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NOW YOU’RE

SPEAKING

A new class and new endorsement was offered at the college

this year. Introduction to English ior Speakers of Other Lan­

guages is a state-mandated area of study that prepares teach­

ers to teach students whose first language is not English.

Education majors will acquire both the language and social

skills necessary to cross cultural boundaries in the classroom.

Mr. Richard Shelburne taught the ESOL class, and as pro­

fessor of French, he continued to build foreign language stud­

ies at the college. After developing certain vocabulary and

grammatical skills, his French students were required to dem­

onstrate their understanding oi the principles by putting to­

gether an oral presentation. “Usually,” he said, “the skits

that students come up with are quite entertaining. This

type of practical experience makes learning a second lan-

fun! ”

Mr. Bill Ritchie, Spanish professor, hopes to see the col­

lege increase its offerings in the foreign language area. “Like

the story goes,” he said, “what do you call someone who

speaks three languages? Trilingual. A person who speaks

two languages? Bilingual. A person who speaks only one

language? An American.”

Mr. Ritchie began learning Having played the viola for

Spanish in high school with a seven years, Mary Clater is

“wonderful and inspirational an interdisciplinary studies

major with an emphasis in
teacher,” Carlos Cook. He music. At the college, she

remembers speaking to Puerto learned to rely more on her­

Ricans in the pizza parlors of self and her own part be­

cause she was the only viola
New York City. It was there player. Mary counseled for

he began to love the Spanish six weeks at Csehy Summer

culture. He lived in Spain School of Music in Philadel­

phia before coming to Clear­
while in the Air Force and then water. She said it was a

went on to graduate school, great learning experience.

where he enjoyed Spanish literature. In the 90s he was able

to travel to South America for the first time. He said, “My

love for Don Quijote in the early years has been replaced

with a love for Jesus Christ. In the classroom, we must com­

plete a body oi material, but it is my hope that the students

will develop a greater appreciation of the people and their English major Kim Tanner Doug Hess, paramedic for

culture and a desire to share Christ with them.” works on her Literary Semi­ Medical Services, prepares |
Pinellas County Emergency

nar project Till We Have

Faces by C.S. Lewis. Kim an IV for a heart patient in th

described the book as an in­ ambulance. After graduating

teresting discussion of human with a general studies degrei

love and how easily it can Doug will continue working a

turn to possessiveness. Her a paramedic.

paper was about thirty pages

long and included her own

critical interpretation.