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Course Description:
A course on the principles of
speech and oral communication; including speaking and listening, correct
pronunciation and diction, and the appropriate use of language in communicative
situations.
Course Objectives:
At the end of the semester, the
students should be able to:
1. explain the components of the
communication process;
2. recognize the levels, types and
functions of communication;
3. apply correct pronunciation and
diction;
4. use English as a second language
in different communicative situations.
Course Outline:
I. Introduction to the
course
A. Getting
to know the instructor, the students, and the course
B.
Distribution of course syllabus
C.
Introduction to Speech and Oral Communication
II. Communication and Language
A.
Properties of language
B. Aspects
of communication
1. Verbal aspect
2. Extralinguistic aspects
3. Paralinguistic aspects
4. Metalinguistic aspect
C. Types
of communication
D.
Elements of communication
E. The
communication process
F. Barriers to communication
III. Listening in
Communication
A. The
listening process
B. Types
of listening
C. Levels
of listening
D.
Roadblocks to listening
E. Good listening
PRELIMINARY
EXAMINATION
IV. The Mechanics of Speech
A.
The organs of speech
B.
Voice
C.
Posture
D.
Breathing
V. The sounds of English
A. Vowels
B.
Consonants
C.
Dipthongs
VI. The
Rhythm of English
A. Word
stress
B.
The unstressed vowel
MIDTERM
EXAMINATION
VII. The Intonation of English
A. The
music of language
B. Intonation
and stress
C. Phrasing
D. Special
stresses
VIII. Variants that Affect Speech
A.
Aspiration
B.
Syllabic consonants
C.
Vowel length
IX. Drills and Exercises on English
Vowels
A. Front
closed vowels [iy] and [ɪ]
B. Middle
open vowels [ey] and [e]
C.
Near-open and open vowels [æ] and [a]
D. Back
closed vowels [uw] and [u]
E.
Back middle vowels [ow] and [o]
F.
The schwa (Mid-central vowel) [ə]
X. Drills and Exercises on
English consonants
A.
Dentals hard and soft [th] and alveolars [t] and [d]
B.
Labiodentals [f] and [v] and bilabials [p] and [b]
C.
Sibilants [s], [z], [sh] and [zh]
D.
Affricates [ch] and [j]
E.
Three ways of pronouncing the final [s] and the prothetic [s]
F.
The retroflex [r]
XI. Speaking situations
A. The art
of conversation
B. Using
the telephone
C. The
interview
D. Small
group discussion
E.
Preparing an oral talk
FINAL
EXAMINATION
Textbooks/Materials:
Diaz, R. H. (2005). Speech and oral
communication for college students. Mandaluyong: National Bookstore.
(Course textbook.)
Concepcion, P. G., E. M. de la Cruz
& L. P. Enriquez. (1984). Speech communication for Filipinos.
Manila: Rex Bookstore. (Copies available at the library.)
German, K., B. E. Grondeck, D.
Ehninger, A. H. Monroe. (2001). Principles of public speaking. Singapore:
Pearson Education Southeast Asia Pte Ltd. (A book a public speaking for
various occasions. Copies of various editions are available at the library.)
Egipto, J. J. L. (2000). English
sounds in focus. Quezon Ciy: Katha Publishing.
Mata, L. S. & Soriano, I. S.
(1998). English pronunciation for the Filipino college students (3rd
ed.). Quezon City: Ken Inc.
Other books on speech and oral
communication and public speaking are available at the circulation section and
Filipiniana section of the college library.
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