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[Rice Paddy Daddy]

Glenski,

You are acting like a child

Asking 'eveyone' to boycott me...

This isn't your message board, Glenski, and you don't make up the rules.

And calling me names - I haven't called you a troll or any other names.

Your posting this reveals some not-so-nice aspects of your personality.

[PAULH]

Either that or a visit to the headmaster.

[Rice Paddy Daddy]

How old is this guy - in his mid '40s?

And he's acting like, 'This is my ball. If you don't do what I say, you can't play."

Real mature Glenski.

And Glenski, what are your qualifications - Microbiology?

Your a hypocrite.

I can't beleive you have the nerve to criticize other people.

[PAULH]

[PAULH]

BTW why do you have to live near a university to write a 50,000 word thesis on your home computer?

[Rice Paddy Daddy]

Paul,

Many countries and schools: 1) Do not officially recognize degrees obtained through distance, or 2) Give them less weight.

At the doctoral level it's extremely imporant to get the right supervisor. Someone who you can do the whole 'mentoring' thing with. You aren't getting this.

You aren't getting this and that is a real big part of being in residence and attending meetings and conferences, getting a first-hand look at how academicians work together and being introduced to influential people in the field.

Again, I think you've gone about it the wrong way and maybe it'll hurt you in the future.

[Rice Paddy Daddy]

Paul,

Very Important!

WOW - I can't believe you wrote that!

Is that what the requirement is for your Ph.D - 50,000 words?

[PAULH]

[PAULH]

[PAULH]

If you are considering coming to Birmingham to do a research degree in English Language or Applied Linguistics there are a number of options:


The traditional full time 3 year PhD in in English Language or Applied Linguistics


Students are resident at Birmingham as full-time research students. It is possible for the second year to be spent away from Birmingham. Candidates produce an 80,000 word thesis for examination.�


If you are interested in this programme, contact Professor Michael Toolan in the Department of English, indicating your topic and asking for details and an application form.


Sandwich PhD in English Language or Applied Linguistics


Students register for a period of between 4 and 6 years. During this time, they must come to Birmingham for at least three periods at intervals to be arranged mutually. Students must spend a total of six months in Birmingham. Candidates produce an 80,000 word thesis for examination.


If you are interested in this programme, contact Professor Michael Toolan in the Department of English, indicating your topic and asking for details and an application form.


More information about traditional full-time or part-time research studies in English Language or Applied Linguistics at Birmingham, culminating in the submission of a single thesis for the degree of MPhil or PhD, can be found in the Humanities' pages. There is a list of possible research topics on the English pages of the prospectus.


Modular PhD in English Language or Applied Linguistics


We also offer a Modular PhD in Applied Linguistics, specially designed for working professionals. Students register for a period of between 4 and 6 years. Instead of one 80,000 word thesis students complete three modules as follows:


(a) Module 1: 12,000 words (may be divided into 3 x 4000 words);


(b) Module 2: 20,000 words


(c) a thesis of 50,000 words.
The period of residence in Birmingham is a total of 6 months over the 4-6 years, to be split in intervals and length of stay as the supervisor and students wish.

Further Information on the Modular PhD is here


or contact Chris Kennedy in the Centre for English Language Studies.


There is no taught component to any of the PhDs in the English Department at Birmingham.


Note: You should also look at the information on postgraduate studies in the School of Humanities


Postgraduate Research pages


The Postgraduate Research Students' Pages are designed and maintained by current research students, for research students, and will give a you a useful insight to being a PG researcher in English at Birmingham.

[Rice Paddy Daddy]

Paul,

Talking to your supervisor on the phone once a month doesn't sound like good 'mentoring' to me.

I can't tell you which schools reject applicants who have degrees obtained through distance.

I Talked to a teacher who could tell you and I've also exchanged e-mails with another teacher who could tell you - both have taught in Korean universities and have done their master degrees in residence.

The countries that don't recognize distance degrees have been listed in other threads and it looks like you are aware of a couple of them already.

At any rate, what you're doing still sounds like a lot of work and I hope your thesis is going well!

[PAULH]

[PAULH]

By the way I did my Masters in residence at Temple in Osaka and Birmingham accepted those credits, my degree and my thesis proposal so Im ahead of the game here.

[PAULH]

[Gordon]