Arts, Letters and Science — Communication Speech Teaching Minor—Students minoring in Speech must complete the following courses in Speech: 211, 107, 115, 116, 220, 271, 350, 485. EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITY PROGRAM Forensics—Participation in inter-collegiate forensic activities is conducted in conjunction with the instructional program in debate and interpretation. Students take active part in regional and national forensic meets under the direction of the college staff. Speech Contests—Outstanding students participate in the following contests: The Rotary International Oratorical Contest, open to all students; the James L. Barker Extempore Speaking Contest, for freshmen and sophomore students; the James N. Luvaris Extempore Speaking Contest, for Junior and Senior students. Recognition is given in the form of financial awards. High School Forensic Contest—The Department of Communication is host to the annual Weber State Leland H. Monson High School Forensic Tournament, held in February of each year. The tournament is in its thirty-sixth year. Over one thousand students from Utah, Idaho, Nevada, and Wyoming participate. This is one of the largest tournaments of its kind in the United States. The Signpost—Journalism students have the opportunity to work on the Weber State College student newspaper, The Signpost. W. S. C. Broadcasters—Students interested in radio and television broadcast operation have an opportunity to prepare and present programs on a regular basis. This activity is open to all students who wish to help provide the volunteer staff for Weber State radio and production crews for television programming. Radio station KWCR-FM provides "live" broadcast experience. SPEECH Courses of Instruction 102. Principles of Public Speaking—Selection of subjects for specific purposes, fundamental skills of speech preparation and delivery, and basic culture for speech. Scheduled to include two hours of lab for students who show special need. A W S (3) Arts, Letters and Science — Communication 103. Voice and Diction—Mechanics of voice production and word utterance for better functioning of voice, articulation, enunciation, and pronunciation. A S (3) 104. Convocation Hour Series—Convocations featuring distinguished speakers and artists in the broad fields of the humanities, sciences, technology, education, the fine arts, and national and world affairs. Each convocation concludes with a question and answer period. A W S (1) 107. Interpretation—Oral reading into more advanced levels of literature with emphasis on techniques of impression and expression. Prerequisite: Speech 201 or permission of instructor. AS (3) 115. Speech Composition and Criticism—Projection of student speaking experience with emphasis on subject selection, development in depth, and specific purpose. Includes development of critical skills. A S (3) 116. Discussion and Parliamentary Procedure—Theory and practical application of the discussion methods used in committees, informal groups, and business conferences: principles and practices in the use of parliamentary procedure, order of business, nominations, elections, constitutions, amendment and bylaws, committees, and motions. A S (3) 170. Introduction to Broadcasting—Open to all students. Lecture material covers the development of broadcasting, history, economy, and social impact. Limited laboratory experience. Lab assignments in radio and television. A (3) 201. Oral Reading—Selection of materials for various oral reading purposes and basic techniques. (Recommended for the general student.) Prerequisite: Speech 102, 103, or permission of instructor. AW (3) 211. Phonetics—Basic speech sounds for improvement of English diction or for foreign language or dialect studies. S (2) 220. Argumentation and Debate—Analysis, reasoning, types of evidence, organization, delivery and techniques in logic as applied to forensic situations of speech. Techniques of debate with emphasis on various forms of debate; parliamentary, cross- examination, Oxford, Lincoln-Douglas, with emphasis on logic, analysis and application of various forms of evidence in debate. AS (3) 221. Intercollegiate Debate—Preparation and competition on the national debate topic and participation in individual events. Course may be repeated for credit six times. A W S (%) 122 123