Seniha Krasniqi is an Assistant Professor at the University of Pristina, Faculty of Philology. Likewise, she is Local Consultant/Higher Education Policy Expert to assist the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe with its programmatic interventions regarding the introduction of Balkan Studies at the University of Prishtina. Although her specialty leans on English literature, her interest focuses on language teaching through literary works in an attempt to create an effective blending of these two elements and enforce the approach of the second language acquisition through literature in accordance with Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Her work has been published in numerous scientific journals and has been presented at national and international conferences. Similarly, this book brings together papers which focus on language teaching and learning matters under various circumstances and complexities.
She was born in İzmir in 1983. She finished her secondary and high school education in Çamlaraltı College. In 2001, she graduated from Dokuz Eylul Unıversity, Faculty of Letters, Department of Linguistics. In 2009, she completed her Master Degree at the same university, in General Linguistics Department with a thesis called “The receptive and Expressive Language Development of Turkish Hearing-Impaired Children”. In 2009 she started her PhD in General Linguistics Department at Dokuz Eylül University and finished her PhD with a thesis called “Language use of Turkish Alzheimer patients: An analysis of sentence types”. In 2014, she had her second Bachelor’s Degree at Anadolu University, English Language Teaching. Her academic interests include psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, speech and language disorders etc. She worked as an English instructor at Dokuz Eylül University, Foreign Language School between 2008 and 2012. In 2013, she started to work at Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Linguistics as a lecturer and she is still doing her researches at the same department. Between 2019-2020 she worked as the vice coordinator in International Relations Office and she is working as the international coordinator at Dokuz Eylul University, Foreign Language School.
Prof. Dr. Gülmira Sadiyeva Kuruoğlu was born in Baku, Azerbaijan, where she completed her primary and secondary school education. After graduating from Baku Slavic University, Department of Russian Language and Literature in 1994, she completed her Ph.D in Psycholinguistics branch at the Institute of Linguistics, Azerbaijan Academy of Sciences in 1998. She became an Associate Professor in 2002 and Professor in 2008 in the field of General Linguistics. She has worked in Dokuz Eylul University, Department of Linguistics since 2004. She has been the head of the Russian Language and Literature Department since 2011 and now she is also the director of the Foreign Language School at Dokuz Eylul University. Professor Kuruoğlu is also a speech therapist (aphasiologist) and worked as an aphasiologist in Azerbaijan Republic Clinical Hospital and in Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Professor Kuruoğlu has taken part in several projects on language disorders following brain damage in Azerbaijan, Russia, Turkey, and Japan. She has attended conferences on psycholinguistics and neurolinguistics in many universities in Azerbaijan, Russia, Japan, Italy, France, Turkey and etc. She presented papers in a number of international and national conferences, had many articles published in refereed journals and wrote two books titled “Aphasia: A Neurolinguistic Study” and “Neurolinguistics”.
Esra Mengi was born in İzmir and she completed her education in İzmir. She graduated from Dokuz Eylül University, Faculty of Letters, Department of Linguistics in 2019. After her Bacherlor’s Degree in Linguistics, she has started her Master’s Degree at General Lingistics Programme at Dokuz Eylül University. Now she is doing her researches in this field. Her academic interests include neurolinguistics, syntax and phonology.
Rriollza AGOLLI, graduated from Korça Fan S. Noli University, Department of Preschool Education in 1999. In 2008, she completed her second undergraduate degree in Albanian Language and Literature at Korça Fan S. Noli University. In 2009, Agolli completed her master's degree in Albanian Language and Literature at Korça Fan S. Noli University. In 2011, she pursued her second master's degree in Linguistics at Albanian Language and Literature Institution. Currently, she works as a lecturer in the Faculty of Education at Korça Fan S. Noli University.
Laura AGOLLI graduated from Middle East Technical University (METU), Department of Political Science and Public Administration in 2017. She is writing her master's thesis on "European Convention on Human Rights and its effect on Albanian Judicial System" at Istanbul University. Agolli is studying her second master's degree in Public Administration with a specialization in Healthcare Administration at Oakland University, Michigan, USA. In addition, within the framework of Erasmus + I she is part of a micromaster program in Digital Communication and Marketing. She has work experience in different sectors in Turkey and the United States. At the moment of speaking, she works as Project Assistant at a nonprofit organization in the state of Michigan in the US. She is the President of American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) at Oakland University
Lecturer of Albanian Language at the Faculty of Education and Philology at the University "Fan S. Noli" Korça, Department of Linguistics. Graduated in Albanian Language at the University of Korça-Albania and Postgraduate Studies at Center for Albanological Studies Tirana. Institute of Linguistics and Literature. Coordinator of the Continuing Training Center, University of Korça. Trainer in the field of learning difficulties and curriculum. Since 2013 he is an active part in the projects of Save the Children Albania: “Inclusive Education for children with special needs in Albania” and “Towards Inclusive Education for all children in preschool age in Albania”. Part of TEAVET Project-Developing Teacher Competencies for a Comprehensive VET System in Albania in the position of Trainer & Module Designer. Field of expertise: Grammar of the Albanian language
Lecturer of Educational Psychology and Inclusive Education, in service until October 2014 at the University “Fan S. Noli”, Department of Education Graduated in Clinical Psychology at the University of Padua and certified as a trainer for the Index for Inclusion in Albania. Since 2013 he is an active part in the projects of Save the Children Albania: “Inclusive Education for children with special needs in Albania” and “Towards Inclusive Education for all children in preschool age in Albania”, in the position of Project coordinator and lecturer for training and expert in inclusion education. He is currently part of the research group of the Department of Education and also of the working group at ministerial level to design the curricula and standards for kindergartens in Albania
