This course is designed to help students with oral expression. Students participate in group discussions, do listening exercises, role-play job interviews, study stage fright and constructive criticism, and learn to write and deliver manuscript, impromptu and extemporaneous speeches. Students do speeches to entertain, to inform, and to persuade and special occasion speeches. Students will also study debate as part of using their critical thinking skills.

Criteria for Evaluation of Student Performance

Students are expected

·         to read and comprehend the text and supplemental readings

·         to communicate in writing and orally using standard grammar, sentence structure and paragraph development

·         to participate in class discussions

·         to take accurate and complete class notes

·         to work effectively in groups

·         to do research for speeches to inform, persuade and debate

·         to become an effective speaker by presenting oral presentations logically, loudly, clearly, energetically, confidently, and with gestures and appropriate posture