New Communication Approaches vs. Traditional Communication

Teaching Modal Verbs: Task-based vs. traditional approaches

Abstract Task-based language teaching is considered an effective way to achieve a harmony between grammar and communication. The present study investigates two different ways of teaching modal verbs: task-based versus traditional approaches. To this purpose, an Oxford Placement Test was administered to select 40 homogeneous participants out of a larger population who took this test. The selecte...

Teaching Modal Verbs: Task-based vs. traditional approaches

Abstract Task-based language teaching is considered an effective way to achieve a harmony between grammar and communication. The present study investigates two different ways of teaching modal verbs: task-based versus traditional approaches. To this purpose, an Oxford Placement Test was administered to select 40 homogeneous participants out of a larger population who took this test. The selecte...

Non - Verbal Communication Vs

Simultaneous Messages vs. Communication

In the multiparty communication game introduced by Chandra, Furst, and Lipton CFL] (1983), k players wish to evaluate collaboratively a function f (x0; : : : ; xk?1) for which player i sees all inputs except xi: The players have unlimited computational power. The objective is to minimize the amount of communication. We consider a restricted version of the multiparty communication game which we ...

Diffusion of traditional and new media tactics in crisis communication

The Internet is emerging as an important tool for organizations to communicate with journalists and publics. This article reports the results of a five point-in-time study of organizational use of the Internet in crisis communication. Through the lens of Rogers’ [Rogers, E. (1962/1995). Diffusion of innovations. New York: Free Press] diffusion of innovations research, the data suggest that abou...