LINGUIST List 10.502

Wed Apr 7 1999

Qs: Communication, Gist-reading

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  • Doris Van Kampen, Computer Mediated Communication
  • Natalya Lukashevich, Gist-reading

    Message 1: Computer Mediated Communication

     Date: Mon, 05 Apr 1999 17:38:52 -0800
    From: Doris Van Kampen <vankamdangelfire.com>
    Subject: Computer Mediated Communication


    Hello;

    I am a docotoral student at the University of Central Florida, in C&I. In order to receive credit for a class in qualitative research we must conduct a survey on a topic of interest to ourselves. It should have some connection with our conception for our dissertation. My dissertation topic is going to be in the area of technology and gender; therefore I would like to get some feedback on how this is impacted in Computer Mediated Communication.

    My survey questions are brief; there are eight questions, and narrow- only focusing on the thread dealing with ASL and choclear implants.

    If you feel that you have the time to complete this survey, (including those persons who did not actually participate in the discussion) please contact me for the complete survey at vankamdangelfire.com

    Thank You

    Doris Van Kampen

    Message 2: Gist-reading

     Date: Wed, 07 Apr 1999 01:04:14 PDT
    From: Natalya Lukashevich <natalukhotmail.com>
    Subject: Gist-reading




    Dear colleagues,

    I am writing a work concerning gist-reading. I take an interest in the way people read a text in a foreign language without a dictionary, especially the way they guess the meaning of unknown words in the context. In the focus of analyses are the features of the text which influence the possibility to guess the meaning of a word in a text. I would like to get acquainted with some existing works about the previous study of the matter. The problem is that I have not found much yet. I would be thankful to anybody who could name any works concerning the question.

    Thank you for the answer in advance.

    Lukashevich Natalya Moscow State University the department of theoretical and applied linguistics

    natalukhotmail.com