Meet Your ESL Professors and Counselor
ESL Adjunct Professors
M.A. Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
B.A. Spanish, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
Certificate. Teaching Post-Secondary Reading, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
H.S. Concord High School, Concord, CA (Go Minutemen!)
G.S. El Monte Elementary School, Concord, CA
El Dorado Middle School, Concord, CA
I know English and Spanish.
I am a life-long learner of history and psychology.
I love listening to stories which people I meet are willing to share with me.
I have always wanted to learn how different people view the world in their own ways.
The #1 HoM that guides my teaching these days is striving for accuracy (STRIVE FOR ACCURACY).
The #1 HoM that I have witnessed helps my students is taking responsible risks (RISK RESPONSIBLY).
The #1 HoM that I think the world needs right now is applying past knowledge to new situations (FIND SOLUTIONS).
Cherish every lesson learned for tomorrow.
M.A. Applied Linguistics, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Certificate. Teaching English to Students of Other Languages, UC Berkeley Extension, Berkeley, CA
Credential. CA Single Subject - Spanish, Brandman University, Walnut Creek, CA
Certificate. Contemporary Latin American Studies, Pontifica Universidad Catolica, Santiago, Chile
B.A. Spanish; Broadcast & Electronic Communication Arts, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
H.S. De La Salle High School, Concord, CA
G. S. John Muir Elementary/Jack London Elementary/Black Diamond Middle, Antioch, CA
Kindergarten. John Muir Elementary, Antioch, CA
I know English, am highly proficient in Spanish, am emergent in Korean, and can understand a good amount of Italian.
I am a life-long learner of languages, history, politics, & perspectives. An aspiring Renaissance man!
I love hearing or listening to baseball on the radio, birds at dawn, my son babble, all kinds of music (especially jazz), and to the stories & perspectives of family, friends, students, and colleagues.
I have always want to learn how to play a musical instrument, Korean (proficiently) and how to fly a plane.
The #1 HoM that guides my teaching these days is SEEK OUT AND RESPOND WITH WONDERMENT AND AWE.
The #1 HoM that I have witnessed helps my students is RISK RESPONSIBLY.
The #1 HoM that I think the world needs right now is both COLLABORATE and EMPATHIZE.
Always wonder. Like a child, imagine.
Ms. Allison Burns Tubio - 
M.A. Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA.
B.A. Modern Languages & Literatures (Spanish & German), California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA; University of Granada, Granada, Spain
H.S. Northgate High School, Walnut Creek, CA
G. S. Walnut Acres Elementary, Walnut Creek, CA
Kindergarten. Walnut Acres Elementary, Walnut Creek, CA
I know English and Spanish. I am also an intermediate speaker of German.
I am a life-long learner of languages, communication, productivity, brain development and learning, tennis strategies.
I love hearing or listening to laughter, jokes, and giggles of my daughters, classical guitar, beautiful lyrics, ocean waves, and brewing tea water.
I have always wanted to learn Italian and French, guitar songs, calligraphy and lettering, and international dances.
The #1 HoM that guides my teaching these days is communicating clearly (COMMUNICATE CLEARLY).
The #1 HoM that I have witnessed helps my students is risking responsibly (RISK RESPONSIBLY).
The #1 HoM that I think the world needs right now is looking at things another way (LOOK AT THINGS ANOTHER WAY).
READ!
M.A. Teaching English Learners, American College of Education, Indianapolis, IN
B.A. Early Childhood Education, Escuela Normal de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, México
A.A. Escuela Normal de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, México
H.S. Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa, Sinaloa, México
G.S. Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Sinaloa, México
Kindergarten. Gabriela Mistral, Sinaloa, México
I know Spanish and English.
I am a life-long learner of languages, cultures, and psychology.
I love hearing or listening my daughters play, instrumental and romantic music, and all nature sounds, especially birds.
I have always wanted to learn Mandarin, French, how to play piano and violin, and all about medicine.
The #1 HoM that guides my teaching these days is to create my own learning opportunities and always remain open to continuous learning (LEARN MORE).
The #1 HoM that I have witnessed helps my students is persistence (PERSIST).
The #1 HoM that I think the world needs right now is both collaboration and empathy (COLLABORATE and EMPATHIZE).
Perseverance is the key to success.
M.A. Comparative Literature, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
Certificate. Teaching English to Students of Other Languages, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Certificate. Teaching of Writing Composition, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
B.A. English w/ Spanish Minor (Poetry Concentration), Sacramento State University, Sacramento, CA
H.S. Valley High School- South Sacramento, CA
G. S. Prairie Elementary/Rutter Middle- South Sacramento, CA
Kindergarten. Holy Cross-West Sacramento, CA
I know English, Spanish, and Italian, and I have extensively studied Ancient Greek, Latin, and French.
I am a life-long learner of professional development, languages, and method acting.
I love hearing or listening to my nieces laugh and to all music being played except country.
I have always wanted to learn Japanese, Arabic, Stage Production, Psychology, Astronomy, Conceptual Physics, Screenwriting, Directing, Creative Writing, and CIS.
The #1 HoM that guides my teaching these days is listening with understanding and empathy (EMPATHIZE)
The #1 HoM that I have witnessed helps my students is questioning and problem posing (ASK QUESTIONS).
The #1 HoM that I think the world needs right now is applying past knowledge to new situations (FIND SOLUTIONS).
Life-long learner teaches what he loves.
M.A. Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, California State University East Bay, Hayward, CA
B.A. English, British and American Literature, California State University East Bay, Concord and Hayward, CA
A.A. Liberal Arts. Foreign Languages: French and German, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA
Goethe-Institut, Lima, Perú, German
H.S. Colegio Rosa de América, Lima, Perú
G. S. Colegio Rosa de América, Lima, Perú
Conservatorio Nacional de Música, Lima, Perú
Kindergarten. Niño Jesús de Praga, Lima, Perú
I know Spanish, English, German, French, and I studied Latin.
I am a life-long learner of German and music.
I love listening to the wind.
I have always wanted to learn Mandarin and Arabic.
The #1 HoM that guides my teaching these days is THINK FIRST.
The #1 HoM that I have witnessed helps my students is REFLECT.
The #1 HoM that I think the world needs right now is EMPATHIZE.
Immigrant like you. Committed and perseverant.
M.S.
Credential.
B.A.
H.S.
G. S.
Kindergarten..
I know English, Spanish, and I have studied Japanese.
I am a life-long learner of education.
I love listening to different types of music, nature sounds, and life stories.
I have always wanted to learn how to fly a light aircraft and to be fluent in Japanese.
The #1 HoM that guides my counseling these days is creating new innovating ways to reach students (INNOVATE).
The #1 HoM that I have witnessed helps my students during unexpected obstacles is their persistence to succeed (PERSIST).
The #1 HoM that I think the world needs right now is wonderment and awe in the little things in life (SEEK OUT & RESPOND WITH WONDERMENT & AWE).
Success follows those that believe strongly.
ESL Professor and Department Chair
Dr. Paula Gunder - 
- Paula A. Gunder
- CC2-211D
- (925) 473-7882
- pgunder@losmedanos.edu
Ph.D. Second Language Acquisition and Teaching, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
M.A. Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, Monterey Institute of International Studies, Monterey, CA
B.A. Germanic Languages, Literature, and Linguistics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
H.S. Eastside Catholic High School, Bellevue, WA
G.S. Holy Family Catholic School, Kirkland, WA
Kindergarten. Kindergarten St. Franziskus, Freiburg im Breisgau, DE
I know German, English, Finnish, and I have studied Spanish.
I am a life-long learner of languages and linguistics, spirituality, and mindfulness.
I love the sound of balanced breathing, the ocean, and listening to any and all Native American languages, spoken and sung.
I have always wanted to learn Hawaiian and Gaelic.
The #1 HoM that guides my teaching these days is both INNOVATE and SEEK OUT AND RESPOND WITH WONDERMENT AND AWE.
The #1 HoM that I have witnessed helps my students is RISK RESPONSIBLY.
The #1 HoM that I think the world needs right now is LOOK AT THINGS ANOTHER WAY.
Contemplate. Attend. Risk, reach, and teach.