Presents annotations of documents from "Resources in Education" to apprise teachers of current theory, research, and techniques on teaching listening. (PD)

Focuses on the interdependence of rhetoricity and literarity. Reviews some historical, functional, formal, generic, and aesthetic aspects to determine if there is any clear distinction between the rhetorical and the literal. Concludes that no distinction exists and that rhetoricity is ubiquitous: it is present in every communication process. (PD)

Looks at the performance of children's literature by college students with respect to the value of reading to young children, selecting and performing the literature, purposes of a unit or course in the oral interpretation of this genre of literature, and some practical performance considerations. (PD)

Advocates a course in interpretive reading for students interested in careers in management to help them manage people. Encourages more imagination, vision, skill, and art. (PD)

Reports on trigger scripting, a method of using performed literature to stimulate discussion and understanding of the values of other cultures. Used taped scenes dramatized by interpreters of John Nichols' novel, "The Milagro Beanfield War," followed by questions for discussion. (PD)

Outlines an exercise that gets students to experience the oral composition of poetry. Describes methods for implementing the exercise; discusses results and advantages. (PD)

Describes an exercise that introduces students to the unique characteristics of the third-person narrator and also improves skills in observation, story telling, and analysis. (PD)

Discusses methods for using the Relationship World Index--Version 2, (RW1-2), as a classroom discussion exercise and as a means of understanding communication processes in dating or marital relationships. (RW1-2 is a q-sort procedure for measuring the extent to which a couple has constructed a shared view of the world.) (PD)

Sketches a perspective of competence and its underlying assumptions. Compares and contrasts this perspective with McCroskey's conceptualization (ERIC ED 203 401). Discusses the implications of a relational competence approach for theory and pedagogy. (PD)

Analyzes Wilson's speech. Considers his background and the following aspects of the speech: occasion, organization and ideas, proofs, delivery, style, and effectiveness. (PD)

Describes how a telephone answering device was used to reduce administrative overload in a large televised course. (PD)

Describes BIBLIO, a computer program created for the storage and retrieval of articles in the 1970-80 issues of "Communication Education." Tells how articles were coded, method used to retrieve information, and advantages and uses of the system. (PD)

Presents an annotated bibliography of documents from "Resources in Education" on oral interpretation theory, research, and instruction. (PD)

Argues that Behavior Alteration Techniques (BATs) improve students' on-task compliance which, in turn, is consistently associated with achievement. Indicates a substantial relationship between BAT use and cognitive learning on both absolute and relative measures of achievement. Shows that the teachers perceived by students as "good" employed more…

Indicates that (1) the skills most predictive of communication satisfaction were those that demonstrated an "other orientation," (2) social confirmation and attentiveness were the best discriminators of high and low communication satisfaction, and (3) "other-reports" of communicative performance were stronger predictors of communication…