Jacob Taylor-Mosquera
Jacob Taylor-Mosquera is an enthusiastic bilingual educator based in Seattle.
His academic background includes a BA in Global Studies and Spanish from Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, an MA in Latin American Studies with an emphasis in public policy from Leiden University, Netherlands, and a certificate for the Rights of Refugees and Internally Displaced People (U.S./Netherlands).
His studies and volunteer work have taken him to Colombia, Mexico, Panama, Ecuador, The Netherlands, Chile and Germany, with short visits to seven other countries.
He has presented and lectured on transracial adoption, forced migration and U.S. foreign policy in Latin America, and taught Spanish locally.
When he is not teaching, Jacob is coaching or playing soccer, organizing in the Colombian adoptee community and finishing his memoir.
Jacob's Teaching Style & Approach
Jacob aims to create a fun, engaging and respectful learning environment. He explains, "I approach my classes with passion and hopefully it rubs off on the students."
His classes tend to be a mix of lecture and student-centered activities. Jacob encourages group interaction and discussion, and uses visual aids, videos, games, hand-outs, poetry and short stories to create a dynamic classroom experience.
Student Testimonials
"Excellent! Instructor is warm and supportive, creates positive class environment even in the online format. Keeps it interesting by inviting guests, using videos, slideshows and poetry to provide a variety of cultural perspectives."
"Great! Jacob does a nice job varying up activities to keep us engaged for two hours, which is not an easy feat on Zoom."
"Jacob is a very thorough and thoughtful teacher, and the conversation exercises he leads are very instructive. I learned a lot and continue to improve my speaking skills."
"Jacob always brings interesting topics to prompt the discussions, which gives us an opportunity to develop broader vocabulary."
"I had a great experience! No complaints. Jacob was an awesome instructor."
"Couldn’t be better. I took this class a couple years ago in person at BC, and signed up again because Jacob is such a skilled and interesting teacher. A great way to improve my speaking skills."