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

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

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 n...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American behavioral scientist (Beverly Hills) 1990-11, Vol.34 (2), p.240-250
Hauptverfasser: POWELL, ROBERT, COLLIER, MARY JANE
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bias
College Curriculum
Course Evaluation
Cultural bias
Cultural Pluralism
Culture
Education
Educational Planning
Educational Trends
Ethnic groups
Ethnocentrism
Factors
Future
Higher Education
Language Proficiency
Multicultural Education
Public Speaking
Public Speaking Courses
Social Science Research
Speech Communication
Speech Curriculum
Young people
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Zusammenfassung: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)
ISSN:0002-7642
1552-3381
DOI:10.1177/0002764290034002012