교양기초교육으로서의 의사소통 교육에 대한 제언: 성균관 대학교의 스피치와 토론 과목 사례

Abstract

This paper is a descriptive case study of a course in oral communication, namely, Public Speaking and Debate, developed and offered as a core general course for freshmen at Sungkyunkwan University. Its purpose is to present and propose an education model for the course based on the author's 6-year teaching experience at Sungkyunkwan University and its overall critical evaluations by the instructor as well as the students. The paper contains the comprehensive and detailed class contents of the course including its clear teaching philosophy, methods and techniques, which will be of a great use to those who are interested in or currently teaching the same or similar courses. In short, the ultimate goal of the course is help students build the basis of moral character and competence as a fully fledged member of a university and a democratic society. Its practical goal is to help them learn to communicate effectively, ethically and creatively. The teaching philosophy is a pragmatic, well-rounded, process-oriented education. This study is expected to help to improve, in part, the quality of core general education.