Communication Skills: A Students' Companion
Communication Skills: A Students' Companion

Author: Parth Joshi

Publisher: Blue Rose Publishers

Published: 2022-06-22

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13:

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The practical dimension of communication is often quickly grasped by students but theory is found tricky in various ways. This book, therefore, focuses purely on the theoretical dimensions of communication. It is very difficult to claim pure originality in communication theory but an effort has been made to explain the selected topics in a lucid, student-friendly manner. As far as the selection of topics is concerned, the syllabi of various universities have been referred to. The first three units focus on introducing communication in detail and its two major types – verbal and non-verbal. Each of the sub-types of non-verbal communication viz. proxemics, paralanguage, etc. would ideally demand one unit each. But that is out of the scope of such a companion. Out of four language acquisition skills – LSRW – only two have been taken up here: listening and reading. Interpersonal communication and teamwork carry such immense application in today’s workplace scenario that it deserves a place in a book dealing with fundamentals such as this one.

The Student Companion to Community-Engaged Learning
The Student Companion to Community-Engaged Learning

Author: David M. Donahue

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-07-03

Total Pages: 99

ISBN-13: 100098110X

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This compact, accessibly written text prepares students for their experience of community-based learning. It is designed for students to read and reflect on independently or to foster discussion in class on their motivations and dispositions toward community engagement and service learning. It prepares students to work with diverse individuals, groups, and organizations that may be outside their prior experience. Faculty can use the book as a tool to deepen the educational experience of the course and enrich community engagement. This text is a guide to what’s involved in community-engaged learning, from understanding the pervasiveness of social, economic and environmental problems, to learning about how individuals and organizations in communities work to overcome them. Students will discover through a process of reflection how service connects to personal development and the content of their courses, builds their ability to engage with people different from themselves, and develops new life skills, all in the context of working with communities to overcome systemic injustice.Critical questions woven into each chapter prompt students to reflect on ideas and perspectives about social justice, community development, and their role in fostering them.The book concludes with case studies of students who have experienced the transformative power of community-engaged learning. The stories illustrate common themes inherent in the student experience, including listening to understand, challenging stereotypes, learning the nature of their role, and seeing the world through a new lens.A special feature of this book is the embedded QR codes that provide access, as students read the text, to online resources, and original and public videos that explore particular themes or perspectives more deeply. The authors also include text directed to faculty to provide ideas about framing their community-engaged course and integrating the book.

The Middle School Student's Guide to Academic Success
The Middle School Student's Guide to Academic Success

Author: Blake Nemelka

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2016-08-30

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1481471619

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It’s never too early to start achieving your goals! Get started on the road to success with this unique guide to middle school and beyond—brought to you by FranklinCovey, the company behind the 7 Habits series and The Leader in Me. Middle school is full of changes—maybe it’s a new, bigger school, maybe it’s friendships starting to get more complicated, or maybe it’s a combination of a lot of things. But these changes don’t have to be bad, in fact they could be the best thing for us—because when things start to change we have the opportunity to grow. That’s why even though middle schoolers have a ton of other things going on, middle school is the perfect time for them to start altering their habits and goals for their future success. Sure it might sound a little scary, but with a little help it can also be exciting! Framed as twelve conversations to start having, rather than checklists or rules, this unique guide helps students start thinking about what they want their futures to look like and readying themselves to achieve those goals. In The Middle School Student’s Guide to Academic Success, portions of which were previously published as Beat the Middle, authors Blake and Bo Nemelka offer tried and true advice, opportunities for reflection and action that middle schoolers can tailor to their individual goals and interests, and ways for parents and guardians to help them along the way. Beginning with topics students can get started on now—like setting goals, improving your GPA, working on time management skills, and balancing extracurricular activities—and moving forward to future subjects including college applications, scholarships, and money management—this book is the ultimate guide to helping readers become not only successful middle schoolers, but successful people.

The Students? Companion
The Students? Companion

Author: Terry O'Brien

Publisher:

Published: 2012-06

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 9788129119957

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Do you sometimes find it difficult to extract information from a text? Do encyclopaedias seem cluttered, long and laborious to read? The Student's Companion is an ideal book for the reader on the move, which offers a range of knowledge in an easy and accessible manner. This book covers a wide variety of subjects: the universe, world history, world organizations, geographical features of India, glimpses of Indian history, the Indian constitution, India's achievements in science, quantitative ability and vocabulary, among other things.

Teaching Talk
Teaching Talk

Author: Kara Pranikoff

Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780325086767

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Talk is part of every classroom, regardless of grade, content area, or school location. So how can teachers harness the energy of talk to spark discussion, strengthen student dialogue, and deepen comprehension? Teaching Talk is a practical resource that will help you focus your lens on classroom talk, making the most of the student voices and ideas that are already part of your classroom, and increasing the potential for learning. Kara Pranikoff offers suggestions and strategies that can be used immediately, starting with a comprehensive list of questions to help teachers assess and reflect on student talk. Each chapter addresses an element of classroom talk along with concrete examples to help you: collect and analyze artifacts of talk provide opportunities for students to share their ideas create conversations orchestrated by students and grounded in their ideas strengthen both talking and listening in conversation reflect on progress, set goals and refine instruction. Conversation is the currency of most ideas in the world. With Teaching Talk as your guide, you'll help students develop the skills they need to be inquisitive, independent, and critical thinkers in all aspects of their lives.

Speaking for Yourself
Speaking for Yourself

Author: Robert Barrass

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2006-09-27

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 1134182597

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As a student, and in any profession based on your studies, you need good oral communication skills. It is therefore extremely important to develop your ability to converse, to discuss, to argue persuasively, and to speak in public. Speaking for Yourself provides clear, straightforward advice that will help you: be a good listener express yourself clearly and persuasively contribute effectively to discussions prepare talks or presentations prepare effective visual aids deliver effective presentations perform well in interviews. In short, it will help you to express your thoughts clearly and persuasively – helping to achieve your short and medium-term goals as a student and your career goals.

Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man

Author: Emmanuel Acho

Publisher: Flatiron Books: An Oprah Book

Published: 2020-11-10

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13: 125080048X

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An urgent primer on race and racism, from the host of the viral hit video series “Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man” “You cannot fix a problem you do not know you have.” So begins Emmanuel Acho in his essential guide to the truths Americans need to know to address the systemic racism that has recently electrified protests in all fifty states. “There is a fix,” Acho says. “But in order to access it, we’re going to have to have some uncomfortable conversations.” In Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man, Acho takes on all the questions, large and small, insensitive and taboo, many white Americans are afraid to ask—yet which all Americans need the answers to, now more than ever. With the same open-hearted generosity that has made his video series a phenomenon, Acho explains the vital core of such fraught concepts as white privilege, cultural appropriation, and “reverse racism.” In his own words, he provides a space of compassion and understanding in a discussion that can lack both. He asks only for the reader’s curiosity—but along the way, he will galvanize all of us to join the antiracist fight.

S. Chand's Students Companion (Part I)
S. Chand's Students Companion (Part I)

Author: Dr. N.D. V. Prasada Rao

Publisher: S. Chand Publishing

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13: 8121925274

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S. Chand Student's Companion Parts I & II, designed for middle and secondary levels respectively, aim to help young learners their vocabulary and get a clear concept of English grammar.