COM200: Interpersonal Communication

Required Resources

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· Bevan, J. L., & Sole, K. (2014).  Making connections: Understanding interpersonal communication  (2nd ed.) [Electronic version]. Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu/

· Chapter 5: Developing Confidence: Coping with Insecurities about Interpersonal Communication

· Review notes you have taken in Week Two.

· Chapter 6: Interpersonal Communication in the Workplace

· Chapter 7: Beginning Interpersonal Relationships

Article

· Schoenberg, N. (2011, January 17).  Can we talk? Terri Orbuch, a University of Michigan researcher who has studied married couples for more than 20 years, talks about the role of communication in happy marriages—and how you can use her findings to strengthen your relationship . Chicago Tribune. Retrieved from http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-01-14/features/sc-fam-0111-talk-relationship-20110111_1_happy-marriages-couples-marital-therapy

· This article discusses the importance of self-disclosure in intimate relationships. Accessibility Statement does not exist. Privacy Policy

Recommended Resources

Articles

· Jung, H. Y., & McCroskey, J. (2004). Communication apprehension in a first language and self-perceived competence as predictors of communication apprehension in a second language: A study of speakers of English as a second language. Communication Quarterly, 52(2), 170-181.

· The full-text version of this article can be accessed through the Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCOhost) database in the Ashford University Library. This article examines how communication apprehension unfolds among English as a Second Language (ESL) speakers in the United States and whether or not there is a genetic explanation for variation in how ESL communicators experience apprehension. The research illustrates the importance of overcoming various apprehensions in order to achieve communicative goals.

· Mottet, T. P. (2000). The role of sexual orientation in predicting outcome value and anticipated communication behaviors. Communication Quarterly, 48(3), 223-239.

· The full-text version of this article can be accessed through the Communication & Mass Media Complete (EBSCOhost) database in the Ashford University Library. This article analyzes the role of perceived sexual orientation and its prediction about how much they will gain from the relationship. It found that if one knew another person’s sexual orientation, they had a more negative prediction of their satisfaction. Reading this essay will help students understand the importance of appropriate self-disclosure and how disclosure can create both connections and divisions.