Examines significant developments in the history of an academic association of communication teachers and scholars. (PD)

Includes the following information: contact person; degrees offered; application requirements and deadline date; admission requirements; etc. (PD)

Suggests that class assignments include activities outside the school which will allow students to apply newly acquired information and skills to real life situations. (PD)

Assesses juror comprehension of oral instructions used in criminal cases and indicates that instructions significantly increase comprehension. Areas of instruction most difficult to understand include definition of the crime; the terms information, reasonable doubt, and material allegation; and application of the concepts of reasonable doubt and…

Examines the 1984 party platforms from the perspective of Walter Fisher's narrative paradigm. Concludes that though the two party's narratives followed different strategies, they both displayed the internal consistency required by Fisher's perspective as they reflected transcendent values that were both relevant to and consistent with party…

Argues that communication ethics and free speech are the foundation for understanding the field of speech communication and its proper positioning in the larger array of academic disciplines. Argues that speech communication as a discipline can be traced back to a "practical philosophical" foundation detailed by Aristotle. (KEH)

Examines an approach to generic embodiments that rehistoricizes a rhetorical act once it has been identified as an instance of a particular genre. Uses Barry Goldwater's 1964 campaign rhetoric, which embodied a Jeremiad, and Ronald Reagan's subsequent recovery and revaluation of that rhetoric to illustrate the approach. (SR)

Examines arguments supporting and rejecting First Amendment rights of policemen, the historical precedents for these stances, and the present legal status of police expression. (MH)

Reports research results supporting the hypothesis that public speakers exhibit a psychological pattern of speech anxiety similar to the physiological pattern of speech anxiety. (MH)

Affirms the value of liberal arts in educating the mind. Examines the literature of oral interpretation and theatre arts from 1960-82, discussing themes, research problems and needs, trends and directions. Notes, among other conclusions, that the nature of classroom practices in oral interpretation and theatre arts needs study. (PD)

Provides research data supporting the hypothesis that communication apprehension is negatively related to the amount of self-disclosure. (MH)

Constructs a foundation for the study of everyday talk from a communication perspective. (MH)

Focuses on an analysis of discourse in natural settings including speeches and formal presentations as well as informal meetings and ordinary talk. (MH)

Depicts the late Gordon F. Hostettler as seen through the eyes of a Master's candidate. Describes how Hostettler fostered the growth of the Speech Department at Temple University. Discusses his greatest legacy to the speech communication profession contained in his work "Speech as a Liberal Study." (JD)

The ability to communicate effectively is fundamental to communication education. For internal validity, communication educators need to concentrate on knowledge-building (competence) and skills training (performance). For external validity, the speech communication discipline must establish a common understanding of its work and send clear…