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Communication for the Classroom Teacher, 8/E
Pamela J. Cooper, University of South Carolina - Beaufort
Cheri J. Simonds, Illinois State University

ISBN-10: 0205466265
ISBN-13: 9780205466269

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2007
Format: Paper; 352 pp
Published: 07/28/2006

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This text provides prospective and current teachers with the skills and knowledge to understand and improve their own and their students’ communication behavior.

 

By combining theory and practical advice, this text focuses on the reasons for using certain communication strategies and how to implement them. Communication for the Classroom Teacher covers a wide range of classroom communication issues, including interpersonal and small group communication; listening skills; verbal and nonverbal communication (from both the teacher's and student's perspective); instructional strategies such as lecturing, discussions, and storytelling; teacher influence; ethical considerations; and racism/sexism in the classroom.

  • Reviews major research from both education and communication, helping students see how research findings can be made practical and how research can influence teachers.
  • Includes numerous examples interspersed throughout, helping students see theory "in action."
  • Features "Journal Assignments" at the end of each chapter, providing thought-provoking and creative ideas to help students apply the text discussion to their own situations and to become better teachers.
  • Discusses an expanded range of cultural and ethical issues.
  • Highlights updated resources and research.

  • Includes significant revision to the first and last chapters. The first chapter situates instructional communication within the field of communication education and provides a theoretical framework for viewing the research provided in subsequent chapters.
  • Provides greater emphasis on using theory and research to develop teaching philosophies.
  • Adds research on motivating students to prepare for participation in classroom discussions.
  • Focuses more attention on communication ethics, including the NCA creed and case studies, to draw students' attention to this core topic.
  • Adds research on ableism, classism, sexism, and ethnocentrism in Chapter Ten.
  • Offers a more streamlined version of the "Future Reference" boxes (user-friendly practical applications of theory) to helps students better see how the material can be put to use in their own classrooms.

Contents

Preface 

 

I. COMMUNICATION COMPETENCE

1. Foundations of Classroom Communication 

Communication Education

Communication Pedagogy

Developmental Communication

Instructional Communication

The Relationship Between Theory, Research, and Practice

Units of the Text

Communication: Definition and Components

The Nature of Communication

Communication Is a Transactional Process 

Communication Is Complex 

Communication Is Symbolic 

Communication Has Both a Content and a Relational Component 

Classroom Communication Competence

Classroom Communication Climate

Teaching Diverse Students

In Sum

Activities

Further Reading

2. Interpersonal Communication 

Relationship Development

Relationship Stages 

Communication Variables in Interpersonal Relationships

Self-Concept 

Self-Disclosure 

Immediacy 

Communication Style 

Credibility 

Expectancy 

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Communicating Electronically

In Sum

Activities

Further Reading

3. Listening 

What Is Listening?

The Importance of Listening

Types of Listening

Empathy

Predicting Accurately 

Communicating Empathy 

Barriers to Effective Listening

Factual Distractions 

Semantic Distractions 

Mental Distractions 

Physical Distractions 

Improving Listening Skills

Active Listening

Paraphrasing 

Perception Checking 

Ask Questions 

Say More 

Beware of Cultural Differences 

In Sum

Code for Listening 

Activities

Further Reading

4. Verbal and Nonverbal Communication 

Perception

Differences in Perception 

The Process of Perception 

Perceptions and Classroom Communication 

Improving Perception Skills 

Shared Language and Meaning

Characteristics of Language 

Meanings and Perception 

General Semantics

Nonverbal Communication

Nonverbal Communication and Culture

Functions of Nonverbal Communication in the Classroom

Self-Presentation 

Identification of Rules and Expectations 

Feedback and Reinforcement 

Liking and Affect 

Regulation of Conversational Flow 

Classroom Control 

Categories of Nonverbal Communication

Proxemics 

Spatial Arrangements 

Environmental Factors 

Chronemics

Physical Attractiveness

Artifacts

Kinesics 

In Sum

Activities

Further Reading

II. INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES 

5. Sharing Information 

Instructional Strategies

Advantages and Disadvantages of the Lecture Method

When to Lecture

The Lecture

Variables Affecting Information Processing

Student Variables 

Message Variables

Teacher Clarity

Communication Barriers to Effective Lecturing

Communication Apprehension

Causes of Communication Apprehension

Teacher Communication Apprehension

Preparing a Lecture

Choose a Topic 

Narrow the Topic 

Gather Supporting Materials 

Organize the Lecture 

Practice the Lecture

Deliver the Lecture

Maintaining Attention 

Evaluating Your Lecture Skills

In Sum

Activities

Further Reading

6. Choosing the Discussion Method

Advantages of the Discussion Method

Disadvantages of the Discussion Method

Planning the Discussion

The Introduction 

The Body 

The Conclusion 

Characteristics of the Discussion Method

Experiential Learning 

Emphasis on Students 

Focus on Critical Thinking 

Use of Questions

Response Styles

Facilitating the Discussion

Motivating Student Preparation for Participation in Class

Student Communication Apprehension 

Identifying the Highly Communication-Apprehensive Student 

Treating the Highly Communication-Apprehensive Student 

Evaluating Your Discussion Skills

In Sum

Activities

Further Reading

7. Small Group Communication 

Advantages and Disadvantages of Small Group Communication

Definition of a Small Group

Teacher Concerns

Teacher Roles 

Collaborative Learning 

Classroom Climate 

Tasks

Defining the Task 

Types of Tasks

Facilitating the Task

Before the Task

During the Task

After the Task

Student Concerns

Group Development 

Observing and Evaluating Small Groups

In Sum

Activities

Further Reading

8. Communicative Reading and Storytelling 

What Is Communicative Reading?

The Communicative Reader 

Preparing the Selection

Understanding the Selection 

Cutting the Selection 

Determining How the Selection Should Be Read 

Marking the Script 

Introducing the Selection 

Delivering the Selection

Evaluating Communicative Reading 

Storytelling

Storytelling Techniques

Choosing a Story 

Learning a Story 

Tips for Telling 

Evaluating Your Storytelling Skills 

In Sum

Activities

Further Reading

Organizations 

III. Communication Impact 

9. Influence 

Ethical Considerations

Ethics Defined 

Ethics and the Teacher 

Ethical Standards 

Student Ethical Obligations 

Issues of Influence

Classroom Management 

Creating a Supportive Climate 

Implementing a Supportive Climate 

Maintaining a Supportive Climate  

Power and Compliance 

Conflict 

Critical Reflection 

Alternative Perspective 

Practical Suggestions

Handling Minor Misbehaviors 

Handling Disruptive Students 

In Sum

Activities

Further Reading

Additional Resource 

10. Communication Concerns 

Sexism in the Classroom

Curriculum Material 

Classroom Interaction 

Ethnocentrism

Cultural Dimensions

Cultural Diversity

Race, Class, and Ethnicity in the Classroom

Ableism

Physical Disabilities

Students with Learning Disabilities

Students who are Mainstreamed

Students at Risk

Students who are Intellectually Gifted

Strategies for Change 

In Sum

Activities

Further Reading

Appendix A: Systematic Observation 

 

Appendix B: Instruments for Systematic Observation 

 

References 

 

Index 

Communication for the Classroom Teacher

Pamela J. Cooper, Northwestern University

Cheri J. Simonds, Illinois State University

 

Communication for the Classroom Teacher provides prospective and current teachers with the skills and knowledge to understand and improve their own and their students’ communication behavior.

 

By combining theory and practical advice, this text focuses on the reasons for using certain communication strategies and how to implement them. Communication for the Classroom Teacher covers a wide range of classroom communication issues, including interpersonal and small group communication; listening skills; verbal and nonverbal communication (from both the teacher's and student's perspective); instructional strategies such as lecturing, discussions, and storytelling; teacher influence; ethical considerations; and racism/sexism in the classroom.

 

 

New to the Eighth Edition

  • Includes significant revision to the first and last chapters. The first chapter situates instructional communication within the field of communication education and provides a theoretical framework for viewing the research provided in subsequent chapters.
  • Provides greater emphasis on using theory and research to develop teaching philosophies.
  • Adds research on motivating students to prepare for participation in classroom discussions.
  • Focuses more attention on communication ethics, including the NCA creed and case studies, to draw students’ attention to this core topic.
  • Adds research on ableism, classism, sexism, and ethnocentrism in Chapter Ten.
  • Offers a more streamlined version of the “Future Reference” boxes (user-friendly practical applications of theory) to help students better see how the material can be put to use in their own classrooms.

Praise for Communication for the Classroom Teacher

“This text compiles some of the most important concepts for good, solid teaching, and places them all in one place for the experienced teacher trying to stay good at her job or for the new teacher trying to learn his material.”

–Mary C. Beal, California State University Sacramento

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