# Speech (SPECH) courses

Woodland Community College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 3 courses

Source: https://wcc.yccd.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/WCC-Catalog-2026-27.pdf#page=131

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

### SPECH-3 — Argumentation and Critical Thinking

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **Advisory:** Eligibility for college-level composition course
- **C-ID:** COMM 120
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Letter Grade Only
- Counts toward WCC Graduation Area 1B

General approach to rational decision making and argumentative analysis including structuring written and oral arguments and rebuttals, gathering relevant evidence for arguments, and identifying logical fallacies.

### SPECH-6 — Small Group Communication

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **Advisory:** Eligibility for college-level composition course
- **C-ID:** COMM 140
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule
- Letter Grade Only
- Counts toward WCC Graduation Area 1B, Area 4

Study of communication theory in small group situations. Emphasis will be placed on researching, organizing, and delivering oral presentations. Investigation of the role of communication in various group processes, problem solving, leadership, team building, effective decision making, and conflict.

### SPECH-8 — Intercultural Communication

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 lecture hours
- **Advisory:** Eligibility for college-level composition course
- **C-ID:** COMM 150
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/woodland-community-college/schedule/fall-2026/spech.md)
- Letter Grade Only
- Counts toward WCC Graduation Area 1B, Area 4
- Cal-GETC: 4

The study of intercultural communication theory relates to perception, context, language, verbal, nonverbal messages, and adaptation. Emphasis will be placed on developing effective intercultural communication skills. Students will demonstrate effective intercultural communications skills by oral presentations, group/interpersonal interactions.