Journal of Business and Technical Communication Apr 2002

When Cultures and Computers Collide

Kirk St.Amant

Abstract

Online communication technology makes intercultural communication faster and more direct than was ever before possible, but, in doing so, it may also amplify cultural rhetorical differences. Communication scholars, therefore, need to begin examining potential areas of conflict in international cyberspace to anticipate and to resolve potential cross-cultural misunderstandings related to online exchanges. This commentary proposes that researchers need to compare the communication patterns noted in the computermediated communication (CMC) literature and in the intercultural communication literature to see where these communication patterns collide.

Journal
Journal of Business and Technical Communication
Published
2002-04-01
DOI
10.1177/1050651902016002003
Open Access
Closed
Topics
multilingual writers

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