Communication Studies - The Essential Resource (Hardcover)

Contents:
Introduction Part One - Studying Communication Part Two - Effective Communication Part Three - Texts and Meaning in Communication: Communication as Text; Texts and Meanings; Decoding and De-coding; Words and Pictures: Signs and Signatures; Taking the Process Further; Putting it back Together; Some Print Texts and Sample Tasks Part Four - Communication Practice Part Five Themes in Personal Communication: Verbal Communication; Non-Verbal Communication; Intrapersonal Communication: Self and Self-Concept; Intrapersonal Communication: Ideas about the Development of the Self; Intrapersonal Communication: Self and Self Presentation; Group Communication: What Groups are and What They Do; Group Communication: Inside Group; Group Communication: How Groups Work and They Don't Part Six - Using Communication Skills to Pass Examinations Glossary. Resource Information. Bibliography.