# Speech (SPE) courses

Lake Tahoe Community College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 2 courses

Source: https://ltcc.elumenapp.com/catalog/2026-2027/department/speech

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027.

### SPE 102 — Intercultural Communications

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 4 hours lecture weekly, 48 contact hours total
- **Advisory:** ENG 152 or equivalent.
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027 schedules
- LTCC- Local General Education Curriculum: Area 1b: Communication; Area 4: Social Science; Area 7: Cultural Pluralism
- CSU General Education Curriculum: Area D: Social, Political, and Economic Institutions and Behaviors; Historical Background
- 25/26 - Local General Education Curriculum: Area 1: English Communication B: Communication

This course will expose students to the dynamics of intercultural communications. Lectures and discussion will include the topics of culture, co-cultures, and multiculturalism. Emphasis will be placed on self-awareness, cultural perspectives, verbal and non-verbal traditions, and mindfulness. In addition, students will be exposed to strategies that increase intercultural communication competence.

### SPE 104 — Speech Communication

- **Units:** 4
- **Hours:** 4 hours lecture weekly, 48 contact hours total
- **Advisory:** ENG 152 or equivalent.
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027 schedules
- LTCC- Local General Education Curriculum: Area 1b: Communication
- CSU General Education Curriculum: Area A1: Oral Communication
- IGETC Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum: Area 1C: Oral Communication
- 25/26 - Local General Education Curriculum: Area 1: English Communication B: Communication

This course is an introduction to speech communication including learning to listen effectively, nonverbal communication, interpersonal communication, participate in conversations, large and small group discussions and activities, and speaking to an audience. Emphasis will be placed on building self-confidence and developing the student’s ability to communicate with others as well as the practical skill of public speaking, including techniques to lessen speaker anxiety, and the use of visual aids to enhance speaker presentations.