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.
38A-B. Theater Workshop (2-2)
Practical training in play production through articipation in major
Playhouse presentations; acting and technical laboratory work.
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.
76. Speech Clinic (1 or 2)
For prospective teachers; open to others. Prerequisite: Speech 21. Intensive
drill in voice and reading techniques.
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.
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.
126. Advanced Group Discussion (3)
Prerequisite: Speech 26. Analysis of types and techniques of group discussion
with extensive experience in the organization and preparation of discussions.
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.
132A-B. Theater Business Management (1-1)
Development of ability to meet and converse pleasantly and effectively with
people in large and small groups, to manage for their comfort and organize
for their reception; theatre house and business management.
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.
137. Dramatization in Elementary Education (2)
(Same as Educ. 137)
Basic techniques for the use of dramatization in elementary education; socio-drama,
dramatization of school subjects, creative dramatic play, preparation of
assembly and public program.
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)
150. Survey of Methods in Speech Correction (2)
(Former Speech 120)
Speech correction in public schools; classification of speech defects and
disorders; causes; correctional problems.
151. Phonetics (2)
Study of the speech sounds of American discrimination of phonetic elements
and transcription of a variety of speech patterns through use of phonetics.
152. Methods in Correction of Speech Defects (2)
Prerequisites: Speech 150, 151. Development of speech correction methods
adapted to speech-handicapped child in public school program; observation
of clinical practice; Planning materials for clinical and school use.
153. Stuttering (2)
Prerequisite : Speech 150, 152 or permission of instructor. Causes and therapies
in current use; parent-child relationships; therapeutic approaches to improvement
of interpersonal relationships and alleviation of stuttering symptom.
154. Speech Pathology (2)
Prerequisite: Speech 152. Causation and therapy procedures for organic speech
disorders, including cleft palate, cerebral palsy, aphasia, voice disorders.
155. Clinical Practice in Speech and Hearing Therapy (2)
May be repeated for a total of 4 units. Prerequisite : Speech 152, permission
of instructor. Supervised clinical practice in speech and hearing therapy
with a variety of speech and hearing problems; diagnosis of speech deficiencies,
procedures of referral to other agencies, parent counseling; case records.
162A-B. Shakespeare (3-3) (See Engl. 162A-B)
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)
Prerequisites: Speech 152, 154. Projects in library research or in experimentation.
224. Seminar in Public Speaking (2)
Great orators of the past; function of public speaking in speech training;
organization of discussion patterns; lecture forum, informal groups, panel,
symposium; principles of cooperation solution of social and economic problems;
analysis of 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.