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Emre Pshigusa

SCAD Language Studio professor

Education

  • Ph.D., teaching and Learning, The Ohio State University
  • M.A., teaching English as a second language (TESL), University of Texas at San Antonio
  • B.A., English literature and language, Çankaya University

Credentials

  • Professor, SCAD Language Studio, 2026–present, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
  • English language fellow, 2023–25, U.S. Department of State, Hungary
  • Language teacher trainer, 2022–23, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
    Consultant/Writing Across the Curriculum, 2022–23
    Academic writing instructor, 2018–22
    Program co-designer and language teacher trainer, 2018
  • English instructor, 2018, SEFLA Languages, San Antonio, TX
  • Language coach, 2017, San Antonio Missions Baseball Academy, San Antonio, TX
  • Graduate assistant/instructor, 2017, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
  • English instructor, 2014–15, Turkish Naval Academy, Istanbul, Turkey

Organizations

  • Assistant project manager and advisory board member, Mozilla Common Voice – Circassian, 2024–present
  • Volunteer and foreign language teaching expert, Network of Laz and Circassian Civil Societies, 2020–23
  • President, Graduate Student Working Group for Foreign Language Research and Teaching, The Ohio State University, 2021–22
  • Representative, College of Education and Human Ecology Graduate Student Advisory Council (GSAC), The Ohio State University, 2020–21
  • Board member, TexLER Language Education Research Conference, University of Texas at San Antonio, 2017

Publications and presentations

Peer-reviewed

  • Pshigusa, E. (2024). Equity/Heritage and Globalized Human Capital discourses in Ohio's Seal of Biliteracy policy, promotional materials, and stakeholder perceptions. Foreign Language Annals. https://doi.org/10.1111/flan.12771
  • Pshigusa, E. (2024). Language policies and minority language maintenance: The case of Circassian in Turkey. Journal of Caucasian Studies-JOCAS. https://doi.org/10.21488/jocas.1312477
  • Troyan, F. J., Başok, E., & Carr, D. R. (2022). Core practices for world language teaching in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic: Results of a nationwide questionnaire. Handbook of Research on Effective Online Language Teaching in a Disruptive Environment (pp. 24-40). IGI Global.
  • Pshigusa, E. (2022). Circassians: Once lost their homeland now on the verge of losing their language. In: Alankus, S. & Taymaz, E. (Eds.), Circassians in the 21st Century: Contemplations for the Future. Dipnot Publishing House.
  • Başok, E. (2021). [Review of the book A New Homeland: The massacre of the Circassians, their exodus to the Ottoman Empire and their place in modern Turkey. Grassi, F.] Journal of Caucasian Studies-JOCAS. 6 (12), 349-354.
  • Başok, E. (2020). The Gap between language teaching policies and classroom practices in the Turkish EFL context, the effects on teacher motivation. MEXTESOL Journal. 44(2), 1-14.
  • Başok, E., & Sayer, P. (2020). Language Ideologies, Language Policies, and their Translation into Fiscal Policies in the U.S. Perspectives of Language Education Community Stakeholders. Journal of Culture and Values in Education, 3(2), 54-80.

Selected refereed presentations

  • Pshigusa, E. (2025, May) Enhancing Collaborative Writing: Student Perceptions, Interaction Patterns, and Online Tools in L2 Classrooms. Individual paper presentation at the at New Generation, New World: Foreign Languages at Universities Conference at Adam Mickiewicz University. Poznan, Poland.
  • Pshigusa, E. (2023, October) Integration of Target Culture and Language as a Core Practice in Language Education. Language teacher training workshop at the IATEFL Hungary conference. Siófolk, Hungary.
  • Troyan, F., Başok, E & Carr, D. (2021, November). Core Practices during COVID-19: Results of a Nationwide Questionnaire. Individual paper presentation at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Conference. Virtual.
  • Başok, E. (2021, March). Academic Writing Development of College ESL Students Through Collaborative Writing. Individual paper presentation at the TESOL International Conference. Virtual.
  • Başok, E. (2021, March). International Students' Academic Writing Development Through Online Collaborative Writing on Google Docs. Individual paper presentation at the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Conference. Virtual.

Selected invited academic presentations and talks

  • Pshigusa, E. (2025, January). Crafting Strong Thesis Statements: The Role of Collaboration in Academic Writing. Invited language teacher training workshop by U.S. Embassy Poland at Different Perspectives on ELT Conference. Wroclaw, Poland.
  • Pshigusa, E., Gaddis, H. (2024, January). Integrating Target Culture in Language Learning using the IMAGE model. Invited language teacher training workshop by U.S. Embassy Serbia at the Empowering Excellence in English Language Teaching Conference. Budva, Montenegro.
  • Başok, E. (2021, March). Collaborative Writing in an Entry-Level ESL Academic Writing Course: Student Perceptions, Interaction Patterns and L2 Writing Development. Invited talk in the Refining Our Practice: Advancements in L2 Writing Pedagogy Symposium. The Ohio State University. Columbus, OH.