<p> VINCENNES UNIVERSITY COMMON COURSE OUTLINE</p><p>Course Title: Oral Interpretation of Literature</p><p>Course Number: COMM 202</p><p>Credit Hours: 3</p><p>Distribution of Contact Hours: 3 class hours I. Course Catalog Description: A course designed to develop the students’ ability to communicate literature to an audience and to augment the students’ appreciation of literature. 3 class hours. Prerequisite(s): A grade of C or better in Read 009 and English 009, or SAT Reading and Writing scores of 380 or greater, or appropriate placement test scores.</p><p>Speaking Intensive Course</p><p>II. Course Designation </p><p>This course is a:</p><p> UCC Course</p><p> Major Program Course</p><p> Speaking Intensive Course</p><p>III. VU Liberal Education Outcomes met by this course:</p><p> Engage in articulate expression through critical reading and effective written, oral, and digital communication.</p><p> Evaluate ethical behavior as an individual and as a member of local and global communities.</p><p> Apply critical and creative thinking skills to solve problems.</p><p> Integrate knowledge and perspectives of different disciplines to answer complex questions.</p><p>IV. UCC State Outcomes met by this course:</p><p>Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing</p><p>6.1 Recognize and describe humanistic, historical, or artistic works or problems and patterns </p><p> of the human experience.</p><p>6.2 Apply disciplinary methodologies, epistemologies, and traditions of the humanities and the arts, including the ability to distinguish primary and secondary sources.</p><p>6.3 Analyze and evaluate texts, objects, events, or ideas in their cultural, intellectual or historical contexts.</p><p>6.4 Analyze the concepts and principles of various types of humanistic or artistic expression. 6.5 Create, interpret, or reinterpret artistic and/or humanistic works through performance or criticism.</p><p>6.6 Develop arguments about forms of human agency or expression grounded in rational analysis and in an understanding of and respect for spatial, temporal, and cultural contexts.</p><p>6.7 Analyze diverse narratives and evidence in order to explore the complexity of human experience across space and time.</p><p>Speaking and Listening</p><p>2.1 Use appropriate organization or logical sequencing to deliver an oral message.</p><p>2.5 Provide credible and relevant evidence to support an oral argument.</p><p>V. Course Outcomes</p><p>Students who complete this course will:</p><p> Develop a deeper appreciation of literature.</p><p> Demonstrate articulate expression.</p><p> Display increased self-confidence when delivering oral messages. </p><p> Demonstrate reduced communication anxiety in communication situations.</p><p>VI. Course Content</p><p>In this course the students will be expected to:</p><p> Select, analyze, and perform literature.</p><p> Understand how to experience literature through vocal and physical performance.</p><p> Critique performances of literature and deliver specific, supportive feedback.</p><p>VII. Course Text and Materials Policy</p><p>Use current edition of the following text. Required: Text: Gura, T, & Lee, C. I. Oral Interpretation. New York: Pearson.</p><p>VIII. Course Grading Policy</p><p>The methods of evaluations used to assess learning will be six performances and smaller in- class speaking exercises (S): (six performances: four solo, one duo, and one group) 60-70% , analyses and character biographies (10-15%), homework (5-10%), and exams (15-20%). (See course syllabus for section-specific course grading policy.)</p><p>As a Speaking (S) Intensive course, this class meets the following requirements: * Requires a minimum of one speech assignment where students present prepared material in front of an audience. * The total speaking time for one or a combination of multiple speeches will be a minimum of 7-10 minutes. * The presentation(s) must be structured having a clear organization. * Claims must be supported with documented evidence from outside sources. * Total speaking assignment(s) determine at least 10% of the final grade.</p>