On March 17, 2025, the Independent Learning Center hosted a Coffee Talk with Hanna Stawińska titled “Poland: The Heart of Europe You Never Knew.” Pre-intermediate and intermediate students joined the session to learn about Poland’s legends, culture, and hidden p ...

On March 12, 2025, the Independent Learning Center hosted the Alphabet Challenge for Pre-Intermediate students. Competing in teams, students raced to complete the alphabet wheel in five minutes. The event was fun and educational, helping students improve their vo ...

On 12th March 2025, IKCU SFL PDU hosted Robyn Stewart from Oxford University Press with her fruitful session entitled 'Using Real Life Tasks in Teaching'. SFL lecturers enjoyed working in an interactive atmosphere on practical ideas to use in their classes as wel ...

On March 3, 2025, the Independent Learning Center organized a Writing Lab for intermediate students in GZ 38. The session, led by Lecturer Fehim Hur, focused on improving essay writing skills through practical tips and strategies. The Writing Lab provided studen ...

On February 25, 2025, the Independent Learning Center welcomed Iza and Piotr Miklaszewscy from Poland. They traveled for four years, visiting 39 countries with their dog, Snupek. They talked about their adventures, crossing the Atlantic Ocean on a sailboat, and ...

On February 20, 2025, the Independent Learning Center (ILC) held the Movie Day featuring the animated film Inside Out 2. Pre-intermediate and intermediate students gathered at 2:00 p.m. to enjoy the screening and explore the emotions portrayed in the movie. ...

  IKCU SFL PDU members Lect. Didem Dağkıran and Lect. Dr. Ezgi Çetin organized a session on 'Student Centered Classes', where lecturers had a chance to refresh theoretical knowledge as well as designing practical student-centered activities.   ...

On February 13, 2025, the Independent Learning Center (ILC) held its first Movie Day of the Spring 1 term. Students watched the fun and emotional movie Inside Out (2015). The event started at 2:00 p.m. with students enjoying free popcorn  while watching the fi ...

IKCU SFL hosted Alissa Nostas from Arizona State University in a training session on the use of Artificial Intelligence in language education as part of the collaboration with the U.S. Embassy's Regional English Language Office (RELO). IKCU SFL Lecturers had the ...

On January 14, 2025, the Independent Learning Center hosted a Coffee Talk session titled “Mindfulness for Exam Stress.”    During the event, Psychologist Gülce Tuncel—currently pursuing a master’s degree in Psychology at İzmir Katip Çelebi University—introduced ...

Demo Speaking Exams at the School of Foreign Languages The School of Foreign Languages successfully held the Demo Speaking Exams on Thursday and Friday, January 9 and 10, 2025. The exams were conducted in five sessions, providing Elementary, Pre-Intermediate, an ...

Elementary Students Shine at Trivia Fun Event! On December 26th, 2024, the Independent Learning Center at the School of Foreign Languages hosted an exciting Trivia Fun event for elementary learners. The event, moderated by Lect. Deniz CHATIP and Lect. Derya TOSK ...

On December 24th, the Independent Learning Center hosted an engaging Coffee Talk session on Artificial Intelligence, led by the dynamic presenter Ozan Kanal. The event attracted Prep students eager to explore the fascinating world of AI in a relaxed, informal set ...

KCU SFL lecturers took part in a fruitful workshop entitled 'Looking Through The Kaleidoscope: Building a Positive Classroom Culture' by Gizem İyigün (Oxford University Press) and gained a bunch of practical classroom activity ideas in this week's Professional De ...

On December 16th, 2024, the Independent Learning Center at the School of Foreign Languages hosted a lively and engaging Speaking Club session for elementary English learners. The event was moderated by Fehim Hur. Students gathered in a friendly and supportive atm ...

At this week's Professional Development session, IKCU SFL lecturers participated in a mind-opening seminar on Wellbeing by Res. Assist. Dilara Turgut from the Department of Psychology/Faculty of Social and Human Sciences.

İzmir Yaşar Üniversitesinde 3'üncüsü düzenlenen Ege Bölgesi Yabancı Diller Yüksekokulu Sempozyumuna yüksekokul müdürü Dr. Öğr. Üyesi İrfan ARIK, müdür yardımcısı Dr. Ersin BALCI ve emekli öğretim görevlisi ve danışma kurulu üyesi Dr. Wayne TROTMAN İzmir Katip Çel ...

On October 7, 2024, Lecturer Merve Güzel Akdemir welcomed pre-intermediate and intermediate students to a Coffee Talk on "Real Life English Expressions and Idioms."  The session allowed students to expand their vocabulary and learn how to incorporate natural, co ...

IKCU SFL administration has visited Manisa Celal Bayar University School of Foreign Languages administration to share thoughts on accreditation and modular systems with the participation of Directors, Vice directors, accreditation responsibles and general secreta ...

Lect. Didem Dağkıran and Lect. Dr. Ezgi Çetin held an informative and productive hands-on PDU session on Writing Clear Objectives for Lesson Plans on 6th November 2024.