Public Speaking Instruction and Cultural Bias: The Future of the Basic Course.

Powell, Robert; Collier, Mary Jane

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Publication Date: 1990

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Public Speaking Instruction and Cultural Bias: The Future of the Basic Course.

Powell, Robert; Collier, Mary Jane

American Behavioral Scientist, v34 n2 p240-50 Nov-Dec 1990

Describes the limitations of public speaking courses and claims current instruction is culturally ethnocentric and stresses form. Maintains that students are evaluated by their ability to particularize a speech category. Shows students have unequal opportunities for success in such classes and may not develop competencies that generalize to a variety of communication events. (NL)

Descriptors: College Curriculum, Course Evaluation, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Planning, Educational Trends, Ethnocentrism, Higher Education, Language Proficiency, Multicultural Education, Public Speaking, Social Science Research, Speech Communication, Speech Curriculum

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Language: English

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