Communication concerns of college undergraduates in basic speech communication courses

This study was an investigation of the communication concerns of undergraduate students in two basic speech communication courses, public speaking and interpersonal communication. It was discovered that such students do have concerns which fit the framework of concern for self, task, and impact. While only limited support was found for a developmental sequence in these concerns over one academic quarter, there were significant differences among the common categories, and particularly between students in basic interpersonal and public speaking courses.