Introducing Communication Theory: Analysis and Application

by Richard West, Lynn Turner

ISBN: 9781260575538 is the International edition of: Introducing Communication Theory: Analysis and Application 7th Edition By: Richard L. West, Lynn H. Turner International Student edition is textbook only. It does not come with online access code. Access code, if required by an instructor, can be purchased separately at another ISBN. The content of International Edition is the same as other formats. Introducing Communication Theory: Analysis and Application focuses on the links between theory and everyday experiences. This text uses an engaging writing style and a consistent, organized template to present the concept of theory and help students become insightful, critical thinkers. The Connect course for this offering includes SmartBook, an adaptive reading and study experience that guides students to master, recall, and apply key concepts while providing automatically graded assessments.

Genres: Communication, College, School

608 pages, Paperback

First published January 14, 2000

About the author

Librarian note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Richard West (Goodreads Author) - Vegan cookbooks and children's stories
Richard West - Conservative American politics
Richard West - Letters and poetry (1716-1742)
Richard West - British journalist and biographer (1930-2015)
Richard L. West - Communications expert (sometimes credited as Richard West)

Reviews

[Ally (The Nature of Pages) · Rating 5 out of 5]

The first textbook in a long time that 1) didn't make me cry trying to understand it, 2) actually was SUPER interesting!! and 3) didn't treat the students on the extremes of either insanely smart or absolutely clueless! I'm really glad my comm teacher assigned it!

[Richard · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a text book on communication theory. It's about as fun as it sounds. A bit of a dry read, but has the necessary information on communication theories, processes, and applications in the real world.

[Samantha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Useful, applicable text on various theories and models of communication and their origins, applications, strengths, and shortcomings. Very well organized, very intuitive.

[Jay · Rating 3 out of 5]

i deserve to have all these pages marked as read

[Seth Pierce · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great introductory text, very similar to "A First Look at Communication Theory" by Em Griffin. Nearly identical formats--which isn't bad. Very helpful book. Plenty of good diagrams, plus the occasional Calvin and Hobbes cartoon--how can you not like that?

[Hanna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Organized neatly, explains everything, wish there were more applied examples.