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Монографии, изданные в издательстве Российской Академии Естествознания

АДАПТИРОВАННЫЙ ПРАКТИКО-ОРИЕНТИРОВАННЫЙ КУРС АНГЛИЙСКОГО ЯЗЫКА ДЛЯ СТУДЕНТОВ 1 КУРСА ВЫСШИХ УЧЕБНЫХ ЗАВЕДЕНИЙ ИНФОРМАЦИОННО-ТЕХНОЛОГИЧЕСКОГО ПРОФИЛЯ, ОБУЧАЮЩИХСЯ ПО ЗАОЧНОЙ ФОРМЕ

Жаравина И А,

Unit 7. Netiquette = net + etiquette

Netiquette refers to the generally accepted rules of behavior for using the Internet. These simple rules of Netiquette when web surfing70, using chat rooms71, bulletin boards72, email and newsletters will make your travels on line much more pleasurable.

Although you may not realize it, when you get into cyberspace for the first time you are not simply learning about technology, you are about to experience the culture of the Internet. But just because the net is a new culture, it doesn’t mean that you can leave your manners at home in real time.

Anytime you join a new organization, start a new school, or begin a new job, you expect to spend some time working out the culture of your new place, and cyberspace is no different.

It has its own myths, its own set of rules, and its own history.

And just like everywhere else, on the net good manners and consideration for others, make for a more pleasant time for all. And it’s up to you to work out the rules and to become a good netizen73 of cyberspace.

Here are some rules to help you.

It is sometimes easy to forget that on the net you are not just talking to computers, you are communicating with real people, who have feelings just like you, and you need to respect their rights, just as you would in any other area of your life. The problem with electronic communication is that you don’t have the opportunity you have in face-to face contact to use expression, gesture, or tone of voice to express the way you feel, since all you have is text on a computer screen. This means that you have to be even more careful to express yourself, so that you aren’t misinterpreted. In recognition of this difficulty the net has developed a list of symbols, called emoticons and acronyms, which you can use in your text as a way of making it clear that you are being funny or serious or ironic.

Because you are dealing with text on a computer screen, it can be tempting to behave in ways you wouldn’t in face-to-face communication. But imagine how you would fill if you opened your e-mail and found an unpleasant, personally offensive74 message. You would be as hurt as if someone had yelled at you.

To some extent, the form of the message will depend on where you are sending it. It probably won’t matter if a quick note to a friend has a spelling mistake or two, but if you are involved in a project, you will want to make sure that your message look good and contains accurate, worthwhile information.

But spelling and grammar are not the only important things.

If someone sends you a private e-mail or a message from a discussion group, don’t forward it on to someone else without permission from the writer. Imagine how you would feel if you wrote a letter to a friend, and then found out that it had been posted to thousands of people. It’s a pretty frightening thought75, isn’t it? When in the chat room people often use slang. Slang is a kind of language consisting of very informal words and phrases. Slang is more common in speech than in writing. Slang words are often used in a particular context or by a particular group of people. The most common examples are:

 admin – administrator, administration, person or department that runs an organization;

 app – a computer software application;

 blog – an online diary, journal or commentary (n.) | to write an online diary, journal or commentary (v.);

 egosurf – to search for one’s own name on the Internet;

 flame – to attack someone by posting an abusive message in an online forum or message board;

 geek – a computer and IT expert;

 glitch – a fault or defect, esp. in computer software;

 meatspace – a term used by young internet users to mean the physical world, in contrast to the virtual world of “cyberspace”;

 netizen – someone who spends a lot of time using the Internet (compare citizen);

 on the blink – out of order, not working;

 troll – 1. someone who posts provocative messages on forums or message boards (n.); 2. | to post provocative messages on forums or message boards (v.);

 up time – time a computer system is operating;

 virus – a harmful computer program that can spread from one machine to another.

When IN a Chat Room

● DO say Hi when you enter the room.

● DO read the FAQ76 on the topic and general instructions of the room, this page is usually located at the entry point of any log in area to a chat room.

● DO spend a few minutes seeing the current conversation in the room before you jump in with questions.

● DO familiarize77 yourself with the room for a few minutes before jumping in the conversation, find out who the HOST or Monitor of the room is in case you have questions or problems.

● DON’T use ALL CAPITAL LETTERS in a chat room. This is considered yelling78 and is rude.

● DON’T type gibberish79 in a chat room, lines of random text or numbers, this merely annoys chatters, and in some rooms can get you expelled80.

● DON’T use foul language81 in chat rooms. This is often grounds for expelling OR banning permanently from a chat room.

● DON’T flood a chat room with repeated typing of the same word or number – this can cause you to be auto-expelled in many rooms.

● DO follow the rules and regulations for a chat room. If you have question about certain rules contact the administrator or HOST of a chat room.

● DON’T disrespect other chatters. If you do not agree with a chatter, express your opinion in a respectful manner. Always remember to treat82 other chatters as YOU would want to be treated.

● DO put a chatter on IGNORE if the chat room has this feature when you are being bothered AND always report this to the room administrator or HOST on duty.

● DON’T enter a chat room posing as another chatter, or take another chatter’s nickname.

● DON’T use your real name as your nickname.

So, because cyberspace is not as private as we might wish, it is important to remember this. Don’t say anything that you wouldn’t want an outside party to read, because no matter how much we might wish that everyone respected our privacy, the reality is sometimes otherwise,
so it pays to be careful.

Notes to the text:

70. web surfing – вебсёрфинг – перемещение по гиперссылкам на страницах сайтов в сети Интернет в ознакомительных целях;

71. chat rooms – чат- комнаты, чат – средство обмена сообщениями по компьютерной сети в режиме реального времени, а также программное обеспечение, позволяющее организовывать такое
общение;

72. bulletin board – доска объявлений;

73. netizen – пользователь сети;

74. offensive – оскорбительный, обидный;

75. a pretty frightening thought – довольно пугающая мыль (Pretty используется здесь не в основном значении «милый,, привлекательный», а как экспрессивное выражение, усиливающее роль слова frightening);

76. FAQ – frequently asked questions – часто задаваемые вопросы;

77. familiarize – освоиться, ознакомиться с …;

78. to consider yelling – считаться вызывающим, кричащим;

79. gibberish – непонятная речь;

80. to expel – исключать;

81. foul language – сквернословие.

82. to treat – зд.: обращаться, обходиться.

Tasks for the text:

1. Fill in the gaps in these sentences using the words from the box below:

connection wait spamming unpleasant casual proper aggressive vital

1. What is acceptable in a … e-mail to a friend might not be acceptable in a work-related e-mail.

2. Not everyone has a … that’s as fast as yours, and large attachments can take a long time to download for some people.

3. It can be very … to have to look at huge fonts or light colors while conversing on an instant messaging service.

4. Typing in all capital letters on the Internet is considered rude because it is difficult to read and comes across as very….

5. You should make every effort to spell correctly and use … grammar within forums and discussion groups.

6. Avoid sending e-mails to everyone in your address book unless the information contained is … for each and every person in it.

7. When entering a chat room, you should … a few minutes before typing in order to get a feel for the flow of conversation.

8. In the context of chat rooms, … refers to typing the same thing repeatedly.

2. Emoticons (smileys) and acronyms are used to assist (speed) communication in chat rooms and e-mail. Decode the given ones:

:-)

:-(

:-o

8-)

I-(

TIA –

CUL –

BTW –

OTOH –

AFAIK –

LOL –

G2G / GTG -

IMO –

3. Match 2 columns to form sentences:

Number	Beginning	Ending
1.	Never forget that	for official communications
2.	Only post	humor and sarcasm
3.	Don’t overdo	as a resource for homework assignments
4.	Be careful with	what has already been said
5.	Please do not use the internet	the person on the other side is human
6.	Don’t repeat	copyrights and licenses
7.	Limit line length and avoid	signatures
8.	Be careful about	control characters
9.	You should avoid using online abbreviations and smileys	a massage once

4. Decide if people should / shouldn’t do such activities on the Internet. Put a tick (V) or a cross (X).

Number	Things you should/shouldn’t do on the net	Place for a tick / a cross
1.	use someone else’s name
2.	try to obtain personal information about someone
3.	identify yourself, giving full name, occupation and address
4.	download, save, print out someone else’s site information you wish to have at hand
5.	give out other’s e-mail addresses without obtaining permission to do so
6.	avoid using jargon
7.	answer questions others have posted only if you have something of value to respond
8.	ask something and close the chat in 10 seconds
9.	send a message in all caps
10.	write messages without paying attention to grammar mistakes
11.	use Internet as an advertising medium
12.	post or distribute material that is deemed illegal
13.	spam message boards or chat rooms with useless or repeated messages
14.	use abusive or threatening language
15.	post racist remarks regarding peoples sex, race or gender
16.	try to obtain or use someone else’s password
17.	be brief

5. Fill in the puzzle using words from the text:

2		1
		7		3
				3		4
						4
				1
					6
					5

Across:

1) to refuse to take notice of smth. or smb. (verb);

2) virtual reality, the online world (noun);

3) a citizen of cyberspace (noun);

4) accumulated knowledge, experience, material objects and possessions, rules of behavior etc., which belong to a country or a nation (noun);

5) a fiction or half-truth (noun);

6) A small living space (noun);

7) to comprehend, to understand completely or correctly (verb).

Down:

1) a flat piece (sheet) of wood or other material for special use (noun);

2) a user of chatrooms(noun);

3) to cause slight irritation to smb. by troublesome, often repeated acts (verb);

4) a scientific strategy worked out to create a commercial or industrial objective (goal) (noun).

6. Create a word net for the word netiquette:

7. Rewrite the e-mail making it correct and clear.

Hi, Peter,

How is it goeing? AFAIK teh presentation is tmoorow. Find information about it in the attachment. HTH. I’ll be there if you don’t mind.

Just let me konow. What if I bring Jill wifth me? SHE IS DYING TO SEE YOU. BTW how about going out in the evening? SS to bother you with all this stuff when you are busy prepreing. TCOY and GOOD LUCK!

C YA

Helen