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The Speech Communication Association's 1971 summer conference provided instruction in the application of basic research and innovative practices in communication. It was designed to assist elementary, secondary, and college teachers in the enrichment of content and procedures. The proceedings include syllabi, course units, and bibliographic materials for the thirteen topic areas presented at the conference. The topic areas include: free-speech issues, language development of elementary school children; high school theatre programs; nonverbal communication; oral interpretation; developments in communication research; behavioral objectives; and production of homemade audio-visual materials. N% ci '1"11;',