Public Speaking Course and the Hearing-Impaired College Student: Classroom Communication, Challenges and Rewards
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| Title: | Public Speaking Course and the Hearing-Impaired College Student: Classroom Communication, Challenges and Rewards |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Hureau, Marcelle S. M. |
| Source: | Online Submission. 2008. |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
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| Page Count: | 29 |
| Publication Date: | 2008 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research Tests/Questionnaires |
| Education Level: | Higher Education |
| Descriptors: | College Students, Hearing (Physiology), Hearing Impairments, Public Speaking, Course Content, Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Skills, Cultural Differences, Total Communication, Ethnography, Classroom Communication, Focus Groups, Rewards, Peer Relationship, Attitudes toward Disabilities |
| Abstract: | This article examines the communication barriers and relationships between hearing and non-hearing college students in a classroom setting. Twelve college students, six female and six males, between 18 and 22 years of age took part in this ethnographic study during a sixteen week course in public speaking, conducted at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. This study included participant observations, in-depth individual interviews, and focus groups. These students, which consisted of eleven hearing and one non-hearing student, completed five required speeches during this study; two of which required working within groups of two to three students respectively. During this period, specific non-verbal and verbal communications became apparent and developed into what was considered the "invisible barrier." The results of this study will offer suggestions for educators who work with the hearing-impaired student in the public speaking courses. Appended are: (1) Critique Form; and (2) Hearing-Impaired Critique Form. (Contains 4 notes.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 18 |
| Entry Date: | 2008 |
| Accession Number: | ED502142 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This article examines the communication barriers and relationships between hearing and non-hearing college students in a classroom setting. Twelve college students, six female and six males, between 18 and 22 years of age took part in this ethnographic study during a sixteen week course in public speaking, conducted at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. This study included participant observations, in-depth individual interviews, and focus groups. These students, which consisted of eleven hearing and one non-hearing student, completed five required speeches during this study; two of which required working within groups of two to three students respectively. During this period, specific non-verbal and verbal communications became apparent and developed into what was considered the "invisible barrier." The results of this study will offer suggestions for educators who work with the hearing-impaired student in the public speaking courses. Appended are: (1) Critique Form; and (2) Hearing-Impaired Critique Form. (Contains 4 notes.) |
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