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The Inbox: Understanding and Maximizing Student-Instructor E-mail
Jennifer D. Ewald
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Description for The Inbox: Understanding and Maximizing Student-Instructor E-mail
Hardback. This book provides a detailed analysis of 1,403 e-mail messages sent by 338 university students to a professor of Spanish and linguistics. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: CFGR; JNM; UTM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 165 x 16. Weight in Grams: 402.
E-mail is a common medium of communication in academic settings, and its informal nature has given rise to unique discourse strategies that can advantageously combine the norms of oral and written language. Unfortunately, e-mail is also a potential source of misunderstanding. Some teachers, annoyed by the informalities that characterize this discourse context, interpret students' messages as demanding, impolite, or unprofessional. For many students, however, e-mail is outdated, and some use it only in the university context, opting to text, facebook, or tweet their family and friends. This book provides a detailed analysis of 1,403 e-mail messages sent by 338 university ... Read more
E-mail is a common medium of communication in academic settings, and its informal nature has given rise to unique discourse strategies that can advantageously combine the norms of oral and written language. Unfortunately, e-mail is also a potential source of misunderstanding. Some teachers, annoyed by the informalities that characterize this discourse context, interpret students' messages as demanding, impolite, or unprofessional. For many students, however, e-mail is outdated, and some use it only in the university context, opting to text, facebook, or tweet their family and friends. This book provides a detailed analysis of 1,403 e-mail messages sent by 338 university ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
Number of Pages
162
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781791134
SKU
V9781781791134
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About Jennifer D. Ewald
Jennifer D. Ewald is an Associate Professor of Spanish and Linguistics at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, PA, where she teaches undergraduate courses at all levels of instruction. She has published in the areas of applied linguistics, pragmatics, and second language pedagogy.
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