Skyline
College/North San Mateo County Oral History Archives, Skyline
College Library
Student project for LSCI 110
– Digital Oral Research Project, Skyline College
Today’s Educators
Click here to read the research essay, “An ‘Americanized’ Philippines”, by Josephine Dy
Click on the links below to hear audio segments from an
April 2007 interview by Josephine Dy with
Robin De Los Reyes, who is an educator in the
Table of Contents:
1. Introduction
2. Profession
3. Impressions of U.S. Education System
4. Fulbright Scholarship Foundation
5. Fulbright at Skyline College
6. Expectations of a Fulbrighter
7. Pensionados vs. Fulbrighter
8. Impressions of U.S. Education System
9. Advantage of Education at Skyline College
10. Reflections of U.S. Experience
11. Suggestions for Improving Language
1. Introduction (Click here to hear audio)
Mr. De Los Reyes was born in
Vintas, one of the symbols
For more information of Mr. De Los Reyes, check his
myspace link below.
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=2474456
2. Profession (Click here to hear the audio)
Robin talks about why he decided to
become a teacher
For more information on Ateneo De Zamboanga, check link below.
3. Impressions of
U.S. Education System Pre-Fulbright Experience (Click here to
hear the audio)
Mr. De Los Reyes tells us what his
impressions of the
Mr. De Los Reyes (standing in
red) with fellow teachers
at the Ateneo de Zamboanga
University
4. Fulbright
Scholarship Foundation (Click here to hear the audio)
Mr. De Los Reyes gives us insight to the history
and purposes of the Fulbright Scholarship Foundation, a preview of all the
programs within the Foundation.
To learn more about the Fulbright Scholarship
Foundation, click on link below.
5. Fulbright at Skyline College (Click here to hear the audio)
Robin explains how the Fulbright
program at Skyline is a little different than at other places.
Mr. De Los Reyes (right) during
a presentation in Asian American
Literature Class
6. Expectations of a Fulbrighter (Click here to
hear the audio)
Robin comments on what is expected of him
as a Fulbrighter
Mr. De Los Reyes with colleagues
at Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants Conference in Washington D.C.
7.
Pensionados vs.
Fulbrighter (Click
here to hear the audio)
Mr. Do Los Reyes explains the similarities and differences
between Pensionados and Fulbrighters.
1903 Pensionados at the
8. Impressions of U.S. Education System
Post-Fulbright Experience (Click here to hear the audio)
After being in US for nearly 9
months, Mr. De Los Reyes gives us his new found impressions of the educational
system in US.
9. Advantage of Education at Skyline
College (Click here to hear the audio)
Mr. De Los Reyes reminds us of the
advantages we have being students at Skyline.
Mr. De Los Reyes with student-Nikki de Rivera,
Author-Marianne Villanueva, & Kababayan Program Coordinator/Professor-Liza
Erpelo
10. Reflections of U.S. Experience (Click
here to hear the audio)
Mr. De Los Reyes
talks about the role of “forming the minds of leaders,” Also, what he has
learned and experienced in which he will share with those at home.
11. Suggestions for
Improving Language Teaching in the Philippines (Click here to hear the audio)
Mr. De Los Reyes talks about his suggestions to the
12. Sharing of Cultures (Click here to hear the audio)
Mr. De Los Reyes
shares his overall experience and talks about the importance of Sharing of
cultures.
Image sources:
http://adzuhs89.org/images/seal.gif
“American Contribution to
Philippine Education, The.” US Embassy. June 1998.
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last revised:
5-30-07
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