ISBN:
9780805828351
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (579 p)
Edition:
2nd ed
Parallel Title:
Print version Teaching Communication : Theory, Research, and Methods
DDC:
302.2/071/1
Keywords:
Electronic books
Abstract:
The field of communication was founded, in part, because of a need to make people better communicators. That meant teaching them how to communicate more effectively, whether it be in public settings or in private. Most of that teaching has happened within the classroom and many professionals have spent their lives instructing others on various aspects of communication. Inside this second edition, the editors have assembled a fully comprehensive and contemporary discussion of topics and issues concerning the teaching of communication. The chapters contained herein--contributed by key voices thr
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Introduction; I: Thinking About the Goals of Communication Education; 1. The Communication Discipline; 2. The Goals of Communication Education; 3. An Ecological Perspective on College/University Teaching: The Teaching/Learning Environment and Socialization; 4 . Becoming a Professional; 5 . Creating a New Course; II: Preparing Specific Communication Courses; 6. Teaching Public Speaking; 7. Teaching Interpersonal Communication; 8. Teaching Small Group Communication; 9. Teaching Rhetorical Studies; 10. Teaching Persuasion
Description / Table of Contents:
11. Teaching Organizational Communication12. Teaching Nonverbal Communication; 13. Teaching Intercultural Communication; 14. Teaching Interviewing; 15. Teaching Mass Communication and Telecommunication; 16. Teaching Research Methods; 17. Teaching a Special Topic Course; III: Organizing the Instructional Context; 18. Classroom Roles of the Teacher; 19. Diversity in Classroom Dynamics; 20. Classroom Management: Contending With College Student Discipline; 21. The First Day; IV: Selecting and Evaluating Instructional Strategies and Tools
Description / Table of Contents:
22. Selected Tools and Methods to Engage Students in Learning23. Explanatory Skills; 24. Lecturing; 25. Large Lecture Classes; 26. Interaction Skills in Instructional Settings; 27. Individualized Approaches to Instruction; 28. Instruction by Design: Technology in the Discourse of Teaching and Learning; 29. Evaluating the Process; 30. Evaluating the Product; V: Tackling Some Unique Teaching Assignments; 31. Directing Multiple Sections of the Basic Course; 32. Directing Debate and Forensics; 33. Communication in the 2-Year College; 34. Distance Education; 35. Extended Learning; 36. Consulting
Description / Table of Contents:
VI: Exploring Important Professional Issues37. Ethical Issues in Teaching; 38. Fitting Into the Department and the Profession; Author Index; Subject Index
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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