Dear Eva
Thanks for such a worm invitation and I hope we'll meet many times in the list
Reagards
Rafal Dziurla
Eva Ekeblad wrote:
> Be welcomed, Rafal
>
> There are others on this list who know much more about psychology in
> general and Vygotsky in particular than I do -- but I suspect the academic
> season in North America keeps them mostly offline. Either it is spring
> break, or it is conferencing season, I don't even know which. Just thought
> I'd tell you, so you were not met by total silence. When they sit down at
> their keyboards, there should be several participants here who work wit
> similar ideas in a similar field as yours.
>
> best wishes
> Eva Ekeblad
>
> At 21.52 +0100 0-03-19, Rafal Dziurla scrobe:
> > Hallo Everyone!
> >As I'm first time on that list, I'd like to present myself shortly. My
> >name is Rafal Dziurla I work at The Institut of Psychology at Adam
> >Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland. Nowadays I work on my dotoral
> >dissertation concerning the problem of mediation in L.S. Vygotsky's theory
> >especially that part of his work describing development of notions. There
> >are a group of psychologists in our intitute that share a strong
> >fascination of the work of Lev Siemionovich, there are at least about six
> >dissertation based on his works at the moment. My own interest is
> >oscillating about the fact that in growing number of texts written on
> >Vygotsky, the problem of notion development, seems to be marginalized by
> >most of authors. Even if they discuss the concept of the ZPD, to which the
> >problem of notion development is a basic one. But my opinions are narrowed
> >to thet field of literature that I have covered myself. If any one could
> >help me I'd be thankful. Not so long ago I wrote an article titled:
> >Semiotics of play in view of development of hihger mental functions
> >which is to be published in a week or two in the net. I don't want to
> >write endlessly now so if some one is interested in reading it I'd easely
> >send a copy (as I don't know the site's address yet). This text is based
> >on famous article of Vygotsky about play and my fascinations concerning
> >some semiotic theories especielly that of Peirce and de Saussure. At the
> >end I'd like to mention that a month ago our Institute published a whole
> >number of an educatinal periodical concerning our works with Vygotsky some
> >of them are translated into English. I wrote as much about our work not to
> >advertising it but to set connections to people also interested in the
> >fascinating field of contemporary psychology.
> >Regards,
> >Rafal Dziurla, M.A., AMU, Poland.
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