"Gung Ho" about Speech: The Use of Film To Address Stereotyping in the Public Speaking Classroom.

Autor/in	Hayward, Pamela A.
Titel	"Gung Ho" about Speech: The Use of Film To Address Stereotyping in the Public Speaking Classroom.
Quelle	(1995), (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Unterricht; Lehrer; Audience Awareness; Classroom Techniques; Communication Skills; Cultural Differences; Films; Filmstrips; Higher Education; Instructional Innovation; Intercultural Communication; Learning Strategies; Public Speaking; Stereotypes; Student Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesson concept; Instruction; Unterrichtsentwurf; Unterrichtsprozess; Teacher; Teachers; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Klassenführung; Kommunikationsstil; Kultureller Unterschied; Film; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Educational Innovation; Bildungsinnovation; Interkulturelle Kommunikation; Learning methode; Learning techniques; Lernmethode; Lernstrategie; Vortrag; Klischee; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	Audience adaptation is a concept that is heavily stressed in the basic public speaking course. One way to introduce students to a new audience is by using feature film clips as hypothetical examples. Clips heighten student interest without sacrificing academic rigor while allowing observation and evaluation of communication processes in action. One such film is Ron Howard's comedy "Gung Ho," starring Michael Keaton as an American auto plant executive who must adapt to a contingent of Japanese executives sent to oversee the plant after a buyout. The film pokes fun at both stereotypical American and Japanese communicative behavior, so students are able to address sensitive issues in a comfortable environment. After reviewing audience adaptation concepts with the class, a handout is circulated with instructions for students to pretend they are communication consultants and to evaluate the American executive's public speaking performance, rating his skill as a speaker, as well as his skill in audience adaptation. Using a worksheet, each student must make a recommendation for training representatives for cross-cultural meetings. Students use the knowledge gained from this activity to help prepare for class speech assignments. (A sample worksheet on the film is appended.) (CR)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC