Communication and interaction in teaching and research as socio-semiotic systems and processes


Three different systemic functional perspectives on communication and co-operation in teaching and research are emerging within the more general conceptual framework of this research:

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The first perspective is tied to the notion of changing systems of norms for interpersonal communication in science, where the main focus is on how systems of norms for interpersonal communication within scientific frameworks change when new forms of teaching and research practices are developed using DMC environments as a medium for interpersonal communication and co-operation.
The second perspective is tied to the notion of changing systems of norms for institutional communication in science, where the main focus is on how systems of norms for institutionalised forms of scientific communication change when new forms of teaching and research practices are developed using DMC environments as a medium for institutional communication and co-operation
The third perspective is tied to the notion of changing systems of norms for international communication in science, where the main focus is on how systems of norms for international scientific communication change when new forms of teaching and research practices involving participants from more than one society or culture are developed using DMC environments as a medium for international communication and co-operation.