Liminality and disinhibition in online language learning

The aim of this paper is to bring theoretical concepts from other areas of scholarly research to bear on synchronous online education in a cross-disciplinary effort to shed light on what is going on by introducing systems of thought from other areas. The liminality and associated communitas which a...

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Autor principal:	Una Mary Cunningham
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2011
Materias:	distance universities higher education e-learning CMC liminality disinhibition Special aspects of education LC8-6691
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/9636b4270a9e4379b4c319ab77e6a6cb
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9636b4270a9e4379b4c319ab77e6a6cb2021-12-02T19:20:31ZLiminality and disinhibition in online language learning10.19173/irrodl.v12i5.9501492-3831https://doaj.org/article/9636b4270a9e4379b4c319ab77e6a6cb2011-06-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/950https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831 The aim of this paper is to bring theoretical concepts from other areas of scholarly research to bear on synchronous online education in a cross-disciplinary effort to shed light on what is going on by introducing systems of thought from other areas. The liminality and associated communitas which are found in synchronous online learning environments are examined for their possible consequences for learning in general and language learning in particular. Like computer-mediated communication, liminality has been associated with disinhibitory effects. Lack of excessive inhibition has been shown to have positive effects on second language production. The position of the online learner as “neither here nor there” or perhaps simultaneously both here and there is investigated and discussed. Una Mary CunninghamAthabasca University Pressarticledistance universitieshigher educatione-learningCMCliminalitydisinhibitionSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 12, Iss 5 (2011)
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description	The aim of this paper is to bring theoretical concepts from other areas of scholarly research to bear on synchronous online education in a cross-disciplinary effort to shed light on what is going on by introducing systems of thought from other areas. The liminality and associated communitas which are found in synchronous online learning environments are examined for their possible consequences for learning in general and language learning in particular. Like computer-mediated communication, liminality has been associated with disinhibitory effects. Lack of excessive inhibition has been shown to have positive effects on second language production. The position of the online learner as “neither here nor there” or perhaps simultaneously both here and there is investigated and discussed.
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title	Liminality and disinhibition in online language learning
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title_full	Liminality and disinhibition in online language learning
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publisher	Athabasca University Press
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Liminality and disinhibition in online language learning

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