In this longitudinal investigation of the emerging grammar of seven children, differences in linguistic acquisition were observed. Analyses revealed two distinct styles of syntactic acquisition that appeared to be sex- and speed-related with specific ties to particular utterance types and grammatical-relational specification. (Author/RM)

The purpose of this study was to investigate undergraduate teaching assistant (UTA) competence and character and its relationship to learning in the basic communication classroom. Also of interest were the specific UTA communicator behaviors that increase or decrease student perceptions of competence and character. Students responded to a survey…

This 21st annual progress report summarizes research activities on speech perception and spoken language processing carried out in the Speech Research Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Indiana University in Bloomington. As with previous reports, the goal is to summarize accomplishments during 1996 and 1997 and make them readily available. Some…

The Internet has served to change, in a fundamental way, one educator's methods of instruction at Southern Arkansas University (SAU). Earlier this year, SAU became the third institution in the country to implement an interactive course syllabus system developed by George Washington University. Called "Prometheus," it allows instructors…

A study investigated the use of source citations and evidence in the final round of Informative Speaking at the 1998 American Forensic Association-National Individual Events Tournament (AFA-NIET). The "AFA Code of Forensics Program and Forensics Tournament Standards for College and Universities" was the framework for the analysis.…

This research is intended to describe a program which may enhance oral language and academic achievement by implementing various instructional practices. The targeted population consisted of pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students in a Midwestern suburban unit district located in northern Illinois. Language and academic skills were assessed to…

While the "basic course in communication" can vary from one institution to another, often in significant ways, there are also forces within the discipline of communication that have established basic parameters and standards for constructing, maintaining, altering, and evaluating what many within the discipline readily identify as…

This Proceedings from the NCA 2001 Summer Conference deals with the General Education Strand. This strand explored five major issues in establishing and maintaining oral communication as a vital general education component. The five issues covered in the strand were: (1) principles of general education; (2) communication as general education and…

This paper outlines suggested guidelines for oral communication curricula that are an important step in establishing educational standards for teaching students how to communicate orally in the diverse situations they encounter. It notes the guidelines should be adapted to the unique capabilities and needs of students. The paper contains three…

This document consists of three issues of DELTA, comprising its entire output for 1998. DELTA is a journal of theoretical and applied linguistics and covers a wide variety of material related to language, speech, and education. The journal publishes only original research and ideas presented in the form of articles, debates, squibs, overviews,…

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Develops a new version of debate case form. (CH)

One of the most influencial teachers of oral interpretation is examined in light of the history, theory, tools, and famous teachers of interpretation. (CH)

Discusses speech styles and social structures in Ilongot discourse. (DD)

Reports an investigation of the effect of dialect on speech discrimination scores of black and white adolescents. (TO)