Research thought piece

       When I look back over my research proposal and bibliography I think about 

what made me decide to become a communication studies major. I wanted to major in 

something that I could apply to my own life as well as something that I could 

continue to use even after I graduated from college. in life we will always need to be 

able to communicate looking at the image that I chose for my visual analysis 

reminded me that communication is everywhere and it comes in different dimensions. 

For me it's important t not only to be able to communicate with others but also 

understand how communication works as well as the different types of 

communication. 

         I want my paper to be able to address the understanding of communication and 

not just how it works. In communications there are a lot of theories as to why we 

communicate the way we do.  Often we ask the question "why does he do that why 

does she speak like that." Theory acts as the answer to the "why"questions.         

they're interviewing my teacher in taking a communication theory class I learned 

how communication theories are applied to everyday life and that within building a 

theory there are different layers and components to it.  I want my paper to be able to 

answer some of those unanswered why questions and I want my paper to show the 

different side of communication and how it is applied to everyday life.

         One thing that I'm having trouble with now is going through the actual process 

of filtering out the information that I have in picking and choosing which parts I want 

to include in the paper. I want my paper to be able to answer my research question 

but also answer other questions as well and be a foundation for other types of 

research. I've read a lot of communication research papers and they all sound the 

same so it's a matter figuring out how to make mine be different.

Annotated Bib

Gregory, L. (2013). Mapping Expectancy Violations: Self-reflection and Planning for Better Communication. Communication Teacher, 27(4), 218-222. This article analyzes to for communication strategies for planning better communication and self reflection techniques these techniques are often used by teachers and an academic setting to pass on to their students so they know the importance of intrapersonal communication and self reflecting.

Hardt, H. (2007). Critical communication studies: Essays on communication, history and theory in America. Routledge. The essay written in this book talk about and examaine different Communicationn theorys and apply them to  other theories.

Mailloux, S. (2000). Disciplinary identities: On the rhetorical paths between English and communication studies. Rhetoric Society Quarterly, 30(2), 5-29.

Chicago. this essay explores some of the rhetorical have that connect English and speech communications together.  Consonants into commencing rhetorical thinking often translated into other areas of discipline. speech communications uses some of the saying rhetorical techniques in formulating the concepts of what speech communications is.

Clipart of Word Cloud for Communication. N.d. Photograph. N.p.: n.p., n.d. N. pag. Google. Web. 10 Mar. 2014. <http://www.canstockphoto.com/word-cloud-for-communication-studies-11730519.html>. Communication Studies can apply to all different areas of interest Communication is everywhere and can versatile

Communication Studies. N.d. Photograph. Management and Business English. Google. Web. 10 Mar. 2014. <http://managementandenglish.blogspot.com/2011/03/communication-process-model.html>.

Vrchota, Denise. Personal interview. 5 Mar. 2014.  We have theories in communication so those on the outside can understand us people and so we can understand ourselves. It's important for us to be aware of the way we interact with people.

Coffelt, Tina. Personal interview. 6 Mar. 2014.  Writing in communications is a way for communicators to be able to express their understanding of what's going on around them. Writing holds you accountable for your own thoughts and actions.

Anderson, Kayla. Personal interview. 7 Mar. 2014.  Speech Communications is a branch of Communication Studies. Speech has more of the written and oral communication in it. It's important to be able to write out what's going on in your mind and also be able to talk about it. People want to know your perspective on this and speech teaches you how to do that.