School of Education - Nancy Stern

Nancy Stern is Chair of the Department of Childhood Education, and Associate Professor of Bilingual Education & TESOL at The City College School of Education. Her research interests include the semantics and pragmatics of English grammar, educational linguistics, and bilingualism. Her experience prior to joining the CCNY SOE in Fall 2003 included teaching adult ESOL at the college level.

Education

Ph.D., CUNY Graduate Center (Linguistics)
M.Phil, CUNY Graduate Center (Linguistics)
B.A., College of William and Mary (Sociology)

Selected Publications
Stern, N. (2008) History of Bilingual Education. In Encyclopedia of Social and Cultural Foundations of Education. London: SAGE.

Davis, J., Gorup, R., & Stern, N. (Eds.) 2006. Advances in functional linguistics: Columbia School beyond its origins. Philadelphia & Amsterdam: Benjamins.

Stern, N. 2006. Tell me about yourself: A unified account of English -self pronouns. In Davis, J., Gorup, R., & Stern, N. (Eds.), Advances in functional linguistics: Columbia School beyond its origins (pp. 177-196).Philadelphia & Amsterdam: Benjamins.

Stern, N. 2004. The semantic unity of reflexive, emphatic and other ‑self pronouns. American Speech 79, 270-281.

Stern, N. 2004. A sign-based analysis of English pronouns in conjoined expressions. In Contini-Morava, E., Kirsner, R., & Rodríguez-Bachiller, B. (Eds.), Cognitive and communicative approaches to linguistic analysis (pp. 219-234). Philadelphia & Amsterdam: Benjamins.

Stern, N. 2003 . The grammar of English reflexives: A new view. In Coleman, D. W., Sullivan, W.J., & Lommel, A. (Eds.), LACUS Forum XXIX: Linguistics in the Real World (pp. 327-337). Houston: LACUS.

Selected Presentations
Behave or Behave Yourself: Grammar, Meaning, and Communication. (May 2009) Invited presentation to the International Linguistic Association, New York, NY.

Constructions, Middles, and Control: How can you behave yourself if you can't behave someone else? (November 2008) Columbia School Invitational Seminar, Columbia University, New York, NY.

If you can’t behave someone else, why can you behave yourself? (February 2007) Ninth International Columbia School Conference on Linguistics, The City College of New York, New York, NY.

Living and learning in two languages. (September 2005) International Conference on Exemplary Second Language and Bilingual Education Programs, The City College of New York, New York, NY

Between you and me: English pronouns in conjoined expressions (February 2004) Eighth International Columbia School Conference on Linguistics, The City College of New York, New York, NY.

The Processes of Bilingual Language Development. (October 2003) Communicare Seminars (continuing education seminar approved by American Speech- Language Hearing Association), Garden City, NY.

Professional Activities
CCNY Bilingual Education and TESOL Program Director. 2004-Present.

Vice President for Membership and Activities, Columbia School Linguistic Society, New York, NY (2006-2009)

Co-organizer, 9th International Columbia School Conference. City College, New York, NY. February 2007.

Co-organizer, 8th International Columbia School Conference. City College, New York, NY, February 2003.

Vice President for Records and Minutes, Columbia School Linguistic Society, New York, NY. (2003-2006)

Courses taught:
Undergraduate: EDCE 35600, Language, Mind, & Society
Graduate:          EDCE 2600C, Linguistics for Teachers
                        EDCE 6700C, Phonology of English and Other Languages for                         Teachers
                        EDCE 5600C, Psycho- and Sociolinguistic Aspects of Bilingual                         Education

Links and Resources:
Professor Stern developed and maintains the website for the Bilingual Education and TESOL Program at CCNY, which includes extensive resources for teachers and others.