Correcting common errors of articulation, identifying and directing remedial cases, reading aloud with interest, controlling and directing simple classroom discussions, developing good speaking voices, and selecting and presenting assembly programs. Writing assignments, as appropriate to the discipline, are part of the course. Henry Adams , The Education of Henry Adams. By personally developing and facilitating communication skill and competency, teachers not only advance the quality of their own teaching, but they can positively influence the communicative skills and competencies of students as well.
Oral communication is investigated as the essence of the teaching-learning process.
Such discussions are generated through specific exercises outlined in theActivities Schedule designed for the course. This course will run from Sunday to Sunday. Weekly assignments will be posted every Sunday during the course term. Assignments are due anytime during the week in which they are assigned, or at the latest, on the following Sunday after they have been assigned. Students are expected to devote a minimum of three hours per week in total to completing the assigned readings in the textbook and on the Internet, visiting Internet sites as specified by the instructor and posting messages in the conference room.