Official Consent Form
“Facework on Facebook”
Dear Friends and Family,
I am collecting data for sociolinguistic research as a Ph.D. student in linguistics at Georgetown University. The investigation focuses on Facebook social and discursive practices between family members and friends. My goal is to obtain permission from as many as sixty Facebook users. The project’s objective is to look at an environment where people “talk” through written words via technology, a subject that is, understandably, rapidly becoming a popular topic.
If you agree to take part in this study, I will collect instances of conversation from your Wall and those you post via wall-to-wall with friends and family. No personal or identifying information about you or any participant (except sex and age group) will be used or recorded, and all names and places from messages I use will be replaced with a space (i.e. _______ ). The data is meant to examine language variation and general trends in Facebook social practices.
Participation in this project is entirely voluntary. By volunteering to participate, you allow me to look at instances of conversation that you post on your own or others’ walls.
There are no risks involved from participation in this study, and no benefits from participating either. You are free to opt out at any time by contacting me by email requesting I remove your data from the study.
Feel free to email me if you have questions or want more details about the project, and if not, please email a simple “yes” or “no” regarding your permission. By responding “yes,” you are allowing me to collect any posting you author on your own wall or someone else’s.
Thank you so much for considering,
Laura West
lewjamster@gmail.com
Student, Ph.D. in Sociolinguistics
Georgetown University
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