Mehmet Sercan Uztosun

About

Background

I am currently Associate Professor of English didactics in the Department of Teacher Education (ILU), where I teach pre-service and further education courses related in the English and Foreign Languages section.

I worked as a teacher of English at state schools in Turkey. I began my academic career 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.

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

Research Interests

Extramural English
Language learner and teacher pscyhology
Self-regulation in language learning
Goal-setting in language learning
Individual differences in language learning
Pre-service and in-service teacher education

I am the founder of L-LATER research group. I am also members of Editorial Boards of Journal of Further and Higher Education and Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching.

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

L-LATER (Language Learner and Teacher Research)

Publications

2026

Sundqvist, Pia; Sandlund, Erica; Uztosun, Mehmet Sercan. (2026) Extramural English social interaction and speaking proficiency. LMS : Lingua
Popular science article

Teaching

Courses

Outreach

2025

Conference lecture

Uztosun, Mehmet Sercan; Sundqvist, Pia. (2025) Extramural English in the Norwegian upper-secondary school context: Its relationship with English language proficiency. NERA 2025
Lecture

Sundqvist, Pia; Uztosun, Mehmet Sercan. (2025) Getting a grip on extramural English and proficiency researching L2 English learners in Scandinavia using the Extramural English scale. SOLD Seminar/Webinar Series

2024

Conference lecture

Uztosun, Mehmet Sercan; Sundqvist, Pia. (2024) Extramural English in the Turkish context: Scale development and the relationship with English proficiency. EuroSLA33
Conference lecture

Uztosun, Mehmet Sercan; Thorsen, Cecilia; Henry, Alastair. (2024) Goal self-concordance and its long-term effects. Psychology of Language Learning PLL5

2023

Conference lecture

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

2022

Conference lecture

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

2021

Conference lecture

Sundqvist, Pia; Uztosun, Mehmet Sercan. (2021) The development of the Extramural English Scale. National Forum for English Studies

2018

Conference lecture

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

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

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Mehmet Sercan Uztosun