Further reading

Academic writing

More information

• Hommat haltuun -Weekend Thesis Undertaking, that is organised once a month in Kortepohja  
• Jyväskylä University Library's material search JYKDOK
• The Online Writing Lab (OWL writing resources and instructional material)

Anxiety and uncertainty in communication situations

• Almonkari, M., & Kunttu, K. (2012). Korkeakouluopiskelijoiden jännittämiskokemusten yhteys opiskelukykyyn. In M. Valo, A. Sivunen, L. Mikkola & V. Laaksonen (Eds.), Prologi, Puheviestinnän vuosikirja 2012: 7–27. Prologos ry.
• Gallego, A. (2021). Acceptance and commitment therapy approach to public speaking anxiety. Doctoral dissertation, University of Jyväskylä.
• Gerlander, M., & Alanne, A. (2024). University students’ perceptions of the effectiveness of a course in communication confidence: a qualitative study. In A. Károly, L. Kokkonen, M. Gerlander, & P. Taalas (Eds.), Driving and embracing change: learning and teaching languages and communication in higher education (pp. 122-155). University of Jyväskylä. JYU Studies, 1.
• Gerlander, M., & Uitto, K. (2021). Esiintyjän ja yleisön suhde yleisöpuheessa. In S. Poutiainen (Toim.), Yleisö ja puhe. Kymmenen näkökulmaan esiintymiseen.  (pp. 32–60). Partuuna.
• Hargie, O. (2011). Getting your message across: The skill of explaining. In O. Hargie Skilled interpersonal communication. Research, theory and practice. 5th edition. Routledge, 239-236.
• Kunttu, K., Pesonen, T., & Saari, J. (2016). Korkeakouluopiskelijoiden terveystutkimus 2016. Ylioppilaiden terveydenhoitosäätiön tutkimuksia 48.
• Niinivaara, J., & Herkama, S. (2021). Esiintyjän kokemus ulkopuolisuudesta - fenomenologinen tulkinta jännittämisestä. In S. Poutiainen (Ed.), Yleisö ja puhe. Kymmenen näkökulmaan esiintymiseen. (pp. 226–252). Partuuna.
• Poutiainen, S. (ed.) 2021.  Yleisö ja puhe. Helsinki: Partuuna.
• Pörhölä, M., Almonkari, M., & Kunttu, K. (2019). Bullying and social anxiety experiences in university learning situations. Social Psychology of Education, 22, 723–742. 

Feedback skills

Literature

• Lepschy, A. (2008). Communication training. Teoksessa H. Strohner & G. Rickheit (toim.) Handbook of communication competence. Berliini: De Gruyter Mouton, 315–341.

Language learning

More information

• Each One Teach One -website's idea bank

Listening skills

Literature

• Ala-Kortesmaa, S. (2015). Professional listening in the legal context. Tampere University Press.

More information

• Lipetz, L., Kluger, A.N. & Bodie, G. D. (2020). Listening is listening is listening: Employees’ perception of listening as a holistic phenomenon. International Journal of Listening, 34(2), 71–96. 

Presenting

More information

• Hargie, O. (2011). Getting your message across: The skill of explaining. Teoksessa O. Hargie Skilled interpersonal communication. Research, theory and practice. 5. painos. Routledge, 239-236.
• YTHS - social anxiety

Reading academic texts 

More information

• Jyväskylä University Library's material search JYKDOK
• Oxbridge Essays: Lecture notes: note-taking tips that really work
• University of Ottawa: Study skills
• Using English for Academic PurposesFor Students in Higher Education (UEFAP)

Dictionaries

• MOT (works in a JYU network or VPN)
• Cambridge Dictionaries Online
• Oxford English Dictionary
• Merriam-Webster's Dictionary

Scientific argumentation

Literature

• Academic Guides at Walden University. Academic Arguments - Writing a Paper.
• Tracy, K. & Muller, N. (1994). Talking about ideas: academics’ beliefs about appropriate communicative practices. Research on Language and Social Interaction 27 (4), 319–349.
• The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Argument.

More information

• Aarhus Universitet: Argumentation (video)
• Critical writing | Constructing arguments (bris.ac.uk)
• Critical Reading Towards Critical Writing | Writing Advice (utoronto.ca)
• Organizing Your Argument - Purdue OWL® - Purdue University
• Toulmin Argument: what is the Toulmin Method? Purdue University. Purdue Online Writing Lab.
• Robichaud, M. & Dumais-Michaud, A. (2012). The necessity of the seminar for graduate studies in social work: A discussion on the development of Critical Thinking. Canadian Social Work Review/Revue canadienne de service social, 29(1),101-119.

Working in a group

Literature

• Hopkins, D. & Reid, T. 2018. The Academic skills handbook. Los Angeles: Sage

More information

• Beck, S. J., Keyton, J. & Poole, M. S. (2022). The Emerald handbook of group and team communication research. UK: Emerald Publishing.