Ayla Yalçın Duman works as an Instructor at SCOLA. She received her B.A. in English Language Teaching from the Middle East Technical University in 2007. She received her M.A. in English Literature and Language from Winona State University, MN in 2010. Prior to joining Özyeğin University, Ayla worked as a Teaching Assistant and Adjunct Faculty in Winona State University and St. Mary’s University of Minnesota where she taught Academic English. Lastly, Ayla worked as an English Instructor at Işık University.