Communication

A Critical/Cultural Introduction

Calling all instructors!

It’s easy to log on to SAGE’s password-protected Instructor Teaching Site at http://edge.sagepub.com/warren2e for complete and protected access to all text-specific Instructor Resources for Communication: A Critical/Cultural Introduction, Second Edition, by John T. Warren and Deanna L. Fassett. Simply provide your institutional information for verification and within 72 hours you’ll be able to use your login information for any SAGE title!

Password-protected Instructor Resources include the following:

• A Microsoft® Word® test bank is available containing multiple choice, true/false, short answer, and essay questions for each chapter. The test bank provides you with a diverse range of pre-written options as well as the opportunity for editing any question and/or inserting your own personalized questions to effectively assess students’ progress and understanding.
• A Respondus electronic test bank  is available and can be used on PCs. The test bank contains multiple choice, true/false, short answer, and essay questions for each chapter and provides you with a diverse range of pre-written options as well as the opportunity for editing any question and/or inserting your own personalized questions to effectively assess students’ progress and understanding. Respondus is also compatible with many popular learning management systems so you can easily get your test questions into your online course.
• Editable, chapter-specific Microsoft® PowerPoint® slides offer you complete flexibility in easily creating a multimedia presentation for your course. Highlight essential content, features, and artwork from the book.
• Lecture notes and chapter outlines summarize key concepts on a chapter-by-chapter basis to help with preparation for lectures and class discussions.
• Sample syllabi—for semester and quarter classes—provide suggested models for instructors to use when creating the syllabi for their courses
• Chapter-specific discussion questions help launch classroom interaction by prompting students to engage with the material and by reinforcing important content.
• Chapter-specific discussion questions help launch classroom activities and interaction by prompting students to engage with the material and by reinforcing important content.
• Carefully selected, web-based video links feature relevant interviews, lectures, personal stories, inquiries, and other content for use in independent or classroom-based explorations of key topics. When relevant, related questions for discussion are included.
• Web exercises direct both instructors and students to useful and current web sites, along with creative activities to extend and reinforce learning or allow for further research on important chapter topics. 
• Web resources are included for further research and insights.
• EXCLUSIVE! Access to certain full-text SAGE journal articles that have been carefully selected for each chapter. Each article supports and expands on the concepts presented in the chapter. This feature also provides questions to focus and guide student interpretation. Combine cutting-edge academic journal scholarship with the topics in your course for a robust classroom experience.

Use the Student Study Site to get the most out of your course!
Our Student Study Site at http://edge.sagepub.com/warren2e is completely open-access and offers a wide range of additional features, including something no other publisher offers: SAGE Journal articles!

The open-access Student Study Site includes the following:

• Mobile-friendly eFlashcards reinforce understanding of key terms and concepts that have been outlined in the chapters.
• Mobile-friendly web quizzes allow for independent assessment of progress made in learning course material.
• Carefully selected, video links feature relevant interviews, lectures, personal stories, inquiries, and other content for use in independent or classroom-based explorations of key topics.
• EXCLUSIVE! Access to certain full-text SAGE journal articles have been carefully selected for each chapter. Each article supports and expands on the concepts presented in the chapter. This feature also provides questions to focus and guide your interpretation.
• Web exercises direct you to useful and current web resources, along with creative activities to extend and reinforce learning or allow for further research on important chapter topics. 
• Sample speech videos, speech outlines, and speech transcripts demonstrate concepts in action and provide a starting point for course assignments.
• Chapter-specific discussion questions help launch classroom interaction by prompting students to engage with the material and by reinforcing important content.