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A Critical Awareness and Self-Learning Program for AP English

May 8, 2019November 30, 2006
General Semantics

This presentation was given at the National Council of Teachers of English annual convention in Nashville, TN, in November 2006.

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Informed by Quotes

Who rules the symbols, rules us.

— Alfred Korzybski

GS Course Menu (MOOC)

  • About the Course
  • MOOC Index of Pages
  • Module 1: What is General Semantics?
  • Module 2: Allness
  • Module 3: Bypassing
  • Module 4: Linguistic Relativity
  • Module 5: Who rules your symbols?
  • Module 6: Review and Reflection

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