In order to conduct a sociolinguistic analysis of language acquisition, data were collected on one bilingual child's speech through diary notes and tape recordings made at regular intervals from birth to age 5, with special attention given to contextual information related to each speech event. The child's languages include Spanish, English, and a…

The research findings of profane language usage need to be extended so that more may be learned about human communication. In order to establish profane language usage norms, eighty-six university students were asked to estimate their profane language usage in each of three categories (excretory, religious, and sexual) in reference to three…

Drawing its materials from any genre, a Readers Theater differs from the usual theatrical presentation in that its action takes place in the reader's mind and is then projected to the audience. The one requirement for "production" is the reader or a group of readers--a stage is unnecessary. On a simple level, it emphasizes placement of readers,…

This study attempted to identify those areas of oral communication which should be considered in planning community college programs of general education. Two instruments--based on a survey of the professional literature in the field of speech and of the opinions of English instructors in higher education in Florida--were designed to assess the…

To assess the effectiveness of an approach to writing designed to capitalize on the relationship between oral and written composition, 60 sixth graders used tape recorders during the pre-writing period to organize and then play back their ideas, while a second group of 60 sixth graders used a more conventional composition approach and recorded…

Aimed at elementary school science teachers, this presentation has as its major focus the idea that science teaching should make sense. Language used in verbal communication should be precise, experiences provided for children should be logically related and geared to the child's level of cognitive development, and the materials used should…

The interview is a special form of dyadic (unequal two-party) communication. It can be defined as a two-way vocal interaction system which is time-bound and in which the interviewer serves as a delimiter of the topics considered. Further, the interviewer seeks information from the interviewee, who functions as an information source in order to…

The purpose of this study was to propose a relatively simple basic paradigm that may be used in a number of different ways to experimentally determine communicators' differential perceptions of their own and another's messages in a transaction. The subjects were 28 pairs of college speech-communication students, randomly selected. The only…

Taped interviews were held with Howard Yale McClusky, Wilbur Chapman Hallenbeck, Ralph Beckett Spence, Andrew Hendrickson, Robert John Blakely and Paul Leslie Essert in order that the portion of their experience relevant to a philosophy of adult education could be analyzed. Seven philosophical themes were found to be commonly held: change is…

The main function of this speech communication framework is to present a general structure of objectives for sequential instruction in oral communication, grades K-14. It consists of sample activities related to the goal structure and organized in five learning levels. The six main goals listed under the general goal are broad educational concepts…

Public speaking texts urge speakers to organize their message in order to increase their audience's comprehension of it. Tests were run to determine if listeners understand better when three message organization variables are employed in a speech: explicit statement of the central idea, explicit statement of the main points, and transitions before…

The Abridged Patton Speech Content Exam is designed to measure achievement and potential achievement in a speaker-audience oriented speech course at the college level. The abridged exam contains 30 test items rather than the 100 items of the unabridged version. The 30 items include questions as follows: 2 on stasis or propositions, 8 pertaining to…

The major purposes of this study were: (1) to determine whether deviant articulation interferes with communication, (2) to determine whether deviant articulation is negatively evaluated, and (3) to determine whether clinicians and laymen differ significantly in their response to deviant articulation. Four groups were formed by randomly assigning…

This book provides an introduction to psycholinguistics, and applies linguistic knowledge to early childhood learning. The chapters that comprise the book are as follows: I. The Elements of Language; II. Language and Situation; III. The Acquisition of Language; IV. Language and Reality; V. The Language Environment; VI. Capabilities in Language;…

GRADES OR AGES: Kindergarten and grade 1. SUBJECT MATTER: Language arts. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide has three main sections: 1) kindergarten level--listening skills, speaking skills; 2) readiness level--listening skills, speaking skills; and 3) level one--listening skills, speaking skills, writing skills. The material in each…