Listening and human communication in the 21st century

Bringing together top listening scholars from a range of disciplines and real world perspectives, Listening and Human Communication in the 21st Century offers a state-of-the-art overview of what we know and think about listening behavior in the 21st century. Introduces students to the core issues listening theory and practiceIncludes student friendly features such as editorial introductions to each section and questions for further reflection at the end of each chapterDiscussion ranges from historical perspectives to present theory, to teaching and performing listening in the classroom, in hea

Intro -- Listening and Human Communication in the 21st Century -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction: Perspectives on Listening in the 21st Century -- Part I Theoretical Overview of Listening -- 1 Listening Engagement: Intersecting Theoretical Perspectives -- Part II Listening Research Methods -- 2 Qualitative Research: Critical for Understanding Listening -- 3 Quantitative Research in Listening: Explication and Overview -- Part III Listening as a Cognitive and Relational Activity -- 4 What is Going on in the Mind of a Listener? The Cognitive Psychology of Listening -- 5 Listening: A Dialogic Perspective -- 6 The Skills of Listening-Centered Communication -- 7 Listening in a Second Language -- Part IV Listening in Contexts -- 8 Listening Practices: Are We Getting Any Better? -- 9 Listening Pedagogy: Where Do We Go from Here? -- 10 Perspectives on Intercultural Listening -- 11 Listening in Spirituality and Religion -- 12 The Integrative Listening Model: An Approach to Teaching and Learning Listening -- Index.

Introduction : perspectives on listening in the 21st century / Andrew D. Wolvin -- Listening engagement : intersecting theoretical perspectives / Andrew D. Wolvin -- Qualitative research : critical for understanding listening / Michael W. Purdy -- Quantitative research in listening : explication and overview / Graham D. Bodie and Margaret Fitch-Hauser -- What is going on in the mind of the listener? : the cognitive psychology of listening / Margarete Imhof -- Listening : a dialogic perspective / James J. Floyd -- The skills of listening-centered communication / Judi Brownell -- Listening in a second language / John Flowerdew and Lindsay Miller -- Listening practices : are we getting any better? / Sheila C. Bentley -- Listening pedagogy : where do we go from here? / Laura A. Janusik -- Perspectives on intercultural listening / Melissa L. Beall -- Listening in spirituality and religion / Diana Corley Schnapp -- The integrative listening model / Kathleen Thompson [and others]