Education:

• M.A., Foreign Language Education (Japanese Language Teaching), Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Turkiye, 2023
• B.A., Women’s Studies (major) & Linguistics (minor), State University of New York at Albany, USA, 1999
• B.A., English Language and Literature, Kansai Gaidai University, Japan, 2000

Other Diplomas& Certificates:

• Certificate of Completion of the 420-hour Japanese Teacher Training Course, Sendagaya Japanese Institute, Tokyo, Japan, 2010
• Recipient of the Commendation from the Head of an Overseas Japanese Diplomatic Mission, Istanbul, Türkiye, 2023
• Recipient of the Certificate of Appreciation, Boğaziçi University, 2024
• Recipient of the Excellence in Education Award, Boğaziçi University, 2025

Abbreviated Curriculum Vitae:

2000-2005: English and Japanese Language Instructor

2000-2009: Instructor and Coordinator of Home Study Guidance for Children with Intellectual Disabilities
2018- Japanese language instructor at Boğaziçi University

Research Interests:

A Practical Study of Japanese Language Teaching Using Literary Manga

Publications:

Oncu, Y. (2024). The use and application of mangas as course materials in intermediate Japanese language teaching for Turks: An active learning method in online classrooms. Global Perspectives on Japan, 7, 149–163.