UNIVERSIDAD DE ESPECIALIDADES ESPIRITU SANTO
INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE
INTERNATIONAL CAREERS PROGRAM
SYLLABUS
CLASS: Speech
CODE: CMU 104
PREREQUISITE (S): None
CODE: 61
BIMESTER: Summer 2005
2005
CREDITS: 3
PROFESSOR: Dra. Summer Brooks
CLASSROOM: S:U:M:
HOURS OF HOMEWORK: 96
1. COURSE DESCRIPTION
This class is specifically intended for learners of English As-A-Foreign Language
who wish to improve their confidence in speaking and related skills:
The focus
will be on acquiring speaking skills pertaining to specific situations, as well as
its application in different speech-related situations such as discussion groups,
and persuasive speeches and formal presentations at the podium.
2. GENERAL METHODOLOGY
This class is participative and interactive and depends heavily on student
participation. Students will be required to participate in group activities and no
excuse will permit you to receive a “make up” grade when your part is left to other
students due to lateness or to absences.
Students will be required to sit up straight at all times during this class and
slouching will not be accepted. If you do slouch, your grade will suffer.
Students will be called upon to perform, and if that student laughs, or acts in an
unacceptable manner, his or her grade will suffer.
Students will be asked to prepare and give speeches in class, do readings OF NO
LESS THAN 400 PAGES ABOVE THE NORMAL ASSIGNED READINGS and complete assignments.
When applicable, students will be asked to make copies for their own use of
material which will be left on reserve at the photocopying center.
IT IS YOUR
RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE COPIES OF THIS MATERIAL. NO EXCUSES ACCEPTED, particularly
the evaluation sheets.
Students who are lazy with regard to obtaining this
material will suffer their grade.
3. CLASS SCHEDULE AND WORKLOAD BREAKDOWN
DATE
CONTENT
HOMEWORK (96 HRS.)
EVALUATION
Subject(s) to be covered
Assignment & number of
How assignment will be
allotted hours-specify pages evaluated
Chapter 1, by Paulette Dale and James All speaking or acting assignments
June 27 Introduction, brief overview of
June 28
syllabus.
Pronunciation warm-up.
Ice-breaking: everyone introduces
themselves with name or nickname
and one outstanding quality, and
then introduces another classmate
with at least one or two outstanding
qualities.
Ss have to read Chapter 1 and fill in
A Childhood Personal Experience
Speech Preparation Worksheet on
C. Wolf, Speech Communication Made
Simple: A Multicultural Perspective,
numbers 1, 2, 3, & 4 (15 pages)
Alloted hours for both dates, 1:25 in
class. And 2 hours to fill in and
practice his or her speech and read all
the pages. Total: 3:50 minutes.
will be evaluated from evaluation
pages from the Dale and Wolf
textbook. Speech titles or
activities do match the evaluation
sheet. Ratings are from 1 to 5,
which I multiply by 2 to get a one
to 10 grade which I place in my
cuaderno. Each student will
receive an eval sheet after
performing.
June 29
page 11. The Meaningful Object
Speech on page 14 and A Personal
or Specific Fear Speech on page16.
Song chant and aliens and intonation
warm up. Pronunciation values. Ch2:
Communicatring Values, and
students practice posture, the
matador walk, looking them in the
eye, etc. during an inpromptu speech
concerning pet peeves.
In class, Ss will fill in the Activity on
page 29, for getting rid of wordiness.
June 30
July 4
July 5
July 6
Ss will create a significant survey in
small discussion groups of about 4
students. Each S will provide 10
questions of general interest for the
other groups. Ss will type it as one
longer survey and others will take it
as a paper questionaire or as an
acetato questionaire the following
day, noting the number of responses
for each category.
As well, Ss will narrow down speech
topics or topic titles in discussion
groups on pages 69 & 70 and from
actual Ss titles in previous classes.
Rhythm and rhyme warm up.
& Tongue twisters. Chaps 3 & 5.
(D&W). Be watchful of audience,
cues, body language while
dramatically practicing nursery
rhymes or other informal speeches.
Students give various funny speech
performances and class gives
feedback.
Ss will practice identifying
organizational styles of speaking on
pages78, 79 and my acetato. Ss will
give short improvisional speeches
using these styles. Also, my acetatos
on visuals or visual aids will be
presented.
Ss will print out their survey results.
In groups Ss will follow by
discussing their survey and the
descriptive information that they got.
Listening skills evaluated.
Ss will each present an informative
speech about their survey results and
by practicing giving previews,
transitions and memorable
conclusions. Ss have to think about
their own future speech titles and
have to pass the approval or interest
of his or her peers and me. Ss will
hand in the survey resluts to me and
retain a copy of them for May 18th.
Students required to read Chapter 5,
“Speaking to Inform.” Also Ss will
read “Using Idioms and Proverbs”
and complete the exercises from 161
to page 168, with the express intent
of encouraging Ss to use them as
2 Acetatos – time 10 minutes.
Chapter 2 – Delivering Your Message.
Pages 19-30 or 11 pages. Homework :
Time 1 hour. Total 1:40 minutes.
“
Time: 30 minutes.
In class: 45 minutes
One hour typing it.
Homework: 30-45 minutes.
Total 2:50 minutes.
Acetatos 10 minutes.
In class: 1hr and 25 minutes
Text: Gestrues, Movement, Visual Aids
and Pronunciation
Merrill F. Frost’s Speech Principals and
Practice, pp 113-120. (7 pages) 15 min.
Evaluation chart will be modeled
on “Inpromptu Speech” on page
195 in D&W Book.
Homework acitvity: 45 min. Total 2:58
Speaking time: 10 or minutes per
person. First Reading pages; 22,
reading time: 30 minutes.
Evaluation Chart will be the same
as above.
Listening time: 1:25. Total: 2:08
1:25 hours.
In-class discussions and practice with
idioms and proverbs. 1hr.
Speech Prep Worksheet and check list:
Evaluation will be based on a
modified version of “Informative
Speech” on page 190 of D&W.
July 7
July 11
July 12
July 13
memorable conclusions or openers.
Ss will make a speech about or use a
proverb in their short speech as per
page 169.
1 hr.
First, Ss will fill in the Informative
Speech Preparation Worksheet on
page 85 and the checklist on page 86.
Ss will hand in a rough outline of
their entire speech. The outline
should include a general statement of
agreement with their audience, and
an Attention-getting Opener, your
own purpose statement, and a
SIMPLE preview or previews, of
what you will talk about,
TRANSITIONS between sub-topics
and a MEMORABLE Conclusion.
Last, but not least, Ss should
ALWAYS consult outside sources as
per page 86.
Song title stress
warm up. Ss should prepare to write
every word of their speech for their
professor, so that any problems in
syntax or other grammatical
problems will be located and
corrected. Ss should be reminded to
bring their survey resluts for May
18th.
Ss will hand in their speech outline
and their entirely written speech. Ss
will practice their speeches at home
for Monday the 23rd. Ss will consult
their surveys again, looking for
things in them that they would like
to change in their student audience.
Ss should consult their their survey
partners to locate areas of persuasive
interest and to narrow them down.
Blue skies chant. Ch 6, Speaking to
Persuade. After finding their
persuasive interest and narrowing it
down, Ss should follow the Warm up
on page 90 and try to persuade the
audience to do something different.
Audience should heckle the speaker.
Ss should try at least three topics.
Speech outline: 1 hour
Written Speech: 1.5 hours.
Every word of written speech: in class,
1:25. Outside homework on typing
entire sppeech, 2:00. Total 3:25.
No evaluation except individual
help.
3:00 Practice.
In-class consultation: 1:25.
Total: 4:25 hours, thank you very much!
1:25 min.
July 14
Informative speeches begin as 1:25
1:25
half the mid-term grade.
July 18
& 19
2nd
Parcial
July 20
Paper Exam, half of the midterm grade.
Ss will be evaluated according to
the “Persuasive Speech” form
from the D&W book.
Total: 2:50
July 21
Total time: 1:25
Read all of Chapter 6, “Speaking to
1:25
Persuade.” As well, read “Sample
Speeches” in Merrill F. Frost’s Book
Speech: Principals and Practice.
Decide which speeches are to
entertain or to change an audience.
Class discussion should follow on
what and how the speaker wants us
to do in terms of change.
What do you want your audience to 1:25
change? A belief, an opinion or a
behavior? Page 92-93 provides good
advice. Acitvity on p. 93 should be
No evaluation.
No evaluation.
July 26
July 27
July 28
Aug. 1
Aug. 2
completed in class. P. 95 provides
suggested topics maybe you could
use on your target audience, your
classmates. Decide on several and
discuss it with your group. Next, fill
out the “Persuasive Speech
Preparation Worksheet” on page 107
and 108 and the checklist on p. 109..
This is homework to be handed in
on June 1st.
Once again, audience-students listen
to your persuasions and may decide
to heckle you. But you must know
why they accept or do not accept
some things, and that information
will help you. Once you and they
come to an argument, then you think
of a good counter-argument, or,
write it down. Think about it. Next,
you begin to narrow down your topic
and make it more appealing to the
ear. Each person will do this today.
No student will ever negatively
advertise or say anything or show
anything negative about any other
person or group in this audience
or outside of this audience in
order to persuade others. In
particular, I want no “bad”
photos of persons of another race
or of “fried chicken heads” of any
eating establishment. I do not
tolerate showing drunken people
versus other kinds of people, for
example.
Ss will look at page 104 and learn to
start his or her outline with a
statement building on areas of
agreement. Each S will write one
today.
Ss will build a statement of purpose
and concentrate on transitions
between parts of the speech outline
in the body. This is to be done in
class. Prepare for the entire outline
as homework for tomorrow.
Ss should hand in a complete outline
involving a general statement of
agreement, then your specific
purpose, next, your transition to the
body of your speech, and
consultation to other sources of
informsation, with appropriate
quotes of paraphrases, which I
want in your outline for sure. Don’t
forget that I require a quote or a
proverb in your MEMORABLE
conclusion. THIS SPEECH IS
FOR 20-22 OF JUNE. It is
required that all speakers must
wear formal attire or a suit or a
clean, neat appearance!!!!!!!!!
Ss prepare to follow the rules on my
acetato for carrying out a class
discussion. Also on p. 112 in the
D&W book. Ss in groups must
study p.113 for focus on a certain
problem worthy or discussion; in
other words, you must prove that
this problem exists. My motto is
“Think LOCAL, then go global,” so
One hour. Total 2:25
1:25
No evaluation.
1:25
Evaluation will be between the S
and myself, concerning the
statement.
1:25
Ditto
3 hours
Evaluated as to requirements on
the left.
2 hours, one hour each group.
Two evaluations deemed
necessary: “Group Discussion:
Individual Participant” and Group
Discussion: Group Leader,” pp.
192-193. So, everybody will be
evaluated.
Aug. 15
local problems relevant to Ecuador
remain discussable. Ss must fill out
the Group Discussion Worksheet on
pp. 120-121 during or after the
discussion.
Class discussion continued.
Switch books!!! Merrill Frost’s
Speech: Principals and Practice. Pp.
188-201. Ss must prepare a letter of
application, a resume and conduct an
interview, complete with a suit!
For tomorrow, I want a neatly
typed letter of application to any
firm, bank or business that you wish
to be employed in.
Application letter handed in. Ss
must work hard in class on a handwritten resume, which will be
typed, as homework, for tomorrow.
Resume handed in. Starting today,
individual interviews will take place.
Other Ss must be in attendance and
must sit up straight and listen.
Interviews continue, while class
listens, intently.
Persuasive speeches begin today.
Aug. 16
Speeches continue.
Ditto
Aug. 17
& 18
Speeches continue.
Ditto
Aug. 3
Aug. 4
Aug. 8
Aug. 9 &
Aug. 10
No class
Aug. 11
1:00 hours
Today a letter of application,
1:25 min.
Homework: 45 min.
Total 2:16 min.
As above.
S engagement.
1: 25 in class, one hour homework.
Total: 2: 25
S engagement
Each interview, 15 minutes.
Proper comportment as defined
by me and Merril Frost. Eval
form TBA.
Each interview, 10 to 15 min.
Each S, 10 to 20 minutes.
Ditto
Persuavive Speech Eval form on
page 191 in ypur D&W book,
slightly modified.
Ditto
Ditto
4. EVALUATION
Midterm exam and final exam: 50%
Other 50% of final grade: Quizzes, occassional at 10 points/Homework 3-4 HW’s at 10 points
each/Projects or Speeches are worth 25% of either exam or parcial.
Class Participation or attendance is 10%
6. CLASSROOM POLICIES
A. BEING ON TIME: The class begins at the noted hour. Being late for class is rude and
inconsiderate to your instructor and peers. If you are not present by five minutes after
the scheduled starting time, you will be recorded or marked as being late. If you are
more than 10 minutes late, you will be marked as “absent” in that class, and the rules are
that your instructor has the right to deny you entrance into the classroom. If you get 2
late shows, you will be recorded as “absent.” Six absences, and you fail this class
and no exceptions are allowed. Consider carefully before you plan to miss a class in
cases other than an emergency, (refer to point B)
B. ABSENCES: There is absolutely no way that you can be excused from class at any
time. In other words, do not come to me asking if you can leave in the middle of a class. If
you do this, you will be marked as absent. To be granted an extension on an assignment
deadline and/or to make alternate arrangements for an exam in the event of an illness, you
must provide a doctor’s note stating your medical condition and symptoms. Generic notes
such as, “I request you to excuse student Z on the grounds of being indisposed,”
WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
HOMEWORK/ASSIGNMENT GIVEN ON THE DAY OF YOUR ABSENCE.
C. HOMEWORK AND ASSIGNMENTS: The submission date indicated by your
instructor is binding. NO EXCEPTIONS. Other than under circumstances as outlined
under valid reasons, late assignemnts will not be accepted and the student will
receive a grade of zero for that submission.
D. CLASSROOM CONDUCT: No personal electronic devices such as cell phones,
laptops, pagers, etc, are allowed in my classroom. If you have such a device on you,
turn it off and put it away and out of my sight. Your in-class behavior is expected to be
polite and courteous towards your instructor and fellow classmates. If you behave in a
disruptive manner or in a rude manner towards me or any other student, I will
issue you a warning. If you disrupt my class again, I will remove you from it and
you will be noted “absent” and receive a grade of zero for any assignment of that
day.
E. CHEATING: Cheating is a serious violation of academic policy and will be dealt with as
such. Copying on an exam/assignment and/or passing off someone else’s work as your
own can have serious repercussions for your future life. You will not only fail this class, but
a letter will be placed in your file. This LETTER could seriously affect your ability to gain
acceptance at universities abroad and/or get a job, so, THINK
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
MAIN TEXTBOOK(s): COURSEBOOKS: BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES
Speech Communication Made Simple: a multicultural perspective. Paulette Dale, PhD and James C. Wolf,
MA. Longman 2000.
Merril F. Frost. Speech: Principals and Practice. Scott Foresman and Company, 8th Ed.
(copies therefrom)
COMPLEMENTARY TEXT:
Principals and Types of Speech Communication. Ehninger, Gronbeck, McKerrow and Monroe.
MA Longman, 2000
Extensive notes on formal and informal conversations by Dra. P. W. Brooks
And other reading materials from pronunciation books, and any other source I deem
appropriate. I will notify you of material on reserve.
EBSCO host research databases, specifically ERIC of Educational Resource Information Center.
Address: http://search.epnet.com Logon s3238235. Password: password.
TEACHER INFORMATION:
NAME: NAME: Dra. Summer Brooks
LAST NAME: Brooks
PHONE: 2880407
EMAIL: wyeth100@hotmail.com
DEGREES: BFA, MA, MAT (a TESOL
Masters), Ed D ( a doctorate in education in
TESOL)
UNIVERSTIES: New Mexico State
University, located in Las Cruces, New
Mexico and St. George University,
International. London, England