Teaching Communication: Theory, Research, and Methods (Lea Series on Special Education and Disability) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805828354 ISBN 13: 9780805828351

Publisher: Routledge, 1998

Synopsis

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 throughout the communication discipline--address conceptual as well as practical issues related to communication instruction. The contents of this new edition reflect the dramatic changes that have occurred in communication education since the publication of the first edition in 1990.

This book focuses initially on the goals of communication education, then delves into the preparation of specific communication courses. It includes assistance for instructors in organizing instructional content and discusses the use of instructional strategies and tools, as well as offering ideas on evaluating the processes and products of instruction. The volume also covers unique teaching assignments that may be encountered, from the basic course to continuing education, and addresses 2-year college teaching, directing forensic programs, distance education, and consulting. It concludes with important professional issues faced by both new and experienced communication instructors, including ethics and political issues within classrooms and departments.

This volume is a necessity for anyone starting out a career as a communication instructor. Veteran educators--who know that learning to teach is a continual growth experience--will find useful and invaluable information within the book's pages. Whatever background and level of experience, all communication educators will find this new edition to be an essential resource for their work.

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Synopsis

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. Yet, in all the 70 years or so that the field of communication has existed, very little integrated attention has been paid to the methods involved in teaching communication. While there have been journal articles on techniques, as well as classes on instruction in communication, there have been few attempts to integrate the many issues and concerns that face teachers. This book attempts to do that. The editors have identified six major concerns that face any communication educator and discuss them in detail in this edition.

These concerns are: goals of communication education; preparation of specific communication courses; organization of the instructional context; using instructional strategies and tools; unique teaching assignments; and important professional issues that face both new and experienced communication instructors. Many readers should find this book useful when they start out their careers as communication educators. One of the toughest parts of graduate school is moving from one side of the desk to the other with little or no preparation or guidance. Other teachers who have taught communication - perhaps for many years - should find it valuable as well.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0805828354
• ISBN 13: 9780805828351
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 578
• Editor: Vangelisti Anita L., Daly John A, Friedrich Gustav W.