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 Department:    CMST

 Course #:    122

 Credits:    3

 Variable:     Yes

 IUs:    3

 CIP:    231001

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2021

 Course Description  

Stresses voice theory and exercises for improvement in articulation and vocal quality with specialized tracks in broadcast, stage, or (foreign) accent work. Repeatable up to six credits. Classroom or private instruction.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: None.

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 33

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Academic Elective  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Understand the influence of culture on communication, specifically
   • Recognizing personal and cultural communication patterns
   • Identifying cultural differences in sound production and vocal expressiveness
2. Develop critical thinking skills, specifically
   • Using self-assessment to analyze and critique personal vocal quality
   • Critically applying vocal strategies to oral messages
   • Listening actively and critically to evaluate the communication styles of others
3. Demonstrate basic skills in voice improvement, by
   • Identifying components of the speech process
   • Recognizing, writing, and orally reproducing the sounds of American English and understanding how these sounds are produced
   • Enhancing diction, vocal production and expressiveness, and listening through vocal readings and recordings
   • Applying textbook reading assignments and library/technological research to individual, dyadic, and/or group projects

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

Course Contents

1. The Speech Process
2. The Sounds of American English
3. Improving Voice and Dictation
4. Vocal Production
5. Vocal Expressiveness
6. Listening