Inter American University of Puerto Rico
Bayamón Campus
Languages Department
COURSE
ADVANCED ORAL COMMUNICATION
CODE AND NUMBER
ENGL 3310
Three credits
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Understanding, development and practice skills for the preparation and presentation of lectures,
reports, and other oral communication activities. Development of critical ability in oral comprehension.
Improvement of pronunciation.
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COURSE OBJECTIVES
A. GENERAL: By the end of the course the students will demonstrate ability to:
1. use critical thinking skills to prepare to speak formally.
2. speak with confidence in formal public situations.
3. interact in formal discussions critically and objectively.
B. SPECIFIC: The students will:
1. demonstrate proficiency in c mmunicating orally in public.
2. organize relevant ideas well and present them orally before an audience.
3. use critical listening skills.
4. prepare and deliver formal speeches in class.
COURSE CONTENT
A. Fundamentals of Effective Speaking,
1. Basic Skills
2. Social Contact
3. Speech, speaker and audience
B . Preparing a Speech
1. Organization
2. Body and voice
3. Delivery and publicI'speaking
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4. Speaking in groups
5. Visual aids
C. Presenting a Speech
I .Informative Speech
2. Introducing Speakers
3. Demonstration/Process Speech
4. Persuasive / Argumentative Speech
5. Group presentations
6. Other types of public speaking
D. Critical Listening and Evaluation
1. Improving listening abilities
2. Listening and note-taking
EVALUATION
1. Assessment Activities
a. Individual, personal and peer assessment
b. rubrics
2. Speech outlines and preparatory notes
3. Speeches (must be given on assigned dates).
All about me
Product Presentation
Expressing and Defending Opinion Presentation
If…… Presentation
My Dream For Puerto
4. Panel and/or group discussions, debates.
5. Attendance and active class participation
TEXT AND MATERIALS
O'Connor, J. Regis Speech - Exploring Communication 4th, Chicago, Illinois: National Textbook, Inc.
1996. ISBN 08442-5850-4.
REFERENCES
Carlin, Diana and Payne, James Public Speaking Toda, 3rd Ed. Chicago, Illinois: National Textbook, Inc.
1998. ISBN 0-8442-0369-6
Galvin, Kathleen M. and Cooper, Pamela The Basics of Speech: Leaming to be a Competent Speaker,3,d
Ed. , Chicago, Illinois: National Textbook, Inc. 1999, ISBN 0-8442-0382-3.
Hewings, Martin and Goldstein, Sharon Pronunciation Plus- Practice through interaction , New York, NY:
Cambridge , University Press, 1998. ISBN 0-521-57797-7
Orion, Gertrude F. Pronouncing American English: sounds,stress and intonation, 21,Cled. Heinle and
Heinle Publishers, 1997. ISBN 0-8384-6332-0
ONLINE REFERENCES
Rice University Online Lab- http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~riceowl/oralpres.html
ETSU College of Applied Science & Technology- http://www.etsu.edu/scitech/langskil/oral.htm
Kansas University Medical Center - http://www.kumc.edu/SAH/OTEd/jradel/effective.html
Presentations Online- http://www.johnmolson.concordia.ca/comm212/making.htm
Big Chalk- The Education Networkhttp://www.bigchalk.com/cgibin/WebObjects/WOPortal.woa/Homework/Middle_School/Resource/S
uccess_Skills/Classroom_Skills/Oral_Presentations_35271.html
JCU Study Skills Online- http://www.maps.jcu.edu.au/netshare/learn/oral/
http://www.presentingsolutions.com/effectivepresentations.asp
MIT Online Lab- http://web.mit.edu/writing/Writing_Types/oral.html
Revised by:
Prof. Maria del Pilar Vázquez
October, 2002