Raichle (Rai) Farrelly_PhD Dissertation Defense
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- Опубліковано 6 чер 2024
- Dissertation Title: Emerging from the Echo Chamber: An Activity Theory Perspective on L2 Teachers of Adult Emergent Readers
For completion of a PhD in Linguistics with an emphasis on Second Language Teacher Education and Second Language Acquisition Theory at the University of Utah (www.utah.edu/)
Raichle Farrelly, PhD on LinkedIn: / raichlefarrelly
Since defense:
Assistant Professor, American University of Armenia, MA TEFL Program, 2013-2015
Assistant Professor, St. Michael's College, Vermont, USA, Dept. of Applied Linguistics, 2015-2019
Director, TESOL Programs, University of Colorado Boulder, Department of Linguistics, 2019- present
www.colorado.edu/linguistics/...
Director of Communications, Literacy Education and Second Language Learning for Adults (LESLLA), www.leslla.org/; / leslla.org
Thank you so much Dr Farrelly. This video helped me greatly in my M.Phil. defense two days ago. I followed your pattern to the latter and you can’t believe that at the end of my presentation the Professors clapped and commended my presentation of which am grateful to God and your video that I watched over and over for a whole day. Thanks.
That's some of the best feedback I've received, Joel. I'm so glad it was helpful. That's exactly why I posted it. Congratulations!!
Rai - Yours was my chosen template for my own defense - SUCCESSFULLY DONE YESTERDAY! Thanks for help!
so glad to see your research, although it was from 7 years ago, your topic and study in itself and methodology is very fitting to my country. everything here that you said is so relatable, congratulations again even if it's too late. :) thank you so much for sharing this.
I enjoyed watching your Oral Defense. Very interesting and helpful. Thank you for sharing.
I will eventually have to defend my Dissertation, so it is nice to see someone go through it and make it look easy. Glad for your success. If only I can be as well-spoken and as as confident as you.
Best of luck! Thank you for your kind words. I did practice a good bit, pacing in my kitchen and reciting it over and over. I also *loved* my research and my participants, so talking about this was from the heart - and that helped. :) Cheers!
super awesome research. Thanks Rai. Helps me in my teaching!
Thank you Dr. Farrelly.
This is the best presentation I have ever seen in my life... I will be defending my paper next week.. I hope I could also do this...
Hello Raichle,
You performed outstandingly. I hope i would be able to defend my with that braveness. Congrates!
Hello dear, I appreciate your efforts for conducting such an amazing dissertation. Wish you all the best.
Thank you so much for sharing your dissertation defense, Rai. Since I am planning and preparing for my defense, your video is invaluable.
I'm so happy it can be useful to folks approaching their defense date! Best of luck! -Rai
It really helped. Thanks, dear. I did my final defense on 13th dec, 2018.
Great job Ray, I'm defending my dissertation in three weeks and watching your video has helped me a lot :)
It was long ago now, but I hope your defense went well and the job market has been kind since then! :)
Looking like mine will be in July. I hope it goes as smoothly as yours! I'm glad I found this because I live several hours from campus and work fulltime, so I have not been able to attend any of my colleagues defenses. I was very nervous about what it would entail. This eased my fears.
This is great, Prof. Rai
Hello Railey,
Hope all is well - I wanted to take the time and let you know that I enjoyed watching your Dissertation defense. I am completing my course work for my Ed.D. In Educational Leadership this Friday (p.s. extremely excited - start my dissertation). I wanted to tell you thank you for being so calm and collective - I hope I can mimic your emotions during my defense.
Thanks again,
C.J.
Hi Rai, I just want to say thank you for sharing your defense presentation online. Yesterday I successful defended my PhD dissertation. I watched your video numerous times and it helped tremendously. Thank you and I wish you all the best.
Thanks so much, Shelley! Congratulations on your defense! I'm happy to hear that this helped someone because that was one of two reasons I recorded it. (The other was so my dad could view it ... my lifelong cheerleader.) I learned so much from watching good defenses online and wanted to pay it forward.
My viva very soon.. But unfortunately, I am not fluent in English.. I am a bit sad when I watched your speaking.. Are you Native English..?
Thanks for sharing this.. am preparing to defend my thesis in a month... I hope I can be as confident as you are
hi raillery, i will be defending my dissertation this february..your presentation really some tips..thanks!
I defend in a month, I am very nervous. Thank you for a great presentation.
This is useful for my PhD defense which will be held next week. Thanks for sharing.
Hi! Sorry I didn't see this sooner. I hope your defense went well and I'm glad this was helpful. Cheers!
I'm glad it helped! How did your defense go? Watching other defenses is exactly how I became more confident. It 'demystified' it for me a bit.
Thank you for sharing such a excellent work.
It is amazingly balanced presentation, especially your voice is perfectectly tuned.
not too loud & fast + not too slow , your speaking skills are just superb!!!
i would say its something which alone can keep listeners connected throughout your presentation.
Thanks so much, Muhammad. I'm happy to see that this can be useful to so many who are preparing to present or defend a dissertation.
Hi, just wanted to thank you for posting this video. It helped a lot when I was preparing for my defense. Just defended and passed today. Thanks!!
Congratulations, Woan Shin Tan! That's wonderful news. I'm happy this video could help you out!
Well done. You were clearly in control of this presentation and provided thorough explanations to the questions. I can only hope my defense goes this well! Thank you for the inspiration and knowledge!
Thanks, Robert! Best of luck in your defense. If you practice and know your study, you'll show up as the expert you are. At this point, it's simply your time to shine! Congratulations and enjoy the moment!
This is excellent! Am defending my dissertation next week and this is great help!
Oh, great! I'm glad it was useful. I hope your defense went well!! :)
That was amazing! So eloquent. The best I have seen.
Thank you, Χριστίνα Λάιου . That's great to hear!
I found your presentation really good and it's helping me a lot,since I have to give my presentation in just some more days,thanks so much for sharing Raichle.
ah! and the acknowledge to your dog was great ;)
Hey Rai, thank you for sharing your dissertation defense. I have submitted all the chapters of my dissertation and defend in the next few weeks. I am glad I chanced upon your video. I am sure I will watch it again once my defense has been scheduled. You truly make it look enjoyable!
Have a good time, Etienne! In that moment, it's all about you and what you know, what you've accomplished! I'm sure you'll be amazing. Best of luck and congratulations!!
Thank you so much for taking the time to reply.
Hi Rai, I am defending on October 16 this year. I have watched and taken notes off your presentation. I am even standing in my bathroom in front of the mirror, practicing, after watching your presentation. Thank you so much for posting it. Wish me luck!
You've got this, Aziza!! Best of luck. If you are already practicing, then I'm sure you'll be well prepared. Let me know how it goes!! -Rai
Thanks so much Rai. I am nearing the defense of my masters thesis, actually in two weeks time. I have listened your defense and have really gathered lots of skills...just awesome. Really moved by your study and presentation skills. Wish was among the graduate committee...would give you a upper quartile percentage..kudos
Thanks, John! Very kind words. I hope your defense went well. Best of luck to you in all you do!
hank you for sharing. I only wish to be as confident as you. This is my first time viewing a dissertation and I thought there it would be "stuffy" and you had humor, dedicated your dog and mentioned your overachieving father ;-) Which I loved
Thanks, Leila! I just saw all these comments! Sorry for the late response. I hope you are/were as confident as you hoped to be during your defense! Best of luck and do enjoy the process! The defense is your time to shine and show what you know!
It's funny, I'm still an undergrad student and I'm not even close to graduating, yet I still get nervous watching these videos. When I have to give a speech or talk in front of a group larger than 15 people, I start to tremble which also alters my voice. I once had to give a debate and after I was done with my opening and took a seat only to realize that I didn't breathe properly or much for 5+ minutes which caused my chest to hurt and become sore for the rest of the day. I'm glad you did well!
I think what helped me the most was teaching. When you're the instructor in the class, you theoretically have a little more control because you create a lesson plan, choose the content and delivery method. The students should, theoretically (again) know less than you on the topic - so it feels like a safe space to share. Keep at it! It's just adrenaline - and I still get the rush, after years of presenting/teaching! Just breathe. :)
@Flat Sign Definitely - I learn from my students in every single class I teach, whether that be about the content, myself, them, or humans broadly. Teaching is learning and when scaffolded effectively, learning is teaching. Cheers!
Wow...amazing work.
very inspiring presentation 😊
Oh, good luck, Chad! I was comforted in knowing that the defense is somewhat of a rite of passage and a good committee won't let you defend unless you're ready. So, just sit back and enjoy telling the story of your work! Cheers! -Rai
Hi! Sorry I didn't respond sooner. I didn't know people were watching my defense. :) I spent about 4-5 weeks writing after letting everything marinade in my brain for quite a while. I put together the slides in only a few days and rehearsed my delivery several times to get the timing down.
Thanks v much Ria.I'm gonna have my dissertation presentation in few days.I'm really hoping,your strategies will be helpful for me.
Clear and good presentation. I trust that you have been awarded your Phd with HD grade. I would be very pleased if I could also suggest to my English Department students to watch your youtube as the model for thesis proposal defence and thesis defense.
Thank you so much, Bahagia. I appreciate the positive feedback and do hope it's useful to your students as they prepare their presentations.
a lovely presentation! I am defending on March 22, 2016, and this presentation has been very helpful. Thank you so much for sharing it with us!
How did your defense go? I hope very well! I'm glad this was useful to you.
+Tuba Angay-Crowder. I just defended my dissertation research this past November 30, 2016.
Thank you so much for sharing your useful Dissertation Defense
You're welcome! I'm glad it was useful to you. Cheers!
I’m saving all these videos to prepare me for mine.
You're absolutely amazing. Learnt a lot of presentation skills from you. Thank you so much!
Thanks, Pranjal! So happy to know this was useful. I shared it because watching other presentations was exactly what gave me a little extra confidence for my own defense. Cheers!
You are a pro. Thanks, really help. How much time did you spend for preparing your thesis and slides?
thanks for sharing. wha a great presentation..
Thank you for the kind words, Herpin! All the best to you.
Hi Moima - CHAT and AT are often interchangeable in terms of how they are spoken of in the literature. The University of Helsinki Center for Activity Theory and Developmental Work Research is where terms are being operationalized (I can't post the link here, but you can search the Center's name). I generally used Activity Theory throughout my dissertation, but it inherently encompassed the cultural and historical aspects of the activity systems I was exploring.
This is very interesting!
hi railey. am i correct to then say that CHAT is a baby of cultural theory and the activity theory fused together?
i am a BED HONS student and i am trying to conceptualise CHAT as a research lens
Perhaps because I wasn't nervous enough. :) I was very relaxed and prepared for this presentation and it helped a lot. Usually my voice is a bit shaky when presenting in front of peers, but I suppose at this stage of the game, I should be comfortable presenting. Are you defending soon? If so, best of luck. Practice, practice, practice.
Thank you for sharing. I have learned much from your presentation.
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Thanks, Gladys! I'm not up my UA-cam comments but happy to come here today and see that this helped others. Best of luck!
Hi Rai,
I am planing to do a thesis for my master's. So I want to know what is thesis defense. Really, your dissertation defense helped me to get a feel of what it's like to defend.
Thanks Rai for uploading the video. :)
Sorry this is so late, Rounak. I'm sure my response is not useful now as you have hopefully received an answer from mentors or supervisors. In general, a defense is when you give an oral presentation that provides an overview of your study and your findings. A graduate committee listens and determines if you have satisfied your program's expectations to receive your MA/MS. Ideally, you would have a lot of support leading up to your defense, so in many ways - the defense should be your opportunity to shine and share your study. A diligent graduate committee wouldn't let you defend if you weren't ready to pass. Of course ... presentation skills and how you answer questions could impact your overall success, so practice and peer feedback is helpful.
Very well done. Makes me realize I should have stayed in college in the early 90s after my BA. Oh well....if you don't have regrets, you haven't lived.
It’s never too late. There were 24 years between my Bachelor’s degree and returning to graduate school. My Bachelor’s was in the 80s. Grad school began in the 2000s!
@@oma7698 I refuse to pay the ridiculous fees for tuition. It's outrageous. What used to cost me about $1,500 a semester is not over $10,000. It's insane
Hi Rai, I just want to say thank you for sharing your defense presentation online. I will defend my Ph.D. dissertation On 14th May 2019. I watched your video five times and it helped me in a good way. Thank you and I wish you all the best. Will come back and comment after defense inshAllah.
Thank you for the kind words, and I'm glad this was useful to you! How did your defense go? What was your topic?
@@raillery Hi, I successfully defended my dissertation, My topic was A study on the implementation and the effectiveness of distance teacher education program in Pakstan. I hope in near future we will keep in touch. thanks
@@DrSarfrazAslam Congratulations!! That's great news. Your topic sounds really interesting, too. I'd love to know more about it! When you have a publication, let me know. I met a few women who are involved with SPELT (for English language teachers in Pakistan) recently at the TESOL convention in Atlanta. I also run a nonprofit that supports girls in school in Pakistan and Tanzania -- www.girlsed.org. Take care. -Rai
Thank you for sharing
congrats, Dr. Rai. What are you up to this day?
Thanks!
Great job!!
Thanks, Paradise!
Very good, congrats!!!! =)
Thank you, danke, gracias. you really help me with this video. My mother-tongue is not english i can understand all that you explain. Thanks. (and my english is really bad).
Happy it was helpful! You're welcome, bitte, de nada. ;)
How much additional questioning from the examiners was there after the video ends, and how intense was it? (I thought it was normal to get really peppered)
Hi and sorry for the late response. There weren't too many difficult questions. Some 'curiosity' questions from attendees that were easy enough to answer and then a handful of 'tougher' questions from my committee. But all in all, I think at this point they know you know your business and just want you to have the time to share it!
This was great. I am currently writing my disseration in education so my defense won't be until the end of this year. Great presentation. Have you written and published any articles for academic journals yet?
Thanks! Best of luck with your presentation! I hope it goes/went well. I have published in two journals on this dissertation and I'm working on new topics now from a new context and with new perspectives. Life is great as a professor and I'm channeling my mentors now as I teach from what I know! Cheers!
+ Rai Farrelly. Hello again. I successfully defended my doctoral thesis on November 30, 2016. I am officially Dr.
exceptional presentation, i am going to present my master degree these in very short time and i am very anxious, i hope this one will help me a lot, thank u for sharing by the way.
Thank you! Best of luck to you during your defense! Remember - it's your study and no one knows it quite like you. So prepare, practice and deliver with confidence. Cheers!
thanks Rai Farrelly, i defended and it has been really nicer than i have been expecting
Way to go! Congratulations and best of luck in all you do! :)
Excellent Presentation
Thank you!
What a coincidence! I did defend my dissertation on Oct 16, 2014. Thank you for posting yours here. It did help a lot.
Thank
Daniel Akym
Way to go, Daniel! Congratulations!!
Thanks.
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Watching this for my Undergraduate research defense
Best of luck to you!
@@raillery thnx miss phd .. :) means a lot
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I'm scared to death of that moment. I just began my Ph program of Spanish linguistics. I know that moment will come surely. It is my biggest fear now. Does defense mean that I have to justify my research? Again , I'm SCARED.
Hi Nina - Don't be afraid. Just make sure you choose a topic that you can be excited about. If you do - you'll have no trouble doing the study and sharing it with confidence when the time comes to defend, at the end of your program. The proposal defense is when you present the idea for your study - overview of the literature, your planned methodology - of course, including research questions. You should get support from advisers along the way - but that can vary from program to program. If you aren't getting what you need in terms of mentoring, then find students ahead of you in the program, or in other programs. Spanish linguistics - exciting! I'll look forward to hearing what you choose to research for your dissertation! Best of luck. -Rai
+Rai Farrelly thanks. That was encouraging.
I really appreciate your work and i want to share something with you please
Nice information Madam
Thank you, Sukanta.
Really great presentation but let me just make a concern ... some slide has too much text ... sometime the public could not get immediately what you are explaining... This is a basic rule ...avoid verbosity...
Thanks for the feedback Michele. I do love to talk and share stories. :)
Watching for my final year project viva😀 am nervous.
I hope it goes (went?) well!! Best of luck to you. :)
@@raillery it went well! Officially a graduate. Convocation ceremony is next year.
@@itsme6038 Wahoo!! Congratulations!
Good show baby. I am having my DBA defense on Friday and would emulate your steps.
Cheers.
oh you speak spanish as well?
Si, Lucario. Pero no muy bien. :) Necesito estudiar un poco mas ... o viajar otra vez a paises al sur o Espan(y)a.
Why do I get really really nervous just watching this?
Same here
Is there anyone heard about 1.5 PhD?
I'm not sure what that means, Ryans. Are you saying I deserve a little extra PhD? :) I'll take it. haha! Cheers, Rai
Why is she being so defensive?
Clever. ;)
But she is not defensive enough as Dennis Rodman
Phd is all crap....all those years for a final presentation that looks more like any university level PP presentation and a bunch of people asking questions. And although I admire the candidates (cause they work really hard!) this is another way to make money for universities!
+soilofk My PhD program was paid for through the university.
The final presentation is a summary of 100-200 pages of research. Where is yours?
I really appreciate your work and i want to share something with you please