Five people like this: How writers perceive and interact with their Facebook audience

Abstract

This study is a mixed methods approach to exploringa udience-awarenesso n Facebook.B y conductinga
survey of l O l students enrolled in Composition II, observing the status updates posted by 21 Facebook users for one
month, and conducting 5 individual case studies, it is evident that the level of audience awareness varies among
users. This study found that some users are learning audience awareness through the feedback they are getting from,
and they frame their messages in ways that imply audience awareness. Finally, more research needs to be conducted
on Facebook writing and discusses and scholars should continue to explore ways to use Facebook in the classroom.

Date of Award	2012
Original language	American English
Awarding Institution	Eastern Illinois University
Supervisor	Tim Taylor (Supervisor)