UPPSALA UNIVERSITET : Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi : Utbildning : Turkiska språk

Dr. Songül Kilimci

Academic studies

1990 M.A. degree at the Educational Department of Çukuriva University. Title of the thesis: The effect of Dramatization on Teaching a Foreign Language.

2006 Ph.D. degree at the Educational Department of Çukurova University. Title of the thesis: The Comparison of the Initial Teacher Training Curricula in England, France, Germany and Turkey.

On-going projects

1. Education system in Sweden in comparison with Turkey. In cooperation with Ulla Riis, Department of Pedagogy, Uppsala University.
2. Teacher training system in Sweden. In cooperation with Ulla Riis Department of Pedagogy, Uppsala University.
3. Multicultural education in Sweden. In cooperation with Ulla Riis, Department of Pedagogy, Uppsala University.
4. Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language. In cooperation with Éva Á. Csató, Department of Linguistics and Philology, Uppsala University.
5. Testing av Testverktyget. In cooperation with Eva Csato Johanson, Department of Linguistics and Philology, Turkic Languages, Uppsala University.

Project application: Ansökan om projektmedel för pedagogisk utveckling. Éva Á. Csató & Songül Kilimci: Development of self-evaluation and self-improvement tests in teaching Turkish at Uppsala University

Articles published in journals

Kilimci, S. (in print). Teachers’ Perceptions on the Integration Policy in Sweden.  Social Justice, Equity, and Teacher Education,  JISTE 14(2).

Kilimci, S. (in print). Comparative Analysis of Students’ Perceptions on Integration and Discrimination Policy in Sweden. Eğitim Araştırmaları- Eurosian Journal of Educational Research.

Kilimci, S. (2010). Integration of the Internet into a Language Curriculum in a Multicultural Society. The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology – January 2010, 9 (1), (pp. 107-113).

Kilimci, S. (2009). Teachers’ Perceptions On Corporal Punishment as a Method of Discipline in Elementary Schools. Uluslararası Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi / The Journal of International Social Research, 2  (8),  (pp. 242-251).

Kilimci. S.; Karslı, M.D. (2008). Corporal Punishment in Education. Journal of Intercultural Education, Worcester, Massachussets. USA. 8, ( 1), (pp 58-70 )

Kilimci, S.; Riis, U. (2008) Educational System in Sweden: Trends and Reforms. Journal of  Cukurova University, Institute of Social Sciences.Turkey.7 (2) 255-266.

Gömleksiz, M., Kilimci, S., Vural, R. A., Demir, Ö., Koçoğlu-Meek, Ç., Erdal, E. (2008). School Yards under the Magnifying Glass: A Qualitative Study on Violence and Children’s Rights. Elementary Education Online, 7(2) 273-287.

Articles published in conference proceedings

Csató, É. Á.; Kilimci, S. (2010).  Yabancılara Türkçe Öğretimi Konusunda Karşılaşılan Sorunlar ve Çözüm Önerileri. Yabancı Dil Olarak Türkçe Öğretiminde Yeni Çalışmalar. 8. Dünyada Türkçe Öğretimi Sempozyumu Bildirileri. (6-7 Mart 2009), Ankara Üniversitesi Basımevi,  TÖMER (pp.262-267). Ankara.

Kilimci, S. (2010). İsveç’te Göçmen Türkler. Hüsam. M. Murat Erdoğan (ed.) Yurtdışındaki Türkler: 50. Yılında Göç ve Uyum, Turks Abroad: Migration and Integration in its 50th Year,  Türken im Ausland: 50 Jahre Migration und Integration. Orion Kitabevi:Ankara. ISBN: 978-9944-769-53-2.

Johanson, É. Csató, Kilimci, S. (2009). Türkçe Öğretiminde İnternet: İsveç Örneği. In A. İnce & V. Sultanzade (eds.) International Syposium on Turkish Language Teaching and Instruction. Eastern Mediteranen University Publication. (pp. 1-9).

Kilimci, S. (2009) Integration Policy in Sweden: How integrated are “the aliens”? Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 1(1), 2009, (pp.46-49).

Kilimci, S. (2009) Teacher Training in Some EU Countries and Turkey: How similar are they? Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 1(1), 2009, (pp.1957-1963).

Éva Á. Csató, Beata Megyesi, Songül Kilimci and  Anju Saxena (2009) Using parallel corpora  in data-driven teaching of less commonly taught languages. Sweden. Uppsala University.

Kilimci, S. (2008) Achieving Multicultural Understanding through the Integration of Internet into a Language Curriculum. In İ. H. Mirici, M. M. Arslan, B. A. Ataç, I. Kovalcikova. (Eds.) Proceedings for WCCI. 13th World Conference on Creating a   Global Culture of Peace. Strategies for Curriculum Development and Implementation.  (pp. 45-56). Antalya: Anıttepe.

Kilimci, S.; Riis, U. (2008) Educational System in Sweden: Trends and Reforms. Journal of  Cukurova University, Institute of Social Sciences.Turkey.7 (2) 255-266.

Gömleksiz, M., Kilimci, S., Vural, R. A., Demir, Ö., Koço?lu-Meek, Ç., Erdal, E. (2008). School Yards under the Magnifying Glass: A Qualitative Study on Violence and Children’s Rights. Elementary Education Online, 7(2) 273-287.

Kilimci, S.; Gomleksiz, M.; Vural, A. (2008). The Effect of Discrimination on Peace and Education. In S.F. Foo, C.M. Starlin (Eds.) Building a Culture of Peace for a Civil Society. Proceedings of the 12th World Conference on Education of the World Council for Curriculum & Instruction (pp.143-159). Worcester: Saltus.

Book Chapters

Kilimci, S. Riis, U. (in print). Recent Innovations in Teacher Training System in Sweden. In U. Riis (Ed.) Uppsala University Reports.

Kilimci, S. (in print). Recent Innovations in Teacher Training System in Turkey.  In U. Riis (Ed.) Uppsala University Reports.

Kilimci, S. (in print). Turkish Education System. In Charl Leutwyler, B. (Ed.) South Africa.

Kilimci, S.; Riis, U. (2010). Teacher Training in Sweden: Reforms and Trends. In K.G. Karras, C.C. Wolhuter (Eds.) “International Handbook on Teachers Education Worlwide: Training, Issues and Challenges for Teachers Profession”. Athens, Atrapos. ISBN: 978-960-459-088-.

Kilimci, S. (2010). Teacher Education in Turkey: Reforms and Trends. In K.G. Karras, C.C. Wolhuter (Eds.) “International Handbook on Teachers Education Worlwide: Training, Issues and Challenges for Teachers Profession”. Athens, Atrapos. ISBN: 978-960-459-088-9.

Kilimci, S. (2009) Teacher Education in Sweden and Turkey.  In Popov, N., Wolhuter, C., Leutwyler, B., Mihova, M., Ogunleye, J., Bekiroğulları, Z. (Eds.)  Comparative Education, Teacher Training, Education Policy, Social Inclusion and Child Psychology. Volume 7, 2009, (pp. 45-51). Bulgaria: Sofia.

Turkoglu, A., Kilimci, S. (2009)  A Brief Comparison of Four Education Systems. In Popov, N.,  Wolhuter, C., Leutwyler, B., Mihova, M., Ogunleye, J., Bekiroğulları, Z. (Eds.) Comparative Education, Teacher Training, Education Policy, Social Inclusion and Child Psychology. Volume 7, 2009, (pp. 39-45). Bulgaria: Sofia.

Otherbooks

Kilimci, S.; Kilimci, A. (1998). Ingilizce Deneme Sinavlari (English Practice Exams). Hacettepe Tas Yayinevi, Ankar. 
                                             
Kilimci, S.; Kilimci, A. (2000). Multiple Tests.  Hacettepe Tas Yayinevi, Ankara                       
                                                                           
Kilimci, A.; Kilimci, S. (2001). A Resource for Reading and Words. Hacettepe Tas, Ankara              
                                                                             
Kilimci, S.; Kilimci, A. (2004). English Language Tests. Hacettepe Tas Yayinevi, Ankara            

Talks at conferences

“The Attitudes of Teachers and Administrators towards the Students at Schoolyards from the perspective of Children’s Rights” September, 2005. Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey.

“The Structural Innovations, based on the Teacher Training in England, Germany and Turkey. A Comparative Study”May, 2006. 18 Mart University, Çanakkale, Turkey.

“The Effect of Discrimination on Peace and Education” WCCI 12th World Conference August 6 – 12, 2006, Manila, Philippines. (supported by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey-TUB?TAK)

Membership

World Council of Curriculum and Instruction

North American Council of Curriculum and Instruction

World Council of Comparative Education Societies

Multicultural Research and Resource Centre

Swedish and Turkish Women’s National Confederation