The Basic Communication Course at U.S. Colleges and Universities in the 21st Century: Study VII

Morreale, Sherwyn P.; Hugenberg, Lawrence W.; Worley, David W.

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“…This study replicated the methods used in previous studies (Morreale et al, 1999(Morreale et al, , 2006 with two exceptions. The instrument used in the 2006 study was updated.…”

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confidence: 84%

The Basic Communication Course at Two- and Four-Year U.S. Colleges and Universities: Study VIII—The 40th Anniversary

Morreale¹,

Worley

Hugenberg

2010

Communication Education

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“…This study replicated the methods used in previous studies (Morreale et al, 1999(Morreale et al, , 2006 with two exceptions. The instrument used in the 2006 study was updated.…”

Section: Methodssupporting

confidence: 84%

The Basic Communication Course at Two- and Four-Year U.S. Colleges and Universities: Study VIII—The 40th Anniversary

Morreale¹,

Worley

Hugenberg

2010

Communication Education

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“…Studies like the national [29] and regional [59] study of communication education in two-year colleges and the ongoing basic course survey [30] of two-year and four-year colleges are helpful resources in this effort.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The data indicate that 46% of the nation's two-year colleges require Public Speaking, 13% require Fundamentals of Oral Communication, 22% require both, and 19% require neither course in the general education curriculum. A national study of two-year and four-year colleges [30] reported that more than half of the responding institutions (n = 306) require a basic oral communication course in their general education curriculum.…”

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“…A nation-wide study of two-year and four-year colleges revealed that for those institutions that require a communication course in their core curriculum, the majority (62%) of those institutions (n = 124) offer public speaking [30]. Onethird (13 of 40) of the public two-year and four-year colleges in Alabama require Public Speaking, ten percent require public speaking or fundamentals of oral communication, and one university requires only fundamentals of oral communication (see Table 1).…”

Section: Concern 3: When An Oral Communication Course Is Included In mentioning

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Critical Concerns for Oral Communication Education in Alabama and Beyond

Emanuel

2011

Education Research International

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An examination of oral communication education in Alabama (USA) identified four critical concerns. (1) Today's college students are not getting adequate oral communication education. (2) Oral communication education is being relegated to a "module" in another discipline-specific course. (3) When an oral communication course is included in the general education curriculum, that course tends to be narrow rather than broad in scope. (4) An increasing number of college faculty who teach oral communication courses do not have a graduate degree in the discipline. These concerns may be indicative of similar issues affecting oral communication education throughout the United States and beyond. Solutions to each concern are offered, and suggestions are provided about how decision-making bodies like state departments of education, regional accrediting agencies, the National Communication Association, and the like can address these concerns. This paper first examines the essential role of oral communication before identifying four critical concerns and offering suggested solutions for oral communication education in Alabama. These concerns may be indicative of similar issues affecting oral communication regionally, nationally, and even internationally. If so, then the suggested solutions offered herein may provide direction. If not, then being proactive rather than reactive may prevent some or all of these concerns from becoming reality. The Essential Role of Communication"We listen to a book a day, speak a book a week, read the equivalent of a book a month, and write the equivalent of a book a year" [1, page 623]. A study of how college students spend their time communicating showed that nearly 72% of their day is spent listening and speaking, while reading and writing comprise less than 29% of their day [2]. Not only do people spend considerable time communicating, communication skills also are essential to personal, academic, and professional success. In a report on fastest growing careers, the U.S. Department of Labor [3] states that communication skills will be in demand across occupations well into the next century. Good communication skills fuel self-confidence and enable a person to exert more control over their life. Such a person knows how to effectively research, conceptualize, organize, and present ideas and arguments. This is critical to citizen participation which is the foundation of a democratic society. There is an ever-increasing body of evidence that echoes the importance of communication skills. Morreale et al. [4] collected and annotated nearly 100 articles, commentaries, and publications which call attention to the importance of the study of oral communication in contemporary society.Becker and Ekdom [5] list several studies which indicate that speaking skills are more important to job success than are specific technical skills. A survey of 500 alumni who earned their Ph.D. from Michigan State University between 1982 and 1993 found that conflict resolution, communication, and teamwork skills were rate...

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“…Given the significant role of public speaking skills in our academic and career success [23], it is unsurprising that it has long become the main subject of basic communication courses in the majority of universities in the United States [75]. Despite the importance and pervasiveness of oral presentations, the average quality of professional presentations is still low, as evidenced in an extensive survey of 2,501 professionals [41].…”

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Speech-based real-time presentation tracking using semantic matching

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Oral presentations are an essential yet challenging aspect of academic and professional life. To date, many commercial and research products have been developed to provide support for the authoring, rehearsal and delivery of presentations. However, little work has been conducted to provide real-time tracking of a speaker's presentation relative to their supporting media. Given the content of presentation slides and speaking notes, a presentation tracking system uses automatic

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The Basic Communication Course at U.S. Colleges and Universities in the 21st Century: Study VII

Cited by 52 publications

References 11 publications

The Basic Communication Course at Two- and Four-Year U.S. Colleges and Universities: Study VIII—The 40th Anniversary

The Basic Communication Course at Two- and Four-Year U.S. Colleges and Universities: Study VIII—The 40th Anniversary

Critical Concerns for Oral Communication Education in Alabama and Beyond

Speech-based real-time presentation tracking using semantic matching

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