Course Information

Course Name Speech and Theater Arts Course Code

Course Credit
Course Description This course provides the pre-service English teachers an examination of the process of oral communications
and the various forms of speech arts from public speaking and group discussions to debate, oral
interpretation, and dramatics. Therefore, they will be able to demonstrate content knowledge and
application of speech and theater arts while using verbal and non-verbal communication forms and drawing
implications in teaching these language art forms to future students.

Course Learning Outcomes At the end of the course, the pre-service teachers should be able to:

A. demonstrate content knowledge and application of oral communications, various forms of speech arts,
public speaking,
group discussions, debate, oral interpretation, and dramatics in English language teaching by preparing
original written speeches and scripts; and

B. demonstrate and apply their understanding of verbal and non-verbal communication strategies to speech
and theater arts through performing speeches in different modes

Time Intended Learning Outcomes Content Suggested Teaching Suggested Assessment

Allotment (ILOs) Learning Activities
Weeks 1- At the end of these weeks, the Speech Arts – An Overview Lecture discussion and Oral participation as
4 preservice teacher (PST) should be review on the process, formative assessment on
ableto: 1. Concepts of Speech and levels, and modes of concepts of speech and
a. discuss major concepts in Communication communication through communication
speech and communication– filling in a Concept Map
contexts, modes, processes, and 2. Levels of Context of • Role Play/Acting
the segmentals and Communication • Drills and exercises on Performance on the
suprasegmentals; speech sounds and sounds, communication
3. Modes of Communication effective voice elements modes and processes
b. recognize public speaking (use of contrast drills, simple simulations, and
as a relevant linguistic activity in 4. Review on the Communication tongue twisters, rhyming public speaking tasks
society; and Process songs, vocal exercises, (focusing on Confidence,
c. express speech arts through 5. Review on Speech Sounds etc.) Correct Use of Speech
sound drills, communication 6. Focus on the Suprasegmentals as Sounds and
modes and processes Tools for Speech and Theater – • Role play/acting on Suprasegmentals, and
simple simulations, and Stress, Pitch, Volume, Enunciation, simple situations with Discourse and Strategic
public speaking tasks. etc. focus on changes in stress, Competence Shown)
pitch, volume,
7. Public Speaking enunciation, and other • Group Slogan synthesis
voice elements (i.e. acting on relevance of Public
like a grandparent with Speaking (focusing on
low volume and flexible Creativity, Theme and
small voice, delivering the Meaningfulness, Medium
valedictory speech) Used, Oneness of Idea)

• Slogan making about

public speaking as a
relevant linguistic activity
in society
Weeks 5- At the end of these weeks, the Creative Speech Productions Pairing Discussions on the
9 preservice teacher (PST) should be 1. Impromptu, Extemporaneous, procedure and application
able to: Memorize, and Manuscript Speaking of the creative speeches
a. discuss the procedure and 2. Argumentation and Debate • Sample Video viewing
application of these different 3. Speeches for Special Occasion of speech productions,
creative speech productions for 4. Oral Interpretation 5. Storytelling debate, and oral and
English language study; 6. Interpretative Reading group interpretation
b. explain the connection of these 7. Declamation • Completing a matrix to
speeches to other macro skills and 8. Monologue distinguish the similarities
their contextual situations; and 9. Group Interpretation and differences of various
c. perform creative speech 10. Readers’ Theater types of oral and group
productions with proper verbal interpretations
and non-verbal communication • Various Speech
strategies in relation to English Productions with proper
language teaching activities. verbal and non-verbal
•
individual and group
performances • Class
discussion on the role of
speech activities to
enhancement of skills in
English Language teaching
and learning