Product Description

This fully revised and updated edition of the bestselling AS Communication Studies: The Essential Introduction covers all aspects of communication studies for students of the AS and A Level AQA syllabus.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #326938 in Books
• Published on: 2004-11-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

Review

Praise for the first edition:

'Well written, organized and inventive, it sets the standards by which future textbooks will be judged' - Times Education Supplement

From the Back Cover
In full colour throughout and featuring new case studies, this fully revised and updated edition of the best-selling AS Communication Studies: The Essential Introduction covers all aspects of Communication Studies for students of the AS and A Level AQA syllabus. The authors, who are experienced teachers and examiners, introduce students step-by-step to the main forms of communication - verbal, non-verbal, intrapersonal and group; they provide guidance on developing effective communication skills and advise on how these skills can be used to prepare for examinations.

Individual chapters cover:
*studying communication
*effective communication
*text and meanings in communication
*communication practice
*themes in personal communication
*using communication skills to pass exams.

AS Communication Studies: The Essential Introduction covers every part of an introductory Communication Studies course and includes several useful features and study aids, including:

*activities for the classroom and practical assignments for individual study
*worked examination questions
*suggestions for further reading
*glossary of key terms
*case studies showing how theoretical concepts can be applied in everyday situations.

Customer Reviews

All in all a very helpful book
My teachers reccomended this book to me. I have found it very helpful and easy to navigate. There are a lot of examples from the few past exam papers avaliable. It is very well layed out and this helps a great deal. It is easily understood and it has a good glossary and a very helpful index.

I would reccomend this book as a back up to what teachers are saying, and a way to help with exam questions and notes.