Sökning: "synchronous computer mediated communication"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 8 avhandlingar innehållade orden synchronous computer mediated communication.
1. Conversational Writing : A Multidimensional Study of Synchronous and Supersynchronous Computer-Mediated Communication
Sammanfattning : This study is a linguistic investigation of two genres of computer-mediated communication (CMC), namely two modes of conversational writing: ‘Internet relay chat’ (synchronous CMC) and ‘split-window ICQ chat’ (supersynchronous CMC). The study employs Douglas Biber’s multifeature multidimensional methodology, taking into account the six dimensions of textual variation in English identified in his 1988 book Variation across speech and writing (i. LÄS MER
2. Participating in Synchronous Online Education
Sammanfattning : There is an increasing need for education since the workforce of today is expected to be highly educated and continuously learn. Distance education is a powerful response to meet the growing need for education. Online education, here concisely defined as distance education mediated online, is the most common type of distance education. LÄS MER
3. Supporting Video-mediated Communication over the Internet
Sammanfattning : The tremendous success of the Internet in providing a global communication infrastructure for a wide variety of applications has inspired the invention of packet video systems for synchronous interpersonal communication. The potential benefits of video-mediated communication are numerous, ranging from improved social interactions between individuals to more efficient distributed collaborative work. LÄS MER
4. Virtual worlds and social interaction design
Sammanfattning : This dissertation is a study of social interaction in virtual worlds and virtual world design. A virtual world is a synchronous, multi-user system that offers a persistent spatial environment for iconically represented participants. Together, these form an example of social interaction design. LÄS MER
5. A Linguistic Analysis of Peer-review Critique in Four Modes of Computer-mediated Communication
Sammanfattning : Abstract The present work is a quantitative and qualitative analysis of pragmatic strategies for delivering critique, and types of politeness, used by undergraduate L2 students of English at different stages of peer-review discussion. The material examined consists of four corpora of authentic conversations between students, the main purpose of which was to give feedback on each other’s contributions during an English A-level course, at Mid-Sweden University. LÄS MER