Abstract
Students enrolling in communication classes are often not aware of the speech communication tradition. Do students expect to learn marketable communication skills or do they hope to gain a solid understanding of the discipline? Students in two types of basic communication courses responded to an expectations measure. Results show that students expected to learn communication skills and applications, not theoretical issues. Accuracy of expectations as they reflect communication instruction is discussed, and recommendations to communication educators are made.
Journal Title
Iowa Journal of Communication
Volume
30
Issue
1
First Page
1
Last Page
18
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Traynowicz Hetherington, Laurel and Hetherington, John
(1998)
"Course Expectations: Students' Expectations of Basic Communication Courses,"
Iowa Journal of Communication: Vol. 30:
No.
1, Article 3.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/ijc/vol30/iss1/3
Copyright
©1998 Iowa Communication Association
