Critical Concerns for Oral Communication Education in Alabama and Beyond
Author
Source
Education Research International
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-12, 12 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-01-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
12
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
An examination of oral communication education in Alabama (USA) identified four critical concerns.
(1) Today's college students are not getting adequate oral communication education.
(2) Oral communication education is being relegated to a “module” in another discipline-specific course.
(3) When an oral communication course is included in the general education curriculum, that course tends to be narrow rather than broad in scope.
(4) An increasing number of college faculty who teach oral communication courses do not have a graduate degree in the discipline.
These concerns may be indicative of similar issues affecting oral communication education throughout the United States and beyond.
Solutions to each concern are offered, and suggestions are provided about how decision-making bodies like state departments of education, regional accrediting agencies, the National Communication Association, and the like can address these concerns.
This paper first examines the essential role of oral communication before identifying four critical concerns and offering suggested solutions for oral communication education in Alabama.
These concerns may be indicative of similar issues affecting oral communication regionally, nationally, and even internationally.
If so, then the suggested solutions offered herein may provide direction.
If not, then being proactive rather than reactive may prevent some or all of these concerns from becoming reality.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Emanuel, Richard. 2011. Critical Concerns for Oral Communication Education in Alabama and Beyond. Education Research International،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-510533
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Emanuel, Richard. Critical Concerns for Oral Communication Education in Alabama and Beyond. Education Research International No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-510533
American Medical Association (AMA)
Emanuel, Richard. Critical Concerns for Oral Communication Education in Alabama and Beyond. Education Research International. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-12.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-510533
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-510533