Dr. Venera Ulker
English Language and it’s Future:
The latest research from the British Council predicts that the number of people actively learning English around the world is set to exceed 1.9bn soon. It is estimated that there are currently over 1 billion people learning English worldwide and this will double in a little over five years. These statistics show that teachers of English are in high demand around the World. Locally, we see that our region is expectant of changes and development. In this context, educating qualified, competent, skillful teachers of English is one of the most important priorities for the local community and the international job market.
What We Offer:
Our Educational Philosophy in Short:
Teachers are the people who try to make difference in students’ lives. In this sense, a teacher’s endeavor is selfless and altruistic. Everyone in life has been influenced by an altruist in some way. We wish to educate competent language teachers who can make a difference in the society they live in by guiding the next generations. Educating people who are going to educate others is a huge responsibility. In our philosophy, we believe that the teacher is more than a mere purveyor of information or skills. As Ünal and Williams (2000) state eloquently “The relationship between teacher and student is crucial: The best way to educate people is to show a real concern for every individual, not forgetting that each individual is a different ‘world’” (2000: 313). Instead of trying to change the world in the wider concept, we can change or reach this individual ‘world’, that is the entity of each person as a whole.