Summary Post

The mordule has been quite an experience.
Intially, I thought squeezing in a small classroom with so few people for 3 whole hours would be agonizing
but I feel it all turned out pretty well after all
this class is small, but I feel we are all very united
a bunch of people with diverse perspectives
many different backgrounds and qualities
yet we can all come togt and learn things togther
it has been quite an experience like no other mordule I have ever done

I must say that the interactive segments in the class has been very interesting
we all have a few good laughs and learn a lot of new things about how different cultures communicate, miscommunicate,interpret and understand each other
just within one language such as english can have so many variations and styles
so many different perspectives, lingos, interpretations
its really amzing how we all managed to live with each other

the project I must say has been quite a feet
fun none the less.
it has been interesting deciphering different theories and assumptions we make
going abt conducting the interviews
forming conclusion out of the many different respondents we have
It sometimes felt like we were doing a thesis paper
but all has went well
and I am glad that we had managed to finish it to the best of our ability

so to all our dear course mates and Dr Deng,
thank you for being such a joy to have!
have a fantastic future ahead!~!

Final Post- CMC

CMC is something that is very close to my realm of interests
having chosen to do it for the research paper as well
it shows the degree of things that I feel can be explored in CMC

In this time and age,
people are getting busier for FtF meetups, and somethings uses the convenience of CMC to catch up with people
there is also the growth of online romantic relationships
which shows the degree of importance of CMC in our lives these days
it is a convenient, casual and simple way to keep updated and in touch with friends all around the world
One interesting thing would be that CMC has also formed its own net lingo
its funny to see how while CMC is already so conveninet, people actually even invent short forms, acroyms and abbreviations to simplify the communication further
I guess as the notes shows, people would want to be able to type as fast as their mind thinks, so as to convey as though they are speaking in the written form.
the net lingo is also a more laid back and 'fashionable' way of speaking, by removing all the formaltiy and politeness in it
emoticons are also something that is very prevalent
as CMC is unable to show a persons expressions and body language
so emoticons such as :) or -_-" is ways to express how the person might appear to be.
emoticons I feel has become very important and neccessary in mantaining good online communication, expecially if you do not want to have misunderstandings with the other party, as there are times where words can be misinterpreted and the tone come across in the way that one did not intended

One last thing I found very interesting was that people uses CMC to do all the the following:
-COMPLIMENT ON ABILITY
-COMPLIMENT ON LIFESTYLE
-CPMPLIMENT ON PERSONALITY
-COMPLIMENT ON APPEARANCE

these are very insightful, as it shows how CMC is a great way to compliment people in a casual yet unawkward manner. so if a guy wants to impress a girl but finds it awkward to do so face to face, online would be a great starting ground. Yea
so thats all for this entry
this mordule has been very insightful and interesting
Thank you all for contributing to the enjoyment of it!