

Discourse and educational functions of students’ and teachers’ code-switching in EFL classrooms in Turkey

Linguistics and Education
2021-10-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0898-5898
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The Effects of Using Games and Visual Aids in Learning Foreign Language Vocabulary

2019 | Book
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23549900

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Ufuk Ataş via MLA International Bibliography

DESIGNING AN ESP WRITING COURSE FOR PRE-INTERMEDIATE EFL ENGINEERING STUDENTS

Journal of Teaching English for Specific and Academic Purposes
2019-12-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Ufuk Ataş; Burak Tomak
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The Effects of Using Games and Visual Aids in Learning Foreign Language Vocabulary

ELT Research Journal
2019-03 | Journal article
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The role of receptive vocabulary knowledge in advanced EFL listening comprehension

TESL-EJ
2018 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-85065056308

Part of ISBN:

10724303

Contributors: Ataş, U.
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Ufuk Ataş via Scopus - Elsevier

Investigating Turkish EFL Learners’ Beliefs about German, Italian, and French as a Second Foreign Language

International Journal on New Trends in Education and Their Implications
2012 | Journal article
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Peer review (40 reviews for 12 publications/grants)

Review activity for Action in teacher education. (8)
Review activity for Computer assisted language learning. (1)
Review activity for European journal of education (4)
Review activity for European journal of teacher education. (10)
Review activity for Globalisation, societies and education. (1)
Review activity for IGI Global Book Chapter Peer Reviews (2)
Review activity for International journal of applied linguistics. (2)
Review activity for Journal of multilingual and multicultural development. (2)
Review activity for Language teaching research (2)
Review activity for Teaching and teacher education (2)
Review activity for TESL-EJ : (4)
Review activity for The New educator. (2)