So, and this is a personal position, not speaking for the Association, my thought is that such exercises may not be such a good idea.
Classrooms (even in cyberspace) are normally bound by boundaries like learning and teaching objectives, required readings, time frames, etc. This list isn't. Jarek
From: "Alex Halavais" <halavais@gmail.com> Reply-To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org, alex@halavais.net To: air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: Re: [Air-l] Korean students Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 13:53:33 -0400
Hi, Han,
Should have known it was you ;).
I think an earlier poster mentioned that it was not uncommon in the bad old days of the web to assign students to contribute to online discussions in order to better understand the dynamic. Of course, each listserv has its own culture, and its own norms, that has evolved over time. That's why it is essential that new members "lurk" long enough to have a good understanding of the culture.
Assigning students to *lurk* on AIR-L seems entirely appropriate. Assigning them to *post* on AIR-L, whether undergrads or grads, native speakers or not, seems ill-advised. One of the reasons AIR-L has lasted so long without some of the turmoil found on other lists is that it manages to have a fairly low volume of material, and it tends to be reasonably relevant. The average list member has *never* posted a message to the list. There are about 1600 people on AIR-L, and so posting really is pretty limited.
So, and this is a personal position, not speaking for the Association, my thought is that such exercises may not be such a good idea.
Best,
Alex
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