This concise book presents theory and teaches skills allowing students from all academic backgrounds to understand the communication field.
Introduces history and basics of human communication, covering the communication process, functions of communication, language and communication, non-verbal communication, interpersonal communication, listening, public speaking, and mass ...
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Focusing on three primary systems of communication, spoken, written and visual, the authors outline the key concepts and skills in the fields of communication studies, cultural studies and textual studies.
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This introduction to communication theory offers an historical account of the development of all major theoretical approaches by summing up the range of existing theories, and explaining how and why the diverse currents of thought emerged.
An accessible undergraduate textbook introducing key fundamental principles behind modern communication systems, supported by exercises, software problems and lab exercises.
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The text blends the social science and humanistic approaches to instruction, offering a broad perspective of the available research in the field today. The text is written by experts in the field.
Every element in the text is designed to engage students in the study of communication and help them become resilient, confident, and culturally conscious communicators.
Designed as an introduction for history of communication classes, the text examines the past, attempting to identify the key dynamics of change in these human, technical, semiotic, social, political, economic, and cultural structures, in ...