Originally published in 1990. The chapters in this book build upon an approach to the analysis of spoken and written texts that is centred upon the recipient rather than the producer...
This text encourages the reader to consider the young child's signed language acquisition and subsequent reading development. Anchored in the toddler and school-pupil phase, the development path between these two phases traces out the routes that deaf children follow from one day to the other...
The focus of this book is Strategic Communication. Communication can be defined as strategic if its development and/or dissemination is driven by an expected outcome. These outcomes can be attitudinal, behavioral, persuasive or knowledge-related; they can lead to change or engagement, or they can mi..
The focus of this book is Strategic Communication. Communication can be defined as strategic if its development and/or dissemination is driven by an expected outcome. These outcomes can be attitudinal, behavioral, persuasive or knowledge-related; they can lead to change or engagement, or they can mi..
In this book eleven teacher-scholars of communication provide a robust study of the challenges and opportunities facing first-year communication courses. Divided evenly into paradigmatic analyses and discussions of innovative classroom practices, it offers teachers of communication ways to navigate ..