Computer Mediated Communication

Edited by:
Crispin Thurlow, University of Washington
Laura Lengel, Bowling Green State University
Alice Tomic, Richmond American International University, London

With online resouce centre:
http://www.com.washington.edu/cmc/

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This book offers students a task-based introduction to Computer-Mediated
Communication and the impact of the internet on social interaction. Divided
into four parts which require students to learn, (theory), critique,
(current issues), explore, (methods), and reflect, (practice), the book
aims to:

• Provide a foundation to the social and communicative nature of
information and communication technologies
• Enable students to engage with the key theoretical issues associated with
CMC
• Equip students with the necessary research and technical skills as a
stimulus to independent enquiry.

In spite of the rapidly increasing interest in Internet Studies and CMC and
the introduction of many university courses in the area, no specialised,
introductory textbook exists. This coursebook responds to the need for such
a text. Aimed primarily at communication students, this book would also be
useful as a sourcebook for students of media, sociology, psychology and
English Language Studies.

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