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Abstract "& point font%: his !a!er is a re!ort on the findin"s of a study conducted on a "raduate level virtual conference su##er school course. $iscourse analysis techni%ues &ere used to exa#ine the resultin" transcri!t of texts for evidence of a de#ocratic discourse &ithin a co##unity of learners. 'indin"s indicate that "ender is not #asked in the text driven discussions on the (nternet. $istinctive discursive styles are often sex class linked. )ike face to face or classroo# contexts, status is accorded une%ually &ithin discourse co##unities. *artici!ants are not e%ual and are not e%ually attended or res!onded to. Educators need to take a serious and &ary a!!roach to acce!tin" clai#s of ensured de#ocratic !artici!ation in co#!uter #ediated co##unication for#atted classes. 'ey (ords) $ust, aas, ic!+oes, dis!osal tank, ur,anization.
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2fe#ale3 is the only one &ho has res!onded so far, here "oes. M, ( a"ree that 1schools &ho su!!orted refor#s,
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"ender, her ethnicity and her lack of ex!erience as a teacher all &ere co##unicated throu"h her text ,ased co##unication and cons!ired a"ainst her. $s &as not seen as a co#!etent !artici!ant in the discussions. $s did not !artici!ate actively in the on+line se#inar. he lack of res!onse &as surely discoura"in". .able #: Ma!!in" the nu#,er of directed res!onses received ,y each !artici!ant each &eek. C re!resents the total "rou!. A nu#,er of res!onses &ere directed to the "rou! as a &hole. . /./. /./A /./; ; /./; /./; /./: : /./. /./9 /./;
L &as an ex!erienced !artici!ant in on+line discussion "rou!s. She &as a #e#,er of a state+&ide !ro"ra# funded &ith an NS' "rant that #aintained a discussion foru# &ith teachers across the state. She is the !artici!ant that sent out :8 directed res!onses and only received .; directed ,ack at her in return. (f lin"uisticEtechnolo"ical co#!etence is not the issue here, &hat &ere the dyna#ics that deter#ined if a !artici!ant &as read and res!onded toB
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'urther exa#ination of $?s s!eech act co##unications reveal a style of A,solute. $ al&ays #ade state#ents in a tone of challen"e. Exa#!le 1HMet the !u,lic continues to ,elieve that it is the students, teachers, and school &ho are failin". Ince a"ain, ( &ill return to the idea of I,solete. =e are not failin", the syste# is o,soleteNNN5 In the first cou!le of !asses throu"h the data ( had #issed the si"nificance of the style. $ &as not only holdin" court and lecturin" throu"hout the &hole se#inar, he &as also invitin" !artici!ation and res!onse fro# others ,y ,ein" a !rovocateur &ith his stron", e#!hatic stances. he fe#ale !artici!ants ex!licitly asked for res!onses &ith direct %uestions &hile this #ale individual invited res!onse &ith challen"es.
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