The policies of the United Nations with regard to the six official languages have left holes in the fabric of international cooperation. Maintaining language services in all six languages has proved to be an impossibility because of the scarcity of trained interpreters and translators between, for instance, Chinese and Arabic. English, French, and…

Presented at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association in 1978, the paper analyzes the often awkward and confusing interaction between the deaf and the hearing, as it relates to the impact of the handicap and its accompanying limitations on social interaction. Those factors causing strain in encounters between the deaf and…

Abstracts of 12 papers concerning the effectiveness of various communication systems are printed here. Subjects of the papers are: the appraisal of organizational communication systems, and evaluation of ECCO analysis as a communication audit methodology, assessment of attitude and opinion change effects of the communication audit, organizational…

Suggests that most production problems would disappear if developers and producers could deal with some fundamental misunderstandings. Proposed solutions include two-way communication (early, at an appropriate level with continuing feedback); and demanding high-quality work but being realistic about production costs. (VT)

The value of technology can never exceed the value of the ideas it transmits. Experts oriented toward technology and the written language have difficulty communicating with people whose minds and behavior are molded by an oral tradition. (Author/STS)

An allegorical discussion of communication problems between various groups interested in educational improvement. (STS)

Examines speech communication defined problems of reticence and/or communication apprehension pointing out the inappropriate use of the medical model to deal with such problems. Suggests that a specialist called a "rhetoritherapist" deal with these problems through training in various rhetorical subprocesses. (MH)

Identifies major communication problems that create malfunctions in business and presents classroom activities that demonstrate the problems and possible solutions. Discusses six malfunctions and related exercises to overcome them. (JOW)

Argues, in the context of child advocacy, that public policy can be changed only when a problem is acknowledged and defined and a feasible solution is agreed upon. Identifies factors inhibiting communication and consensus. Discusses content-related and process-related techniques needed to bring about change. (CMG)

Public relations as a process has four components: analysis, planning, communicating, and evaluation. The most important component, according to the author, is analysis, or listening. (Author/JF)

Discusses common misconceptions about stating educational objectives in behavioral terms; emphasizing that behavioral objectives are intended to describe the products of learning so that they can be clearly understood, not to promote any particular theory of behavior. (DP)

A brief look at what the BBC is doing to provide access to the media for a greater variety of people. (AK)