Graduate business students wrote one-page reports one week and presented similar reports orally the next. The errors and needed improvements were quantified, and it was found that a significantly greater number of vague and incorrect usages appeared in the oral presentations. (JOW)

Introduces substantial and procedural ethics for the educational theater director. (MS)

Three preschool children with significant behavioral and developmental delays were taught to participate and respond to teacher commands during large group instruction, important skills for later mainstreaming. Techniques included increasing "opportunities to respond" through increased rates of teacher commands to the group and instituting a group…

Ten esophageal speakers and ten normal speakers produced repetitions of the disyllable /mama/ using five different conditions of syllable stress. Nine normal listeners judged both relative and absolute syllable stress. Reliable judgments were made of the syllable stress, and speakers were able to effect systematic changes in listener perceptions…

The relationship between language and symbolic gesture was studied in nine children (ages 18-32 months) who were in the lowest 10 percent for language production for their age. Subjects performed like language-matched controls on a lexical production task. On a syntax-related task, they performed like age-matched and significantly better than…

Depicts the late Gordon F. Hostettler as seen through the eyes of a Master's candidate. Describes how Hostettler fostered the growth of the Speech Department at Temple University. Discusses his greatest legacy to the speech communication profession contained in his work "Speech as a Liberal Study." (JD)

Offers suggestions for overcoming the fear of speaking in public and rules on how to give effective presentations. (SRT)

Reveals that previously accepted positive association between attitude similarity and attraction is absent in beginning acquaintance. Suggests that information available during initial conversations may strongly influence perceptions of attitude similarity. Also examines the possibility that a potential initial acquaintance association between…

Uses ERIC documents to examine ethics in forensics, media, and communication research. Considers implications for speech communication teachers. (PD)

Identifies why children talk to themselves (private speech) and the crucial role that such speech plays in their cognitive development. Reviews research in children's egocentric or private speech development and suggests ways for adults to encourage private speech in learning environments. (DT)

In analyzing job opportunities for communication majors, the author advises: (1) avoid preparing students for jobs that will not exist and (2) maintain survival through aggressive entrepreneurship--designing communication curriculum around projected future jobs. (PD)

Discusses the report "Integrity in the College Curriculum," the institutional response to the report, and the implications for communication programs. (PD)

Due to the interactive nature of teaching, effective communication skills are necessary. Two measures of preservice teacher communication ability were tested to determine predictive validity with respect to instructional performance. Recommendations for relating teacher performance to teaching effectiveness and for improving preservice teachers'…

Examined 55 speech communication textbooks published since 1980 and found few that consider the issue of sexism in language. Explores reasons for this neglect, focusing on one area of change: masculine generics. (PD)

Noting that one's intellectual experiences presage one's later political commitments, this address explores the political commitments students make when they decide to major in communication studies. (PD)