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Direct linkCoffin, Caroline; Hewings, Ann – Language and Education, 2005
The study reported on here explores the claim that computer conferencing is a valuable environment for students to rehearse academic debates and arguments which can then be drawn on in their written assignments. In order to carry out the exploration, the functional linguistic concept of ENGAGEMENT was employed. ENGAGEMENT comprises six sets of…
Descriptors: Linguistics, Computer Mediated Communication, Persuasive Discourse, Teleconferencing
