Listening: Processes, Functions and Competency

Listening: Processes, Functions and Competency
ISBN-10
0205895247
ISBN-13
9780205895243
Series
Listening
Category
Performing Arts
Pages
304
Language
English
Published
2011-11-21
Publisher
Pearson Higher Ed
Authors
Debra L. Worthington, Margaret E. Fitch-Hauser

Description

This is the eBook of the printed book and may not include any media, website access codes, or print supplements that may come packaged with the bound book. Debuting it its first edition, Listening explores the process and role of listening in human communication as a cognitive process, as a social function, and as a critical professional competency. It introduces readers to the theory and research of listening scholarship, the book also helps to build practical skills and achieve the desired outcomes of effective listening.

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