ERIC Number: EJ826860
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 20
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Social Presence in the Web-Based Classroom: Implications for Intercultural Communication
Yildiz, Senem
Journal of Studies in International Education, v13 n1 p46-65 2009
Social presence is a theory derived from social psychology to explain social interactions in a mediated communication and is defined as the degree to which interlocutors in a communications medium perceive each other as real. This study investigates the effect of computer-mediated communication on the social presence of international students who spoke English as a foreign language in two Web-based graduate courses offered in the United States and aims to explore how linguistic and cultural differences influenced their social presence. (Contains 4 tables.)
Descriptors: Social Psychology, Intercultural Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Context Effect, Interpersonal Relationship, Foreign Students, English (Second Language), Web Based Instruction, Graduate Study, Cultural Differences, Internet, Online Courses, Asynchronous Communication, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United States
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