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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Engagement with developmental stages can be enhanced or diminished by communication dynamics. Students will explore the impact of effective communication on specific life cycle issues. Note: Communication for Empowerment is offered in this modular format online. All three modules must be completed to satisfy core requirement.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
One of the most challenging issues we face in cross-cultural communication is the potential for misunderstanding and the need to move from an ethnocentric orientation to the place of cultural equity. Students will examine proxemics, kinesics and paralanguage along with power dynamics. Note: Communication for Empowerment is offered in this modular format online. All three modules must be completed to satisfy core requirement.
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3.00 Credits
A class about life cycles and communication concepts. It is a goal of this class to enhance understanding of the interconnected and interdependent components of communication and tasks of various life cycle changes. Whether it's an infant learning about trust, an older adult learning to adjust to physical and mental changes, or any of the many stages in between, we all have a vital need to communicate with one another. Focusing on specific life cycle stages and how attention to communication can facilitate engagement with the task of that stage will provide valuable information for personal and professional relationships. Communication and life cycle issues will be addressed in a holistic way, looking at the needs of both parties as well as the social context of interactions.
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3.00 Credits
This class is designed for human service professionals, including teachers, educational administrators, and marriage and family counselors, who work with children, adolescents, and families. Participants will examine the nature of human conflict and effective strategies for conflict resolution, and will explore methods for developing programs which promote the peaceful resolution of conflict. The class will focus on the techniques and models for conflict resolution, mediation, and creative problem-solving in various conflict areas, including the family, the school, and the workplace. Techniques for effective communication, brainstorming and cooperative group decision-making will be explored. Communicating across cultures, and bias awareness issues will be explored within all content areas. Class format will include discussion, lecture, reading, writing, demonstration and role playing.
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3.00 Credits
The diverse social and political contexts of our society affect the socialization of the individual and his/her understanding of human development. This class examines attitudes toward gender, class, race/ethnicity, disability and sexual orientation, along with the historical contexts within which specific theories of human development were created. Students are challenged to examine these influences on their own growth and perceptions of human behavior, to define their personal ethics within the context of contemporary society, and to search for creative professional responses to inequality and bias. A variety of methods, including experiential activities, small group discussion, weekly writing, reading, and mini-lectures are utilized.
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3.00 Credits
Paulo Freire taught adults in Brazil; Sylvia Ashton Warner taught children in New Zealand. Both taught oppressed populations and believed that people learn through what they are passionate about. Their work will be read and discussed along with that of other theorists who have similar beliefs about such issues as moral development, relationships and literacy/curriculum.
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3.00 Credits
Children develop as unique individuals in the context of complex communities. Growth and identity are influenced by the social dynamics and interactions of the diverse families and cultural institutions in which children live. This class focuses on theoretical and practical aspects of building, reflecting, and including "community" in early childhoodand primary classrooms. Students will be expected to create strategies which use the child's community to enhance learning and build a sense of belonging. This class will explore community- building as an avenue to examine and promote cultural competence and advocacy for children. Observation of children is required.
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3.00 Credits
Focuses on the development of language within the social context and its implications as one of the most powerful transmitters of culture. The role of language as a tool of social domination or liberation will be explored. Emphasis will be placed upon issues of bilingualism and literacy as they relate to the process of bicultural development in American 53 society; on analyzing primary and second language acquisition; and on instruction of bilingual learners. This course meets one of the CLAD requirements in California.
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1.00 Credits
These modular courses will focus on the development of language within the social and political context and its implications as one of the most powerful transmitters of culture. The modules within this course will focus on the role of language as a tool of social domination or liberation. Areas of emphasis will include the historical, psychological and cognitive factors of language development. Particular emphasis will be placed upon issues of bilingualism and literacy as they relate to the process of bicultural development in the Continental U.S. society. ISSUES OF LANGUAGE AND CULTURE A: BICULTURAL/BILINGUAL IDENTITY DEVELOPMENT Cultural response patterns and development of bicultural identity. Becoming bilingual. Impact of systemic oppression on development. ISSUES OF LANGUAGE AND CULTURE B: LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL MEANING Language acquisition and communicative behaviors within the sociocultural context. Transmission of culture through language. ISSUES OF LANGUAGE AND CULTURE C: TEACHING BICULTURAL AND BILINGUAL LEARNERS Strategies for incorporating the dynamics of cultural diversity within the classroom environment.
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3.00 Credits
This class will specifically focus on a framework of bicultural development as it compares with monocultural developmental theories. The pertinent issues and major social-ecological influences that play an important role in shaping the development of bicultural children will be explored. Culture and cognition, bilingualism, the biculturation process, and cultural psychological dynamics as they relate to personality and development and identity formation will be examined. An overview of the current literature in the field will also be discussed.
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