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A methodology for the analysis of patterns of participation within computer mediated communication courses

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Abstract

In this study we propose a methodology for the analysis of text based interchanges on computer mediated conferences which is based on Speech Act theory and which takes the illocutionary act as its unit of analysis. This methodology is used to compare messages from two different conferences — one based on methods for fostering learner independence and one based around a guest speaker seminar — and to show the differing patterns of interaction provoked by the differing task designs.

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  1. University of Surrey, 20 Bedford Way, WC1-H 0AL, London, U.K.

    Christina Howell-Richardson

  2. Dept. of Mathematics, Statistics & Computer Science, Institute of Education, University of London, 20 Bedford Way, WC1-H 0AL, London, U.K.

    Harvey Mellar

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Howell-Richardson, C., Mellar, H. A methodology for the analysis of patterns of participation within computer mediated communication courses. Instr Sci 24, 47–69 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00156003

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