Mehmet Sercan Uztosun

About

Background

I am currently Associate Professor of English didactics in the Department of Teacher Education (ILU), where I teach courses related to language proficiency, teacher education and research methods in the English and Foreign Languages section.

I worked as a teacher of English at state schools in Turkey. I began my academic year at Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University where I took different academic positions such as research assistant, assistant professor and associate professor from 2006 to 2022. I hold an Ed.D in TESOL from University of Exeter and an M.A in English Language Teaching from Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University. I joined NTNU in July 2022.

I am the founder of L-LATER research group: a research-oriented group to establish collaborative dialogues between national and international researchers who are interested in factors that are likely to influence language learning and teaching processes.

Selected publications

Journal publications

Henry, A., Thorsen, C., & Uztosun, M. S. (2022). Exploring language learners' self-generated goals: Does self-concordance effect engagement and resilienc? System, 112, 1-12.

Uztosun, M. S. (2021). Foreign language speaking competence and self-regulated speaking motivation. Foreign Language Annals, 54, 410-428 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/flan.12559.

Uztosun, M. S. (2018). Professional competences to teach English at primary school in Turkey: A Delphi study. European Journal of Teacher Education, 41(4), 549-565. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02619768.2018.1472569.

Uztosun, M. S. (2017). The development of a scale for measuring the self-regulated motivation for improving speaking English as a foreign language. The Language Learning Journal, 48(2), 213-225. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09571736.2017.1335766.

Uztosun, M. S., & Topkaya, E. (2017). A cross-national study into pre-service EFL teachers’ career choice motivations in Germany, Japan, and Turkey. Asian EFL Journal, 19(2), 83-110. ISSN: 1738-1460.

Uztosun, M. S., Skinner, N., & Cadorath, J. (2017). An action research study into the role of student negotiation in enhancing perceived student engagement during English speaking classes at university level in Turkey. Educational Action Research. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09650792.2016.1270223

Uztosun, M. S. (2017). In-service teacher education in Turkey: English language teachers’ perspectives. Professional Development in Education, 44(4), 557-569. https://doi.org/10.1080/19415257.2017.1374989

Uztosun, M. S., Skinner, N., & Cadorath, J. (2014). An action research study designed to implement student negotiation to improve speaking classroom practice in Turkey. Educational Action Research, 22(4), 488-504. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09650792.2014.904238

Topkaya, E., & Uztosun, M. S. (2012) Choosing teaching as a career: motivations of pre-service English teachers in Turkey. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 3(1), 126-134. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4304/jltr.3.1.126-134

Chapters in anthologies

Uztosun, M. S. (2022). Grounded Theory: A means to generate hypotheses on the possible impacts of student negotiation in an EFL speaking context. In K. Dikilitaş and K. M. Reynolds (Eds.). Research Methods in Language Teaching and Learning. WILEY Blackwell. (International peer reviewed chapter)

Uztosun, M. S. (2019). Teacher satisfaction, research engagement, and the conceptualisation of research from in-service English teachers’ perspectives. In D. Polly, C. Martin, & K. Dikilitaş (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Educator Preperation and Professional Learning. Hershey: IGI Global. ISBN: 9781522585831 (International peer reviewed chapter)

Conference presentations

Kök, M. & Uztosun, M. S. (2022). A quantitative investigation into Extramural English and EFL anxiety. 12th ELT Research Conference, 16-17 May 2022, Çanakkale, Turkey.

Sundqvist, P. & Uztosun, M. S. (2021). The development of the Extramural English Scale. National Forum for English Studies, Södertörn University, 21-22 April 2021, Stockholm, Sweden.

Uztosun, M. S. (2018). Future English language teachers’ views about the characteristics of research. The Annual Conference of IATEFL Research Special Interest Group, 8-9 June 2018, İstanbul.

Uztosun, M. S. (2018). An investigation into in-service English teachers’ research engagement. The Annual Conference of IATEFL Research Special Interest Group, 8-9 June 2018, İstanbul.

Topkaya, E., & Uztosun, M. S. (2018). Plagiarism and sanctions: Academics’ perceptions at postgraduate level”. 4th International Conference Plagiarism across Europe and Beyond, 9-11 May 2018, Izmir.

Uztosun, M. S. (2018). The relationship between EFL speaking competence and beliefs about group work in EFL settings. 10th International ELT Research Conference, 25-27 April 2018, Antalya.

Research

My research interests involve pre-service and in-service English language teacher education. I am specifically interested in Extramural English, goal self-concordance and self-regulated language learning. I am also interested in psychological constructs that are relevant to teaching and learning English as a foreign language.

Research Interests

Extramural English
Goal self-concordance
Self-regulated motivation
Language teacher psychology
Language learner pscyhology

Current Research Projects

Extramural English, self-regulation, and goal self-concordance as predictors of second language achievement

Publications

Teaching

Courses

Knowledge Transfer

2024

Academic lecture

Uztosun, Mehmet Sercan; Sundqvist, Pia. (2024) Extramural English in the Turkish context: Scale development and the relationship with English proficiency. European Association of Second Language Acquisition EuroSLA33 , Montpellier 2024-07-03 - 2024-07-06

2023

Academic lecture

Sundqvist, Pia; Uztosun, Mehmet Sercan. (2023) L2 English speaking anxiety and perceived competence: Comparing gamers and non-gamers in Scandinavia. SWESSE National Forum for English Studies , Västerås 2023-04-26 - 2023-04-28

2022

Academic lecture

Kok, Muhammed; Uztosun, Mehmet Sercan. (2022) A quantitative investigation into Extramural English and EFL anxiety. 12th ELT Research Conference 2022-05-16 - 2022-05-17

2021

Academic lecture

Sundqvist, Pia; Uztosun, Mehmet Sercan. (2021) The development of the Extramural English Scale. Södertörn University National Forum for English Studies 2021-04-21 - 2021-04-22

2018

Academic lecture

Uztosun, Mehmet Sercan. (2018) Future English language teachers’ views about the characteristics of research. The Annual Conference of IATEFL Research Special Interest Group 2018-06-08 - 2018-06-09
Academic lecture

Uztosun, Mehmet Sercan. (2018) An investigation into in-service English teachers’ research engagement. The Annual Conference of IATEFL Research Special Interest Group 2018-06-08 - 2018-06-09

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Mehmet Sercan Uztosun