Connecting: A Culture-Sensitive Approach to Interpersonal Communication Competency - Softcover

Berko, Roy M.; Rosenfeld, Lawrence B.; Samovar, Larry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0155032275 ISBN 13: 9780155032279

Publisher: Wadsworth Pub Co, 1996

Synopsis

Using a competency-based approach, this text provides a complete overview of the research and theories of interpersonal communication. This integrated approach stresses the development of communication competencies, including skills, understanding of the theory and research that contextualize the skills and make them relevant to learning, and the motivation to put the skills into practice. The inclusion of intercultural and gender material throughout the text makes CONNECTING relevant to the students' daily communication.

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About the Author

Larry Samovar, Emeritus Professor at San Diego State University, received his Ph.D. from Purdue University, where he taught for five years. He has also been a visiting scholar at Nihon University in Japan. Additionally, Dr. Samovar has worked as a communication consultant in both the private and public sectors. He has presented over one hundred scholarly papers and conducted numerous seminars and workshops at international, national, and regional conferences. His publication list is extensive and encompasses books and articles on intercultural communication, small group communication, interpersonal communication, and public speaking. Many of his publications have been translated into foreign languages and are used in 11 countries. Professor Samovar remains active in the academic community and continues to research and write about intercultural and small group communication.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wadsworth Pub Co
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0155032275
• ISBN 13: 9780155032279
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 440