Re: [xmca] Help with doctoral studies

Hi Jose,
As an ex-international student at the USA, I think that Mike's note
is very relevant. My experience is that, for the reasons Mike makes
explicit, private universities at the USA are more receptive to
international students than public ones, specially if applicants have
a strong application portfolio. So, my small piece of advise would be
to take that issue into consideration when applying. I would also
recommend trying to apply using the support given by the Fulbright
commission and the IIE http://www.iie.org/, which might have programs
in your country.
David

On May 19, 2008, at 12:07 PM, Mike Cole wrote:

> I believe Jose David was interested in schools he could attend. You
> are
> recommending
> he work with Jim Lantolf? Are there fellowships available for this?
> Any
> concrete suggestions for how to go about applying with a chance of
> getting
> support (I ask because things at
> U of Cal are very biased AGAINST non-resident students who have to
> pay very
> high fees, so high we cannot ordinarily support them).
>
> mike
>
>
> On 5/19/08, Tony Perone <aperone@uic.edu> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Jose David,
>>
>> I also recommend Jim Lantolf's work. Jim was my mentor when I was an
>> undergraduate student and he introduced me to Vygotsky's work. In
>> addition
>> to the reference Andy cites, Jim has two other edited books on second
>> language learning and teaching with a sociocultural perspective,
>> plus a
>> host of articles on the topic. Other edited books of his you may
>> find
>> relevant:
>>
>> Lantolf, J. P. (Ed.)(2000). Sociocultural theory and second language
>> learning.Oxford:Oxford University Press.
>>
>> Lantolf, J. P., & Appel, G. (Eds.) (1994). Vygotskian approaches
>> to second
>> language research. Norwood NJ: Ablex.
>>
>> Tony Perone
>>
>>
>> On Mon, May 19, 2008 10:25 am, Andy Jocuns wrote:
>>> Lantolf, J. P., & Thorne, S. L. (2006). Sociocultural theory and the
>>> sociogenesis of second language development. New York: Oxford
>>> University
>>> Press.
>>>
>>> On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 5:06 PM, Mike Cole <lchcmike@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Jose David--
>>>>
>>>> As you can tell from the discussions, there are some divisions of
>>>> opinion
>>>> on
>>>> XMCA about who the most effective researchers writing in the
>>>> field of
>>>> second/foreign language learning working
>>>> within a socio-cultural-historical activity approach are.
>>>>
>>>> May I suggest a resource closer to home?:
>>>>
>>>> Jorge Larreamendy-Joerns
>>>> Profesor Asociado y Director
>>>> Departamento de Psicología
>>>> Universidad de los Andes
>>>> jlarream@uniandes.edu.co
>>>>
>>>> Jorge and his colleagues have just initiated a graduate program
>>>> using
>>>> the
>>>> family of theoretical approaches that interest you and is
>>>> himself an
>>>> accomplished
>>>> student of language and education, broadly conceived. We are
>>>> discussing
>>>> ways
>>>> to link his program via internet video to various programs in
>>>> the US and
>>>> no
>>>> reason
>>>> why second language specialists would not be involved.
>>>>
>>>> If no one comes up with a perfect solution for you in the US, where
>>>> resources to support foreign grad students are often hard to
>>>> come by,
>>>> Jorge's program may offer a
>>>> local good solution. In any event, he is very knowledgeable and can
>>>> advise
>>>> you.
>>>>
>>>> mike
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, May 18, 2008 at 1:15 PM, jose david herazo
>>>> <jherazo4@hotmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear All:
>>>>>
>>>>> I have been reading your comments and discussions of the different
>>>> topics
>>>>> that has been posted. This has helped me not only to cla
>>
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