Semire Dikli

Dr. Semire Dikli is a professor of language and literacy education in the School of Education at Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC). In addition to her academic role, she serves as the program director for the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grizzly Academy Dreamers Program at GGC. Dr. Dikli has received her doctorate in multilingual/multicultural education at Florida State University and completed her post-doctoral work at Florida Center for Reading Research. 

Her previous professional experience includes teaching courses related to English for Academic Purposes (EAP) and other English as a Second/Foreign Language (ESL/EFL). Additionally, she worked as an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program specialist at the Florida Department of Education, where she provided guidance to school districts in Florida for the implementation of ESOL programs in public schools.

Dr. Dikli’s research interests are centered around writing assessment and technology. She has presented at various regional, national and international conferences and has published journal articles and books in automated essay scoring, ESL/EAP writing, ESOL education and internationalized education.

• Doctorate – multilingual/multicultural education – Florida State University
• Master's – multilingual/multicultural education – Florida State University
• Bachelor's – English language teaching – Cukurova University

• Writing, assessment and technology

• 2006 TESOL International Research Foundation (TIRF) Doctoral Dissertation Grant Receiver
• 2006 TESOL Professional Development Scholarship
• 2006 FSU College of Education (COE) Scholarship
• 2007 The Council on Research in Education (CORE) Graduate Student Professional Meeting
• 2005 Congress of Graduate Students at the Florida State University (COGS) Conference Travel
• 2005 FSU Alumni Student Scholarship Receiver
• 2004 The Council on Research in Education (CORE) Graduate Student Professional Meeting
• 2003 Congress of Graduate Students at the Florida State University (COGS) Conference Travel

• AERA (American Educational Research Association)
• AAAL (American Applied Linguistics Association), 2007-2009
• TESOL (Teachers of English to the Speakers of Other Languages), 2005-2007
• Pi Lambda Theta International Honor Society, 2003