An investigation of the relationship between a speaker's decision to treat portions of the information in a sentence as given or new and the syntactic form of the sentence produced. A tendency of English speakers to use alternative surface structure rules to present given information before new information is demonstrated. (AMH)

The organization of repair in a corpus of conversations in the Lue, Yuan (or Myang), and Siamese dialects of Tai is examined with regard to the preference for self-correction described previously for an English corpus. In both, repair is an identically organized sequential phenomenon involving repair segments during conversation. (CHK)

Describes the bubble as a highly successful environmental stimulus for drama and provides directions for constructing various bubble shapes. (MH)

Looks at the self-instructional packet (SIP) as an effective tool for individualizing instruction through the use of programmed learning sequences to aid student exploration of topics, concepts or skills. (MH)

American Indian students were divided into three treatment groups to test the hypothesis that: the students who receive instruction using visual communications method will do significantly better than the students who receive instruction in the same concepts orally or through reading a text. (JC)

Discusses children's reactions to death from a developmental viewpoint. (SB)

Evidence is reviewed which suggests that there may be little or no direct introspective access to higher order cognitive processes. It is proposed that when people attempt to report on their cognitive processes they do not do so on the basis of any true introspection. (Editor/RK)

Outlines a basic course designed to develop communication competencies in teachers. Provides a pragmatic approach to the development of instructional communication competencies in areas of interpersonal, small group, information dispensing, and instructional discussion communications. (MH)

Contends that communication apprehension in the classroom results in reduced student communication and significantly reduced learning as measured by grades, overall average, and standardized achievement tests. (MH)

Offers a description of the San Francisco simulation as an alternative and/or addition to the traditional public speaking assignment. (MH)

Details a position paper concerning the major focus of graduate programs in speech communication. Available from: ACA Bulletin, Robert Hall, Editor, Speech Communication Association, 5205 Leesburg Pike, Suite 1001, Falls Church, VA 22041. (MH)

Supplies a sampling of resources on individualized learning available through the ERIC data base. (MH)

Vincent Wixon and Pat Stone suggest ways to adapt the Talk-Write approach to the teaching of writing so that it can be used in the middle school or junior high. (DD)

Reports the results of three independent studies designed to investigate the relationship between communicator style and attraction. (MH)

Discusses the language experience approach and describes some methods for providing children with experience and assistance in producing oral monologues. (JM)