An ethnographic study examined illiterates and their understanding of literacy. The theoretical background of the study is based on the thesis of "contemporary orality": that India is a fundamentally oral culture that retains all the characteristics of primary orality (Walter Ong's term) through the use of speech as the dominant medium…

This paper focuses on a speech by Demosthenes, recognized as the foremost orator of the fourth century B.C., and the speeches of environmentalist David Brower, in a search for parallel use of values and myths in their rhetorical approaches. Myths provided a world view, ordered the world into right and wrong conduct and thinking, and created a…

If forensic activity is to contribute to student growth and development, careful attention must be given to training and experience in developing ideas. Borrowing from the time-honored premise of invention, forensics educators should highlight argument construction as a foundation in speechwriting practices. Some of the essential premises or…

The purpose of this paper is to create a guide for beginning coaches of the "communication analysis" event in forensics and to attempt to arouse interest in the activity. According to the paper, the American Forensic Association defines communication analysis as an original speech designed to offer an explanation and/or evaluation of a…

A study reported on two experiments which addressed the question of whether debate judges do as they say they will with regard to the advent of judge philosophy statements. The larger goal of the combined experiments was to discover whether: (1) judging paradigms operate meaningfully in Cross Examination Debate Association (CEDA) debate and (2)…

Discusses differences between text and dialog. Characteristics of dialog--ellipsis, use of function-words, valence-reductions, specific sentence models, placement of sentence elements, sentence depth, internal sentence structure--set limits to the teachability of dialog. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

A teaching method should embrace the total process of utilizing language material down to the application of the newly acquired knowledge in speech. FL learning should be situationally based and divided into speech activity units, to each of which the corresponding teaching method should be applied. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Analyzes communication within groups which perceive themselves to be in conflict situations. Suggests that the rhetoric of group members is used to develop images of the enemy and the struggle. (MH)

Examines the art of professional verse speaking and suggests the creation of standards for the training of specialized speakers. Available from: Speech and Drama, Anthony Jackman, Editor, 205 Ashby Road, Loughborough, Leics LE11 3AD. Subscription Rates: non-members (USA) $6.00 p.a.; singles $2.50 surface post free. (MH)

The author describes and analyzes protocol materials developed by the Ohio State University, College of Education to illustrate concepts of oral language. (JA)

Contains a presentation of the advantages of drawing on the blackboard even as compared with technical teaching aids, in certain kinds of oral exercises. Gives examples of planning of exercises from Grades 7 and 8. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Proceeding from attempts (which are presented) at text-pragmatic discourse analysis, the article analyzes chanson and hit-song texts of similar theme, in their speaker-hearer relation as a process in the communication situation. The interpretation aspects gained produce an observation grid which should have validity also for school "text…

According to Lev Vygotsky, private speech has a functional value for the child during problem solving. As children grow older, private speech is thought to become inner, non-observable speech. Both private and inner speech are abbreviated. A study tested the hypothesis of the progressive abbreviation of private speech. Private speech data were…

What is the difference in the stories that literary artists tell and the stories others tell? Some writers feel literary artists are able to realize the meaning of experience in a fuller way and shape their realizations into a work of fiction. Others feel that the writer does not invent the work but rather discovers it. Using fiction in…