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Show cal nature, related as closely as possible to individual interests and needs. Vocabulary development, good pronunciation, and the overcoming of common faulty expressions are supplementary aspects of the course. Two quarter hours. Autumn. Allred, Redford 10. Theatre Production. Study and application of basic principles and procedeures as encountered in typical amateur situations by the technical director and his crews backstage. Designed for drama majors and all persons desiring to gain needed skills in connection with stage craft for service in schools, churches, and little theatre groups. Three quarter hours. Winter. Staff 12. Principles of Directing. Designed to give practical experience to the amateur director of school, community or church plays. Special emphasis is given to techniques and procedures confronting the inexperienced director in typical situations. Three quarter hours. Autumn. Staff 13. Principles of Acting. Designed to establish appreciative conceptions and basic skills in acting. Theory is combined with practice on the laboratory basis. Two lectures and one laboratory period. Prerequisite: Speech 4 or 5, or must be taken concurrently. Three quarter hours. Winter. Staff 20. Theatre Workshop. The selection, rehearsal, and presentation of both one-act and full-length plays on a laboratory basis. Registration subject to approval of the instructor. Two quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Redford 21. Theatre Workshop. A continuation of Speech 20. Two quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Redford 24. Radio and Television Announcing. Analysis and practice of principles of radio speaking, microphone techniques, announcing, interviewing, and newscasting. Writing of non-dramatic continuity. One lecture and two laboratory periods. Prerequisite: Speech 4 or 5, or must be taken concurrently. Three quarter hours. Autumn. Staff 25. Radio and Television Acting. Laboratory experience given in the techniques of radio acting. The class will progress from individual scenes to the final preparation of a radio drama. Whenever practicable, this drama will be broadcast over a local radio station. Two laboratory periods. Prerequisite: Speech 4 or 5, or must be taken concurrently. Two quarter hours. Winter. Staff 26. Radio and Television Production. The theories of radio dramatic production will be explained, then put into practice in the studio. Each student is given the responsibility of organizing and directing productions. Two laboratory periods. Two quarter hours. Spring. Staff 27. Radio and Television Appreciation. A survey course designed to give the general student, as well as the radio major, those understandings of the operation of radio and television desirable from both the listener's and performer's point of view. Trips to radio and TV stations are anticipated. Two quarter hours. Autumn. Staff 28. Theatre Appreciation. Designed to improve the student's critical perceptions in one of the world's oldest and most significant areas of entertainment, culture, and public influence. Attendance at selected plays in the city and in adjacent areas is part of the course plan. Two quarter hours. Winter. Staff 29. Motion Picture Appreciation. Designed to enhance critical perceptions in one of the most familiar and significant mediums of public entertainment and influence of today. Attendance at selected plays required as basis for critical discussion in the class. Two quarter hours. Spring. Staff NOTE: Speech 27, 28, and 29 are allowable among the required credits in Humanities. 30. History of the Theatre. Designed to acquaint students with the salient features of theatre history from ancient Athens to current Broadway successes. The theatre's importance, both as a social influence as well as an agent of entertainment down through the ages, is stressed. This course is accepted to help fill required hours in the areas of Humanities. Three quarter hours. Winter. Allred 51. Remedial Speech. For students who need special help in articulation, voice, and stage presence. Students will receive help in determining their speech needs through speech appraisals at registration time or will be advised to enroll for the course by teachers of Basic Communication. Two quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Bedford DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGES V. C. Hancock, C. W. Johnson It is recommended that a student pursuing a major in the foreign languages complete two years of one foreign language. The following courses meet the requirements of General Education in the field of the Humanities and are open to all students: French 12, The Culture of France; German 12, The Culture of Germany; and Spanish 12, The Culture of Spain and Latin America. |