Discursive constructions of medical students identities in informal course-based online discussions

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dc.contributor.authorHuang, Cheng-Wenen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorArcher, Arleneen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-29T08:34:51Z
dc.date.available2014-07-29T08:34:51Z
dc.date.issued2008en_ZA
dc.descriptionThis is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Education as Change on 25 September 2009, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/16823200809487191.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractStudies into student identity have tended to focus on formal academic writing for assessment purposes. However, this is beginning to change with a shifting academic and semiotic landscape. More and more tertiary institutions are making use of the writing opportunities afforded by the online environment. Online forums are popular as they promote interaction and discussion among students. This change in the academic landscape has allowed for new approaches to studying the discursive constructions of student identity. Using critical discourse analysis, this paper explores how students construct their identities in informal course-based online discussions in Higher Education. It focuses on the various discourses medical students draw on and the language of online communication in identity construction. By providing a site for students to interact with each other, these online discussions provide for a more active curriculum where students are involved in the meaning-making process.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationHuang, C., & Archer, A. (2008). Discursive constructions of medical students identities in informal course-based online discussions. <i>Education as Change</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3309en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationHuang, Cheng-Wen, and Arlene Archer "Discursive constructions of medical students identities in informal course-based online discussions." <i>Education as Change</i> (2008) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3309en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationHuang, C., Archer, A. 2008. Discursive constructions of medical students identities in informal course-based online discussions. Education as Change.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1682-3206en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Huang, Cheng-Wen AU - Archer, Arlene AB - Studies into student identity have tended to focus on formal academic writing for assessment purposes. However, this is beginning to change with a shifting academic and semiotic landscape. More and more tertiary institutions are making use of the writing opportunities afforded by the online environment. Online forums are popular as they promote interaction and discussion among students. This change in the academic landscape has allowed for new approaches to studying the discursive constructions of student identity. Using critical discourse analysis, this paper explores how students construct their identities in informal course-based online discussions in Higher Education. It focuses on the various discourses medical students draw on and the language of online communication in identity construction. By providing a site for students to interact with each other, these online discussions provide for a more active curriculum where students are involved in the meaning-making process. DA - 2008 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Education as Change LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2008 SM - 1682-3206 T1 - Discursive constructions of medical students identities in informal course-based online discussions TI - Discursive constructions of medical students identities in informal course-based online discussions UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3309 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/3309
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationHuang C, Archer A. Discursive constructions of medical students identities in informal course-based online discussions. Education as Change. 2008; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/3309.en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyCentre for Higher Education Developmenten_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceEducation as Changeen_ZA
dc.source.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16823200809487191
dc.subject.otherdiscourseen_ZA
dc.subject.otherwriter identityen_ZA
dc.subject.otheronline discussionsen_ZA
dc.subject.otherhigher educationen_ZA
dc.titleDiscursive constructions of medical students identities in informal course-based online discussionsen_ZA
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
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