Event Speakers
Duygu Ozler
Duygu Ozler
Duygu Özler has been active in the field of English Language Teaching (ELT) for over 20 years. She holds a BA in American Culture and Literature, an MA in English Language Teaching, and professional qualifications including ICELT, DELTA, a Teacher Training Certificate from Sabancı University, and a Trainer Training Certificate from the Anatolian Training Institute.
Duygu has worked across a wide range of educational contexts—from primary schools to universities—taking on roles as a teacher, academic administrator, and teacher trainer. She is also one of the founding members of the TESOL Turkey Association.
Her professional interests include teacher research, in-service teacher education, critical thinking in education. She is currently serving as the Marketing Manager for Western Europe, where she continues to combine academic expertise with strategic leadership in the ELT sector.
Semih İrfaner
Semih İrfaner
Dr. Semih Irfaner works at Macmillan Education responsible for teacher training and product promotion, and prepares training programs on academic skills and the use of critical thinking in language classrooms.
Before joining Macmillan Education, Dr. İrfaner worked as both an administrator and a lecturer in the Academic English unit at Bilkent University and prepared and taught courses related to academic English.
In addition to the use of critical thinking in language teaching and learning, Dr. İrfaner also has works on the prevention of bullying among the students, which he worked on during his doctoral program at Hacettepe University.
