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.
24. Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3)
Satisfies general education speech requirement. Communication of ideas by
means of the informal talk; persuasiveness; clarity of thinking and grammatical
accuracy.
25A-B. Debate (2-2) or (3-3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Theory, techniques, and experience
in intercollegiate debating.
26. Group Discussion (3)
Group investigation of appropriate materials; group discussion techniques;
mature and rational approach to problem solving.
27. Parliamentary Practice (2)
Conducting meetings; practice in chairmanship; organizing societies.
33. Elementary Techniques of Acting (3)
Techniques of dramatic presentation. Concentrated laboratory procedure.
34A-B. Elementary Stagecraft (2-2) or (3-3) (Same as Ind Arts
34A-B)
Introduction to the technical theater; scene construction, scene painting,
property, selection, stage lighting, sound production. Lecture, demonstration;
laboratory experience in preparing plays for public performance.
38. Rehearsal and Performance (2 or 3)
Prerequisite: Speech 33. Application of acting techniques to the presentation
of plays for studio and other audiences.
40. Introduction to Radio and Television Broadcasting (3)
Radio and television as media of mass communication; practice in application
of oral and visual techniques to the broadcast situation.
41. Elementary Radio Production (3)
Prerequisite: Speech 40. Director's techniques and tools; microphone setups,
sound effects, music, script analysis, casting, control operation, and oral
techniques. Lecture. laboratory.
62. Introduction to Theater (3) (Same as Engl. 62)
Prerequisite: Engl. 1A. Theatrical history and dramatic literature; major
types of drama, analysis of representative examples.
120. Survey of Methods in Speech Correction (2)
To aid candidates for teaching credentials in training children for effective
use of the voice. Classification of speech defects and disorders; causes;
correctional problems.
121A-B. Methods in Correction of Speech Defects (2-2)
Prerequisite: Speech 21. Phonetics -- formation of speech sounds; phonetic
symbols; physiology of speech; causes and treatment for various defects
of voice and articulation; emphasis on methods at the elementary level.
Observation of clinical treatment.
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)
Prerequisite: Speech 21. Stuttering -- causes; diagnostic and remedial procedures;
various disorders of psychological causation; disorders relating to injuries
of the nervous system; Observation of clinical treatment.
124A-B. Business and Professional Speaking (3-3)
Prerequisite: Speech 24. Preparation and delivery of speeches; speech outlines;
form of public address; court room plea, pulpit address, platform lecture,
after dinner speech.
125. Advanced Debate (3)
Maximum total credit 6 units. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Continuation
of Speech 25.
126A-B. Business and Professional Speaking (2-2)
Preparation and delivery 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 (2-2)
Appreciation and enjoyment; developing powers of observation; checking
judgments of organizations and reviews of competent critics; improved shopping
for current pictures.
130A-B. Verse Choir (2-2)
Selection of poetry appropriate for verse choir on various educational levels;
role of verse choir in speech teaching; plotting of voice arrangements.
131A-B. Playwriting (2-2) or (3-3) (Same as Engl. 131A-B)
Prerequisite: Engl. 1A. (a) Theater as a medium; fundamentals of playwriting;
play analysis; exploration of folk material. (b) One-act playwriting; critical
analysis and revision; experimental production of complete scripts.
133. Advanced Techniques of Acting (3)
Prerequisites: Speech 33. Advanced acting techniques. Performance in laboratory
theater productions.
134A-B. Advanced Stagecraft (1-1) (2-2) (Same as Ind. Arts 134A-B)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Theory and practice in production
design.
135. Stage Costume and Make-up (2)
Theory of costume and make-up; laboratory applications in major Playhouse
productions.
136. Methods in Speech Education (3) (Same as Educ. 136)
Prerequisites: junior standing and speech major or minor. Bibliographies,
course outlines, lesson plans, and methods of teaching speech; adaptation
to grade and needs.
138A-B-C. Advanced Theater Workshop (2-2-2)
Continuation of Speech 38A-B.
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. Independent Study (1-5)
(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.