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Computer-mediated communication acts in non-native English speakers' electronic mail exchanges

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dc.contributor Graduate Program in Foreign Language Education.
dc.contributor.advisor Bayyurt, Yasemin.
dc.contributor.author Sevingil, Eray.
dc.date.accessioned 2023-03-16T13:54:52Z
dc.date.available 2023-03-16T13:54:52Z
dc.date.issued 2009.
dc.identifier.other FLED 2009 S48
dc.identifier.uri http://digitalarchive.boun.edu.tr/handle/123456789/19616
dc.description.abstract The basic aim of this study is to examine the Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) acts of Turkish non-native speakers of English (NNSsT), native speakers of English (NSs) and non-native speakers of English in different countries (NNSsO) within online e-mail exchanges in English on preset topics between February 2008 and May 2008. This study explores whether NNSsT‟ CMC acts resemble or differ from NSs‟ and NNSsO‟ CMC acts. The study examines what types of CMC acts NNSsT use in their e-mail exchanges when they address NNSsO or NSs in the study. Besides, the perceptions of NNSsT about the contribution of CMC to their cross-cultural communication, understanding and their foreign language learning are discussed. Computer-Mediated-Discourse Analysis (CMDA) was conducted with respect to qualitative e-mail exchanges in the e-mail group. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze quantitative data generated by the CMC acts of all groups. The analyses reveal that the difference between the frequencies of NNST and NNSO CMC acts is not statistically significant. However, there is a statistically significant difference between the frequencies NNST and NS CMC acts. In addition, NNSsT‟ CMC acts addressed to NNSsO or NSs are not statistically significant. NNST regard the use of e-mails as a beneficial tool for Foreign Language Education and intercultural understanding. The findings of this study offer a pragmatic view of foreign language education to develop linguistic, social and cultural competencies in the target language and show how to combine CMC tools and foreign language learning.
dc.format.extent 30cm.
dc.publisher Thesis (M.A.)-Bogazici University. Institute for Graduate Studies in Social Sciences, 2009.
dc.relation Includes appendices.
dc.relation Includes appendices.
dc.subject.lcsh English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers.
dc.subject.lcsh Communication in foreign language education.
dc.subject.lcsh Second language acquisition.
dc.title Computer-mediated communication acts in non-native English speakers' electronic mail exchanges
dc.format.pages viii, 107 leaves;


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