Course Descriptions: SPEECH COMMUNICATION

SPCH 100 PUBLIC SPEAKING (CAN SPCH 4)

Units (Grade Option) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 420 and ENGL 100. Description: This course provides practical introduction to the fundamental principles of public speaking through an audience-centered approach, and a forum for practicing public speaking skills. Through a variety of instructional strategies and presentations, students learn the process by which effective speeches are conceived, prepared and delivered. Critical thinking & listening skills are realized through speaker and audience analysis. Speeches are delivered in both impromptu (spontaneous) and extemporaneous (prepared) modes. Transfer: CSU: A1, UC. (IGETC: 1C)

SPCH 111 ORAL INTERPRETATION I

Units 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 836, and ENGL 836 or ESL 400; Prerequisite(s): Eligibility for ENGL 100. Description: This course focuses on reading aloud from the printed page. Students are instructed in the techniques necessary for effective oral reading and are encouraged to develop greater appreciation for literature and for the considerable pleasure experienced when read to by others. Students read to others in turn. Transfer: CSU: C2, UC.

SPCH 120 INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION (CAN SPCH 8)

Units (Grade Option) 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 420 and ENGL 100; Prerequisite(s): None. Description: This course provides an introduction to the theory, basic principles, and methods of oral communication, with emphasis on improving speaking and listening skills within the context of interpersonal communication. The readings and class activities provide both theoretical and practical considerations of the behaviors which facilitate or block successful attempts at private discourse. Although not a course in public address, class presentations are required. Transfer: CSU: A1, UC. (IGETC: 1C)

SPCH 140 GROUP DISCUSSION (CAN SPCH 10)

Units 3; Class Hours: Minimum of 48 lecture hours/semester; Recommended: Eligibility for READ 420 and ENGL 100; Prerequisite(s): None. Description: A comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of group discussion, this course includes study of leadership, authority, conflict resolution, rules of order, and facilitation of effective decision making within groups. Transfer: CSU, UC.