OSEA LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION FORM
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Please provide the name of the student for whom you are providing a letter of recommendation.At the bottom of this form we ask you to provide your information as the person writing this recommendation. Thank you!
Applicant's Name (name of person enrolling in OSEA summer programs):
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First Name
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In what capacity do you the person completing this recommendation know the student enrolling in OSEA?
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How long have you known applicant?
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Identify the Program to which the Applicant is Applying
Ethnography Field School (4 & 6 week programs)
Intensive Maya Immersion
Maya Language & Culture (4 Week)
SELT Teaching English Service Learning
EVALUATION: Part 1, Criteria Assessment
Please rate the applicant with others of the same age and academic level with following criteria:
Average
Very Good
Outstanding
Top 3 Percent
Insufficient Opportunity to Observe
Initiative
Creativity and Insight
Motivation and Drive
Discipline
Focus and patience in the completion of work
Academic / Student Skills
Conceptual Thinking, Ability to conceptualize and/or theorize
Analytical Thinking, Ability to analyze, interpret, assess
Practical Thinking, Problem Solving Abilities, diagnose situations
Methodological and structured work habits
Potential for conducting & completing research
Emotional maturity
Ability to work with colleagues
Ability to communicate with a diversity of people
Ability to withstand personal and interpersonal stress
Ability to listen, accept and work with constructive critique
Ability to dialogue regarding different or conflicting viewpoints
Ability to collaborate & communicate effectively within a group
Professionalism
Adaptability to new and unfamiliar living conditions
Openness to new ideas and ways of doing things that may conflict or contradict presupposed patterns
Self-reliance and independence
Potential for future growth in chosen field
Part II: Narrative Assessment
Narrative Commentary. Please elaborate on any of the above points or add additional information. Your knowledge about tangible situations involving activities outside of the classroom, off-campus, or in study abroad contexts that exemplify the applicants character, maturity, and abilities is particularly useful. We are particularly interested in your assessment of the applicant's potential to adapt to and thrive in linguistic and cultural immersion. If you wish to add additional comments or to send us a letter of recommendation as an attachment, you may send it to quetzil@osea-cite.orgThank you for your support of your students!
Narrative Commentary. We are particularly interested to learn your assessment of the applicants ability to engage in cultural and linguistic immersion. Do you feel that the applicant is committed and able to restrict and limit their time with other US or English speaking participants?
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PART III. REFEREE INFORMATION
Contact Information for the Letter Writer
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Title and/or Position
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Department, Program or Unit
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Institution or Organization
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Institutional Address
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME IN COMPLETING THIS EVALUATION. We recognize that writing letters of evaluation are too often a thankless job. We've been there! So, we at OSEA do thank you for your thoughtful input and for sharing your knowledge of the applicant. We also appreciate your support of OSEA. Through your encouragement of and facilitating your student's participation in our programs we, at OSEA, also gain from their contribution to well-being and people of Piste. As well, the community of Piste welcomes and appreciates every student that comes to experience and learn their culture. I can assure you that the people of Piste also thank you for enabling students to join them and for the opportunity you give them to continue to have enriching intercultural exchange. At OSEA we strive to bring out the best qualities of student participants through a demanding, yet rewarding, challenging but exhilarating educational experience. We know that our programs can provide them with powerful, positive growth as persons and future scholars. Thank you for your support. Quetzil Castañeda Founding Director and Associate Professor OSEA, The Open School of Ethnography and Anthropologyquetzil@osea-cite.org
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