One of the primary elements found t

One of the primary elements found to be associated with poor communication skills development is a phenomenon known as communication apprehension. McCrosky (1970) viewed
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communication apprehension as a broadly based anxiety linked to oral communication. McCrosky (1982) redefined CA as “an individual’s level of fear or anxiety associated with either real or anticipated communication with another person or persons”. Communication apprehension can be defined simply as anxiety or fear of communicating in different situations. According to Berger, McCrosky and Baldwin (1984) “it is the way a person feels about communication not how they communicate”. Within this context, it is important to distinguish CA from other concepts similar in definition come across in the literature that includes reticence, shyness, unwilling to communicate, introversion, and anxiety (Berger et.al.1983; Henjum 1982; Leonard and Johnson 1998). Although some authors believe that each of these constructs represent different problems (Berger et al. 1983; Kelly 1982; McCroskey 1980a), the literature found communication problem within each construct. These problems include poor communication skills, fear and anxiety associated with oral communication and an inherited trait. This study is primarily concerned with oral communication apprehension. The fear or anxiety could be due to any of the following reasons: lack of practice, lack of proficiency in the target language and insecurity etc.
People with high level of proficiency in a language can also experience communication apprehension. Some people may be good at writing but they may have problems speaking in front of an audience. Some may be good at interpersonal communication, but may not feel comfortable making presentations and vice versa. According to McCrosky (1977) a lot of research has dealt with communication apprehension in terms of a personality traits, but more recently the idea of communication apprehension has expanded to include both trait and situation views. Whether a person is willing or not to communicate, either in a given instance or more generally, is a volitional choice which is cognitively processed. The personality of the individual may be a determining factor in the manner in which that choice is made and what that choice will be (McCroskey and Richmond, 1990, pp. 20-21).
Communication apprehension can be divided into oral communication apprehension and written apprehension. The term is also used specifically to refer to oral communication as measured by McCroskey's (1986) Personal Report of Communication Apprehension (PRCA).

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One of the primary elements found to be associated with poor communication skills development is a phenomenon known as communication apprehension. McCrosky (1970) viewed
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Correlation between Level of Communication Apprehension and Development of Communication Skills in
Engineering Students
Ms. Sunanda Patil (Shinde) and Dr. Tripti Karekatti
3
communication apprehension as a broadly based anxiety linked to oral communication. McCrosky (1982) CA redefined as "an individual's level of fear or anxiety associated with either real or anticipated communication with another person or persons". Communication apprehension can be defined simply as anxiety or fear of communicating in different situations. According to Berger, McCrosky and Baldwin (1984), "it is the way a person feels about communication not how they communicate". Within this context, it is important to distinguish CA from other similar concepts in definition come across in the literature that includes reticence, shyness, unwilling to communicate, introversion, and anxiety (Berger et.al.1983; Henjum 1982; Leonard and Johnson 1998 ). Although some authors believe that each of these constructs represent different problems (Berger et al., 1983; Kelly 1982; McCroskey 1980a), the literature found communication problem within each construct. These problems include poor communication skills, fear and anxiety associated with oral communication and an inherited trait. This study is primarily concerned with oral communication apprehension. The fear or anxiety could be due to any of the following reasons: lack of practice, lack of proficiency in the target language and insecurity etc.
People with high level of proficiency in a language can also experience communication apprehension. Some people may be good at writing but they may have problems speaking in front of an audience. Some may be good at interpersonal communication, but may not feel comfortable making presentations and vice versa. According to McCrosky (1977) a lot of research has dealt with communication apprehension in terms of a personality traits, but more recently the idea of communication apprehension has expanded to include both trait and situation views. Whether a person is willing or not to communicate, either in a given instance or more generally, is a volitional choice which is cognitively processed. The personality of the individual may be a determining factor in the manner in which that choice is made ​​and what that choice will be (McCroskey and Richmond, 1990, pp. 20-21).
Communication apprehension can be divided into oral and written communication apprehension apprehension. The term is also used specifically to refer to oral communication as measured by McCroskey's (1986) Personal Report of Communication Apprehension (PRCA).