COMM210 Voice and Articulation
Department of Arts and Communication: Communication Studies
- I. Course Number and Title
- COMM210 Voice and Articulation Course No Longer Offered
- II. Number of Credits
- 3 credits
- III. Number of Instructional Minutes
- 2250
- IV. Prerequisites
- None
- Corequisites
- None
- V. Other Pertinent Information
- None
- VI. Catalog Course Description
- This course is designed for students in communication based careers, such as theater performance, film acting, broadcasting, education, and business. Coursework focuses on improving quality of speaking voice, articulation and pronunciation of sounds, and accent reduction. This is a workshop based class highlighting application and practice.
- VII. Required Course Content and Direction
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Course Learning Goals
Students will be able to:
- demonstrate proper breath control during performance;
- increase vocal variety with pitch, volume, and rate;
- articulate proper sounds without regionalism or dialect; and
- translate and transcribe words using the International Phonetic Alphabet.
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Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
- Basic vocal anatomy
- Breath control during performance
- Increasing vocal variety with text
- Practice of Neutral American Speech with textbook exercises
- Understanding and transcribing International Phonetic Alphabet
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Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
- Quizzes from textbook chapters
- Participation in classroom exercises and activities
- Text analysis and performance in class
- Self- and peer evaluation
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Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
- Required textbook
- Handouts from class
- Self-recordings
- See course syllabus
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Review/Approval Date - 11/09; New Core 8/2015