Bengisu Peker

Teaches at Turkish ConneXion

Bengisu Peker has a Master’s Degree in Cultural Studies from Bilgi University in Istanbul,  Turkey, and Bachelor’s Degree in Linguistics from Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey, and a TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) Certificate from Brooklyn College, NYC.

Bengisu has over 10 years of professional teaching experience in both English as a second language, and Turkish for non-speakers. She has worked at both high school and collegiate levels in Istanbul and New York. She is a certified instructor of language training. Bengisu is currently the head international student advisor at CUNY’s Queens College/ English Language Institute.

Bengisu Peker has published and translated articles for Feminist Politika, and has contributed to the books “Case Suffixes in Turkish Language” by Hakan Yilmaz, and “The World in Brooklyn: Gentrification, Immigration, and Ethnic Politics in a Global City.” by Judith Desena, Timothy Shortell.

Using her years of experience in language teaching, Bengisu has developed her own curriculum and teaching style, and she looks forward to developing it even more with you. Please visit our Teaching Philosophy for details.