Communicating Pragmatics About Content and Culture in Virtually Mediated Educational Environments

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Author(s): Birthe Mousten (Aarhus University, Denmark), John Humbley (Université Paris—Denis Diderot, France), Bruce Maylath (North Dakota State University, USA)and Sonia Vandepitte (Hogeschool Gent/University of Ghent, Belgium)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 16
Source title: Computer-Mediated Communication across Cultures: International Interactions in Online Environments
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Kirk St.Amant (East Carolina University, USA)and Sigrid Kelsey (Louisiana State University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-833-0.ch020

Keywords: Computer-Mediated Communication / Human Aspects of Technology / Information Science Reference / Media & Communications

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This chapter examines the interactive communications of geographically distant virtual classrooms, connected via virtual aids ranging from e-mails to videoconferences. The combination is crucial: through diverse filters, virtual teams mediate a final text for a new language and culture. The authors use linguistic pragmatics as a mechanism to analyze and assess the efficiency and the meaningfulness of such communications. They then use this approach to recommend best practices for educators teaching in cross-cultural virtual environments.

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