This curriculum was designed for a beginning speech course using the individualized instruction approach. The orientation chapter discusses the approach rationale, the characteristics of individualized instruction, structure, materials, grading, procedures, and course mechanics. Five units have been developed, each focusing on a different aspect…

An examination of honors courses in speech education provides the basis for this collection of articles by (1) Jack C. Gilbert, who justifies providing, through college honors courses, "the best education for the best students," (2) Owen Peterson, who explains the organization and taching of a college honors course in the fundamentals of speech,…

Elementary school administrators, suggested by state superintendents of public instruction, and names selected at random made up the population of this study concerning oral language arts. Responses to a questionnaire based on review of instructional materials provided six major insights into the status of speech instruction: (1) The term "speech"…

Both observations and studies of speech education in Nebraska secondary schools revealed an inadequacy in speech curricula and many poorly prepared teachers. In order to assess the status of speech education, in-depth questionnaires were sent to teachers of speech in metropolitan Omaha, with shorter questionnaires being sent to speech teachers…

Developed for a high school unit on special occasion speeches, this guide is designed to help students learn the eulogy, the tribute, and the after-dinner, introduction, nomination, and acceptance speeches. Performance objectives are listed along with a rationale for the course and its content. A section entitled "Teaching Strategies"…

In response to a study group concerned with the spoken word and the integrity of English instruction, Walter Loban traces speech and its development, examines oral language proficiency, discusses one study of oral language, discusses language and social class and language and learning, and concludes by commenting on the neglect speech instruction…

Contained in this curriculum guide are a rationale, performance objectives, techniques, and activities for the teaching of listening and speaking skills in the primary grades. In an introductory chapter basic terms are defined and the need for a study of listening and speaking skills is emphasized. Chapter two review the literature on the nature…

The use of behavioral objectives is challenged on three bases: feasibility, utility, and advisability. Behavioral objectives, however, are useful in teaching speech communication. They allow the teacher to start to pinpoint the items the student needs to practice in order to improve. If students are trained to decide which behaviors they wish to…

The value of the video tape recorder (VTR) for speech courses was assessed by Purdue University's Department of Communication through student responses to a questionnaire on VTR feedback and the Department's teaching staff responses to a questionnaire on the VTR as an instructional aid. This report describes the equipment, how it was used, and…

Compared in a 2-year study were four establishment of fluency programs in a public school setting with 40 7- to 16-year-old children who stuttered. The programs included programmed traditional (PT), delayed auditory feedback (DAF), pause (P), and gradual increase in length and complexity of utterance (GILCU). During the first year, eight speech…

Reminiscences by a speech teacher of her encounters with persons who influenced her life and her selection of a discipline to study. Also recounts her experiences teaching speech courses at Northwestern University. (NKA)

Provides an overview of recent research on problem solving in speech communication. Discusses relevant documents under three categories: (1) conceptual developments, (2) social and affective correlates, and (3) potential teaching methods. (NKA)

Presents the viewpoints of three educators who defend the national standards for teaching and assessing Oral Communication, one of which provides sample teaching techniques which increase students' expressive abilities while meeting the national standards. Offers a rejoinder by an opponent who views the national standards as self-defeating and…

Considers several applications of microcomputer technology to instructional feedback in communication training. Describes how this technology is advantageous in the delivery of immediate, simultaneous, and delayed instructional comments in traditional performance courses. Discusses the linking of video and computer technology to provide…

Discusses several advantages of communication education's relatively late response in the movement toward computer assisted instruction (CAI). Reviews CAI in general and with respect to speech communication CAI literature to point out four areas of closely related concerns. Claims that speech communication should pursue CAI with enthusiasm…