scholarly journals Head in the clouds – innovating classroom practice using online file sharing for collaboration and feedback

2020 ◽  
pp. 33-39
Author(s):  
Laura Richards
Keyword(s):  
Classroom Practice ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Collaborative Writing ◽  
File Sharing ◽  
Technology Enhanced Learning ◽  
Linguistic Features ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Writing Practices ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Interactive Classroom

Navigating the shift towards blended learning in Higher Education (HE) provides opportunities for enhancing language teaching in the classroom. This paper will present a Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL) -based project which aims to create a more collaborative and interactive classroom using open access file sharing services which focuses on developing collaborative writing practices and enhancing feedback loops. Using a Synchronous Computer-Mediated Communication (SCMC) approach to co-creating texts, students participated in a series of related in-class group writing tasks where feedback was recorded digitally. Both a survey and focus group were used to assess students’ experience and use of the texts and feedback created. Results revealed a positive response to the use of SCMC for collaborative writing stemming from easier text manipulation and greater discussion of both textual and linguistic features, which is crucial to collaborative writing.

scholarly journals Technology-Enhanced Learning for Graduate Students: Exploring the Correlation of Media Richness and Creativity of Computer-Mediated Communication and Face-to-Face Communication

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 1602 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shan-Hui Chao ◽  
Jinzhang Jiang ◽  
Chia-Hsuan Hsu ◽  
Yi-Te Chiang ◽  
Eric Ng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Creative Thinking ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Media Richness ◽  
Technology Enhanced Learning ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Multiple Cues ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Language Variety ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
The Face

The objective of the research was to explore and compare the differences in potential creative thinking that media richness had on learners in creativity training through two different types of communication formats; computer-mediated communication, and face-to-face communication. The results indicated that the computer-mediated communication format performed better than the face-to-face in terms of the fluency, flexibility, and originality dimensions of creative thinking. The computer-mediated communication format also had a greater level of media richness perception (i.e., use of multiple cues, language diversity, and personal focus of the medium) than the face-to-face format. In terms of the combined effectiveness of computer-mediated communication, and face-to-face formats, the use of multiple cues, language variety of perception of media richness had direct effects on the fluency of creativity. There was also a positive correlation between the elaboration of creativity and the use of multiple cues, language variety, and personal focus of the medium in the perception of media richness. Furthermore, language variety was correlated with creativity and flexibility. The research findings highlighted the importance of the availability of immediate feedback on media richness, whereas creativity cognition should focus on the breadth and depth of the information, which contributes to enhancing the creativity of individuals or a group of employees.

Writing Change: Diglossia and Popular Writing Practices in Egypt

Arabica ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 63 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 324-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristian Takvam Kindt ◽  
Jacob Høigilt ◽  
Tewodros Aragie Kebede
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Language Attitudes ◽  
Arab World ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Writing Practices ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Popular Language ◽  
Popular Writing

Arabic is considered a paradigmatic case of diglossia, where written language is regarded as largely the domain of fuṣḥā. Presenting the results of a large-scale survey of language attitudes and practices in Cairo, we argue that this view should be reconsidered. A representative majority of Cairo’s literate population in fact report writing predominantly in the vernacular (ʿāmmiyya), and also regard it as a legitimate written variety, contradicting common assumptions about popular language attitudes. At the same time, fuṣḥā retains its position as an idealized prestigious variety. These surprising results are explained by rising levels of literacy and the growth of computer-mediated communication. The results encourage a rethinking of the language situation in the Arab world, supporting the view that diglossia is a social and cultural resource rather than a problem. L’arabe est considéré comme un cas paradigmatique de diglossie, dans lequel la langue écrite est largement perçue comme le domaine de la fuṣḥā, ou arabe standard moderne. En présentant les résultats d’une enquête à grande échelle sur les attitudes et pratiques langagières au Caire, nous estimons que ce point de vue devrait être reconsidéré. Une majorité représentative de la population éduquée du Caire écrit principalement en langue vernaculaire (ʿāmmiyya) pour rapporter des informations, et perçoit cette langue comme une variante légitime d’écrit, contredisant les affirmations sur les attitudes populaires vis-à-vis de la langue. Dans le même temps, le fuṣḥā garde sa position de variante prestigieuse et idéalisée. Ces résultats s’expliquent par différents niveaux d’alphabétisation et par le développement de la communication informatique. Les résultats invitent à repenser la situation linguistique du monde arabe, en soutenant l’idée que la diglossie est une richesse sociale et culturelle plutôt qu’un problème. This article is in French.

scholarly journals A Corpus-based Analysis of Non-Standard English Features in the Microblogging Platform Tumblr

10.29007/gln9 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosana Villares-Maldonado
Keyword(s):  
Corpus Linguistics ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Linguistic Features ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Immediate Feedback ◽  
Spoken Discourse ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Segmental Phonology ◽  
Internet Medium ◽  
Offensive Language

Linguistic deviations from the standard use of English in computer-mediated communication have been described by the literature as distinctive Netspeak features. Using corpus linguistics and register theory, I examine those linguistic deviations in a corpus extracted from the microblogging platform Tumblr to describe how language use is shaped by the Internet medium. The sample of grammatical, discourse and style features analysed included the use of personal pronouns, idiomatic expressions, abbreviations, examples, quotations, repetitions, intensifiers, emotional and offensive language, as well as other features such as break and run-on-sentences, typography, punctuation, and multimodal elements. The corpus analysis reveals that these texts are characterised as being mainly short written messages combining typical features of the written mode of communication and features of extemporaneous, spoken discourse. Findings also show a non-standard use of punctuation and typography, the inclusion of multimedia elements that helps to overcome the lack of immediate feedback and the use of non-segmental phonology in the conversation. The results of the analysis suggest that Netspeak (non-standard) linguistic features are determined by context and are thus more likely to appear in digital spheres such as social networks, blogs and chats, among users who engage in one-to-one conversations or users who belong to the same in-group, and in communicative situations in which hobbies and personal experiences are the most frequently discussed topics.

scholarly journals An Analysis of the Linguistic Features Used in Selected Social Interactions on Facebook

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Gideon Rambaya Magwaro ◽  
Elizabeth Odhiambo ◽  
Silas Owala
Keyword(s):  
Social Interactions ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Linguistic Features ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Units Of Analysis ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
The Social ◽  
Informal Context

Facebook (FB) is one of the social networks that allow its users to interact freely by posting short messages, pictures and videos. FB has a forum where people write and post their opinions, pictures and videos to see their friends’ reactions. FB also allows anonymity thus giving users the freedom to use a language of their choice without restrictions. Given the fact that FB is an informal context, users employ certain patterns of language in their interactions. This paper endeavors to examine the manner in which these patterns of language are used on FB with special focus on Kiswahili language. Kiswahili is now an official language in Kenya and there is a paradigm shift concerning patterns of texts that are sent on FB interaction. The objective of the study was to analyze the linguistic features used in selected social interactions on FB (SSIFB). The units of analysis in this study were texts that were sent as reactions to the news and pictures that were posted on the FB forums such as those collected from pages like Citizen TV Kenya, KTN Kenya and Mpasho News. The data of this study was analyzed qualitatively by coding every text based on its content. The study employed the use of Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) as proposed by Hiltz and Turoff (1978) to interpret and give inferences about the texts that were sent. The study revealed that FB users used the language of their choice creatively to communicate. Various linguistic features were used to communicate intended messages.

Optimizing Team Performance

2010 ◽  
pp. 174-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte Robidoux
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Teams ◽  
Team Performance ◽  
Technical Writing ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Collaborative Writing ◽  
Content Management ◽  
Performance Measurements ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Productivity Losses ◽  
Computer Mediated

Increasingly, collaborative writing occurs in distributed work environments. Collaboration is essential for technical writing teams that develop and share, or single source, content using content management system (CMS) technology. Technical writers must be proficient not only in developing content that can be shared but also in carrying out complex writing tasks virtually. However, research indicates that asynchronous-distributed collaborative writing can lead to productivity losses unless teams implement explicit processes for interacting and using computer-mediated communication (CMC) technology. With highly structured processes to guide their efforts, teams are more likely to see productivity gains. To achieve these gains, effective collaboration must address six key areas: (1) targets to guide team performance, (2) assessments of collaborative writing skills in virtual teams, (3) role delineation, (4) process scripts to promote efficient virtual collaborative writing, (5) a training framework, and (6) performance measurements and a recognition framework for reinforcing team accomplishments. Organizations must be willing to create a culture that supports a team environment committed to these specific areas. This chapter explores how to establish an infrastructure that promotes collaborative writing efficiency in virtual settings.

Computer Mediated Communication and Multimodal Instruction in Higher Education

2011 ◽  
pp. 128-145
Author(s):  
J. Patrick Williams ◽  
Hsin-Liang Chen
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Technology Enhanced Learning ◽  
Learning Spaces ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Seamless Integration ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Enhanced Learning

This chapter examines the impact of multimodal, computer-mediated communication strategies on instruction in higher education. Colleges and universities have realized positive effects of using computer- mediated communication in instruction, but these effects are often accompanied by unintended, unexpected, and surprising changes to instructional practices, course dynamics, and student outcomes. With the introduction of computer-mediated communication in the instructional setting, the array of roles and expectations increases substantially. This chapter outlines the use of ICTs in “blended” and fully-online learning spaces and highlights some of our observations gained in teaching and performing research in an online course. Researchers should focus on investigating the roles, expectations, and interactions that accompany these changes and work to support the evolving needs of all constituents of technology-enhanced learning spaces. We believe it is important that, as researchers, we investigate ways in which accessibility, flexibility, and seamless integration of ICTs, user experience, and pedagogy can be maximized.

Le forum de discussion: espace public des temps modernes

2021 ◽  
Vol 9788879169776 ◽  
pp. 89-105
Author(s):  
Maria Rosa Compagnone
Keyword(s):  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Intellectual Life ◽  
Discussion Forums ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Writing Practices ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Reading Text ◽  
Espace Public ◽  
Intimate Life

Discussion forums on the web concern a large number of subjects such as domestic life (recipes and cooking), intimate life (pregnancy and sex life) or intellectual life (scientific subjects, school homework). Our study focuses on the analysis of the messages exchanged on the forums alfemminile.com, aufemminin. com, skuola.net, doctissimo.it and doctissimo.fr and its aim is therefore to examine, from a linguistic point of view, a type of network communication, discussion forums. While the research falls within the scope of analyzing the specifics of computer-mediated communication (CMO), it also helps to identify the diversity of writing practices with regard to the standard. Moreover it allows us to enrich our knowledge on the situation of text production, on writing, on reading text but also on the fictitious identity adopted by users such as genderswapping. This work, in a more general framework, will make it possible to know the trends in writing, which now integrates different semiotic forms, and finally to reflect on the influence of the medium on the very nature of the messages and the limits of this influence.

Мовленнєвий код сайтів новин: презентативність та персоналізація

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-16
Author(s):  
Наталія Акімова
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Computer Mediated Communication ◽  
Doctoral Dissertation ◽  
German Language ◽  
Online Media ◽  
Internet Communication ◽  
Linguistic Features ◽  
Mediated Communication ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
Computer Mediated

У статті розглянуто елементи мовленнєвого коду сайтів новин, реалізовані засобами презентативності та персоналізації. Для цього використані методи аналізу та синтезу; описового, лінгвокультурного та концептуальнного аналізу тексту, моделювання, метод семантичних і прагматичних інтерпретацій, контекстне спостереження та порівняльний аналіз. Надано дефініції презентативності та персоналізації, наведено приклади з найбільш популярних новинних сайтів укрнету (Корреспондент.net, LB.ua) та рунету (РосБизнесКонсалтинг, РИА Новости). Висвітлено питання, яким чином ці риси ускладнюють розуміння текстів новин, які вони зумовлюють психологічні та нейролінгвістичні труднощі, які психолінгвістичні механізми залучено в процесі розуміння таких новинних анонсів. Зазначено, що при цьому порушується традиційний комунікативний кодекс та відбувається маніпулювання свідомістю читачів. Користувач несвідомо звертає увагу на такі тексти, мимовільно їх запам’ятовує і потім використовує як кліше або моделі у власному мовленні. У свою чергу, зміна мовленнєвої поведінки призводить до зміни способу мислення і розуміння реальності. Дослідження здійснюється в контексті теорії девіантних мовленнєвих одиниць, досягнень сучасної лінгвістики, когнітивістики, психології та нейронауки. References Akіmova, N. Movlennevі devіacії u movі ukraїns’kih іnternet-ZMІ: tendencіja movy epohi chi zasіb manіpuljuvannja [Speech deviation in the language of Ukrainian online media: the tendency of epoch’s language or means of manipulation]. Retrieved from http://mentalnist-2016.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_49.html.  Kompantseva, L. (2007) Іnternet-Komunіkacіya: Kognіtyvno-Prahmatychnyi ta lіngvokul’turologіchnyi Aspekty [Internet Communication: Cognitive Pragmatic and Linguistic and Cultural Aspects] Extended Abstract of Doctoral dissertation. Kyiv. Filatova, O. G. (2004) Internet kak mass-media [Internet as a media]. Aktual’nye Problemy Teorii Kommunikacii, 232-240. Shchipitsyna, L. (2011). Kompleksnaya Lingvisticheskaya Kharakteristika KompyuternoOposredovannoy Kommunikacii (Na Materiale Nemetskogo Yazyka) [Complex Linguistic Features of Computer-Mediated Communication (Based on the German Language)]. Extended abstract of Doctoral dissertation. Voronezh. Sources Великий тлумачний словник сучасної української мови / В. Т. Бусел. Київ, Ірпінь: Перун, 2005. Velykyi Tlumachnyi Slovnyk Suchasnoї Ukraїns’koї Movy [Big Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Ukrainian]. (2005). V. Busel, Ed. Kyiv; Irpin: Perun. БТСРЯ – Большой толковый словарь русского языка / Гл. ред. С. А. Кузнецов. СПб. : Норинт, 2009. BTSRYA Bol’shoj Tolkovyj Slovar’ RusskogoYazyka [Big Explanatory Dictionary of Russian]. (2009). S. Kuznetsov, (Ed.). S.-Petersburg: Norint. LB.ua – Новини України від LB.ua: оперативна аналітика української політики, економіки, новини культури та спорту. Retrieved from: http://ukr.lb.ua/ Корреспондент.net – Останні новини України та світу. Корреспондент.net – свіжі новини дня. Retrieved from: http://korrespondent.net/Korrespondent.net РБК – РосБизнесКонсалтинг – новости, акции, курсы валют, погода, доллар, евро. Retrieved from: http://www.rbc.ru/ РИА – Главные новости часа. Лента новостей «РИА Новости». Retrieved from: http://ria.ru/

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