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College-level strategies and skills in time management, reading, speaking, writing, and test preparation. Students explore learning preferences to develop strategies in different academic settings.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 2
Instructors:
Townsend, L. (PI)
CTL 118: Public Speaking: Romancing the Room
A practical approach to the art of public speaking. Emphasis is on developing skills in speech types including impromptu, personal experience, interviewing, demonstration, persuasive, and special occasion. Materials include videotape, texts of famous speeches, and a final dinner program of speeches. Students evaluate presentations by others. $55 materials fee.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 3
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Wagstaffe, J. (PI)
CTL 120: Peer Tutor Training
Goal is to help students become effective peer tutors for course material already mastered by articulating aims; developing practical tutoring skills including strategies for drop-in sessions; observing experienced tutors; discussing reading assignments; role playing; and reflecting on experiences as a peer tutor intern. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Randazzo, T. (PI)
CTL 122: "The TED Commandments": The Art and Heart of Effective Public Speaking (CTL 222)
Designed around the presentation principles of TED talks, this course approaches public speaking as an art of engagement and possibility. Students will learn a range of strategies - both traditional and innovative - for crafting a compelling message and delivering it with clarity, authenticity, and power. Limited enrollment.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Allen, D. (PI)
CTL 177: Performance of Power: Oratory and Authority from the Ancient World to the Postmodern
Speech as action has long been seen as essential to leadership. Theories and examples of oratory, from Aristotle to Barack Obama, assessing each as model of voice-activated authority. The impact of mass media technologies as they transform the public space of oratory.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 2
Instructors:
Freeland, T. (PI)
CTL 199: Independent Study
Special study under lecturer direction, usually leading to a written report or an oral presentation. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-3
| Repeatable
for credit
CTL 219: Oral Communication for Graduate Students
Graduate student speaking activities such as teaching (delivering lectures, guiding discussion, and facilitating small groups), professional presentations and conference papers, and preparing for oral exams and defenses. In-class projects, discussion, and individual evaluation assist students in developing effective techniques for improving oral communication skills.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 1-3
Instructors:
Freeland, T. (PI)
CTL 221: Practicum for fellows in the Stanford-SJSU Preparing Future Professors Program
Nine weekly one-hour sessions consisting of discussions of: (1) the previous week's SJSU shadowing experiences and (2) readings related to session themes.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Reis, R. (PI)
CTL 222: "The TED Commandments": The Art and Heart of Effective Public Speaking (CTL 122)
Designed around the presentation principles of TED talks, this course approaches public speaking as an art of engagement and possibility. Students will learn a range of strategies - both traditional and innovative - for crafting a compelling message and delivering it with clarity, authenticity, and power. Limited enrollment.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Allen, D. (PI)
CTL 231: Future Faculty Seminar
For graduate students from all disciplines who are considering faculty careers. Postdoctoral fellows, TGR students, and research/clinical trainees may audit by consent of instructor. Explores the broad spectrum of duties and opportunities presented through faculty positions beyond the research-related aspects. Develops awareness of resources and skills that lead to faculty success; answers field-specific and related faculty job questions through discussions with representatives of a variety of academic institutions and fellow course participants. Topics include: finding and obtaining faculty positions, negotiating and navigating the first year, and working toward tenure. May be repeated for credit.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Eberle, S. (PI)
;
Puglisi, J. (SI)
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