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Strange "Shamy": Analyzing Communication Theory of Identity and Identity Gaps Using "The Big Bang Theory"
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Seroka, Laura – Communication Teacher, 2020
Challenges to identity formation often emerge during college experiences as one's world view is confronted by exposure to new social circles, ideas, and cultures. Through the analysis of interpenetrating identities in the popular television show, "The Big Bang Theory," students are able to locate concrete examples of the four frames of…
Descriptors: Self Concept, College Students, Educational Experience, Television
Lights, Camera, "SAR"!
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Mino, Mary – Communication Teacher, 2014
Working effectively in groups is essential for college graduates (Hart Research Associates, 2013). University and college administrators have responded to this need by increasing the number of group communication courses by 25% (Bertelsen & Goodboy, 2009). However, it is the quality of course instruction that determines how well prepared…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), College Instruction, Group Activities, Class Activities
Teaching Intercultural Communication with "An Idiot Abroad"
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Crook, Brittani – Communication Teacher, 2014
A desired outcome of teaching intercultural communication is cultivating an understanding and awareness of different cultural values while attempting to increase intercultural communication competence within our students. Goals of teaching intercultural communication include assisting students in recognizing, accepting, and appreciating cultural…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Television, Programming (Broadcast), Ethnocentrism
House Rules: Using the Television Series "House" to Teach Research Ethics
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Andrews, Urkovia – Communication Teacher, 2013
The purpose of this exercise is to get students to relay and connect with the impact of ethics on public relations research. Students will begin to realize and analyze how their personal ethics influence their professional ethics choices. This is conceptualized through the completion of the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI)…
Descriptors: Television, Programming (Broadcast), Ethics, Research
Ghost Hunting as a Means to Illustrate Scientific Methodology and Enhance Critical Thinking
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Rockwell, Steven C. – Communication Teacher, 2012
The increasing popularity of television shows featuring paranormal investigations has led to a renewed enthusiasm in ghost hunting activities, and belief in the paranormal in general. These shows typically feature a group of investigators who, while claiming to utilize proper scientifically correct methodologies, violate many core scientific…
Descriptors: Investigations, Scientific Methodology, Scientific Principles, Critical Thinking
Nonverbal Communication in "Friends"
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Chang, Yanrong – Communication Teacher, 2006
This activity uses video clips from a popular sitcom, "Friends," to help students grasp the relational, rule-governed, and culture-specific nature of nonverbal communication. It opens students' eyes to nonverbal behaviors that are happening on a daily basis so that they not only master the knowledge but are able to apply it. While other popular…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Nonverbal Communication, Television, Programming (Broadcast)