ARM 10.58.524. COMMUNICATION

(1) The program requires that successful candidates: (a) demonstrate understanding of and perform proficiently in: (i) the composing process, including research, organization, and context development; (ii) theory of human communication including: (A) symbolic development; (B) transference of meaning, both cognitively and affectively; (C) nonverbal communication; and (D) language, including social and cultural factors affecting language use; (iii) context (practices) of human communication, including: (A) public speaking; (B) rhetoric; (C) argumentation; (D) persuasion; (E) oral interpretation; (F) interpersonal, small group, organizational communication; (G) cross-cultural communication, including Montana American Indians; (H) mass media and society; and (I) listening; (iv) diagnostic techniques, progress assessment, and prescriptions for improving students' formal and informal communication skills; (b) demonstrate knowledge of curriculum, lesson planning, and instructional strategies for interpersonal communication; (c) demonstrate positive attitudes for teaching communication and demonstrate knowledge and understanding of students' social and cultural backgrounds affecting symbolic cognition.