Woolbert is a seminal figure in the development of the contemporary speech field as a strong and independent discipline. This article examines his role as a transitional figure between the elocutionists and contemporary theorists. (PD)

To demonstrate that rhetoric can be useful and challenging, a course in rhetorical criticism was designed with a public conference as a major component. This article describes and evaluates the first annual James Madison University Rhetorical Criticism Conference, April 2-3, 1981. (PD)

Determined if young children can evaluate the adequacy of communications and situations that specify or omit deictic information critical to the listener's performance. Results showed that all subjects discriminated among deictically adequate and inadequate communications, but that 6-year-olds made fewer correct judgments than did 9-year-olds and…

Describes development and implementation of authentic sound documents in foreign language classes including use of transcripts, recording tapes, background materials, listening aids, and follow-up and expansion activities such as student booklets. (BK)

A program of teacher education that emphasizes learning classroom observation skills and conversational skills from an experienced teacher is described. (JD)

Subjects viewed a videotaped counseling session. Subjects were presented a counselor exhibiting no disclosure, interpersonal disclosure, or intrapersonal disclosure. Results reveal that disclosing counselors are evaluated significantly more favorably than counselors who do not self-disclose. There is no evidence that disclosing counselors are…

Concludes that, if departments of speech communication want to encourage a high level of involvement in nontraditional education, they must examine their faculty reward system. (PD)

Describes and gives sample of using Guided Design as an instructional strategy for English-as-a-second-language classes with two main objectives: (1) teaching subject matter, and (2) teaching decision-making skills. Goals achieved include using class time for speaking, freeing the teacher to observe individual student errors, and planning later…

Explicates and evaluates essential features of Habermas' theory of communication and indicates ties between his concepts and the work of several speech communication scholars. The theory has important implications for argumentation scholars, contemporary rhetorical theorists, and students of human interaction processes. (JMF)

Discusses how Wesker conveys his central intuition about the limitations of language by employing verbal and visual games and rituals in his plays. Games take the form of playfulness to indicate emotional solidarity of everyday rituals with archetypal or religious undertones, or of games about the acquisition of language itself. (JMF)

Analyzes news reporters' efforts to sustain both a "presidential" and "press" definition of the presidential press conference by balancing deference for the president with critical confrontation. (JMF)

Examines the metaphoric networks created by a presidential hopeful and a pope. Argues that what is significant about the rhetoric of each is not the recurrence of a single metaphor but rather the appearance of clusters of related metaphors which reveal the rhetor's projected relationship with his audience. (JMF)

Includes materials from major speech publications and scholarly publications sponsored by other disciplines. Covers the history, practice, and theory of argumentation; scholastic forensics; experimental studies; interpersonal conflicts; political campaign communication; and articles of general interest. (PD)

Four administrators, representing three institutions, report on the growth and development of communication departments on their campuses. (PD)

Conclusions from a national survey of communication methods used by 195 deaf-blind students included that children with moderate and moderate-severe vision losses prefer visually presented gestures and IQ had little effect on choice of methods. (Author)