THE DEVELOPMENT OF E-MAIL LITERACY: FROM WRITING TO PEERS TO WRITING TO AUTHORITY FIGURES

Though e-mail has become a common interpersonal communication medium, it does not mean that this medium is used without difficulty. While people can write e-mails to peers in any manner they like, writing e-mails to authority figures requires higher pragmatic competence and critical language awarene...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chi-Fen Emily Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Hawaii 2006-05-01
Series:Language Learning and Technology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://llt.msu.edu/vol10num2/pdf/chen.pdf