Use of GS principles can help you become a better listener and improve your ability to express yourself. Its applications can be used professionally, by helping you become more effective in explaining concepts, providing directions, etc. and in helping individual students learn to express themselves more clearly. Applications in your personal life abound! Whether it is improving your ability to relate to your family or improving your ability to discern the messages being conveyed by others or through the media (television advertisements, newspapers, magazines, etc.), GS principles can help!

This online course is designed to explore the communication process through the lens of General Semantics. It will include listening or viewing select lectures from prominent authorities in GS; participating in online discussions; and discovering applications of GS in day-to-day experiences.

This is a two-credit course. If interested, a third credit can be earned by completing an independent project. The nature of the project is determined by you and the instructor.

Learning Outcomes:   As a result of attending and participating in this course the participant will
¿ Become a more effective communicator, by developing improved listening skills and improved expressive communication skills.
¿ Be able to help others to become more effective communicators.
¿ Develop a greater awareness of language and its influence on his/her thinking.
¿ Develop greater clarity in thinking abilities.