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SPCH
1315. Fundamentals of Speech. (Core
011)
3:3:0
Designed
to teach students the components of the human communication process. Students
are taught to communicate clearly and effectively through the medium of speech.
Special emphasis is on the organization, content and delivery of extemporaneous
speeches. Prerequisite: THEA reading requirement met or concurrent enrollment in
READ 0307. [Offered fall, spring and summer semesters.]
SPCH
1318. Interpersonal
Communication.
3:3:0
Designed
to improve students' skills of communication for everyday situations. Topics
include self‑awareness, listening, nonverbal communication, semantics,
group process, and resolution of conflict.
Students learn to communicate in a manner that leads to healthy personal
adjustment and personal relationships; they acquire skills important in
obtaining employment and advancing in a career; they make public presentations;
they gain understanding and appreciation of other cultures. Prerequisite: THEA
reading requirement met or concurrent enrollment in READ 0307. [Offered fall and
spring semesters.]
SPCH
1321. Business and Professional
Speaking
3:3:0
This
course prepares students to communicate effectively in business and/or
professional settings by providing a mixture of lectures and performance-based
activities that approximate the dynamics of a contemporary business.
Prerequisite: THEA reading requirement met or concurrent enrollment in READ
0307.
SPCH
1342 (or DRAM 2336). Voice and
Articulation.
3:3:0
Study
of and practice in the use of voice. Includes
the component parts of the voice mechanism and an introduction to the
International Phonetic Alphabet. The
course may be counted as Speech or Drama but not both. Prerequisite:
THEA reading and writing requirements met. [Offered spring semester.]
SPCH
2341. Oral Interpretation.
3:3:0
Helps
students read aloud effectively from the printed page.
Analysis of the literature being read aids students in discovering the
logical and emotional impact the author intended so that the same impact may be
conveyed by a speaker to an audience through vocal characterization and
movement. Prerequisite: THEA
reading requirement met or concurrent enrollment in READ 0307.
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