Topic outline
Internet as a Communication MediumThis unit introduces the elementary concepts of computer-mediated communication (CMC).
Introducing Electronic Communication TechnologiesThe impact of electronic technology on society and, in particular, on human communication
Online IdentityThe impact of Internet communication on identity.
Online RelationshipsThe impact of Internet communication on human relationships.
Addiction and TherapyThe impact of Internet communication on human health
Communicating in Virtual WorldsHow people form online communities and how they communicate in virtual worlds?
Digital DivideThis unit discusses the issues of Internet access and defines the concept of digital divide.
CMC, Employers and EmployeesThe impact of the Internet on work places.
Multilingualism on the InternetThe impact of the Internet on the use of different languages on the Internet.
CMC and Minority Languages (1)This unit is the first of the two units discussing the issues of the impact of CMC on minority languages.
Revision
Online Expression
CMC and Minority Languages (2)
CMC in Language Learning