Course Summary:
Literacy is by and large interactive and social, wherein texts, including literary formats, "books" in general, and oral speech, are often dialogic as co-constructed conversations and discussions with the back-and-forth by relative/respective roles in the context. In this mini-course I aim at examining the definition of a social dialogue, which is never definitive, using e-Books, YouTube videos, posters inside the subway, web-sites, etc., with a preference toward a "common sense definition" which emphasizes the social aspect of dialogues, say their being socially situated.
A few field trips may be included optionally for museums in Manhattan in New York City.
Schedule:
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Mon.
July 1
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Lesson 1: Dialogues, Sociodialogic Texts [.pdf]
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Reading: "What is Dialogue?" by Combs (2019), Univ. of Dayton)
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Thurs.
July 4
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Mon. July 8
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Lesson 3: Ralph Waldo Emerson (cont.) [.pdf]
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Wed. June 25,
2025
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Lesson 4: Technology, Entertainment, Design (TED) Talks [.pdf]
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Lesson 4 1/2:
Examples of TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) Reading
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Sunday Jan. 25,
2026
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Reading: Madden, J. (2005). Proof (movie, PG-13). Miramax Films.
The play was initially published work (2001) by David Auburn's (refer to its Wikipedia page, Dramatists Play Service Inc.), and the author also co-wrote the screenplay for movie.
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Lesson 5a:
Screenplays [.pdf] (to appear)
" Forget Discipline: A Real Science-Based System to Stop Procrastinating" (Elizabeth Fillips, 2023)
▪ "..emotions do not stop you from executing a behavior [such as looking up a new word in dictionary].. the 'friction' that we experience when trying to do something is actually composed of four things... above all of which it is the automatic thought that is the most power and dangerous, because we never know it is there unless we try; it is the most likely factor to change the outcome [of an event of a behavior]."
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Lesson ?b:
Comedies
Reading:
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Lesson x-Open Rehearsals [TBD]
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Lesson 10-The Iceberg Theory and Ernest Hemingway (to appear)
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Lesson 11- [Funeral Notes (Notice) and Obituaries; Condolences] (to appear)
.. for sharing, or publicizing, dates and times and also where a funeral service is being held, highly personal, intimate, and important to families.
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(a 'basic formula' for an obituary) People write phrases commonly as
"in loving memory of" ....
"..most readers wanted to know how old the person was and how they were
connected to that person. Long term residents and influential community members usually had
longer and more in depth accounts of their life because it was likely more interesting to those
who read the paper. For example, one of the longest entries I came across was for a notable high
ranking employee of the Kodak Factory (which was housed in the area and where many
community members earned a living). The obituary detailed his long work history and eventual
rise through the ranks of the company. Other important positions that were deemed noteworthy
were priests, the local organist at a church, and the Vice President of the local boys school."
( Rappleyea, 2021)
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Lesson 12-[Field Trip Two: ..]
Reading:
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Lesson 13-Sermons (to appear)
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Lesson 14-Monologues
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Lesson 15-Diaries and Autobiographies (to appear)
Optional Reading: "Early Years in Edinburgh: 1859-1868" from Lycett (2007) The Man Who Created Sherlock Holmes (Biography; Simon and Schuster)
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Lesson 16-Interviews
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Lesson 17-[self help/personal growth]
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Conclusion: Readers and Authors
Reading:
Jacobs, A. (2011). All in Your Head (excerpt). The Pleasures of Reading in An Age of Distraction. Oxford University Press.
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