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feature 5 lommunication fundamental for Hughes February 23, 2005 th<c LAGKAMASPrjfit • fermer student thrives »ward goal of teaching la,lin Johnson l&nre Editor I started doing the assistant coaching, I sort of realized that I could explain it and I got excited about it, and people wanted to listen to me and it kind of just became,” said Hughes. ‘1 ■ think communication is the L to everything,” said Speech and mean it was just where I knew that I ■mnmications Student Instructor belonged; it was where I knew what I wanted to do for lhe rest of my life, He Hughes. ‘If you know how Klk you have the capability of which was to teach.” fessing yourself, asking for things, Since then, Hughes has been doing ■tenting yourself in ways that most “anything and everything possible” to Hie don’t have move toward her ■ompetence to goal of being a Communications fa ai for me to he able to teach instructor. After “I like to watch ■one the skills getting her AAOT [students] go at Clackamas, she in doing that is a ■experience.” moved on to PSU through that Hughes, a grad- where she gradu transforma ■of Clackamas, ated with a bach ha|returned to elor’s degree. She tion where they [es »1 to gain is now attending start believing ^■rience and the University of ^■ledge by in themselves Portland, working ^Hing closely toward a master’s as speakers, ^■Speech and degree in com ^Hmunications because that’s munication, and ^■uctor Frank will graduate in the whole goal— ^How. She is December of this to give them the ^Hntly teaching year. She is also tools so that they of Harlow’s die head coach of ^^■±111 classes U of P’s speech believe in ■rm. and debate team. themselves. ” ^■Vlien Hughes The next step a student at for Hughes was to Kerrie Hughes ^Kkamas, she get some experi Speech and ence by doing an a part of the Corrtmunications ^Hnnunications internship at a col Student Instructor s ^Hram and the lege. ^■ch and debate “I contacted. Kelly and Frank B love [being back to teach here], arid asked them if I could do [an hy dream to do this,” said Hughes, internship] here because I know Michaele Cooper Clackamas Print fated here [at Clackamas], and Clackamas, because I know them, Been Frank and [Speech and and I know that my working rela Speech and Communications Student Instructor Kerrie Hughes viiews Communications fee Team Coach] Kelly Brennan, tionship wife them would give me as “the key to everything,” and brings that philosophy to her Speech 111 students. [kind of showed me what it was guidance and a more personal touch, I wanted to do with ray life.” For those who may shy away “To help [students] get over that in a sense, with the things that they Hughes expresses that, in a way, I was during her last year of felt that I could do to improve,” becoming a teacher is giving students anxiety or the fear of public speak from speech and communications feh competition at Clackamas said Hughes. “If I was working with the same great experience she had. classes, Hughes has a bit of advice. ing, I think, is one of my greatest [Hughes realized what her pas- someone that I didn’t know, J may “Everybody has the ability to “I have a speech teacher who joys,” said Hughes. ‘I like to watch [was. not have gotten that one-on-one time did the same thing for me, and kind them go through that transformation communicate, you just need-to find something that you like to talk about, fd started doing some assistant that I really wanted. I wanted to pick of turned that light on for me and where they start believing in them ping with Kelly and that’s when their brain; I wanted to know what showed me that if you really do work selves as speakers, because that’s the and once you find that passion and felly got into it Coaching and their thoughts and ideas were for a at communications, that other things whole goal—to give them the tools that desire, you use that in everything kind of fall into place,” she said. so that they believe in themselves else that you do when it comes to ping are a lot alike,.and so when new instructor just coming in.” communication or public speaking,” “People respect you, they look at you I’m addicted.” After graduating, Hughes plans she said. “You’d be amazed at how different; the whole nine yards.” For Hughes, to give students this to “see what’s out there,” and keep much easier it becomes because you same experience is to see them grow her eyes open for opportunity in the start to believe in yourself and your abilities. Never give up.” job field. into themselves. flp^pjpjo^eakers, [of German language Katie Wilsen i‘j-. '• « .'¡ m < : \ J "1 tell the students when 1 pres et things and I invite them, and then they cunte that's a mcet- fci ’ said German Club Ads isor p.!'-.il Miller. I The < lennan dub comes to a [pal of one ads isor. Miller, and kc chib president. The German Students are all nominal members If die duh. but ¡ne nor very noth c Bi r. I (lie German club doesn’t let Jbeil low membership drag them ■kiw.n. utotigh. f I I ks sell sodas in the Foreign Language Center. Barlow 203. htere the students and faculty can get their pop foi 50 cents instead of Si 25. die sending machine price. | The dub ■ has two basic goals: to practice German and to Uarc more about the cultures of Eeimaii-speitking countries. I They ftiliill these goals in vari ous ways, ’ | At noon every Tuesday in the Kill Brtxl Community (.'enter they ■ave a weekly Stainmtisch whom German speakers come and, welL speak Gennan. This helps fulfill the goal of practicing German. The main way they learn more about the culture of German speaking countries and help edu cate others is titrough the college's International Celebration. I he French and Spanish dubs also participate in this celebration with die Gennan club, selling eth nic food and putting on all sorts of entertainment. In the past, before Miller became rhe Gennan dub advi sor. there was an accordionist mid a lot of polka music. 1 his year's Gennan show, however, is composed of songs and presenta tions by the German-American School ■ a bilingual school in die I’ortliuid area and power point presentations about Grimm’s fai rytales. 1 he fairytale presentations have graphics representing well- known fairytales such as Snow White and Sleeping Beauty with a soundtrack displaying how the tales sound in German. 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