Abstract
The goal of the paper is to observe and compare the communication patterns in online university lectures occurring in the Czech and Indonesian (more specifically Javanese) environment through the lens of the ethnography of communication, based on the theory of speech acts. It aims to offer an insight in form of a case study and complement the knowledge in this field, especially considering the rapid expansion of the discourse due to the world pandemic in which information systems play a crucial role. The practical part uses direct observation of a set of classes to reveal how the same studied communicative events are practised differently. One of the key findings is the confirmation of my hypothesis that the speech events in the studied case show cultural differences and it is beneficial to study them through the lens of ethnography of communication. The focus on speech acts proved to be a crucial tool in my analysis.
Highlights
Communication lies at the very core of language study
As a university student taking lectures both in Czechia and Indonesia, I decided to do this case study of two seemingly similar yet quite distinct examples of the same communicative situation that vary in their communicative events, especially their particular speech acts
The study has provided a linguistic insight into the two worlds of Czech and Indonesian online classes’ environments
Summary
Communication lies at the very core of language study. Should we choose the synchronic or diachronic perspective, different schools of thought, or even see the language through the lens of semiotics, communication remains by far the primary function of human language. Despite the complex issue surrounding the definition of ethnic groups in recent years, there is no doubt that one’s cultural background is highly influential in language use. It is not the aim of this article to examine all the background, but the crucial concepts will be explained in the theoretical part of the paper. Online lectures are where “online communication” and “classroom communication” meet. It is where “ethnicity” can be found at work. As a university student taking lectures both in Czechia and Indonesia, I decided to do this case study of two seemingly similar yet quite distinct examples of the same communicative situation (online class) that vary in their communicative events, especially their particular speech acts
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