2008 Woodie Awards
East Meets West at De Anza
Asif Ahmed
Issue date: 1/29/07 Section: Features
De Anza Cross Cultural Partners held an open house for current and prospective instructors in the Advanced Technology Center. The participants consisted of a rotating group of instructors, partners and volunteers that would stop by from 5 minutes to 2 hours.
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss CCP strategies and goals. When asked about the purpose of the organization, CCP co-coordinator Katie Dunlap responded, "The Bay Area is one of the largest multicultural experiments in the world. Let's make it work."
The CCP was created in the fall of 2000 to familiarize De Anza college students with foreign cultures and vice versa. It also provides students who wish to improve their English skills a real life counterpart to help. Gloria Heistein, CCP co-coordinator, said, "Sometimes partners will teach each other basketball or explain how American football is played."
The program has grown over five-hundred percent in the last 7 years and has expanded to include students involved in departments such as English, English writing, and English as a second language. The Political Science, Math and Speech departments in particular have seen a fair share of involvement.
If you are interested in becoming a partner, you can pick up an application at the ATC building in room 304. English writing instructor, Dr. Marc Coronado says, "The CCP is a good opportunity to meet someone you may not meet otherwise … and engage with intellectually."
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss CCP strategies and goals. When asked about the purpose of the organization, CCP co-coordinator Katie Dunlap responded, "The Bay Area is one of the largest multicultural experiments in the world. Let's make it work."
The CCP was created in the fall of 2000 to familiarize De Anza college students with foreign cultures and vice versa. It also provides students who wish to improve their English skills a real life counterpart to help. Gloria Heistein, CCP co-coordinator, said, "Sometimes partners will teach each other basketball or explain how American football is played."
The program has grown over five-hundred percent in the last 7 years and has expanded to include students involved in departments such as English, English writing, and English as a second language. The Political Science, Math and Speech departments in particular have seen a fair share of involvement.
If you are interested in becoming a partner, you can pick up an application at the ATC building in room 304. English writing instructor, Dr. Marc Coronado says, "The CCP is a good opportunity to meet someone you may not meet otherwise … and engage with intellectually."
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