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Session 6

Session 6. News & Discussion Groups. Computer-mediated Communication. Asynchronous WWW (Broadcast model) Email (Post office model) On-line Discussion (Memo model) Synchronous (“Real-time”) Internet Relay Chat (IRC) MUDs or MOOs Videoconferencing. “Netspeak”: Internet Language .

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Session 6

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  1. Session 6 • News & Discussion Groups

  2. Computer-mediated Communication • Asynchronous • WWW (Broadcast model) • Email (Post office model) • On-line Discussion (Memo model) • Synchronous (“Real-time”) • Internet Relay Chat (IRC) • MUDs or MOOs • Videoconferencing

  3. “Netspeak”: Internet Language • Smilies or Emoticons • Acronyms • Netiquette • Lurking • Flame • Spamming / A spam • Trolling / A troll • Clean chat

  4. Discussion Groups • What they are... • Where to find them... • How to use them...

  5. Discussion Groups • Usenet or Newsgroups • Listservs • Web-based (Forums) & Java Plug-ins • E-mail (Group) mailing Lists • LAN based (Asynchronous or Synchronous)

  6. Newsreader - Common Terms • News server (e.g., news.udc.es) • Newsgroup (alt.fans.deportivo-fran.rules) • Subscriptions (bookmark) • Headers (subject) • Messages • Threads (conversations)

  7. Discussion Groups Advantages • authentic dialogue • immediacy • socio-cultural /social & linguistic reflection • recoverable • alternative discourse patterns (beyond IRE) • varieties of topics

  8. Discussion Groups Issues • Control over content • non-systematic study • emphasis on typing, writing and compression • integration vs. add-on approach • organising, archiving, accessing discussions over school systems

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