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Caratteristiche Della Comunicazione Email: Riflessioni Su Un Corso Universitario Australiano Di Italiano L2, Mariolina Pais Marden, Matthew Absalom
Caratteristiche Della Comunicazione Email: Riflessioni Su Un Corso Universitario Australiano Di Italiano L2, Mariolina Pais Marden, Matthew Absalom
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This paper discusses a project involving the use of email exchanges in the Italian program at the Australian National University. Approximately eighty students participated in the project which consisted of two iterations of a one-to-one email conversation. We describe the language and content of the messages constructed by students in terms of the following features:
• the effects of the spatial, temporal and psychological distance inherent in email communication
• the hybrid nature of electronic communication which is situated between written and spoken discourse
• the relationship of the formal and content aspects of electronic communication
• the creative expression …
L'Email Per Imparare L'Italiano: Aspetti Linguistici E Contenutistici Della Comunicazione Telematica In Italiano L2, Mariolina Pais Marden, Matthew Absalom
L'Email Per Imparare L'Italiano: Aspetti Linguistici E Contenutistici Della Comunicazione Telematica In Italiano L2, Mariolina Pais Marden, Matthew Absalom
Faculty of Arts - Papers (Archive)
The integration of electronic communication into the teaching and learning of languages has opened up new horizons. This paper discusses a project involving the use of email exchanges in the Italian program at the Australian National University. Approximately eighty students participated in the project which consisted of two iterations of a one-to-one email conversation. This article examines the language and content of the messages constructed by students in terms of the following features:• the implications of the physical, psychological and temporal distance inherent in email communication • the differences between email communication of native speakers and learners • the dialogic …