Section Name
Analytical Articles
Abstract
For students enrolled in the basic communication course, their primary source for information about communication apprehension comes from the course textbook. Previous researchers have content analyzed textbooks for their coverage of communication apprehension in public speaking textbooks, but none have compared hybrid textbooks and public speaking textbooks. Twenty basic communication course textbooks, ten hybrid and ten public speaking, were analyzed for how they address communication apprehension. Results were consistent with previous research regarding communication apprehension in public speaking textbooks, noting few changes over the past 30 years. Implications for the basic communication course, along with suggestions for future research regarding communication apprehension are discussed.
Recommended Citation
Paskewitz, Emily A.
(2014)
"Communication Apprehension in Hybrid and Public Speaking Basic Communication Course Textbooks,"
Basic Communication Course Annual: Vol. 26, Article 15.
Available at:
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/bcca/vol26/iss1/15
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