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| Autor/in | Jensen, Marvin D. |
|---|---|
| Titel | Increasing Cultural Literacy in the Basic Speech Communication Course. |
| Quelle | (1989), (8 Seiten) |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Monographie |
| Schlagwörter | Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lehrer; Class Activities; Curriculum Enrichment; Higher Education; Introductory Courses; Speech Communication; Teaching Methods |
| Abstract | Access to the traditions, aspirations, and rewards of a culture implies a fundamental knowledge of the symbols, images, archetypes, places, and events which comprise a cultural heritage. E. D. Hirsch, Jr. contends that there has been a marked decline in this "cultural literacy" in recent years due in part to neglect at all levels of education. The basic speech communication course is one appropriate place to foster cultural literacy. Short informative speeches and the attendant search for topics provide opportunities to develop assignments with cultural literacy in mind. For example, for an interesting short speaking assignment, each student can draw five terms from Hirsch's collection of concepts, names, dates, events, places, and phrases which he believes every literate American should know, and prepare an extemporaneous speech which incorporates all five concepts. A more complicated assignment later in the course could be a serial speech, in which each speaker pursues an allusion made by an earlier speaker. Depending on the structure and components of the course, other assignments encouraging cultural literacy can be incorporated. Panel discussions, persuasive speaking assignments, and role-playing interviews can all be used to increase cultural literacy. (MM) |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
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