AS Communication Studies: The Essential Introduction (Essentials) - Softcover

Bennett, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 041533117X ISBN 13: 9780415331173

Publisher: Routledge, 2004

Synopsis

In full colour throughout and featuring new case studies, this fully revised and updated edition of the best-selling AS Communication Studies covers all aspects of Communication Studies for students of the AS and A Level AQA syllabus.

The authors, who are experienced teachers and examiners, introduce students step-by-step to the main forms of communication - verbal, non-verbal, intrapersonal and group; they provide guidance on developing effective communication skills and advise on how these skills can be used to prepare for examinations.

Individual chapters cover:

* studying communication
* effective communication
* text and meanings in communication
* communication practice
* themes in personal communication
* using communication skills to pass exams.

AS Communication Studies covers every part of an introductory Communication Studies course and includes several useful features and study aids, including:

* activities for the classroom and practical assignments for individual study
* worked examination questions
* suggestions for further reading
* glossary of key terms
* case studies showing how theoretical concepts can be applied in everyday situations.

About this title

Review

Praise for the first edition:

'Well written, organized and inventive, it sets the standards by which future textbooks will be judged' - Times Education Supplement

From the Back Cover

In full colour throughout and featuring new case studies, this fully revised and updated edition of the best-selling AS Communication Studies: The Essential Introduction covers all aspects of Communication Studies for students of the AS and A Level AQA syllabus. The authors, who are experienced teachers and examiners, introduce students step-by-step to the main forms of communication - verbal, non-verbal, intrapersonal and group; they provide guidance on developing effective communication skills and advise on how these skills can be used to prepare for examinations.

Individual chapters cover:
*studying communication
*effective communication
*text and meanings in communication
*communication practice
*themes in personal communication
*using communication skills to pass exams.

AS Communication Studies: The Essential Introduction covers every part of an introductory Communication Studies course and includes several useful features and study aids, including:

*activities for the classroom and practical assignments for individual study
*worked examination questions
*suggestions for further reading
*glossary of key terms
*case studies showing how theoretical concepts can be applied in everyday situations.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 041533117X
• ISBN 13: 9780415331173
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 304