(2008). The discourse of collaborative creative writing: Peer collaboration as a context for mutual inspiration. Copyright and Moral Rights for the articles on this site are retained by the individual authors and/or other copyright owners. For more information on Open Research Online's data policy on reuse of materials please consult the policies page. Drawing on socio-cultural theory, this pap...

Recant research on gender and computer-mediated communication (CMC) indicates that, despite claims to the contrary, electronic hommunication does not automatically equalize the proportion of discourse spoken by men and women. This study investigates the relationship between the quality of cross-gendered interactions online and the often-expressed complaint that women are ignored in these enviro...

This paper discusses discourse planning of pre-organized spontaneous narratives (SpnNS) in comparison with read speech (RS). F0 and tempo modulations are compared by speech paragraph size and discourse boundaries. The speaking rate of SpnNS from university classroom lecture is 2 to 3 times to that of RS by professionals; paragraph phrasing of SpnNS is 6 times that of RS. Patterns of paragraph a...

This study explores the discourse generated by English as a foreign language (EFL) learners using synchronous computer-mediated communication (CMC) as an approach to help English language learners to create social interaction in the classroom. It investigates the impact of synchronous CMC mode on the quantity of total words, lexical range and discourse functions of EFL learners’ writing from di...

The purpose of the study was to analyze patterns of elementary school students' peer interaction in a computer-supported classroom. The problem addressed in the study was whether students representing different level of school achievement and gender would productively participate in progressive discourse. Technological infrastructure of the study was provided by the Computer-Supported Collabora...

critical analysis of power discourse in zeinab habash’s poems discourse analysis is a modern approach which flourishing and growing in the context of postmodernism. norman fairclough’s three-dimensional framework in critical discourse analysis is one of the most practical aspects of this theory that includes analysis of (spoken or written) language texts, analysis of discourse practice (process...

This paper is an extension of an earlier study that examined the factors influencing facilitators’ successful adaptation to a problem-based learning (PBL) environment. The current study focuses on the specific strategies employed by effective facilitators in the PBL classroom to promote critical thinking as well as collaborative and self-directed learning among learners. Republic Polytechnic’s ...