This new edition provides guidance to anyone involved in teaching communication at the college level. Audience includes graduate students, lecturers, instructors, professors, and administrators.

Contents: Part I:Thinking About the Goals of Communication Education.G.W. Friedrich, D.M. Boileau, The Communication Discipline. J. Sprague, The Goals of Communication Education. A.Q. Staton, An Ecological Perspective on College/University Teaching: The Teaching/Learning Environment and Socialization. A.L. Darling, Becoming a Professional. J.M. Civikly-Powell, Creating a New Course. Part II:Preparing Specific Communication Courses.S.E. Lucas, Teaching Public Speaking. J. Nicholson, S. Duck, Teaching Interpersonal Communication. L.R. Frey, Teaching Small Group Communication. B.E. Gronbeck, Teaching Rhetorical Studies. R.P. Hart, Teaching Persuasion. L.L. Putnam, C.R. Conrad, Teaching Organizational Communication. M.L. Knapp, Teaching Nonverbal Communication. Y.Y. Kim, W.B. Gudykunst, Teaching Intercultural Communication. C.J. Stewart, Teaching Interviewing. T.A. McCain, J.W. Turner, Teaching Mass Communication and Telecommunication. R.A. Clark, Teaching Research Methods. L.B. Rosenfeld, M.S. Waltman, Teaching a Special Topics Course. Part III:Organizing the Instructional Context.K.M. Galvin, Classroom Roles of the Teacher. J. Gorham, Diversity in Classroom Dynamics. T.G. Plax, P. Kearney, Classroom Management: Contending With College Student Discipline. G.W. Friedrich, P. Cooper, The First Day. Part IV:Selecting and Evaluating Instructional Strategies and Tools.D.H. Wulff, J.D. Nyquist, Selected Tools and Methods to Engage Students in Learning. K.E. Rowan, Explanatory Skills. C.L. Book, Lecturing. P.E. Nelson, J.C. Pearson, Large "Lecture" Classes. J. Andersen, J. Nussbaum, J.A. Grant, L. Pecchioni, Interaction Skills in Instructional Settings. W.J. Seiler, B.S. Titsworth, Individualized Approaches to Instruction. S.A. Jackson, C. Madison, Instruction By Design: Technology in the Discourse of Teaching and Learning. A.L. Vangelisti, Evaluating the Process. R.B. Rubin, Evaluating the Product. Part V:Tackling Some Unique Teaching Assignments.D.M. Trank, Directing Multiple Sections of the Basic Course. T.A. Hollihan, Directing Debate and Forensics. D.R. Wolvin, A.D. Wolvin, Communication in the Two-Year College. J.A. Daly, Distance Education. V.P. Richmond, Extended Learning. J.A. Daly, Consulting. Part VI:Exploring Important Professional Issues.K.E. Andersen, Ethical Issues in Teaching. J.C. McCroskey, Fitting Into the Department and the Profession.

Vangelisti, Anita L.; Daly, John A; Friedrich, Gustav W.