printer friendly pageCTL 53: Working Smarter
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 105: Voice and Articulation Intensive for Non-Native English Speakers
Workshop focusing on exercises designed to help foreign students improve their articulation and delivery in English. Work includes breath, sound, enunciation, melody, and colloquialism.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1-2
| Repeatable
1 times
(up to 2 units total)
Instructors:
Freeland, T. (PI)
CTL 115: Voice Workshop (CTL 215)
Focus is on breath, voice production, expansion of vocal range and stamina, and clarity of articulation. Geared toward public speaking including presentations, lectures, and job talks. May be taken in conjunction with
CTL 117.
Terms: Aut, Spr
| Units: 1-2
Instructors:
Freeland, T. (PI)
CTL 117: The Art of Effective Speaking (CTL 217)
The principles and practice of effective oral communication. Through formal and informal speaking activities, students develop skills framing and articulating ideas through speech. Strategies for speaking extemporaneously, preparing and delivering multimedia presentations, formulating persuasive arguments, refining critical clarity of thought, and enhancing general facility and confidence in oral self-expression.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Neuwirth, M. (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 119: Oral Communication Tutor Teaching Practicum
Seminar. For students with a strong background in public speaking who wish to train as public speaking tutors for CTL's Oral Communication Program. Readings, exercises, and supervised teaching refine speaking skills. Preparation to serve as a peer tutor in a variety of academic disciplines. Prerequisite: application and consent of instructor.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 1-3
Instructors:
Allen, D. (PI)
;
Yeager, L. (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, Win
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Chambers, A. (PI)
;
Glickman, A. (PI)
CTL 130: Beyond Stereotype Threat: Claiming a Rightful Place in an Academic Community (PSYCH 125)
Stereotype threat as mitigating the quality of a student's test performance; its impact on academic success at Stanford. How to reduce the impact of stereotype threat on Stanford students.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
| Repeatable
1 times
(up to 3 units total)
Instructors:
Glickman, A. (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 George W. Bush, assessing each as model of voice-activated authority. The impact of mass media technologies as they transform the public space of oratory.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 4
| UG Reqs: Writing 2
Instructors:
Freeland, T. (PI)
CTL 190: Persuasive Speaking (CTL 290)
Persuasion is the act of influencing others to see, feel, think, believe, and/or act in a way that is consistent with what the speaker or sender advocates. Persuasion seeks to engender power, and how that power is used can vary widely. How to effectively persuade others in interpersonal, family, workplace, and public spheres. How to be astute consumers of persuasive messages, including those from other individuals and from public sources such as media, advertising, and politics. In-class exercises and speeches to assist participants in developing and executing persuasive skills.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Neuwirth, M. (PI)
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