Listening : attitudes, principles, and skills / Judi Brownell.

Author/creator Brownell, Judi, 1949- author.
Format Electronic
EditionSixth edition.
PublicationNew York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017.
Description1 online resource.
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Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; New to This Edition; Organization of the Text; Give Your Students Choices; Acknowledgments; Part I An Introduction to Listening; 1 Improving Listening Effectiveness; Outline; Chapter Objectives; The Importance of Listening; The Changing World of Listening; Reasons to Listen; Accomplish Tasks and Build Relationships: The China Affair; Appreciate and Enjoy What You Hear: A Second Chance; The HURIER Approach to Listening; Components of the HURIER Model; Personal Listening Filters; Listening Purpose and Context; Applying the HURIER Model
Contents Understand Yourself as a Listener; Listening to Self; Self-Monitoring; Constructive Feedback; Guidelines of Constructive Feedback; Assessing Your Listening Behavior; Summary; Applications; Application 1: Understand the Importance and Benefits of Listening; Application 2: Understand the Components of the HURIER Model; Application 3: Understand Yourself as a Listener; Challenging Assumptions; Personal Journal: Improving Listening Effectiveness; Your HURIER Listening Profile; References and Recommended Reading; 2 Listening Theory and Research; Outline; Chapter Objectives; Theoretical Perspectives
Contents Early Perspectives on Communication; The Relational Perspective; Listening-Centered Communication; What We Know About Listening Behavior; Challenges in Listening Research; Factors that Influence Listening; Research on Listening Assessment; Types of Assessment Instruments; Assessment Concerns; The HURIER Model: A Behavioral Approach; Developing Listening Strategy; Summary; Applications; Application 1: Understand Relational Communication; Application 2: Understand Research in Listening; Application 3: Understand Listening Assessment
Contents Application 4: Recognize How Situation and Purpose Influence Listening Strategy; Challenging Assumptions; Personal Journal: Listening Theory and Research; References and Recommended Reading; Part II Listening: Principles and Applications; 3 The Process of Hearing; Outline; Chapter Objectives; Hearing: Situation and Purpose; In the News: Classroom Surfing; The Process of Hearing: Principles; The Mechanics of Hearing; Levels of Hearing; Characteristics of Sound; Auditory Discrimination; Hearing and Attention; Perceptual Readiness; Selective Attention; Learn to Focus Your Attention
Contents The Thought-Speech DifferentialListener Apprehension; Maintain an Appropriate Mental Attitude; Be Physically Prepared to Concentrate; Attention and Mediated Communication; Develop Your Appreciative Listening; Summary; Applications; Application 1: Focus on Your Hearing; Application 2: Identify and Reduce Distractions; Application 3: Adopt an Appropriate Listening Attitude; Application 4: Apply the Vocalized Listening Technique; Application 5: Overcome Listener Apprehension; Application 6: Behave Like a Good Listener; Application 7: Become an Appreciative Listener; Hearing Messages: Short Case
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references.
Source of descriptionPrint version record.
Issued in other formPrint version: Brownell, Judi, 1949- Listening. Sixth edition. New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017 9781138216730
Genre/formProblems and exercises.
Genre/formElectronic books.
ISBN9781315441740 (electronic bk.)
ISBN1315441748 (electronic bk.)