Sude Özarslan
I am a master's student highly passionate about research in Language and Cognition.
I have gathered my academic and teaching journeys here in one space. Please feel free to explore the side that interests you most.
Education & Research
On this page, you can see detailed information about my academic journey and experiences in the field by navigating through the pages on the menu.
Education
| Degree | Program | University | Date | Achievements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master of Arts (research) | Linguistics and Communication Sciences | Radboud University | September 2025-ongoing | Full Scholarship Recipient (Radboud Encouragement Scholarship) |
| B.Sc. Minor Program | Psychology | Middle East Technical University | February 2021-January 2024 | Honour Roll |
| Bachelor of Arts | Foreign Language Education | Middle East Technical University | September 2018-January 2024 | High Honour Roll |
Research Experience
| Role | Workplace/Institution | Department | Date | Explanation of Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research Intern | Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics | Psychology of Language Department | 2024 February – 2024 July | As a volunteer intern, my tasks include reviewing literature, setting up and running psycholinguistic experiments in OpenSesame and R Studio, programming and data analysis in R and JASP. |
| Undergraduate Research Intern | METU Multimodal Language and Cognitive Development Lab | Department of Psychology | 2023 May – 2024 February | As a volunteer intern, I have been assigned to help one of the researchers at the laboratory by transcribing and coding the data collected by the researcher. (Multimodal Language Input) |
| Undergraduate Research Intern | METU Language and Cognitive Development Lab | Department of Foreign Language Education | 2023 May – 2024 January // 2022 May – 2022 November | As a volunteer intern, my tasks included helping the researchers by doing literature review, experiments on the participants, data transcription, and data coding (Metaphor Processing in children) |
| Undergraduate Researcher/Co-Author | Paper Title: The Effect of Word Exposure Frequency on Vocabulary Acquisition Through Extensive Reading | Department of Foreign Language Education | 2022 September – 2023 February | Awarded with the AdımODTU Undergraduate Research Support, two other undergraduate students. |
Summer Schools
On this page, you can see the summer schools I attended due to my interest in Linguistics.
3rd International Spring School on Psycholinguistics, Neurolinguistics and Clinical Linguistics
University of Novi Sad, Serbia
17-23 April 202340-hour intensive one-week spring school. (3 ECTS)
Introduction to linguistics: Srdjan Popov
Visual word recognition: Dusica Filipovic Djurdjevic
Verb production in language impaired populations: agrammatic aphasia: Roelien Bastiaanse
Neuroanatomy for linguists I & II: Silvia Martínez-Ferreiro
Theoretical approaches to language acquisition: Mirjana Miric
Verb production in language impaired populations: peri-operative testing for action and object namingin brain tumor patients: Roelien Bastiaanse
Clinical linguistics I – IV: Silvia Martínez-Ferreiro, Ana Matic Skoric, Claudia Penaloza
Information theory in psycholinguistics: Dusica Filipovic Djurdjevic
Research methodology in language acquisition: Mirjana Miric
Eye-tracking in language research: Ana Matic Skoric
Applied statistics for linguistics I & II: Seçkin Arslan
Introduction to neuroimaging: Christina Manouilidou
Neuromodulation of language: Christina Manouilidou
Experiment design in PsychoPy: Seçkin Arslan
International Summer School on Bilingualism and Multilingualism
Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany
12-17 September 2022
Syntactic Comprehension in Monolingual and Bilingual Contexts: Prof. Artur Stepanov
Introduction to Syntactic Microvariation: Dr. Paolo Lorusso, Dr. Angelo Variano
Sociolinguistics and Multilingualism: Dr. Angelo Variano, Dr. Paolo Lorusso
Pragmatic Aspects in Multilingual Communication: What Experimental Research Tells Us: Dr. GretaMazzaggio
Implications for Semantic Universals from Cross-Linguistic Variation: Prof. Penka Stateva
Prosody and Discourse Structure in Native and Second Language: Hands on Research Using Praat: Dr.Alessandra Zappoli
Researching Multilingualism: Sociolinguistic and Ethnographic Perspectives: Prof. Sanita Martena
27th Central European Summer School in Generative Grammar
GLEE, online
25 July-5 August 2021
Semantic Universals – Wataru Uegaki & Milica Denić
Experimental Methods in Semantics – Milica Denić
Introduction to Semantics – Vera Hohaus & Wataru Uegaki
Modality and Gradability – Vera Hohaus
On this website, you can find the work I have done during my teaching experiences.While this portfolio provides a glimpse into my approach and methodology, it represents only a portion of my full body of work. If you're interested in seeing more examples or specific materials, feel free to reach out to me directly!
Education
Why is my education important?
METU GVO Middle School
Ankara/Turkey
compulsory internship
11 year-old students
Ankara Atatürk High School
Ankara/Turkey
compulsory internship
14-year-old students
EDUSYSTEM Sp. z o.o KONTAKT Centrum Języków Obcych
Poznan/Poland
voluntary Erasmus+ Project
adult students
Online Tutoring on Preply.com
Ankara/Turkey
work experience
all ages and levels
Teaching Projects
Ankara/Turkey
English Preparatory School (METU)
18-year-old students
Why is my education at METU important?
I received my bachelors degree in Foreign Language Education from Middle East Technical University in January 2024. Throughout my time there, I developed a wide range of skills, including research, translation, teaching, and testing. METU shaped me into a teacher who values communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity in the classroom. I learned the importance of addressing critical issues and was shown how essential it is to design my lessons within that framework. METU didn't just teach me how to teach English, but also how to make a meaningful impact on students' lives. True to its motto "We can change the world", METU instilled in me the belief that I can make a meaningful difference in the world. As a result, I approach teaching with dedication and passion, knowing it plays a vital role in shaping the future of humanity.
from creating units on gender inequality...
to environmental awareness lessons.
METU GVO Middle School
During my compulsory internship here, I was teaching 11 year-old students using my own materials and lesson plans. You can find some examples of my work on this page.
I believe creating interesting stories with familiar faces to keep students engaged in a lesson is very important.Here, you can see the "Stolen Necklace" story that I created specifically to teach past tenses.
Students had a chance to act like detectives and express themselves on who they think the thief is. They examined each suspect's statement written in past tenses.
It is very important for me to grab students' attention when starting a lesson. I always make sure to keep it exciting and familiar! They sure loved seeing a story about their favourite YouTuber on the board.
I believe structuring lessons around a cohesive storyline is vital, including the exercises students do. With young learners, it is our responsibility as teachers to make learning fun!
Ankara Atatürk High School
During my compulsory internship here, I was teaching 14 year-old students using my own materials and lesson plans. You can find some examples of my work on this page.
Knowing your students is one of the fundamental rules in a classroom. As a teacher, I always do my best to get to know my students and their interests so that I can give them a reason to be excited to come to school every day. The students loved the Korean Pop band called BTS and of course, I knew that even as an intern at the school.
The students probably had never thought they would take over their favourite internet celebrity's TikTok account and try to be creative and healthy at the same time after learning vocabulary items related to healthy food.
KONTAKT Centrum Języków Obcych - Poznan/Poland
During my voluntary ERASMUS+ internship here, I was teaching adults. I gained many different experiences in addition to teaching English.
from cultural events, Turkish 101 classes, and presentations for Polish high school students...
to making visits to a dental hospital to teach English, preparing special materials for them and role playing with the whole staff!
Online Teaching
I started teaching on Preply.com during my first year at the university in order to gain teaching experience and to provide for myself. I ended up loving it!
See what some of my students have to say!
Teaching Projects
Here you can find the details of the English Teaching Projects that I participated during my education.
Let’s Learn Together Academic Support ProgramI tutored English preparatory school students at METU. The interesting part of this experience was that we did not have a classroom setting! We took advantage of any grassy area in our huge campus!
Peer to Peer (P2P) ProjectBefore I started my Bachelor’s Degree, I studied at the English Preparatory School at METU. As an advanced level English learner who came to METU to study Foreign Language Education, this project was an amazing starting point for my teaching journey! There, I led speaking classes for my beginner level English learner peers.
