CMC
CMC or Computer Mediated Communication is essential for us nowadays because it is a medium for us to communicate with each other.
What is CMC?
CMC is Whatsapp, Telegram, Messanger, BBM, Facetime, Skype and so on. CMC is actually being used in teaching in social media to reach out for students who are far away.
the benefit of CMC is;
1) Easy for individuals to engage in communication with others regardless of time or location. CMC allows for individuals to collaborate on projects that would otherwise be impossible due to such factors as geography.
2) Allowing individuals who might be intimidated due to factors like character or disabilities to participate in communication. By allowing an individual to communicate in a location of their choosing.
3) CMC call allow a person to engage in communication with minimal stress. Making an individual comfortable through CMC also plays a role in self-disclosure, which allows a communicative partner to open up more easily and be more expressive.
4) Communicating through an electronic medium, individuals are less likely to engage in stereotyping and are less self-conscious about physical characteristics. The role that anonymity plays in online communication can also encourage some users to be less defensive and form relationships with others more rapidly.
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