ENGL BC 3123 - Rhetorical Choices:the Theory and Practice of Public Speaking

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Barnard College

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Description:

Speaking involves a series of rhetorical choices regarding vocal presentation, argument construction, and physical affect that, whether made consciously or by default, project information about the identity of the speaker. In this course students will relate theory to practice: to learn principles of public speaking and speech criticism for the purpose of applying these principles as peer tutors in the Speaking Fellow Program. 3 points Registration in ENTH seminars is limited to 16 students. See Theatre Department course descriptions for Theatre History (THTR V 3150, 3151), Drama and Film (THTR V 3143), Drama, Theatre, and Theory (THTR V 3166), Modernism and 20th-Century Theatre (THTR V 3737), and The History Play (THTR V 3750).

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.barnard.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 854-5262

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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