Aimed at graduate teaching assistants and new faculty members, this book synthesizes research on teacher communication, focusing on applying the theories to practical classroom situations and student-teacher interactions. Chesebro (State U. of NY at Brockport) and McCroskey (West Virginia U.) have divided the book into three sections, examining student behavior, such as listening and motives for communicating with teachers; teaching behavior, like nonverbal immediacy and use of humor; and special topics, such as communicating with students from other cultures or in a distance learning setting. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)