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| Location: Main Campus Building Office Number: Office #27 Phone: 509-527-1869 jesse.burgess@wwcc.edu Hello! Welcome to my WWCC website! I teach English composition and Humanities classes in the Transitional Studies and Humanities departments. Over the years I have taught many different classes: all levels of English as a Second Language; Avionics and Aerodynamics English; American Culture in Film; Advanced Pronunciation, English Grammar, and Writing workshops; World Music Appreciation; Recording Studio Techniques; Computer-sequenced Music workshops; 'Four Perspectives in the History of Ideas'; 'The Cutting Edge'.... Several years ago, I developed a special world knowledge and cultural literacy course called 'Getting to Know Our World'. It starts with the Big Bang Theory and, after trying to touch on nearly every subject area under the sun, finishes up with a quick survey of world religions and an examination of wisdom in proverbs. I am TESL/TESL certified (Teacher of English as a Second Language / Teacher of English as a Foreign Language), and I taught ESL in Walla Walla, Seattle, and Japan for many years. I have a BA in Philosophy from Whitman College and an MA in Humanities from California State University. I speak Spanish and Japanese, and I like to watch sumo, but only if there's plenty of sake around! I have done all kinds of work -- in bronze foundries and bicycle shops, in recording studios and restaurant kitchens, and, like many who grew up in this part of the country, I've driven wheat trucks and combines, bucked bales, and worked in canneries. I'm especially interested in religion, art, literature, history, philosophy, music (the humanities) and how these fields relate to the natural sciences. My key personal interest is music. Over the years, I've written and recorded a lot of songs, played in bands, and composed orchestral music and soundtracks. I like Ambrose Bierce's definition of education: 'that which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.' |  ... with son, Thomas; January 2008 |