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Speech Arts (Speech)

1X. Corrective Speech (2)
Voice difficulties diagnosed and corrective exercises prescribed. Designed for students whose speech test suggests need for special help. May not count on the speech major or minor.

21. Fundamentals of Speech (3)
Appreciation of what constitutes good speech. Development of expressiveness. Emphasis on attainment of pleasing speech habits.

22. Fundamentals of Interpretation (3)
Techniques, of coordinating effective physical and vocal expression. Continuation of Speech 21. Prerequisite: Speech 21.

23. Oral Reading (24)
Ability to read effectively varied types of literary material. Prerequisite: Speech 21.

24A-B. Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3-3)
(a) Organization of material for platform speaking; practice in delivery of, speeches; emphasis on clarity of thinking and grammatical accuracy.
(b) Organization of material for group discussion; practice in group discussion;. emphasis on good listening, impersonality, clarity of thinking and diplomacy. Prerequisites: Subject A, Speech 21.

25A-B. Debate (2-2) or (3-3)
Preparation of addresses to be given before off-campus audiences. Also preparation for debating, extempore, and other intercollegiate forensic contests. Prerequisite: Speech 24A.

27. Parliamentary Practice (2)
Basic factors pertaining to conduct of meetings; chairmanship practice in conduct of meetings; practice in organizing societies.

33. Elementary Techniques of Acting (3)
Basic understanding and appreciation of techniques in dramatic presentation; concentrated laboratory procedure. Prerequisite: Speech 21.

34A-B. Elementary Stagecraft (2-2) or (3-3) (Same as Ind Arts 34A-B)
Settings designed; scenery and stage property built according to technical standards; lighting plotted and the stage managed in the spirit of the best traditions of art and the professional theater.

38. Rehearsal and Performance (2 or 3)
Prerequisite: Speech 33. Application of acting techniques to the presentation of plays for studio and other audiences.

40A-B. Introduction to Radio Broadcasting (2-2) or (3-3)
Radio as an aural medium; actual practice in the application of oral techniques to the broadcast situation.

62. Introduction to Theater (3) (Same as Engl. 62)
Prerequisite: Engl. 1A. Theatrical history and dramatic literature; major types of drama with detailed analysis of representative examples.

120. Survey of Methods in Speech Correction (2)
To aid candidates for Teachers' Credentials in training children in effective use of the voice; recognition of speech defects and corrective measures. Provision is made for observation of clinical work.

121A-B. Methods in Correction of Speech Defects (2-2) or (3-3)
Correct formation of sounds, faulty habits of articulation. Diagnosis of causes, and the correction of faulty vocal quality. Delayed speech, speech of feeble-minded, malformations, the hard of hearing, foreign accent, cleft palate, aphasia; opportunity to observe clinical treatment. Prerequisite: Speech 21.

122A-B. Advanced Interpretation (2-2) or (3-3)
Prerequisite: Speech 21, 22, or 23. Oral interpretation of lyric poetry, monologues, narratives, and drama. For students desiring to develop appreciation and interpretative ability as well as for those interested in platform work.

123A-B. Methods in Correction of Speech Defects (2-2)
Physiology of speech mechanism; underlying factors giving rise to, stuttering and allied disorders; diagnostic and remedial procedures; program of corrective methods; methods of rendering speech aid to spastics; speech disorders that relate to defective, neural responses. Opportunity to observe clinical treatment. Prerequisite: Speech 21.

124A-B. Advanced Public Speaking (3-3)
Preparation and delivery of speeches. Speech outlines. Familiarity with forms of public address, i.e., court room plea, pulpit address, platform lecture, debate, after dinner speech, etc. Prerequisite: Speech 24a.

125A-B. Advanced Public Address (2-2) or (3-3)
Preparation of addresses, and also of intercollegiate debate and other contest forensics. Continuation of Speech 25. Prerequisite: Speech 24a.

126A-B. Business and Professional Speaking (2-2)
Preparation and deli very of the specialized talks demanded by the sales meeting, the convention, the conference room, the job application, the technical report, the sales presentation. To help those in business and the professions to present their ideas with greater originality and effectiveness.

127. Clinical Practice, in Speech Correction (2)
Case studies; demonstration of methods for correcting speech defects and disorders; methods for setting up and operating speech clinics ; practice in handling clinical cases. Prerequisite: Speech 121a.

129A-B. Motion Picture Evaluation (1-1) or (2-2)
Appreciation and enjoyment; developing powers of observation; checking judgments of organizations and reviews of competent critics improved shopping for current pictures. Required to see one picture a week. No prerequisite.

130A-B. Dramatization of Poetry (2-2)
Lyric poetry and, ballads; impressionistic interpretation; voice choruses, eurhythmic movement; appreciation of poetry through dramatization. Pre- requisite: Speech 22.

131A-B. Playwriting (2-2) or (3-3)
a. Theatre as a medium, exploration of Polk material, play analysis, fundamentals of playwriting. Same as English 131a. Prerequisite: English lA.
b. One-act playwriting, critical analysis and revision, experimental production of complete scripts. Same as English 131b. Prerequisite: Speech 131A.

133. Advanced Techniques of Acting (3)
Advanced acting, techniques. Experience through acting in laboratory theater productions. Admission by permission of instructor. Prerequisite: Speech 33.

134A-B. Technical Stage Management (2-2) or (3-3)
For those qualified to assume responsibilities of key positions of leadership in theater organization; chief technician, stage manager, light technician, master of properties, sound technician, etc. Same as I. A. 134A-B. Prerequisite: Speech 34A.

135. Stage Costume and Make-up (2)
Historical costume from the Greeks to modern time, theatrical expression through costume in the last four centuries. Practical application through lab oratory costume and make-up work on Playhouse productions; designing, ordering, fitting, altering or making costumes, make-up, planning and application.

136. Methods in Speech Education (2)
Bibliographies, course outlines, lesson plans and methods for specified educational levels and needs. Prerequisite.: Junior standing and major or minor in speech.

138A-B-C. Rehearsal and Performance (1-1-1) or (2-2-2)
Active participation in the production of a major playhouse presentation; experience before audiences; varied activities that constitute the public character of the playhouse on the campus and in the community. Registration permitted when east from open tryouts. Prerequisite: Speech 33.

139A-B. Play Direction (3-3)
(a) Prerequisite: Speech 33. Techniques involved in play direction. Classroom projects in picturization and movement are used for demonstration. (b) Prerequisite: Speech 139A, Art 119B. Play direction and experience through the direction of one-act plays for the laboratory theater under supervision.

140A-B-C. Radio and Television Workshop (2-2-2)
(a) Prerequisite: Speech 41. Techniques of effective radio and television production; practice and experimentation in presentation of programs for local release.

141A-B. Radio and Television Continuity Writing (3-3)
Prerequisite: Engl. 1A. Application of principles of creative writing to radio and television broadcasting; analysis and writing of radio and television plays, writing skills and standards of appreciation.

142. Radio and Television News Broadcasting (2) (Same as Journ. 142)
Prerequisites: Engl. 1A; Jour. 114. All aspects of radio and television news broad- casting; analysis and use of the techniques in editing and writing.

143. Function and Utilization of Radio in Education (2) (Same as Educ. 143)
Philosophy, objectives, and uses of radio and television in education; place of radio and television in the curriculum, classroom utilization, out-of-school listening and viewing; advantages and limitations of the media; evaluation of school broadcasts; program planning.

145. Radio and Television Station Operation and Programming (2)
Prerequisite: Speech 44. Organization, management, and programming of radio and television stations, correlation of department functions; rules and regulations governing operation. Experiment in broadcasts; apprenticeships in local stations.

149. Radio and Television Announcing (2)
Prerequisite : Speech 44. Development of professional radio and television announcing skills; participation hi radio and television broadma over local commercial stations. (Lecture-lab)

162. Shakespeare (3) (See Engl. 162)

172A-B. History of the Drama (3-3) (See Engl 172A)

189. Projects in Theatre Production (1-4)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Practical work on all phases of production, directing, acting, set design and construction, and theatre management. May be repeated for a total of 4 units.

190. Special Study (1-5)

195. Honors Course (1-5)
Open to speech majors in senior year with at least a B average in department.



GRADUATE COURSES

(See Course Numbering System.)

Speech Arts (Spceeh)

222. Seminar in Interpretation (2)
Analysis of interpretation as an art and as a skill; problems in reading famous literary passages; arrangement of interpretative programs and festivals; techniques in cutting books and plays for review; preparation of poetry for dramatization.

223. Seminar in Speech Pathology (2 or 3)
Direction of projects in library research or experiment. Research may be library study; in physiology of speech, brain and nervous system, phonetics, voice science, stuttering or other disorders, organic malformation, post-operative difficulties, brain injury. Experiment 'May take the form of analyzing pitch discrimination data, voice tests, group control-tests in stuttering or articulation, .surveys of school systems and clinics. Prerequisites: Speech 121A-B, 123A-B.

224. Seminar in Public Speaking (2)
The heritage derived from great orators of the past; function of public ,speaking in a program of speech training; organization of patterns of discussion; lecture forum, informal groups, panel, symposium; priniciples involved, in cooperative solution of social and economic problems; analysis of varied types of briefs and delivery.

239. Advanced Play Production (2 or 3)
Prerequisite: Speech 189A. The selection, casting and direction of a three-act play for public presentation.

290. Independent Study (1-5)

299. Thesis (2-4)



Note: Students must have earned at least a C in all courses considered as meeting the prerequisite requirements.


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