Oral Communication Competency And Teacher Certification In The U.S.: Reality And Recommendations

Authors

Jean DeWitt, University of Houston-Downtown
Mary Bozik, University of Northern IowaFollow
Ellen Hay, Augustana College
Judith Litterst, St. Cloud State University
C. Sue Strohkirch, Illinois State University
Karolyn Yocum, Missouri Southern State University

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Communication Education

Volume

40

Issue

2

First Page

144

Last Page

151

Abstract

This article reports the results of a national survey of state teacher certification directors conducted by a subcommittee of the Committee on Assessment and Testing of SCA. Results indicate that there is a lack of uniformity among states on standards and means of assessing communication competence. Seven recommendations are made for ways in which SCA can play a stronger role in serving as an advocate for the importance of oral communication competence in teacher education. © 1991, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.

Department

Department of Communication and Theatre Arts

Original Publication Date

4-1-1991

DOI of published version

10.1080/03634529109378835

Recommended Citation

DeWitt, Jean; Bozik, Mary; Hay, Ellen; Litterst, Judith; Strohkirch, C. Sue; and Yocum, Karolyn, "Oral Communication Competency And Teacher Certification In The U.S.: Reality And Recommendations" (1991). Faculty Publications. 4547.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/4547