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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Jennifer D. EwaldPublisher: Equinox Publishing Ltd Imprint: Equinox Publishing Ltd Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.807kg ISBN: 9781781791134ISBN 10: 1781791139 Pages: 162 Publication Date: 01 December 2015 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of Contents1. Student-Teacher E-mail: An Introduction 2. The Present Study: Research Design 3. E-mail Communication: Student Beliefs and Conventions 4. Students' Use of the Dropbox 5. Requests 6. Repair Work: Apologies 7. Repair Work: Excuses 8. Expressions of Gratitude 9. Complaints 10. Student Use of L1/L2 11. Where to go from hereReviewsThis book serves as an excellent aid in recognizing and elaborating on the patterns found within email communication between students and instructors. It is beneficial to linguists and the academic field as it enhances knowledge concerning the discourse strategies used by students. The author does an excellent job of presenting her collected natural data, analyzing the different function categories, identifying patterns and offering explanations. ..This book would be beneficial in university pedagogy courses that educate young and aspiring instructors to become more knowledgeable, insightful and effective. The contents of this book can easily be understood, and is pertinent in particular to foreign language instructors. LinguistList The Inbox addresses an important gap in research in pragmatics and technology-mediated discourse, and the findings will serve as an important baseline for comparison with future studies. Ewald identifies several crucial directions for research that would shed further light on patterns of student/facultycommunication outside of class using email and other technologies. Language Learning & Technology This book would be beneficial in university pedagogy courses that educate young and aspiring instructors to become more knowledgeable, insightful and effective. The contents of this book can be easily understood, and is pertinent in particular to foreign language instructors. Each chapter's focus and examples are relevant and can help instructors and educators understand the difficulties faced by students. --Nicholas James Figueroa, University of Albany, SUNY, LINGUIST List 17 October 2016 Author InformationJennifer 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |