1. Session 6 zNzNews & Discussion Groups

2. Computer-mediated Communication zAsynchronous yWWW (Broadcast model) yEmail(Post office model) yOn-line Discussion (Memo model) zSynchronous (“Real-time”) yInternet Relay Chat (IRC) yMUDs or MOOs yVideoconferencing

3. “Netspeak”: Internet Language zSmilies Smilies or Emoticons zAcronymsAcronyms zNetiquette zLurking zFlame zSpamming / A spam zTrolling / A troll zClean chat

4. Discussion Groups zWhat they are... zWhere to find them... zHow to use them...

5. Discussion Groups zUsenet or Newsgroups zListservs zWeb-based (Forums) & Java Plug-ins zE-mail (Group) mailing Lists zLAN based (Asynchronous or Synchronous)

6. NewsreaderNewsreader - Common Terms zNews server(e.g., news.udc.es) zNewsgroup( alt.fans.deportivo-fran.rules ) zSubscriptions(bookmark) zHeaders(subject) zMessages zThreads(conversations)

7. Discussion Groups Advantages zauthentic dialogue zimmediacy zsocio-cultural /social & linguistic reflection zrecoverable zalternative discourse patterns (beyond IRE) zvarieties of topics

8. Discussion Groups Issues zControl over content znon-systematic study zemphasis on typing, writing and compression zintegration vs. add-on approach zorganising, archiving, accessing discussions over school systems

9. : - ) :-(  Smilies or Emoticons

10. ROFL In My Humble Opinion Rolling On Floor Laughing IMHO Acronyms...