Being polite while fulfilling different discourse functions in online classroom discussions

Computers and Education

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 713-725

  Schallert, Diane L ^a   Chiang, Yueh hui Vanessa ^a   Park, Yangjoo ^a   Jordan, Michelle E ^a   Lee, Haekyung ^a   Janne Cheng, An Chih ^a   Rebecca Chu, Hsiang Ning ^a   Lee, SoonAh ^a   Kim, Taehee ^a   Song, Kwangok ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer mediated discussion; Discourse analysis; Discourse functions; Discussion modes; Politeness

Indexed keywords

ASYNCHRONOUS DISCUSSIONS; DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; DISCOURSE FUNCTIONS; DISCUSSION MODES; EXPERIENCE SHARING; GRADUATE COURSE; INFORMATION PROVIDING; INFORMATION SEEKING; ONLINE CLASSROOM; POLITENESS; QUALITATIVE APPROACH; SELF EVALUATION;

SEMANTICS;

FUNCTION EVALUATION;

EID: 67650257354     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2009.04.009     Document Type: Article

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