Alexandru, You may find the following article quite useful: Jeong, A. (2003). Sequential analysis of group interaction and critical thinking in online threaded discussions. The American Journal of Distance Education, 17(1), 25-43. Regards, Zane Zane Berge, Ph.D. Associate Professor berge@umbc.edu www.emoderators.com On Mon, 4 Aug 2003, Alexandru Leonties wrote:

Hello,

I am doing some research on the interaction and semiotic codes of online group communication (online communities, mailing lists, forums, chat rooms). Could you offer me some information on similar research work?

thank you,

===== Alexandru Leonties

Assistant Lecturer Journalism Department A.I.Cuza University Iasi + 40 740 049 246 aleonties@yahoo.com, leonties@uaic.ro