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A cross‐cultural comparison of instructor communication in American and German classrooms

K. David Roach Associate Professor in the Communication Studies Department, Texas Tech University
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Paul R. Byrne Speech Teacher, Humble High School, Humble, Texas
Pages 1-14 | Received 18 Jan 2000, Accepted 24 Apr 2000, Published online: 18 May 2009

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