Nurdan Kavaklı

Nurdan Kavaklı received her Ph.D. degree in English Language Teaching from Hacettepe University, which is a top-tier university in Turkey. She was awarded by the graduate scholarship program of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey for her excellence in research aptitude and leadership. She is currently a full time Assistant Professor at the department of English in Izmir Democracy University. She is also the member of the board of directors of the World Council for Curriculum and Instruction (WCCI), and the editor-in-chief of Futuristic Implementations of Research in Education. Dr. Kavaklı’s research interests include language teacher education, language testing and assessment, second language writing, and language attrition.

Publications

Emergent Practices of Learning Analytics in K-12 Classrooms
Emergent Practices of Learning Analytics in K-12 Classrooms
Nurdan Kavaklı Ulutaş, Devrim Höl. © 2024. 268 pages.
In the world of education, technology has revolutionized teaching and learning practices globally. However, the widespread adoption of technology, especially in response to...
Leveraging Learning Analytics to Support Learners and Teachers: An Introduction
Leveraging Learning Analytics to Support Learners and Teachers: An Introduction
Nurdan Kavaklı Ulutaş, Devrim Höl. © 2024. 6 pages.
This chapter provides a brief introduction to learning analytics (LA) to support teaching and learning. In doing so, it attempts to enhance the perspectives to organize...
Rethinking Learning Engagement Through Emotional Learning Analytics in K-12 Classrooms Through Social-Emotional Learning and Mindfulness
Rethinking Learning Engagement Through Emotional Learning Analytics in K-12 Classrooms Through Social-Emotional Learning and Mindfulness
Nurdan Kavaklı Ulutaş. © 2024. 15 pages.
Since human beings are not only physical entities, albeit constituted by complex social and emotional features, their well-being also depends on learning how to communicate their...
The Value of Learning Analytics in Educational Settings and Future Directions
The Value of Learning Analytics in Educational Settings and Future Directions
Devrim Höl, Nurdan Kavaklı Ulutaş. © 2024. 9 pages.
This chapter highlights the significance of learning analytics (LA) in educational settings. A growing number of studies have been conducted in lieu of LA. LA is a notion that...
Handbook of Research on Perspectives in Foreign Language Assessment
Handbook of Research on Perspectives in Foreign Language Assessment
Dinçay Köksal, Nurdan Kavaklı Ulutaş, Sezen Arslan. © 2023. 418 pages.
As a predominant teaching paradigm, foreign language learning has increasingly been one of the crucial elements that leads to career accomplishments for students. Due to this...
Revisiting the Past to Shape the Future: Assessment of Foreign Language Abilities
Revisiting the Past to Shape the Future: Assessment of Foreign Language Abilities
Nurdan Kavaklı Ulutaş. © 2023. 10 pages.
Hailing the value of foreign language assessment, this chapter embarks on reflections from classroom practices in order to forecast the future of foreign language assessment...
Language Teachers' Investment in Digital Multimodal Composing (DMC) as a Manifold Application of Computer-Mediated Communication
Language Teachers' Investment in Digital Multimodal Composing (DMC) as a Manifold Application of Computer-Mediated Communication
Nurdan Kavaklı Ulutaş, Aleyna Abuşka. © 2023. 14 pages.
As an instructional potential for language learning purposes to integrate digital technologies, digital multimodal composing (DMC) has mushroomed as a textual practice which...
Futuristic and Linguistic Perspectives on Teaching Writing to Second Language Students
Futuristic and Linguistic Perspectives on Teaching Writing to Second Language Students
Eda Başak Hancı-Azizoglu, Nurdan Kavaklı. © 2021. 353 pages.
The aptitude to write well is increasingly becoming a vital element that students need to succeed in college and their future careers. Students must be equipped with competent...
Rewriting the Future Through Rhetorical Technology
Rewriting the Future Through Rhetorical Technology
Eda Başak Hancı-Azizoglu, Nurdan Kavaklı. © 2021. 15 pages.
The failure to advance our understanding of intellectual rhetoric prevents opening up new avenues for rewriting the future through rhetorical technology. Rhetorical technology is...
Digital Storytelling: A Futuristic Second-Language-Writing Method
Digital Storytelling: A Futuristic Second-Language-Writing Method
Nurdan Kavaklı, Eda Başak Hancı-Azizoglu. © 2021. 18 pages.
Storytelling has been widely used as a strategy to develop language-related skills. Storytelling and learning are interwoven since composing a story is an inseparable component...
Creative Digital Writing: A Multilingual Perspective
Creative Digital Writing: A Multilingual Perspective
Eda Başak Hancı-Azizoglu, Nurdan Kavaklı Ulutaş. © 2021. 17 pages.
Second language writers can adapt their creative skills to acquire and reflect new knowledge with fewer sophisticated words through more contextual and inclusive language. This...
The Role of Technology Acceptance Model in Constructing Unbounded Learning Environments for Second Language Learners
The Role of Technology Acceptance Model in Constructing Unbounded Learning Environments for Second Language Learners
Nurdan Kavaklı Ulutaş, Rabia Ölmez. © 2021. 17 pages.
This chapter provides a foundation as to why second language teaching and learning as a discipline should be refocused with caution in the world of technology, what sort of...