This paper explores communicative trends in an online, facilitated course for
intercultural learners. We examine participation rates and communicative interactivity
between culturally diverse learners, and find that participation rates differ by cultural
grouping, by gender and by role, and that online interactions are dominated by facilitator-
learner exchanges (rather than by peer-to-peer communications). Ongoing case study analysis
will examine the ways that differences in facilitator practices, the use of story, identity
construction, and facilitator/learner expectations conspire to facilitate or hinder interaction
and participation in the online culture of this e-learning environment.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:BVAU.2429/1326 |
| Date | January 2003 |
| Creators | Macfadyen, Leah P. Chase, Mackie Reeder, Kenneth Roche, Jörg |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
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