The purpose of this research project is to specify critical events within a person during linguistic processing. The experiments reported here cover such topics as the effects of increased reading rate on covert processes, covert behavior as a direct electro-myographic measure of mediating responses, enhancement of speech perception by…

The need to incorporate African oral literature into secondary-school black-studies curricula is expressed, and specific practical approaches are outlined. It is hoped that stereotypes about the primitiveness and simplicity of African cultures can be counteracted by the study of the complexity and variety within their oral traditions. The…

This paper considers three critical areas in language learning--motivation, communication and affect--and then presents a teaching methodology that is compatible with the pedagogical principles derived from the theoretical discussion. While presenting the structure of the "fantasy" methodology, attention is given to classroom applications to…

This paper describes the development of an oral language skills assessment instrument, called the Children's Language Assessment-Situational Tasks (CLA-ST), and its utilization in both formative and summative evaluation of the Tucson Early Education Model (TEEM) in Project Follow Through. First and third graders in Follow Through classrooms…

The purpose of this practicum is to develop a program for the utilization of retired-teacher volunteers, the format of which was designed to provide enrichment experiences to assist gifted and talented elementary school students, particularly in the fields of oral expression and music. The data from questionnaires and evaluators suggest that…

This article discusses an English course based on correspondence teaching and self-instructional materials offered by the University of Linkoping in Sweden. A fundamental feature of the program is the telephone tutorial, which supplies the spontaneous discussion that should be an essential part of any language program. (CFM)

Describes a model for communication that can lead to the development of many classroom activities which focus on yes/no questions and information questions. (CFM)

This article describes creative drama workshops designed to improve the oral facility of immigrant children in Toronto. The aims of the program were: (1) to help the students become less self conscious; (2) to create opportunities for students to develop self-confidence; and (3) to implement evaluative instruments to prove the hypothesis that…

Suggests that observations of young children's story constructions can be used to help teachers provide appropriate oral language experiences in classroom programs for beginning readers and writers. (SKC)

Two authors of a high school-level speech communication textbook examine reactions from individuals and committees concerned with textbook adoption and create a new scenario depicting the way they would have liked to have responded to events. (NKA)

Argues that communication education must cultivate in teachers the capacity to respond sensitively to teaching values. Defines the responsible teacher as one who: (1) understands structure of the discipline including the relationships among communication, ethics, and morality; (2) understands students' cognitive, social, and moral development; and…

Systematically determines the current status of the introductory small group communication course at American colleges and universities. Examines specific content areas being taught, pedagogical approaches used, and teaching problems encountered to identify current curricular trends in teaching the course, charting subsequent course modification,…

Suggests that business communication students learn a foreign language, concentrating on conversation more than reading, in order to interact more effectively with foreign clients. (SRT)

Recounts students' reactions to the videotaping of their speeches in three speech communication classes. Shows how the students found the taping experience valuable. (EL)

Examines theoretical issues concerning the development of and the unity or diversity underlying private speech and studies the developmental progression of private speech in a low-income, culturally different sample. The effects of age, sex, environmental context, and the relationship of social speech to varieties of private speech are also…