Ranks and rates graduate speech communication departments as perceived by members of the Association for Communication Administration and the Speech Communication Association. Includes rankings for the following communication specializations: theory and research, interpersonal, organizational, rhetorical theory, public address, education, oral…

Reports the results of a survey assessing the development of courses in conflict and negotiation. Finds that courses in conflict and negotiation are offered in 22.6 percent of departments surveyed, primarily in departments with titles such as speech, speech communication, or communication. (MS)

Describes the process of revising the Bachelor of Arts and Science degrees in the Department of Communication Studies at Eastern Washington University. Examines the conceptual base of a communication curriculum. Presents the sequence of a core curriculum and the core course contents. (MS)

Examines I. A. Richards' theories concerning the relationship between communication and values. Argues that Richards is an axiologically oriented theorist of rhetoric and communication. Notes that by applying this perspective to research on compliance-gaining, compliance-gaining is seen as a value-laden, symbolic, communication process. (MM)

Discusses the relationship between the pragmatic and the syntactic aspects of a message or, more specifically, the relationship between the status of the information in the message (that is, whether the information is shared or not shared by speaker and listener) and the grammatical structures used to reproduce the message. (CFM)

Reviews research concerning the role played by variations in the timing of communicator identification as one aspect of the effect that communicator credibility has on persuasive communication. Claims that variations in the timing of the identification of the source of a persuasive communication can produce substantial differences in persuasive…

Extends G. P. Mohrmann's premise regarding the textual study of rhetorical discourse to indicate that (1) textual criticism should result in theoretical understanding of texts, not in autonomous theories; (2) the sequencing or timing of textual elements offers ground for critical judgment; and (3) foundational conceptions frame discourse and…

Examined whether beliefs about competence differ among conceptions of prototypic communicators of different levels of competence and among communicators in different competence-relevant situations. Results indicated that large differences in beliefs about competence only exist when evaluating behaviors of the average communicatively competent…

Presents friendly advice to potential authors and researchers on basic conceptual and operational mistakes commonly made in the most recent 100 manuscripts reviewed by the author. (MS)

Describes a recently established dual degree Masters program in speech communication and social work. Covers advantages, admission requirements, and core requirements. (PD)

The study of slips of the tongue (which offers glimpses of processes underlying speech) is facilitated by several research techniques which induce slips in the laboratory setting. Several of these techniques and results obtained are discussed. Results often support the hypothesis that verbal slips reveal hidden anxieties. (DH)

Analysis of articulation and stress patterns of five young (18-30 months of age) hearing children of deaf parents revealed that phonological processes used most frequently were those identified as common processes among children from hearing homes. None of the children adopted, with any frequency, the less typical productions found in their…

Reviews tasks and duties of department chairs, stressing the importance of establishing priorities and delegating appropriately. Includes an Appropriate Chair Role analysis for the Communication Department, George Mason University. (PD)

Argues that the National Issues Forum model, adapted to the speech communication classroom, can prepare students to develop a style of thinking and communication appropriate for a true participatory democracy. (PD)

Points out the pioneer work in communication processes of T. H. Gallaudet, founder of American education for the deaf. (PD)