Amant K. Linguistic and Cultural Online Communication Issues in the Global Age

Summary: "This book provides readers with in-depth information on the various linguistic, cultural, technological, legal, and other factors that affect interactions in online exchanges. It provides information that implements effective decisions related to the uses and designs of online media when interacting with individuals from other cultures"-Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 978-1-59904-213-8 (hardcover) - ISBN: 978-1-59904-215-2 (ebook).
Section I.
Language, Culture, and Cyberspace.
Chapter I.
Internet Multilinguality: Challenges, Dimensions, and Recommendations / Shaoyi He.
Chapter II.
Linguistics of Computer-Mediated Communication: Approaching the Metaphor / Rosanna Tarsiero.
Chapter III.
Machine Translation as the Future of International Online Communication / Nicole St. Germaine-Madison.
Chapter IV.
Classifying Web Users: A Cultural Value-Based Approach / Wei-Na Lee and Sejung Marina Choi.
Chapter V.
Intercultural Computer-Mediated Communication Between Chinese and U.S. College Students / Yun Xia.Section II.
Global Virtual Communities and International Online Collaboration.
Chapter VI.
Culture and Communication Challenges in Virtual Workspaces / Bolanle A. Olaniran.
Chapter VII.
The Language of Leaders: Identifying Emergent Leaders in Global Virtual Teams / Simeon J. Simoff and Fay Sudweeks.
Chapter VIII.
Researching Online Intercultural Dialog in Business: Using Established Methods to Create New Tools / Pamela Estes Brewer.
Section III.
Aspects of Online Design in International Environments.
Chapter IX.
Web Site Analysis Across Cultures: An Inquiry into Intercultural Values and Web Site Design / Barry Thatcher, Edgar Barrantes, Amy Dalzell, Qiumin Dong, Christopher Ford, Rachel Gallagher, Sipai Klein, Marohang Limbu, and Lisa.
Chapter X.
Cultural Cognitive Style and the Web: Toward a Theory and Practice of Web Design for International Users / Anthony Faiola and Sorin Adam Matei.
Chapter XI.
Global Internet Usage, Web Site Design, and Cultural Communication Preferences:
Contributions from Cross-Cultural Marketing and Advertising Research / Marc Hermeking.
Section IV.
Governance and Legal Factors in Global Cyberspace.
Chapter XII.
Global Governance and the Local Internet / Yasmin Ibrahim.
Chapter XIII.
Web Sites and the Law: An Avenue for Localization / Kendall Kelly and Jennifer Jones.
Chapter XIV.
A Frame Analysis of Privacy Regulation in an International Arena: Understanding Interdependency in a Globalized World / Vinita Agarwal and Charles J. Stewart.
Section V.
International Aspects of Online Education.
Chapter XV.
Cyberspace and Online Education: The Influences of Global Cyberculture on International Students / Chun-Min Wang and Thomas C. Reeves.
Chapter XVI.
Teaching, Learning, Negotiating: The World Wide Web as a Model for Successful Cross-Cultural Communication / Tatjana Chorney.
Chapter XVII.
E-Learning and the Global Workforce: Social and Cultural Implications for Workplace Adult Education and Training / Karim A. Remtulla.
Chapter XVIII.
The Impact of Sociocultural Factors in Multicultural Communication Environments:
A Case Example from an Australian University’s Provision of Distance Education in the Global Classroom / Angela T. Ragusa.
About the Authors.