The document outlines a university course on computer-mediated communication, including course details such as the instructor's contact information, goals, and evaluation criteria. It emphasizes the study of the relationship between language and computer, aimed at developing students' understanding of CMC. Attendance policies and a schedule for assignments and quizzes are also provided.

1. UNIVERSITY OF GUJRAT
ENG-------: Computer-Mediated Communication
Course Code:ENG------ Course Title:
Computer-Mediated Communication
Year: 2015 Semester: Fall, 2015
Instructor’s Name: Mudasar Jehan Office (Room No): R-02
E-mail: mudsar.jehan@uog.edu.pk
Website: www.uogenglish.wordpress.com
Office Hours: 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Course Description The course is about the study of the relationship between
language and computer. It would highlight various features of
newly emerging language on computer, “Computer Mediated
Communication”.
Course Type:
(Compulsory/Core/Elective)
Elective
Pre-requisites General reading of the topics like language, computer &
communication
Goals • The students will develop in-depth understanding of key
areas in CMC
• The students will be able to take issues critically and
conduct practical thinking and analysis about new
emerging genre, CMC.
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2. Text Book Computer Mediated Communication for Linguistics and
Literacy: Technology and natural language education.
By
Adams B Bodomo
• Teacher’s Notes
Lectures 32 sessions of 45 minutes each
Attendance Policy A minimum of 70% attendance is required for a student to be
eligible to take the final examination.
The students with less than 70% of the attendance in a course
shall be given the grade SA (Short Attendance) in such a course
and shall not be allowed to take its End Term Exams and will
have to reappear in the course to get the required attendance to
be eligible to sit in the exam when the course is offered the next
time.
Grading The course will be evaluated on the basis of the following
percentage:
• Mid Term 25%
• Sessional work 25%
o Presentation/Practical 10%
o Assignment/Practical 10%
o Quizzes 05%
Final term 50%
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3. Quizzes, Assignments and
Presentation Schedule
(tentative)
Presentation : 7th
, 10th
& 11th
Week
Quizzes: 14th
Week
Assignments: 15th
Week
Session Schedule
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4. 4
Sessions/
Lectures
Topics Readings
1 & 2 Relationship between language
computers.
1-An Introduction to
CMC/Electronic
language/virtual world
2-A New Variety of English,
3-Text Based
communication /An oral
language in a written medium.
4-Functional comparisons of
face-to-face and computer-
mediated
Communication/informal way
of communication
5-Computer-Mediated
Instruction: A Comparison of
Online and Face-to-Face
Collaboration
1-Computer-Mediated Communication. Linguistic, Social and
Cross-Cultural Perspectives
Edited by
Susan C. Herring
University of Texas at Arlington
2- Code switching on the web by Lars Hinrichs, John
Benjamin’s publishing company.
http://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ786764
3& 4 1-Types of CMC/synchronic
and asynchronic
communication
2-Linguistic Features of
spellings and punctuations on
CMC
3-Language Economy on CMC/
Innovation and change on
online discourse
4-prestiage and lexical shortage
Computer Mediated Communication for Linguistics and
Literacy: Technology and natural language education. By
Adams B Bodomo
University of Hong Kong, Hong Knog