Description Written for the introductory communication course, Communication Works presents communication principles, interpersonal communication, and public speaking in an engaging and highly interactive manner. Its use of questions in the narrative, margins, boxes, and captions support instructors who prefer to lead a discussion-oriented course. Recognizing the challenges that our world presents for the communication students of the 21st century, the new edition includes enhanced coverage of ethical, cultural, and technological issues, while maintaining its focus on skill-building.
The ninth edition has been updated and streamlined to enhance the text's friendly language to promote ease of usability and help students focus on the most relevant aspects of communication. A revised service-learning component and new part-ending case studies have been added to help students assess and apply their knowledge.
Key Features
New to this Edition! An Annotated Instructor's Edition crossed referenced with the Online Learning Center and Student CD-ROM provides an integrated learning system. Throughout the text, marginal annotations provide suggestions on how to integrate critical thinking, activities, and technology into the classroom.
Part Ending Case Studies have been added to give students the opportunity to apply the knowledge and insights gained as they make their way through each of the text's main parts to real-life situations: The Essentials of Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Communicating in the Small Group; and Communicating to the Public.
A new feature, Idioms in Translation at the end of every chapter to promote understanding of the text for students whose native language is not English.
The text's readability has been enhanced by including updated and timely examples, written in a personal style.
Text has been streamlined by combining three chapters in Communicating in the Small Group in the 8/e into two chapters in the 9/e.
A strong commitment has been maintained to the signature features and themes of this text by providing Skill Builder, Exploring Diversity, Ethics and Communication, Media Wise, and Thinking Critically boxes throughout.
How would a wide variety of skill building exercises help your students better communicate? Do your students understand how to be sensitive to the needs of listeners with disabilities, international listeners, and people from various ethnic groups? Do you want students to learn how the ethical decisions made in communication affect their everyday lives? How would your students benefit from critical thinking exercises and class discussion? How does your current text incorporate media literacy? How well does your current text introduce mediated communication and mass communication?
Skill builders encourage students to observe and consider communication, to access its effects, and experience the insights and practice they need to be skillful communicators. Students are prompted to consider the effects of diversity on communication and facilitate classroom discussion of topics such as culture, gender, and global teams. Offers students ways to consider ethical dimensions as they work to define what the expression 'ethical' communication means. Media Wise boxes help students examine how mediated and mass communication influence their interactions in all communication contexts. In Thinking Critically boxes, students are offered an opportunity to problem solve on topics like perception, conflict and conflict management, self-concept and non-verbal cues.
Skill builder boxes, pp. 80, 92, 1009 and 184 Exploring Diversity boxes, pp. 117, 255 and 324, pp. 24-41. Ethics and Communication boxes, pp. 145, 181 and 284. Thinking Critically boxes, pp. 128, 201 and 300. Media Wise boxes, pp. 116 and 276.
The authors have enhanced their coverage of the interface of ethics and popular culture as well as their consideration of how technology is impacting communication particularly when it comes to privacy and online disclosure issues.
The authors have updated examples, research, in-chapter exercises, and chapter ending experiences.
Coverage of culture and globalization including methods for developing the skill of 'Seeing through the eyes of persons from other cultures,' essential for meeting the challenges posed by living in an increasingly diverse society.
The 'Speaking Experiences' feature infuses public speaking and public communication throughout the text and primes students for the public communication component of the course.
The 'Listen to Me,' 'View Me,' 'Read Me,' and 'Tell Me' features. These feature give students the opportunity to demonstrate their learning while applying it to content such as popular music, movies, and books.
A discussion of the importance of civility, the coarsening of language, and the handling of anger enhances the coverage of ethical and responsible communication throughout the text.
Lively, literate examples (many drawn from popular culture) and down-to-earth practical advice appeal to instructors and students alike.
An interactive approach engages students through an intriguing, inquiring style, instead of regarding them as passive receivers of descriptive information.
Media literacy skill-building promotes an understanding of how media alter and reshape the communication landscape.
A Service Learning experience marginal box has been added to every chapter, reflecting the increased interest in having students engage in service learning.
Table of Contents
Part One: The Essentials of Communication
1. Communication: The Starting Line
2. Communicating in a Multicultural Society and World
3. Communication and the Self Concept: Who Are You?
4. Communication and Perception: I Am More Than a Camera
5. Language ad Meaning: Helping Minds Meet
6. Nonverbal Communication: Silent Language Speaks
7. Listening and Critical Thinking
Part Two: Interpersonal Communication
8. Understanding Relationships
9. Person to Person: Relationships in Context
10. Interviewing: From Both Sides of the Desk
Part Three: Communicating in the Small Group
11. Groups and Teams: Decision Making and Problem Solving
12. Leading Others and Resolving Conflict
Part Four: Communicating to the Public
13. The Speaker and the Audience: The Occasion and the Subject
14. Developing Your Speech: Supporting Your Ideas
15. Designing Your Speech: Organizing Your Ideas
16. Delivering Your Speech: Presenting Your Ideas
17. Informative Speaking
18. Persuasive Speaking
Appendix: Mass Communication and Media Literacy
Supplements
Student CD Guidebook to accompany Communication Works
ISBN: 0073266183
Author(s): GAMBLE
Annotated Instructor's Edition with CD-ROM 4.0 to accompany Communications Works
ISBN: 0073335010
Author(s): GAMBLE
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