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Chapter 302
Encyclopedia of Distance Learning, Second Edition
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Teaching Culture and Communication with Online Media
Kirk St. Amant (East Carolina University, USA)
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 9
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-198-8.ch302
Abstract
As international online access grows, students are increasingly participating in a global community. Cultural groups, however, can have different perspectives on how to communicate online. For this reason, it is important that today’s students learn how to address cultural communication expectations when interacting in cyberspace. This paper presents activities and resources instructors can use to familiarize students with the international nature of online discourse.
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