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Courses: Group and Team Communication, Communication Theory, Rhetorical/Media Criticism. Objectives: The aims of this single-class activity are to (1) illustrate the basic concepts, processes, and properties of symbolic convergence theory; (2) apply fantasy theme analysis to the decision-making practices of a zero-history group; and (3) critically consider the communicative implications of fantasy chaining in the development of a shared group consciousness.

Courses: Introduction to Communication Studies, Rhetorical/Media Criticism, Political Communication, Language and Social Interaction. Objectives: The aims of this single-class activity are (1) to emphasize the complexities of communication competence; (2) to differentiate between appropriate and inappropriate communication behaviors; and (3) to illustrate the connections between situational rules, norms, and context, and communication effectiveness.

The article presents a study that was conducted to provide students with a reality over identifying and characterizing dialectical situations which uses radio call-in programs as the basis of analysis. It discuses first on how the call-in programs become popular and how psychologist got involved in the program, and gives then the instruction on how to conduct the activity. It concludes that students were able to investigate the theory and practical connections among human emotion and music as well as connects the theories with real conflicts.