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Nihan Yilmaz
Intensive English Language Institute
Academic English Language Instructor
Marquis Hall
1511 West Mulberry Street
Denton, TX 76203
Dr. Nihan Yilmaz has been passionate about languages and teaching for as long as she can remember. Her journey started in 2012 at Hacettepe University in Turkey, and in 2014, was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to teach Turkish at the University of Texas-Austin. Dr. Yilmaz went on to earn a PhD in linguistics and TESOL in 2019, presenting her research at international conferences in Japan, Singapore, Harvard, and beyond—an experience that connected her with incredible ESL educators from around the world.
After moving to Plano, Texas in 2019, Dr. Yilmaz transitioned to teaching ESL in public middle and high schools across the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Along with English and her native Turkish, she also speaks intermediate Spanish and took college level classes in German, French, and Italian.
Beyond teaching and languages, Nihan loves staying active, doing real estate, trying new restaurants, and spending quality time with her family. She is always excited to connect with others who share her passion for education and lifelong learning and is delighted to be part of UNT!