Sounds About White: Critiquing the NCA Standards for Public Speaking Competency

Autor:	Adam Key
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	whiteness public speaking basic course critical pedagogy critical discourse instructional communication Communication. Mass media P87-96 Education
Zdroj:	Journal of Communication Pedagogy, Vol 6, Pp 128-141 (2022)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2640-4524 2578-2568
DOI:	10.31446/JCP.2022.1.11
Popis:	Using critical discourse analysis, I critically examined the National Communication Association’s (NCA) standards for public speaking competency to determine what type of ideal speaker the standards would produce. Highlighting NCA’s emphasis on “suitable” and “appropriate” forms of communication and the use of Standard American English, I argue that the ideal competent speaker in our classrooms sounds White. I complete the essay by reimagining the basic course using methods of Africana Study to explore ways that the standards for public speaking might be decolonized and made more inclusive to students of all backgrounds.
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