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Note: Non-credit Courses offered through the Speech and Language
Department.
0860-001 Individual Speech Language Instruction
This course focuses on improvement of spoken communication. Goals of
the course are individualized based on student need. Instruction may
include aspects of speech production such as voice, articulation, pitch
or loudness and aspects of language including grammar and vocabulary.
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0860-002 Pronunciation Rules and Strategies
This course focuses on the pronunciation of new vocabulary. Students
learn pronunciation rules and how to use the Merriam-Webster Dictionary
in order to pronounce new and multi-syllabic words correctly. [back]
0860-003 Vocabulary Development
This course focuses on the use of strategies to improve vocabulary.
Students develop strategies to determine word meaning through use of
contextual clues and knowledge of prefixes, suffixes, and roots.[back]
0860-004 Understanding Word Categories and Relationships
In this course students enhance their word knowledge by exploring similarities
and differences in word meanings. Students study word relationships
by using techniques such as semantic maps, classification schemes, and
hierarchical trees. Students will apply skills to use of search engines
on World Wide Web. [back]
0860-005 Improving Conversations
This course provides information and practice designed to improve students'
effectiveness and comfort with spoken English conversations. Students
analyze typical conversations, partners and situations to determine
how they are affected by communication differences. Students discuss
and practice the dynamics of a conversation including how to initiate
topics, maintain and change topics and successfully close conversations. [back]
0860-006 Communication for a Job Interview
This course focuses on the development of job interviewing skills. Frequently
asked questions will be reviewed so that appropriate answers can be
formulated. Self-instruction opportunities will be available. Students
will have several practice interviews as part of this course. [back]
0860-007 Video Resume preparation
The course will focus on developing a video resume, which effectively
communicates one's qualifications for employment. The student is able
to determine the most effective communication strategy for the video
and to develop an appropriate script with the assistance of a communication
instructor, their employment advisor and a technical instructor. With
the assistance of professionals in Instructional Television, a professional,
captioned videotape will be produced. [back]
0860-008 Making Formal Presentations
The purpose of this course is to provide students with the skill and
experience necessary to make presentations to groups. Students practice
organizing information and making presentations to an audience using
speech or simultaneous communication. [back]
0860-009 Communication Strategies
This course focuses on techniques and strategies to enhance effective
communication. Students will work on identifying communication strengths
and difficulties to increase their success. They will have opportunities
to use strategies to prevent and repair communication misunderstandings.
For example, they will practice using and responding to requests for
clarification. [back]
0860-010 Understanding Figurative Language
In this course, students will enhance their understanding of literal
vs. extra-literal meaning by analyzing direct and indirect speech acts,
English idioms, similes, and metaphors. Students will work on both comprehension
and production of these language forms in context. [back]
0860-011 Cultural Variations in Communication
This course will provide students an opportunity to explore how culture
influences communication. They will study how differences in sex, hearing
status, social status, education and ethnicity affect communication. [back]
0860-012 Speech for Telephone Communication
This course is designed to provide a student with individual speech
training to aid his/her telephone communication. This is accomplished
through a weekly one-hour class with an instructor, which can be supplemented
by a weekly one-hour assignment. This assignment, completed in the Self-Instruction
Lab, utilizes audiocassette tapes for listening, speaking and self-monitoring
practice. [back]
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