Marianne Brems

tel:408-855-5716
email: marianne@csli.stanford.edu

 

Current Interests

• Teaching "Cultural Awareness Through Reading," an online course at Spectrum Online University.
• Involving ESL students in online learning projects such as America Today and Tomorrow
• Offering distance education by e-mail to ESL writing students
• Publishing "Fall of Saigon Stories" written by Mission College students on the World Wide Web
• Developing strategies for teaching critical thinking to ESL reading students
• Teaching cross-cultural communication skills for the workplace

Recreational Interests

• Masters' Swimming
  • 1994 Masters' All American
  • Backstroke National Record Holder
• Open Water Swimming
• Long Distance Cycling

Recreational Interests

• Swim for Fitness Chronicle Books 1979
• 101 Favorite Swimming Workouts Self-Published 1980
• The Fit Swimmer: 120 Workouts and Training Tips Contemporary Books, Inc. 1984
• Swimming: Going for Strength and Stamina Contemporary Books, Inc. 1988
• Working in English: Beginning Language Skills for the World of Work Contemporary Books, Inc. 1990
• Take Care of Yourself: A Health Care Workbook for Beginning ESL Students Prentice Hall Regents, Inc. 1993