Unit 2 英语词汇.ppt

Unit TwoOnline Communication An English Course for Master Students of Engineering Reading Translating Warm-up Questions 1. What is online communication? 2. How do you think online communication is different from face-to-face communication? 3. Which way of communication do you prefer? Why? What Is Online Communication Online communication is communication online using communication technologies. It allows for communication anywhere and anytime at any place. There are many forms of communication technologies: email telephone facsimile (传真) video teleconferencing two-way interactive television bulletin boards (电子公告板) asynchronous forums (threaded discussion) synchronous chat (real-time) How Is Online Communication Different Psychologists have noticed some interesting aspects of online communication which do not seem to be a part of face-to-face communication. Here are some examples: 1. Many shy people find it easy to express themselves online. Typing on your own computer doesnt feel like a social situation. There is less anxiety than there might be in a face-to-face situation. Physical attractiveness is also less important online. This is the probably the basis of the famous cartoon where one dog is showing the internet to another dog, saying On the internet nobody knows youre a dog. 2. The Internet is the great equalizer. A high school student can correspond with a Nobel Prize winner on an equal footing on the net. Ordinary people can interact online with some of the most prominent professionals and researchers in a certain field. 3. Gender switching and pseudonyms are fairly common. Online chat rooms are full of people who are identified only by a nickname. On the Internet you can pretend to be anyone or anything you want to be. An analogy might be a Halloween costume party. In costume people are often brasher and more outspoken than they would normally be. The costume hides their real identity and they find their inhibitions reduced. 4.