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fat_chris · Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 3198 Location: Beijing

I have completed an M.A. in TESOL and am thinking waaaaaaaay ahead: after a few years of TEFL, I would consider returning to the States to enroll in a PhD program.

Question 1: How many of you have a PhD or EdD in Applied Linguistics or TESOL or Linguistics?

Question 2: How many of you have a PhD or EdD in a field other than the aforementioned three?

Question 3: What current position at what kind of institution in which location has your doctorate afforded you?

Many thanks!

Regards,
fat_c

dlarcheuk · Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Posts: 58 Location: USA

I have option 2, and it has gotten me a nice stateside university career (twice-tenured full professorships) and a great Senior American Fulbright Scholarship to Ukraine. Now I'm hoping to find a professorship in the NIS, South America or Asia.

Best of Luck.

fat_chris · Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 3198 Location: Beijing

Cheers for the response dlarcheuk. Like I said, I am considering the prospects of enrolling into a PhD or EdD program. I also like your idea about a Fulbright grant, and I like the idea of an English Language Fellowship. Lots of opportunities if one plays his cards right.

Regards,
fat_c

surrealia · Joined: 11 Jan 2003 Posts: 241 Location: Taiwan

I've thought about this option, too. Can anyone here recommend a particular university (or 2) in the U.S.? thanks in advance...

wintersweet · Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 1:08 am Post subject:

I've heard good things about the Applied Linguistics program (rather than the Languages & Literacy program in Education) at UC Davis. I had a wonderful professor from there. I'm considering it myself, long term...

fat_chris · Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 3198 Location: Beijing

Cheers, wintersweet.

regards,
fat_c