Courses

This course will examine labor-management relations in the contemporary U.S., considering both the internal dynamics of management, and the structure, government, and goals of labor unions. Particular emphasis will be given to comparing and contrasting labor relations in unionized and non-unionized workplaces, and in different sectors of the economy (manufacturing, services, and government).

Examination of labor management relations in the contemporary U.S., considering both the internal dynamics of management, and the structure, governance, and goals of labor unions. Particular emphasis will be given to comparing and contrasting labor relations in unionized and non-unionized workplaces and in different sectors of the economy (manufacturing, services, and government).

Dynamics of the landlord-tenant relationship and its political impact. The evolution of this relationship since the mid-nineteenth century is considered, with special attention to issues such as: rent regulations, conversions, gentrification, abandonment, and homelessness.

All cities exercise some form of control over the use of the land within their borders. As a scarce resource, it is considered a proper function of government to exercise zoning and other authority over the types of uses to which specific parcels of land are put. This course examines the ways in which New York City has historically exercised the zoning authority and has created a variety of institutions to intervene in the zoning process.

Lang Dict Voc Music

The acquisition of language in children with special attention to linguistic, cognitive, and social development. Course must be completed with a grade of B- or better to satisfy the major requirement.

Linguistic, cognitive, and communicative development in children with a view toward application in educational settings.

Students examine and have hands-on experience with a balanced approach to literacy learning - one that balances instruction in strategies and skills with extensive opportunities for teaching children to read and appreciate literature. Students are introduced to literature from a variety of genres and to procedures for establishing a reading-writing workshop that provides opportunities for in- depth discussion, writing, and aesthetic response.

Influential views in the acquisition of language; the relationship between language and thought; the relation between language and culture/world view.

An introduction to the study of language and mind. We begin with foundational questions on why it is important to understand the psychology of language or how language is represented in the mind and how it is organized in the brain. How does the child acquire language, and what are the ways that adults acquire languages beyond those of childhood? Since bi-multilingualism is a common world-wide phenomenon, it is important to understand how multiple languages are handled in the mind/brain.