De Anza College · English As A Second Language

Tanya Carrell

ELS263 · ESL263 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 56/100
RMP rating: 3.3/5
Take again: 50%
Difficulty: 3.3

The decision

Take this professor if you can handle a structured in-person ESL class and , but if you need a consistently gentle teaching style.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPolarized ReviewsClear Grading CriteriaRewrite OpportunitiesMandatory AttendanceTough For Weaker Writers

Student opinion is sharply split between strong praise for and serious complaints about tone and feedback.
Getting an A looks possible, but weaker English speakers may need real effort and .
In-person evidence points , and some test-heavy pressure.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

63/100

An A is realistic with rewrites and , but comments suggest weaker writers may struggle and cannot coast.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

The course can feel easy for stronger English writers but hard for students who need more language support.

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

because and one warns that skipping means you will not pass.

, and there is no online attendance evidence.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Students are evenly split, with strong praise from some and strong rejection from others.

The recommendation evidence is entirely in person, with no online comparison.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

54/100

and sometimes helpful through rewrites, but one review calls her a .

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

52/100

, and tests, but not an overwhelming workload.

Format shift

All .

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Teaching quality is mixed, with and individual essay help balanced by complaints about aggression and .

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

62/100

The course , and tests, with one review calling it test heavy.

Format shift

All .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person reviews are polarized, with and rewrites while others describe the class as hard and the feedback as unhelpful.

Main concern

The main concern is inconsistent student experience, especially for weaker English speakers.

What students said

“Smart and talented!”
ESL263

“ , and didn't learn a lot.”
ESL263

“If you are a good English speaker or writer unlike me, you might get a good grade, Be careful the others like me, it gonna be hard lol”
ELS263

“give you a chance to rewrite to get better grades.”
ESL263

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Reviews support that tests matter, but they do not clearly prove open-book rules, proctoring, webcam use, or .

Test HeavyExam Policy Unclear

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

but do not clearly prove the .

Test HeavyExam Policy Unclear

“Test heavy”
ELS263

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Organize, easy topics, follow her textbook for to get better grades.”
Voice snapshots generated from 4 in-person reviews, highlighting key themes in , and difficulty; credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“ to get better grades.”

👍 Recommendation Split

55/100

“ .”

⚖️

54/100

“ ”

📌

15/100

“Skip class? You won't pass.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Smart and talented!
She's an aggressive person.
to get better grades.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

If you are a good English speaker or writer unlike me, you might get a good grade
Be careful the others like me, it gonna be hard lol
A

Theme 3

📝 And Work

, and didn't learn a lot.
She will so you can do better.
Peer work helps a lot.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

38/100

Evidence confidence

, and the opinions are highly polarized.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 52

4 out of 50

3 out of 50

2 out of 51

1 out of 51

Course coverage

ESL2633 reviews

ELS2631 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

A 2

B range

No reported values

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 1

Tanya Carrell

Take this professor if you can handle a structured in-person ESL class and want feedback, but avoid it if you need a consistently gentle teaching style.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Mandatory

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Split

⚖️ Grading Fairness

📌 Attendance Pressure

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty And Grades

📝 About Feedback And Work

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Take this professor if you can handle a structured in-person ESL class and , but if you need a consistently gentle teaching style.

⚖️

📌

📝 And Work