University of Reading cookie policy

We use cookies on reading.ac.uk to improve your experience, monitor site performance and tailor content to you

Read our cookie policy to find out how to manage your cookie settings

Kari Sahan

Kari Sahan profile picture

Specialism

Lecturer in Second Language Education

 

Institute of Education Responsibilities:

  • Programme Co-Director: MA in English Language Education (in Guangdong), a University of Reading award delivered in Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

Teaching Responsibilities:

  • Research Methods in English Language Education (MA ELE)
  • Second Language Teaching and Learning (MA ELE)
  • English Language Education Dissertation (MA ELE)
  • Assessment and Measurement (MA ELE)
  • Multilingualism in Education (BA Education Studies)

Areas of interest

Expertise and Research Interest:

My research focuses on the implications of English as a global language for teaching and learning, including: 

  • English as a medium of instruction (EMI)
  • Integrating Content and Language in Higher Education (ICLHE)
  • Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL)
  • Translanguaging as a pedagogical practice
  • Language policy in international and transnational higher education
  • Global Englishes

Postgraduate supervision

Masters, PhD and EdD Level Supervision offered in these areas:

  • English as a medium instruction
  • Translanguaging classroom practices and pedagogy
  • Language policy (particularly with respect to the internationalization of higher education)
  • International / transnational higher education
  • Global Englishes and English as a lingua franca (particularly with respect to teaching pedagogy)

Research projects

Ongoing projects:

  • 2022: English Medium Instruction: Digital Innovation for Teacher Training and Developing Best Practice Team (UK-ID Partnerships for English Teacher Professional Development: Digital Innovation Grant, funded by the British Council Indonesia)

Recently completed projects:

Selected publications

Selected Conference Presentations:

  • Sahan, K. (2021) Implementing English-medium instruction: Comparing policy to practice at universities in Turkey. American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) 2021 Virtual Conference
  • Sahan, K. (2021) What are the benefits of EMI? Comparing prospective, current, and former students’ beliefs and motivations. American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) 2021 Virtual Conference
  • Sahan, K. (2020) Language use in EMI: The role of English & the L1. ExcitELT Online: Teaching English in global contexts and teaching IN English in global contexts – Invited speaker.
  • Sahan, K. & Green-Eneix, C. How do Engineering teachers negotiate English language policy? Achieving agency in a Turkish university. Vanderbilt University, USA, Second Language Research Forum (SLRF) 2020.
  • Sahan, K. (2020) Locating the local and the international in EMI policy: a case study on Turkey. Groningen, Netherlands, The 19th conference of the International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA) – postponed due to COVID-19
  • Sahan, K. (2020) Implementing English-medium Instruction: Comparing Policy to Practice at a Turkish University. Denver, USA, The 2020 conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) – Canceled due to COVID-19
  • Sahan, K. (2019) Multilingualism in English-medium engineering classrooms: Language preferences and practices for teaching and learning, Jaume I University-Castellon, Spain, Integrating Content and Language in Higher Education (ICLHE) 2019
  • Sahan, K. (2019) International at Home: Negotiating Local Contexts in English-medium University Programs in Turkey, in Colloquium: Problematizing Language Policy and Practice in EMI and Transnational Higher Education: International Perspectives, Manchester Metropolitan University-Manchester, UK, British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL)
  • Sahan, K. (2019) Implementing English-medium instruction: Language policies and practices in engineering classrooms in Turkey, University of Copenhagen-Copenhagen, Denmark, EMI Practices in Europe
  • Sahan, K. (2019) Implementing English-medium instruction: Language practices and preferences in engineering classrooms, Atlanta, USA, The 2019 conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL)
  • Sahan, K. (2018) Implementing English-medium Instruction: Teachers as Language Policymakers, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, AILA-Europe Junior Researcher Meeting in Applied Linguistics
  • Sahan, K. (2018) Teacher-Student Interactions in English-medium Classrooms: The Role of ELF and L1, King’s College London, UK, 1th International Conference of English as a Lingua Franca

Any Further Information

Enterprise Activity, External Roles and Consultancy:

Publications

Loading your publications ...