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Download full textGregory, Mona Y. – 1997
Computer-mediated communication (CMC) is a pervasive means of communicating in work place, education, and home settings. Males currently occupy approximately 69% of all jobs in the computer industry and only 10% of upper-level positions are occupied by females. Stereotypical perceptions and gendered occupations contribute to the lack of females in…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Discussion Groups, Gender Issues, Internet
Peer reviewedJohanyak, Michael F. – Computers and Composition, 1997
Claims that participants in computer-mediated "chat" (CMC) produce a kind of hybrid text. Stresses the importance of investigating the individual texts and writing practices of each participant in CMC studies to better understand what occurs when language users bring individual cognitive, social, and contextual factors with them to a…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Mediated Communication, Discourse Analysis, Electronic Text
Direct linkConrad, Dianne – Open Learning, 2003
In this paper, I take the position that the recently increased "e-talk" permeating our language potentially compromises our field's professionalism by "one-minutizing" learning that uses computer-mediated technologies. In so doing, I discuss historical aspects of adult education, the importance of language as a naming function, the evolution of…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Adult Education
