yildirimer

Eda Yildirimer holds an MA in TESOL from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and an MA in ELT from Middle East Technical University (METU). She earned her BA in FLE, with a minor in Sociology, from METU. Her research interests include language teacher identity, teacher professional development, and second language teaching and learning.

Link to CV: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HHbjpkcfOUSmq1LbJhg94KEJn0Etvc9z/edit

Presentations:

• Yildirimer, E. MATESOL Student Teachers' Preparation, Challenges, and Growth in Community-Based Teaching with Afghan Refugee Women, LESLLA XXI Symposium, 2026
• Yildirimer, E. Identity Construction, Tension Navigation, and Pedagogical Change among Transnational Graduate Teaching Assistants at a Midwest University in the U.S.A, AAAL Conference, 2026
• Yildirimer, E. Education Behind Walls: A Transnational Graduate Assistant's Experience in Prison Teaching, 3rd International Symposium on Social Justice in ELT (SJELT), 2025