As specified in the original application, most of my educational leave time was spent on the activities described above. However, some time was set aside for other projects.

I continued my study of Spanish on an informal basis, looking through general texts and listening to tapes. While this has left me far from fluent, it has hopefully laid a basis which can be built upon later.

This activity was deemed important for future Douglas College continuing education travel courses. For example, plans are now being made to schedule a travel tour to Mexico for the 1987-1988 Christmas break. This would be led by myself and Ian Joyce from the Geography Discipline. Some basic knowledge of Spanish is, of course, essential for such a venture.

I also made a brief visit to several sites in Barkley Sound, on western Vancouver Island. The Toquaht Indian Band has indicated that they would

be very receptive to plans for an archaeological project in their traditional territory similar to one a colleague and I conducted with the neighbouring Tseshaht Band. We discussed possible plans for fieldwork, including

both survey and excavation. The problem lies in finding the time and

the funding. However, the initial groundwork has now been laid and

we can explore the situation further at a later date.

In summary, I feel that I have been successful in carrying out the activities specified in the original proposal. I found the work to be academically stimulating and of real benefit to the classes I teach. I feel that such activities greatly enhance our role as educators, and are of benefit to

the institution as a whole.

copies: Gordon Gilgan

Bill Day (~~ Kathy Heggie Hunter Jacqueline Gresko (for the educational leave committee)

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