Repeatable for 3 credit hours total. Focus on analyzing, developing, and resisting persuasive messages. The impact of family dynamics upon these interaction patterns is given equal attention. Voice, body, language in personal and work contexts. Emphasis upon interaction between U.S. and Asian-Pacific peoples.
Students design and implement a research project.
Cultural variations in body vocal expression. Observing, decoding body messages. Focus on conversation management, deception, jealousy, privacy, communication of emotions. Supervised practice, video lab. For speech majors who lead, under supervision, a freshman seminar section of speech.