Department​ ​of​ ​Languages​ ​and​ ​Literatures 
 
 
 
 

Nov.​ ​5,​ ​2017

To​ ​Whom​ ​it​ ​May​ ​Concern:

I​ ​am​ ​writing​ ​to​ ​recommend​ ​Moriah​ ​Cooper​ ​for​ ​out-of-state​ ​student​ ​teaching.​ ​As​ ​a​ ​dual​ ​Spanish/TESOL
Teaching​ ​Major,​ ​Ms.​ ​Cooper​ ​was​ ​my​ ​student​ ​and​ ​my​ ​advisee.​ ​She​ ​also​ ​participated​ ​in​ ​a​ ​community
engagement​ ​project​ ​with​ ​that​ ​I​ ​coordinated​ ​at​ ​the​ ​YWCA​ ​in​ ​Waterloo,​ ​IA.​ ​Finally,​ ​I​ ​am​ ​also​ ​familiar​ ​with
her​ ​success​ ​in​ ​a​ ​semester-long​ ​study​ ​abroad​ ​program​ ​in​ ​Spain.​ ​I​ ​will​ ​elaborate​ ​on​ ​my​ ​observations​ ​in
these​ ​contexts​ ​to​ ​illustrate​ ​the​ ​talent,​ ​reliability​ ​and​ ​enthusiasm​ ​Ms.​ ​Cooper​ ​brings​ ​to​ ​all​ ​her
interactions,​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​her​ ​capacity​ ​as​ ​a​ ​teacher.

Ms.​ ​Cooper​ ​was​ ​my​ ​student​ ​in​ ​an​ ​Advanced​ ​Conversation​ ​and​ ​Reading​ ​(in​ ​Spanish)​ ​class.​ ​Her
language​ ​abilities​ ​are​ ​strong​ ​and​ ​she​ ​readily​ ​participated​ ​in​ ​classroom​ ​discussions.​ ​It​ ​was​ ​especially
evident​ ​to​ ​me​ ​that​ ​Ms.​ ​Cooper​ ​has​ ​a​ ​strong​ ​commitment​ ​to​ ​community​ ​and​ ​ability​ ​to​ ​work​ ​in​ ​diverse
settings​ ​as​ ​I​ ​observed​ ​her​ ​take​ ​part​ ​in​ ​a​ ​community-based​ ​learning​ ​project​ ​that​ ​was​ ​embedded​ ​in​ ​this
course.​ ​The​ ​student​ ​population​ ​of​ ​adult​ ​language​ ​learners​ ​at​ ​the​ ​YWCA​ ​hails​ ​from​ ​multiple​ ​countries
around​ ​the​ ​world,​ ​and​ ​a​ ​wide​ ​variety​ ​of​ ​language​ ​backgrounds.​ ​Ms.​ ​Cooper​ ​was​ ​immediately​ ​at​ ​ease
with​ ​the​ ​students,​ ​whose​ ​language​ ​abilities​ ​span​ ​across​ ​a​ ​wide​ ​range.​ ​She​ ​was​ ​friendly,​ ​organized​ ​and
receptive​ ​to​ ​their​ ​needs.

Ms.​ ​Cooper​ ​also​ ​took​ ​part​ ​in​ ​a​ ​semester-long​ ​study​ ​abroad​ ​program​ ​at​ ​the​ ​University​ ​of​ ​Oviedo​ ​in
Spain.​ ​She​ ​enjoyed​ ​a​ ​stay​ ​with​ ​a​ ​Spanish​ ​host​ ​family​ ​throughout​ ​the​ ​semester​ ​which​ ​augmented​ ​her
learning​ ​both​ ​of​ ​Spanish​ ​and​ ​of​ ​intercultural​ ​practices.​ ​In​ ​both​ ​aspects​ ​of​ ​the​ ​program,​ ​Ms.​ ​Cooper
experienced​ ​great​ ​success.​ ​She​ ​is​ ​truly​ ​adept​ ​at​ ​moving​ ​though​ ​languages​ ​and​ ​cultures​ ​and​ ​is​ ​sure​ ​to
thrive​ ​in​ ​an​ ​array​ ​of​ ​settings​ ​as​ ​a​ ​practice​ ​teacher.

In​ ​short,​ ​I​ ​highly​ ​recommend​ ​Moriah​ ​Cooper​ ​and​ ​anticipate​ ​she​ ​will​ ​experience​ ​great​ ​success​ ​in​ ​an
out-of-state​ ​placement​ ​for​ ​student​ ​teaching.

Sincerely,

Jennifer​ ​Cooley,​ ​Ph.D.

Professor​ ​of​ ​Spanish​ ​and​ ​Department​ ​Head

 
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