ECA 2023 | Higher Education

Kendall Hunt's Digital Titles from ECA 2023!


This title is organized into two main sections. Section One discusses components of an interpersonal communication model (communicators, content, and contexts). Chapters on each of these topics focus on insightful theory and critical skills of communication. Section Two presents stages in the life span and critical communication challenges for each stage.		In addition to explaining straightforwardly the nuances of creating and delivering noteworthy speeches, the new second edition of Be Heard: Public Speaking for College and Career takes it to the next level—describing the procedures in a more up-to-date manner for verbal and nonverbal communication for a range of listeners—including online and multicultural audiences.		This title gives students the key to unlocking the full explanatory value of interpersonal communication to better understand and navigate their personal and professional lives. The social constructionist approach of the text provides a lens through which students can view themselves not only as communicators, but also as creators who work together in their interactions to give meaning to their social world.
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Currents in Communication serves as a foundational text for students who plan to major in communication for their undergraduate education. It is one of the first textbooks to integrate an in-depth exploration of mass communication with an introduction to interpersonal communication and business communication.		This is an edited collection of 43 cases that provide a common frame for dialoguing about gender/ed issues. Centered in narrative theory, it extends the realm of personal experience by introducing situations in context that involve real decisions about important issues that, like life, do not lend themselves to superficial or simple analysis.		This title emphasizes both the forms and functions of grammatical elements. The ability to analyze one’s own writing depends, in large measure, upon the ability to identify how a word or word group is functioning. Two similar forms may not be functioning similarly, and the clash of their functions can result in a kind of dissonance; or a word that appears to be one part of speech may just as easily be another, and the author’s ambiguity can leave readers scratching their heads.
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This title provides students with a valuable resource that can be used beyond the classroom by bringing together leading innovative scholars of Communication as contributors for this human communication textbook. Each unit presents overarching concepts of communication in an easy-to-read and practical manner.		This title grounds intersectionality with intercultural communication theory to develop intercultural competencies. It is designed for both the student and the educator; what is meant by that is as many text books are “text heavy” and while presenting good frameworks and definitions, keep students from engaging deeply in the material and apply what they are learning.		Interpersonal Communication: Principles and Practice focuses on the principles of Interpersonal Communication, while placing special emphasis on everyday life applications. It equips students with a set of practical tools that will boost their successes in personal and workplace relationships.
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This title encapsulates some of the key research and teachings from Dr. Karla Hunter’s 30+ years as a communication scholar. Despite the title’s apparent contrast between the terms “real” and “virtual,” Hunter emphasizes that both are real communication with real consequences.		As students begin their academic study of the field, this text shows that communication is more of conveying, informing, and transmitting information. It is more than the words we speak; it is the tone we use, the body language we convey, and the facial expressions we adopt. Even silence communicates.		Language, Culture, and Communication in the United States is a series of shared ideas about the nature of language, culture, and communication. It presents concepts and principles students can use to gain knowledge about how language and culture operate in daily experiences.
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Based on the author’s experience teaching thousands of individuals on how to prepare and deliver a speech, Public Speaking in a Diverse Society, explains how students can manage their fears and anxieties about speaking and be able to adapt to culturally diverse audiences.		Strategic Communication at Work by Jennifer Waldeck, Patricia Kearney, and Tim Plax is designed to build students' communication competence in the dynamic business world. The turn-key comprehensive instructional package fuses seventeen chapters, work-based case studies, and sixteen modules to bring academic concepts to life for readers.
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		There are very few things adults agree on. The media is one of them: we agree it’s everywhere. It is embedded in our daily lives and informs how we perceive reality and the world. It’s nearly impossible to avoid and is accessible, in some form or other, to everyone. What we don’t agree on? How it affects us. This book will help. We’ll look at research covering everything from radio to movies to video games and the internet. We’ll cover media violence, stereotyping, and the effects of advertising, just to name a few.
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