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Direct linkERIC Number: EJ1051121
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 6
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Reference Count: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-2158-0979
Cross-Cultural Communication Patterns in Computer Mediated Communication
Panina, Daria; Kroumova, Maya
Journal of International Education Research, v11 n1 p1-6 2015
There are important cultural differences in attitudes towards and use of electronic text communication. Consistent with Hall's high-context/low-context conceptualization of culture, electronic inter-cultural communication, just as verbal inter-cultural communication, is affected by the culturally-specific assumptions and preferences of message writers.
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Computer Mediated Communication, Cultural Differences, Preferences, Electronic Mail, Undergraduate Students, Asians, Arabs, Factor Analysis, Pragmatics, Discourse Analysis, Business Administration Education, Gender Differences, Language Proficiency, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, North Americans, Communication Strategies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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