Analyzes the actual substance and procedure of legal jurisdiction to argue that (1) the theory of subject matter jurisdiction is inappropriately applied to debate, and (2) the theory of personal jurisdiction implies recognition in debate practice of important procedural characteristics of the jurisdictional challenge. (SR)

Explored effects of speech type and esteem level on performance, physiological arousal level, and subsequent esteem in older adults (n=40). Results indicated that older adults performed difficult tasks better with clarified instructions given in attention-getting manner. Findings were contradictory to more intuitive accounts of child-directed…

Reviews research on differing communication strategies of men (instrumental/empowering) and women (affiliative/depowering) in professional settings. Examines important communication differences along these lines, offers theories that explain why those differences exist, and determines when differences are most likely to occur. (SR)

Children were interviewed about their conceptions of good listening, beliefs about appropriate actions for confused listeners, attributions of responsibility for a listener's confusion, reports of speakers' and listeners' feelings during communication breakdown, and ability to detect inconsistencies during a comprehension-monitoring task. (PCB)

Reviews published assessments of oral communication across the curriculum programs in higher education. Reports activities and results from a faculty and student development program at a midsized comprehensive state university. Suggests that this approach holds significant promise for curricular development and improvement of student communication…

Surveys holders of doctorates in speech communication to discover the greatest barriers to dissertation completion and the forms of emotional support perceived as most useful. Offers advice to help doctoral candidates succeed in completing a dissertation. (SR)

Presents a language syllabus containing approximately 120 items that represents an easily achievable goal for people wishing to visit a foreign country for a month or more. Advice for learning the items in the syllabus is provided. (15 references) (GLR)

Uses President Bush's commencement speech to compare and contrast the "link and impact turnaround," an accepted form of argument in academic debate, with the "linguistic turnaround" as executed in political discourse. (NH)

Examines, in a theoretical framework, the influence of interpersonal components on participation in mentoring relationships. Investigates participation in mentoring relationships by both mentors and proteges. (NH)

Claims the ancient Chinese had "senses" of rhetoric which reveal a tradition of argumentation that should be recaptured by historians of rhetoric. Seeks to broaden and embellish the portrayal of that rhetoric. (NH)

Investigates the uses, applications, and techniques of quantitative and qualitative research found in eight major communication journals from 1965 to 1989. Finds a lack of increase in qualitative research articles. (SR)

Analyzed the types and magnitude of linguistic adaptation occurring during spoken and multimodal human-computer error resolution. Researchers collected samples of users' spoken and written input immediately before and after recognition errors and at different spiral depths. Results indicated that human language changes in at least three different…

Assesses outcomes of instruction in three college-senior-level courses on freedom of expression. Suggests that increased attention to freedom-of-expression issues may have resulted in broader understanding of First Amendment issues, and individual and media rights. Notes that students seem to develop an appreciation of the reflexive nature of…

Finds that 30 states require oral communication as part of an integrated language-arts curriculum; one state reported no state-wide standards for oral communication; two states include oral communication separately from language arts; and twelve states reported exit level testing or competencies of graduating high school seniors which included…

Offers an overview of the history of human communication and communication technology. Notes that, as information technology has changed, perceptions of written communication have also changed. Argues that writing is a remarkably efficient means of storing and transmitting information, which continues to be of fundamental importance. (SR)