Brian Rivera Email & Phone Number

Santa Cruz, CA, US

San Jose, California, United States

Course: CRES 153- Radical History of the Korean War

Courses Taught:JRLC 1: Academic Ethos: Social Justice and CommunityWriting 2: Rhetoric & Inquiry

Embedded in:English 101: Intro to College Reading and CompositionHumanities 125: American Social Values

Courses Taught:University Bridge ReadingAdvanced Listening & SpeakingBusiness English

• Assisted upper division and graduate students with essay assignments, graduate projects, professional documents, and graduate school application materials.
• Conducted workshops from a wide range of topics such as grammar, reading and research strategies, graduate school documents, and class-specific requested workshops.
• Co-led "Conversation Swap," a weekly space for international students to practice their English skills and native English speakers to practice using world languages.
• Helped train and observe lower-division tutors and created observation reports.

Courses Taught:English 114B: Approaches to University Writing BEnglish 115: Approaches to University Writing

• Embedded in English 101: College Reading and Composition
• Assisted lower division students from all disciplines with writing assignments.
• Engaged with students at various points of the writing process to facilitate composition and familiarity with writing strategies.
• Worked synchronously and asynchronously with student papers.
• Reached out to students who underperformed, missed class, or were in need of additional support.
• Connected students with campus resources to aid in academic success.

• SI Mentor for English 97: Introduction to College English and Reading Skills, English 28: Intermediate Reading and Composition, English 101: College Reading and Composition I, English 102: College Reading and.
• Assisted lower division English students with their essays (ex. organization, grammar, critical analysis, and arguments).
• Created workshops that would benefit a volume of students (ex. MLA, critical thinking, literature analysis workshops, research and database usage, and outline examples).
• Created workshops to reinforce specific content being taught in class, from grammar to reading comprehension and analysis.
• Assisted students with special needs ranging from deaf, hearing impaired, blind, and learning deficiency students.

Course:ESL Beginner 1(Non-Credit)

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Literature

Designated Emphases: Latin American and Latino Studies Critical Race & Ethnic Studies

Certificate, Teaching English To Speakers Of Other Languages (Tesol)

Graduated with Distinction

Master Of Arts - Ma, English: Literature

Graduted with Distinction (4.0 GPA)

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, English Subject Matter

Minor: Teaching English as a Second Language.

Associate Of Arts - Aa, English