Computer-Mediated Communication Across Cultures

This work is for anyone who teaches, studies, or practices cross-cultural computer-mediated communication, including executives and managers, marketers and service providers, academic and corporate researchers, educators, and administrators of non-profit agencies. The book's international contributors in academia, education, and industry explore computer-mediated communication in global contexts and offer perspectives on linguistic, cultural, technological, legal, and other factors that affect cross-cultural communication online, both in the academic world and outside of it. Major themes are the changing nature of relationships online, how individuals present themselves online, and the educational context. Some specific topics discussed include Indian matrimonial services in the Internet age, the use of social networking among academics in Turkey, linguistic minorities on the Internet, virtual team projects to prepare students for global citizenship, and design innovation in virtual worlds such as Second Life. Amant teaches technical and professional communication at East Carolina University. Kelsey is a librarian at Louisiana State University. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)