Professor Ismet Ozkilic, PhD, English Department

Degree and from where it was received:
Ph.D. / University of Massachusetts - Amherst

Courses you teach:
Reading Efficiency, Fundamentals of Writing, Introduction to Language and Literature I & II, British Literature II, Modern Poetry, and theme-based LC courses.

Accomplishments (personal or professional):
I am blessed to have been serving the Pioneer Valley as a translator and interpreter in medical and judicial settings for nearly a decade.

Favorite thing about teaching:
The gift and privilege of touching lives and making a difference 'one student at a time.'

Memorable moment at HCC:
The most touching and memorable moment yet was a former student to approach me at the end of a developmental reading and writing course, and tell me that she wanted to change her major from pre-nursing to English because she felt inspired to read and write more, and perhaps one day look into a career in teaching, and hopefully develop a similar rapport with her own students.

Teaching philosophy:
Teachers serve students best by guiding them with genuine individualized attention. Being their mentor means that I continue to guide them beyond the classroom; that's what I choose to do, and what ultimately drives me as a teacher.

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