Selime Soyucok

Selime Soyucok

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  • About me

    Student at University of Durham

  • Education

    • Pamukkale University

      2008 - 2011
      Master of Arts (MA) English Language and Literature Lower Second Class Honors 3.25/4.00

      Thesis Title: Contemporary Multicultural English Novel and Ideology

    • Fatih University

      2002 - 2006
      Bachelor of Arts (BA) English Language and Literature/Letters Upper Second Class Honors 3.51/4.00
    • Harvard University

      2015 - 2016
      Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) English Language and Literature/Letters

      Visiting Fellow as part of a Fellowship program.

    • University of Durham

      2013 - 2016
      Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) English Language and Literature/Letters

      • Working on a thesis based on Nobel Prize winner J.M.Coetzee's novels & E. Levinas' theories related to Ethics

  • Experience

    • Reflections (University Magazine) Journal of Art, Science and Culture

      Oct 2003 - Aug 2005
      Co-Editor/Translator

      • Detailed research on the issue in question• Editing and translating articles from Turkish to English and vice versa• Working to deadlines • Deciding and working on the cover and content with colleagues• Being in contact with the contributors to the journal and having meetings with them regularly

    • Cihan News Agency/ Foreign News Department

      Sept 2004 - Aug 2005
      Translator/ Editor (Part time)

      • Translating news from Turkish to English and vice versa by adapting the content into the target language correctly• Editing news• Keeping up with international and national news

    • Lernstube Hohenzollern Bildungszentrum e.V.

      Oct 2006 - Aug 2007
      Instructor

      • Teaching English to children from different countries• Organizing activities for children

    • Turkish & American Association

      Oct 2007 - Jul 2008
      Instructor

      Teaching English to students of all ages and helping them integrate all four skills to their learning that is reading, writing, listening and speaking

    • Pamukkale University

      Mar 2009 - Feb 2013
      Research Assistant

      • Assisting lecturers in grading exam papers • Providing consultancy to students • Organizing/supervising student seminars • Organizing international conferences • Attending inter/national conferences; making presentations • Writing academic articles/research papers • Working with a wide range of people co-operatively

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Foreign Trade

      DTR Education & Counselling Service
      May 2005
    • Personal Quality and Image

      INKA Education & Counselling Service
      Mar 2003
    • Speed Reading

      INKA Education & Counselling Service
      Mar 2003