Map for Module 3: Awareness and Action - Bypassing

In Module 2 we discovered the contributing factors and correctives for allness. In Module 3, we will continue to apply what we have learned about General Semantics to build more effective language behaviors.

Mary will lead this module based on excerpts from her PDF textbook, Awareness and Action. These excerpts can be read within the Canvas pages so it's not necessary to download the PDF textbook. Because minor changes have been made to accommodate the online format and module numbering, we prefer and recommend you read the pages from within Canvas to complete the assignments. But you are welcome to download and read the complete Awareness and Action textbook.

Module Learning Objectives

After successfully completing this module, students will be able to:

Identify the GS premise that explains bypassing.
Explain the contributing factors to bypassing.
Explain why we why would we make the assumption that words mean the same to us as they do to another.
Identify the correctives needed to combat bypassing.
Explain how we can become sensitive to the contexts in which others are using words.

Module Activities

This week we will learn how to use GS principles to avoid bypassing. You will:

Complete the module reading, excerpt from Chapter 5, Bypassing, from Awareness and Action.
Watch another Lee video in which he explains bypassing.
Review basic aspects of verbal awareness.
Watch an episode of the Twilight Zone series titled "Word Play."
Analyze character behaviors from a sample Case Study.
Participate in a Discussion related to bypassing.
Choose one other Case Study for further analysis (from Cases 3.1, 3.2, or 3.3).
Complete the module quiz.