Fwd: Edited Collection on International Online Communication

[joshua raclaw]

a call for chapter-proposals for an edited volume that doesn't have a deadline
within the next twenty-four hours:


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    Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 09:10:39 -0600
    From: "St-Amant, Kirk" <kirk.st-amant at ttu.edu>
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Call for Chapter Proposals – Submission Deadline Nov. 15, 2005

For the Edited Collection

Linguistic and Cultural Online Communication Issues in the Global Age

Edited by Kirk St.Amant, Texas Tech University, USA

INTRODUCTION TO SUBJECT AREA
International online access has grown rapidly in recent years with the number of
global Internet users growing by almost 2.8 million in July of 2004 alone.  This
increased global access, however, brings with it a variety of new conditions and
concerns that could markedly affect international interactions in online
environments.  Differences in language, cultural communication expectations,
laws, and software standards are but some of the factors individuals need to
consider when using online media to interact with individuals from different
countries and cultures.  This collection will address these issues by exploring
the various aspects that could affect communication and comprehension in
international online interactions.

OBJECTIVE OF PROPOSED BOOK
The primary objective of this text is to provide readers with in-depth
information on the various linguistic, cultural, technological, legal, and
other factors that affect interactions in online exchanges.  Through examining
such topics, this collection would help readers make more effective decisions
related to the uses and design of online media when interacting with
individuals from other cultures. This primary objective would also accomplish
two secondary, but equally important, objectives:

• The collection would provide readers with the foundational knowledge needed to
communicate effectively with individuals from other countries and cultures via
online media.

• The collection would provide readers with the knowledge needed to create
effective online materials for users (clients, students, colleagues, etc.) from
other countries and cultures.

AUDIENCE FOR THIS PROPOSED TEXT
The primary audience for this book would include seven groups that would use
this text for a variety of reasons.  These audiences/groups are:

• Executives, managers, and other business decision makers
• Marketers, service providers, and support personnel
• Researchers (both academic and corporate) studying cross-cultural discourse in
online environments
• Educators who teach in online learning environments
• Educational administrators who manage international students participating in
online programs
• Administrators of international non-profit agencies

RECOMMENDED TOPICS
Prospective subject areas and specific topics for this publication include, but
are not limited to, the following:

The Growth of Global Online Access
• Historical developments affecting international Internet access and
developments or trends currently affecting international online access
• The global digital divide and public and private projects used to expand
international Internet use.

Language, Culture, and Online Communication
• Linguistic and other cultural communication factors affecting online exchanges
• Implications linguistic or cultural communication differences could have for
future developments related to online communication
• English as a global language and how cultural groups use different kinds of
online media

Technology, Compatibility, and International Online Discourse
• Technological factors that affect if, how, and when individuals from different
nations use online media to locate or to exchange information
• Different kinds of software and hardware/computing technology used to interact
online
• Effects telecommunications infrastructures of different regions have on online
access in those areas

Law, Policy, and International Internet Use
• Legal standards or policy stances affecting how individuals in different
nations use online media
• Different national privacy and copyright laws affecting the nature of
international online interactions
• Policies of government monitoring that affect uses of online media in
different nations
• Policies on infrastructure developments that affect online access in different
regions

Markets, Economics, and International E-commerce
• Economic conditions affecting how individuals in different nations use online
media
• Prospects of using online media to tap overseas markets
• Corporate plans for expanding online access into different regions (especially
developing nations)
• E-marketing practices related to global audiences
• International outsourcing’s affects on online access in different regions
• Economic factors affecting the language and design choices used when
interacting online

Globalization, Education, and Online Environments
• Educational factors affecting online access and use in different regions
• Effects of globalization on online education and enrollments in online
programs
• Examinations of how different educational conditions and standards uses of
online media
• Discussions of  how online environments can improve education in different
regions

Perspectives on the Future of Global Cyberspace
• Future development of international online access and discourse in global
cyberspace
• Establishing global standards for online discourse (or online legal practices)
• Examining how technology developments might change the nature of international
cyberspace
• Discussions of what increased global online access might mean for domestic
online interactions

SUBMISSION PROCEDURE
Prospective authors are invited to submit chapter proposals of 200-500 words on
or before November 15, 2005.  In their proposal, prospective authors should
clearly explain:
• The purpose and the contents of their proposed chapter
• How their proposed chapter relates to the overall objectives of the book

Authors will be notified of the status of their proposal and sent chapter
organization guidelines by December 15, 2005.  Drafts of chapters will be due
by March 15, 2006.

Please send inquiries or submit material electronically (Rich Text files) to the
editor at

kirk.st-amant at ttu.edu

The book is scheduled to be published by Idea Group Inc., www.idea-group.com,
publisher of the Idea Group Publishing, Information Science Publishing, IRM
Press, CyberTech Publishing, and Idea Group Reference imprints, in Spring 2007.

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Joshua Raclaw - MA student
Department of Linguistics
University of Colorado at Boulder
http://ucsu.colorado.edu/~raclaw/
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