About Me

Biography

Gretchen grew up on the Central Coast of California, but most of her life has been spent in and around San Jose.She decided to become an ESL instructor while living for a short time Zurich, Switzerland. While attending a language school there, she discovered how important it was to learn the local language with a skilled and kind instructor.She has been teaching at De Anza since 1997.

Classes I Teach

Spring 2024

CRNCourseSec.Title
48330ESL 260B01American English Pronunciation 2
48333ESL 460B01American English Pronunciation 2

Winter 2024

CRNCourseSec.Title
37974ESL 260B01American English Pronunciation 2
38907ESL 260B01ZAmerican English Pronunciation 2
37976ESL 460B01American English Pronunciation 2
38908ESL 460B01ZAmerican English Pronunciation 2

Faculty Info

Headshot photo of Gretchen Himes

Gretchen Himes
Instructor

ESL

himesgretchen@deanza.edu

Education

BA Linguistics - SJSU
MA Teaching Speakers of Other Languages - SJSU

Office Hours

Summer 2023

Varies, contact instructor.

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