Dr. Fred Tarpley of ETSU-Commerce will conduct a communications workshop on the TCC campus Monday afternoon. Dr. Tarpley, chairman of the English department at ETSU, will have with him a group of English interns to assist.
Mrs. Gladys Cupp of the TCC faculty said the English department is sponsoring this workshop for faculty members who are involved in oral communications. These include instructors of speech, drama, journalism, career education, and English.
Mrs. Jane Bouterse, Mrs. Pat Sorsby, and Mrs. Nellie Thomas have been coordinating this effort locally.
Mrs. Bouterse said the concept of the workshop considers the widely varying backgrounds, interests, and goals of different students.
“The idea is that we have to recognize all students’ communications needs. For instance, a student majoring in English has a greatly different classroom need from one planning to be a welder,” Mrs. Bouterse said. She said this training should help to establish better communications among all students, regardless of academic background.