James Huỳnh, PhD, MA, MPH

The following is a list of resources for anyone looking to teach. As I teach in both foreign language and ethnic studies, the sources below cater to those two disciplines and pedagogies. This is not meant to be an exhaustive list, but rather one that helps me stay organized and reminds of the abundance of all the great people and organizations out there trying to help our students and instructors be successful. Note: This was created during my time as a TA at UCLA.

Teaching Activities

Language-Based

• 12 Fun Speaking Games for Language Learners
• Activities to Promote Interaction and Communication
• Fulbright Vietnam ETA Activities

Discussion-Based

• Facilitating Effective Group Discussions – Brown University
• Rubric for Critical Reading Essays
• Strategies/Responses for Words that Wound
• Providing Better Feedback on Essays

Readings (Pedagogy, Critical Race Theory, Social Justice)

• Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire. 1970.
• Sentipensante (sensing/thinking) Pedagogy: Educating for Wholeness, Social Justice, and Liberation by Laura I. Rendón. 2009.
• “The Uses of Anger” by Audre Lorde. 1997.
• Critical Race Theory (Third Edition): An Introduction by Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic. 2017.

UCLA Campus Resources

• UCLA ASHE – Students can access different forms of physical, mental, and emotional health care.
• UCLA CAPS –  Students can seek counseling and psychological care individually and in groups after scheduling appointments with staff members.
• UCLA Center for Accessible Education – This center provides students with information on accessibility throughout campus.
• UCLA CPO –  Student-initiated and student-run projects and programs created by communities to serve communities.
• First-Year Experience at UCLA –  As the campus advocates for first-year students, First Year Experience (FYE) offers specific initiatives and programs that are research-based to assist in enriching the first-year student experience. Much of our work is steeped in campus climate efforts, civic discourse and unveiling the hidden curriculum of academia, particularly at a large research university. We have a special focus on first-generation college students, commuters, out-of-state students, and undocumented students.
• UCLA Veteran Resource Center –   UCLA has been serving veterans for nearly 70 years! Whether it’s our medical school faculty and residents providing care to 3,000 individual patients a year at the VA, our on-campus supportive services for student veterans, state-of-the-art cosmetic and reconstructive surgery for warriors wounded while serving overseas, or groundbreaking research revolutionizing the way the U.S. military does business, UCLA serves those who serve in myriad ways. If you have any questions about the information, research, resources, and support that UCLA provides to veterans, please contact 310.206.6915 or email us at veteran@saonet.ucla.edu.
• UCLA Undergraduate Writing Center –  The Center for Undergraduate Research in Sciences works to serve students and faculty in the life and physical sciences, engineering and mathematics. The center focuses on increasing the retention of science majors in all disciplines, as well as preparing students for academic and research careers.
• UCLA Dashew International Center –  Resources and contact points for international students to connect with domestic students and seek staff or faculty advising.
• UCLA Commuter Club – A space to network with other UCLA students who commute/carpool to campus.
• UCLA Students with Dependents program –  The Bruin Resource Center’s Students with Dependents (SwD) Program provides caring and personalized support to UCLA students who are parents, guardians, and caregivers at the undergraduate, graduate and professional school level. As a part of Student Affairs, our program is committed to helping students succeed, both as parents and scholars. We offer programs and advocacy that enrich and support parenting student’s academic, personal, and professional goals.
• ASUCLA Student Jobs –  This center provides students by providing information about campus employment.
• UCLA Food Closet – It provides free food for any UCLA student who may be experiencing hunger and/or struggling to attain food due to financial hardships. Location:  Student Activities Center 111
• UCLA Economic Crisis Response Program –  The Economic Crisis Response Team (ECR TEAM) provides support and guidance to students who have self-identified, or are identified by UCLA faculty or staff, as experiencing a financial crisis that impacts their academic success at UCLA.