
Saadet Ebru Ergul
Lecturer
Stanford Language Center
Bio
Saadet Ebru Ergul is the Special Language Program Coordinator at the Stanford University Language Center, where she teaches both graduate and undergraduate Turkish courses. She earned a B.A. from Bilkent University, an M.B.A. from Başkent University, and an M.A. in Applied Linguistics (with an additional focus on French) from Texas Tech University. Ebru is a writing proficiency rater (WPT) and oral proficiency tester (OPI) for the Turkish Language for ACTFL-LTI and takes part in various academic, non-academic projects as a Turkish language expert. Her research interests include oral proficiency assessment, teaching Turkish through interculturality and social justice, curriculum development, Turkish language framework, and national language standards. She is the Executive Secretary for the American Association of Teachers of Turkic Languages (AATT) and a member of the Delegate Assembly for the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages.
She loves figure skating, soccer, gardening, cooking, and traveling.
Administrative Appointments
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Coordinator, Special Language Program, Stanford University (2021 - Present)
Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations
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Executive Secretary, American Association of Teachers of Turkıc Languages (AATT) (2019 - Present)
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Enrolment/Statistics Committee, American Association of Teachers of Turkic Languages (AATT) (2015 - Present)
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Delegetes Assembly Member, National Council of Less Commonly Thought Languages (NCOLCTL) (2014 - Present)
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Member, Foreign Language Association of Northern California (FLANC) (2011 - Present)
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Delegates - Member, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) (2010 - Present)
Professional Education
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WPT Rater, ACTFL, Writing Proficiency Test Rater (2016)
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OPI Tester, ACTFL, Oral Proficiency Tester (2016)
2022-23 Courses
- Accelerated First-Year Turkish, Part 1
AMELANG 84A (Aut) - Accelerated First-Year Turkish, Part 2
AMELANG 84B (Win) - First-Year Nahuatl, First Quarter
SPECLANG 101A (Aut) - First-Year Nahuatl, Second Quarter
SPECLANG 101B (Win) - First-Year Nahuatl, Third Quarter
SPECLANG 101C (Spr) - Intermediate to Advanced Turkish Conversation
AMELANG 15T (Spr) - Second -Year Nahuatl, Second Quarter
SPECLANG 102B (Win) - Second Year Nahuatl, Third Quarter
SPECLANG 102C (Spr) - Second-Year Nahuatl, First Quarter
SPECLANG 102A (Aut) - Second-Year Turkish, First Quarter
AMELANG 185A (Aut) - Second-Year Turkish, Second Quarter
AMELANG 185B (Win) - Second-Year Turkish, Third Quarter
AMELANG 185C (Spr) - Third- Year Nahuatl,Third Quarter
SPECLANG 103C (Spr) - Third- year Nahuatl- First Quarter
SPECLANG 103A (Aut) - Writing Academic English
EFSLANG 698A (Aut) -
Independent Studies (2)
- Graduate Studies in African and Middle Eastern Languages
AMELANG 395 (Aut, Win, Spr) - Graduate Studies in Special Language
SPECLANG 395 (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Graduate Studies in African and Middle Eastern Languages
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Prior Year Courses
2021-22 Courses
- Academic Writing and Reading
EFSLANG 686B (Sum) - Accelerated First-Year Turkish, Part 1
AMELANG 84A (Aut) - Accelerated First-Year Turkish, Part 2
AMELANG 84B (Win) - First-Year Nahuatl, First Quarter
SPECLANG 101A (Aut) - First-Year Nahuatl, Second Quarter
SPECLANG 101B (Win) - First-Year Nahuatl, Third Quarter
SPECLANG 101C (Spr) - Intermediate to Advanced Turkish Conversation
AMELANG 15T (Spr) - Second -Year Nahuatl, Second Quarter
SPECLANG 102B (Win) - Second Year Nahuatl, Third Quarter
SPECLANG 102C (Spr) - Second-Year Nahuatl, First Quarter
SPECLANG 102A (Aut) - Second-Year Turkish, First Quarter
AMELANG 185A (Aut) - Second-Year Turkish, Second Quarter
AMELANG 185B (Win) - Second-Year Turkish, Third Quarter
AMELANG 185C (Spr)
2020-21 Courses
- Accelerated First-Year Turkish, Part 1
AMELANG 84A (Aut) - Accelerated First-Year Turkish, Part 2
AMELANG 84B (Win) - Intermediate to Advanced Turkish Conversation
AMELANG 15T (Spr) - Second-Year Turkish, First Quarter
AMELANG 185A (Aut) - Second-Year Turkish, Second Quarter
AMELANG 185B (Win) - Second-Year Turkish, Third Quarter
AMELANG 185C (Spr)
2019-20 Courses
- Accelerated First-Year Turkish, Part 1
AMELANG 84A (Aut) - Accelerated First-Year Turkish, Part 2
AMELANG 84B (Win) - Intermediate to Advanced Turkish Conversation
AMELANG 15T (Aut, Spr) - Second-Year Turkish, First Quarter
AMELANG 185A (Aut) - Second-Year Turkish, Second Quarter
AMELANG 185B (Win) - Second-Year Turkish, Third Quarter
AMELANG 185C (Spr)
- Academic Writing and Reading
All Publications
- The Influence of Turkish TV Series on Azerbaijani Cinema: Analysis of the formation of tourist identity trough language and culture Tourism and Hospitality Studies - International Journal 2017; 6 (1): 50-65