Purpose: The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate language development and disorders course titles across communication sciences and disorders (CSD) graduate programs in an effort to determine whether adolescents were specifically being recognized via inclusive language or dedicated courses. The findings can be used to propel important…

This experimental study reviewed the efficacy of a new classroom tool known as the Showcase Assignment. This assignment reduces public speaking anxiety in the public speaking classroom. This assignment asked students to pick a talent (poetry reading, singing, etc.) that is important to them in some way, give a brief description of what their…

Although the growth rate of online learning continues to increase, online courses are yielding higher attrition rates compared to traditional learning courses (Carswell, Thomas, Petre, Price, & Richards, 2000; Clark & Jones, 2001; Nash, 2005; Park & Choi, 2009). The literature has previously linked online technology self-efficacy and…

The purpose of this study was to determine possible differences in voice onset time (VOT) between speakers of standard American English (AE) and Indian English (IE) in a continuous speech context. The participants were 20 AE speakers, who were native to the Northeastern Pennsylvania region, and 20 IE speakers from the Indian subcontinent who had…

Article focuses on: a review of the West German educational system as a whole, the current state of speech education in that country, and objectives of the German Speech Society (GSSSE). (Editor/AS)

Discusses the role of "The Speech Teacher" journal (since 1977 "Communication Education") from its start in the 1930s from the point of view of the author of the lead article in the premier issue. Notes many changes the journal has undergone while the field of speech communication transitioned from beginner to expert. (SG)

Contends that the study of Burke's pentad gives students in basic speech courses a stronger theoretical base for understanding communication and a more thorough knowledge of speech criticism. (PD)

Considers how the discipline of communication has much to offer to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning across disciplines and instructional levels. Discusses research which has been conducted by one or more of the coauthors and their students. Notes that it was chosen as a representative sample of kinds of work that are continuing in efforts…

Ideas for incorporation of the United States Bicentennial into the speech communication classroom. (CH)

Includes books, articles, monographs, and dissertations classified by topic. (CH)

Describes personal reflections on "Communication Education" between 1976 and 1978 under the author's editorship. Discusses reflections under three headings: events and experiences shaping the editor's views of the field of communication education; the transition from "The Speech Teacher" to "Communication Education,"…

An index of appropriate games for nine areas of speech communication and information given on sources, cost, time required to play, grade level, number of players involved, and a brief description of each game. (CH)

The use of computer simulation to aid instruction in speech-communication will be investigated. A computer program called ARISTOTLE will be employed in the teaching of concepts of audience analysis to students enrolled in an advanced communication theory course. The program works as follows. The user first encodes a set of issues associated with a…

Sketches a perspective of competence and its underlying assumptions. Compares and contrasts this perspective with McCroskey's conceptualization (ERIC ED 203 401). Discusses the implications of a relational competence approach for theory and pedagogy. (PD)