Sounds about White: Critiquing the NCA Standards for Public Speaking Competency
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| Title: | Sounds about White: Critiquing the NCA Standards for Public Speaking Competency |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Key, Adam (ORCID |
| Source: | Journal of Communication Pedagogy. 2022 6:128-141. |
| Availability: | Central States Communication Association. University of Montevallo, Department of Communication, 75 College Drive, Station 6625, Montevallo, AL 35115. e-mail: csca.ed@gmail.com; Web site: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jcp/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 14 |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Descriptors: | Public Speaking, Speech Skills, Competence, Standards, Professional Associations, Standard Spoken Usage, North American English, Whites, Decolonization, Inclusion, Discourse Analysis, Racism |
| ISSN: | 2640-4524 2578-2568 |
| Abstract: | Using critical discourse analysis, I critically examined the National Communication Association's (NCA) standards for public speaking competency to determine what type of ideal speaker the standards would produce. Highlighting NCA's emphasis on "suitable" and "appropriate" forms of communication and the use of Standard American English, I argue that the ideal competent speaker in our classrooms sounds White. I complete the essay by reimagining the basic course using methods of Africana Study to explore ways that the standards for public speaking might be decolonized and made more inclusive to students of all backgrounds. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2023 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1367303 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Using critical discourse analysis, I critically examined the National Communication Association's (NCA) standards for public speaking competency to determine what type of ideal speaker the standards would produce. Highlighting NCA's emphasis on "suitable" and "appropriate" forms of communication and the use of Standard American English, I argue that the ideal competent speaker in our classrooms sounds White. I complete the essay by reimagining the basic course using methods of Africana Study to explore ways that the standards for public speaking might be decolonized and made more inclusive to students of all backgrounds. |
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| ISSN: | 2640-4524 2578-2568 |
