Speech (SPE)

Instruction, practice and drill, with speech recording and playback equipment to improve a variety of speech difficulties. This instruction may be elected by the student, but it may also be required of certain students upon referral by any member of the faculty. Restrictions/Requirements: Tuition is based on 1 credit equivalency.

For non-native speakers of American English only. An intensive phonetic approach utilizing both classroom and language laboratory. Those students who do not to meet minimum departmental standards may be referred for further work in the Foreign Accent Clinic. (Students placed in SPE 100 must register for the course no later than the semester following placement.)

Principles of effective speaking and listening. Students prepare and deliver original presentations to inform and persuade. At least one presentation is videotaped.

Fundamentals of speaking with an emphasis on improvement of voice and diction. Students are given opportunities to gain experience as communicators in a variety of settings while they put to use newly learning therapy techniques designed to correct speech and language anomalies. Videotapes and recordings are used for evaluation and study.

The nature of the human ability to use language from a linguistic, biologic, and psychological viewpoint. Topics include the structure of language, animal communications, language acquisition, and comprehension, and production strategies.

Theory and practice of listening techniques as an aid to effective remembering and note taking.

This course is designed to develop basic receptive and expressive fingerspelling and numbers skills. The course also will provide management strategies to use receptive skills. The course includes fingerspelling styles and numerical definitions in many short narratives with lexicalized fingerspelling and ASL number systems.

An advanced course in the theories and concepts of persuasion. Includes both interpersonal and public strategies and patterns.

Modern debate with emphasis on its basic reasoning and strategy. Students participate in case development and in educational and political debates.

Effective oral presentation of business, technical, and professional reports. Modern trends in the use of visual aids. Contemporary model speeches studied; students write and present original material.

The study of techniques that will help the student to develop an ability to recreate orally and respond to the emotional values of great literature. Literary types are analyzed and presented to an audience. Recommended for prospective teachers.

Introduction to broadcasting performance as an announcer for news, music, and public interest shows; studio hardware and techniques; student performance in studio setting, feedback, and critique.

Designed for Speech Communication majors and nonmajors. It will deal with a variety of topics of a current or general nature, as listed in the undergraduate course schedule. Certain topics may require a fee in addition to tuition.

Propaganda is inherently neither evil nor virtuous: it is a systematic technique of persuasion of large groups of people using the mass media. This course examines the nature and techniques of propaganda necessary for an understanding of mass communication, history, public opinion, and politics.

Designed for Speech Communication majors and non majors. It will deal with a variety of topics of a current or general nature, as listed in the undergraduate course schedule. Certain topics may require a fee in addition to tuition.Restriction/Requirement: pre-req or permission of Instructor

Do men and women communicate differently? Do they use words differently? Do they understand them differently? And if they do, how did things get this way?

Advanced voice and speech techniques for students who intend to become professional communicators: speakers, teachers, actors, executives, etc. Video and audio tapes are used for student appraisals. Restrictions/Requirements: junior standing.

A minimum of 6 hours per week of active preparation for intercollegiate debate competition. Includes: Regular practice debates, research and preparation on the national college debate topic; participation in performance and speaking drills to improve effectiveness as a debater.

Practical experience in communication is provided in cooperation with major communication firms, allied industries, and clinics in the metropolitan area. Internship assignments usually require 20-25 hours per week. Some, but not all, provide compensation. Restrictions/Requirements: Listed prereq or permission of the department Chairperson.

Same course as SPE 393, except SPE 394 must be taken for general elective credit only. Approval of SPE 394 is granted only under special circumstances.

With the approval of the appropriate faculty member, the department Chairperson, and the academic dean, students may select a topic for guided research that is not included in the regular course offerings. The student meets regularly with the faculty member to review progress. A research paper or project must also be submitted.Restrictions/Requirements: Junior standing, a minimum CQPA of 3.00