Previous research showed that when communicating online, people have fewer inhibitions, display less social anxiety and reduce their public self-awareness. In order to check whether this research also applied on people with different background, Roed, J. took this study.
This study is a 2-year project. The results showed that when communicating online, students reacted differently. For students who always actively participated in classroom activities, such as Anna, she showed her anxiety and frustration when the other students failed to guess who she was. But for students who are unlikely to take the initiative in class, such as Julie and Linda, they participated actively and showed their enthusiasm in the discussion.
I think this is an interesting study since it revealed how students reacted when communicating online. Whenever I get online on MSN, my students will take the initiative to greet me. Though they simply say "Hi" or "What are you doing?", we should appreciate students' initiative. Also, we should appreciate that students' willingness to communicate in English.
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