Skyline College/North San Mateo County Oral History Archives, Skyline College Library
Student project for LSCI 110– Digital Oral Research Project, Skyline College

 Benefitting from the Kababayan Program: Paul Victoria

Click here to read to read the research essay, “Growing Filipino Students: The Developing Learning Community”, by Paolo Fonacier

Click on the links below to hear audio segments from an April 2007 interview by Paolo Fonacier with Paul Victoria,
who was one of the first students to enter the Kababayan program and receive experience from a beneficial learning community.

 

 

Enjoying Dessert

 

Table of Contents:
1. History
2. The Kababayan Program

3. College Life

4. Lessons of the Kababayan Program

5. Other Classes

6. To take or not to take?

7. Fellow Classmates

8. Benefits after Graduation

9. The Kababayan Mission

 

History
Paul’s Background (268 kb)
A taste of Paul’s History of where he came from and grew up.

 

 

 

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The Kababayan Program
What got you interested in the Kababayan Program? (784 kb)
 

Was it just another class or for the interest of learning about your culture? (388 kb)

 

Did you remember any knowledge of your culture from the Philippines as you progressed through the class? (200 kb)

 

How was the first experience? (152 kb)

 

Was it enjoyable? (464 kb)



 

Engl 846 Fall 2003



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College Life
What were you like during college? (408 kb)
Description of Paul Victoria’s college days. 

 

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Lessons from the Kababayan Program
What did you learn from the Kababayan Program? (184 kb)
The Number of lessons learned in the time that he progressed in the program.

 

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Other Classes
Are there other classes in the Kababayan Program? (152 kb)
The number of different classes in the Kababayan Program other than English.

 

 

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To take or not to take?
When those classes were available, didn't you feel the need to take them? (388 kb)
Choice of taking the other classes or not to take them.

 

 

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Fellow Classmates
Did you have the same classmates as you progressed? (168 kb)

 

Did you get any support from your fellow classmates? (348 kb)



 

 

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Benefits after Graduation
What were the biggest benefits to you when you graduated from the program? (364 kb)


Another benefit. (252 kb)

 

 

 

 

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The Kababayan Mission
Do you think learning communities like the Kababayan Program would help students in high school? (540 kb)

 

In conclusion, is the purpose of the Kababayan Program to not only teach related course material, but build long lasting student communities? (332 kb)

 

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Image sources:


ENGL 846: http://www.smccd.edu/accounts/erpelol/kababayan.html

Paul: http://www.smccd.edu/accounts/erpelol/staff.html

 

 

 

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last revised: 5-30-07
by Eric Brenner, Skyline College, San Bruno, CA
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