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    Private Lessons for Philosophy and Critical Thinking

    I graduated from the Philosophy Department of Bogazici University. I am currently pursuing my MA degree in philosophy at the same institution. I have a strong interest in teaching philosophy to children and adults.

    My special interests are ethics and its history, metaethics, the history of modern philosophy, political philosophy and feminist philosophy.

    This is for those aspiring to improve their knowledge of philosophy and its history. You can improve your reading and argumentation skills. You can learn how to do close-reading and discuss philosophically on the texts that we choose together in accordance with your level, needs and interests.

    It is possible to work on your critical thinking skills and apply them to an area of your choice, such as sociology or have discussion-only sessions on your questions and topics. I also teach symbolic logic and informal logic for analyzing texts.


    I also offer guidance and revision for writing papers or homeworks

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    At student's location: Around Şişli, Turkey
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    Children (7-12 years old)
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    Adults (18-64 years old)
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    60 minutes
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    The class is taught in:English, Turkish

    About Me

    Hello,

    I graduated from the Philosophy Department of Bogazici University. I am currently pursuing my MA degree in philosophy at the same institution. I believe that dialogues and discussions are essential to taking more critical perspectives into matters. It is also required for teaching and learning philosophy and its history. I do not want to throw on students a cluster of information. Instead, I would like to encourage my students to have a firm grasp of the topic and come up with their own ideas in a clear and cogent way. Furthermore, it is important that students become more skilled in discussing about certain topics and arguing for their own positions in a range of fields other than philosophy.

    I aim to design my classes with students appropriate for their level, needs and interests.

    My special interests are ethics (esp. Kantian ethics) and its history, the history of modern philosophy (from Descartes to Kant), political philosophy and feminist philosophy.
    Although my education was mainly in analytic philosophy, I also took elective courses in continental philosophy. I would also be happy to include those figures in our discussions :)

    Education

    Philosophy (Bachelor of Arts), Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey 2014-2019
    Kemal Pireci Anatolian High School, Balikesir, Turkey 2009-2014
    Marmara Primary School, Balikesir

    Experience / Qualifications

    Teaching English and chess to children and adults
    Educational assistance for blind university students
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    Hello, My name is Berke. I have a BA degree from the Philosophy Department of Bogazici University. I am currently pursuing my MA degree in philosophy at the same institution. I have had experience in teaching Turkish to foreigners since the beginning of my university years in Istanbul, Turkey. I have realized both from my life-long experience in learning a foreign language and teaching Turkish to foreigners that exposing yourself to a new language is the best way for learning and speaking a language. Seeing that having conversations is really helpful for having an intutive grasp of Turkish, I put a special emphasis on learning grammar and vocabulary with conversations. In our Turkish Speaking Sessions, you will learn the right ways to express yourself in Turkish by paying attention to vocabulary and grammar usages and mistakes. It is possible to design session plans f you need to learn and speak Turkish for a specific area of interest, such as business, or for a need like presentation or exams. I am willing to share pdf versions of all the essential text and audio Turkish learning materials with my students.

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