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Spanish

Lourdes Arevalo

SPAN2 · SPAN20 · SPAN3290 · SPAN11 · SPAN1 · 26 lifetime ratings

AI rating
72/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
73.91%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

if you want to actually learn Spanish and will use office hours; skip if you need a light easy language elective.

Best fit · Effort For RewardCaring Spanish instructorHeavy homework loadOffice hours helpfulFast-paced Spanish immersionTough for non-natives
  • Many students love her caring personality and .
  • Workload is heavy and classes are often fully in Spanish with lots of homework.
  • ; non-natives may struggle with pace and grading.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

As are possible with steady work, but many call her a and Spanish grasp.

Online short sessions intensify pressure; in person still demands heavy HW for solid grades.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Immersion Spanish, dense reading, and and linguistically hard.

Heritage-focused SPAN11 can be smoother for speakers; SPAN2/20 feel harder for non-natives.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

and participation or skip-class risks are noted.

Online async options exist, but many sections still mark attendance or weekly module expectations.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

72/100

and support, tempered by older harsh critiques and heavy load.

Recent online SPAN11 leans positive; older in-person SPAN2 has sharper avoid reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

and fair with curves; others say she is a .

Format shift

SPAN20 online drew tough-grader complaints; SPAN11 feedback is more encouraging.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Lots of , and videos are the dominant theme across courses.

Format shift

Six-week online intensives feel especially overloaded.

Teaching experience

Good

74/100

Caring, energetic, and ; a minority report impatience and disorganization.

Format shift

; older in-person beginner reviews are more critical.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

and quizzes prepare for tests, compositions, and .

Format shift

, and writing pieces; in person adds group work and tests.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

17 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In person is interactive and ; mixed reviews on pace for non-natives.

Main concern

Speaks fast, heavy HW, and some find her impatient with beginners.

What students said

“There is a lot of homework and online work... but she gives a lot of feedback and the .”
SPAN2
“She is very impatient to non-native students”
SPAN2

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Online modules can be navigable and supportive, but short terms feel overloaded and organization is uneven.

Main concern

Dense modules, long videos, and tight short-session pacing.

What students said

“she's honestly great. Understanding, caring and just wants her students to succeed.”
SPAN11
“This Prof is very unorganized. The .”
SPAN11

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Standard language testing via quizzes, tests, and .

Homework prepares testsQuizzes and compositionsFinal examsNo clear proctoring tech noted

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In , and a final; homework is practice for those assessments.

Quizzes and testsCompositionsFinal examHomework as test prep
“A , and a .”
SPAN11
“the .”
SPAN2

Online

Online reviews mention short quizzes and writing pieces more than proctored software; one SPAN11 had no midterms.

Weekly short quizzesWriting piecesModule-based work
“its mainly disc posts, main lesson + short quizes per week. .”
SPAN11

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“She's honestly great. Understanding, caring and just wants her students to succeed.”

Voice snapshots generated from 26 reviews, highlighting support, workload, and mixed difficulty. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Support

74/100

“She cares about the students and wants everyone to succeed, go to her office hours, she's always willing to help you!”

📚 Workload Reality

28/100

“Definitely gives a lot of work to get through.”

👍 Recommendation

72/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She's charming and caring.
  • . Gives good, short lectures.
  • She speaks too quickly and has an accent.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Her class is by no means easy, as you have to work really hard to get a good grade.
  • she is a .
  • if you do the work you'll pass fine :)

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Profesora Lourdes is an incredible, caring, intelligent, lovely professor and human.
  • she is a very nice caring professor.
  • Very energetic and thoughtful professor.

Data context

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Analysis sample

26

Recent reviews read by the AI

26

Lifetime ratings

70/100

Evidence confidence

26 reviews over many years show a real split by era and course level; recent SPAN11 is stronger than older SPAN2 critiques.

Inside 26 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 52
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 54

Course coverage

SPAN1112 reviews
SPAN26 reviews
SPAN205 reviews
SPAN12 reviews
SPAN32901 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

18 reported outcomes

A range

11

A+ 2 · A 9

B range

2

B 1 · B- 1

C range

2

C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1