Renee Basile

FR104 · FR101 · FR10257225 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 22/100
RMP rating: 2.0/5
Take again: 28.57%
Difficulty: 4.3

The decision

Avoid unless you already write French well and can handle harsh critique and .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHarsh and intimidatingHeavy homework loadTough graderYells at studentsHigh dropout rate

Many students describe mean, shaming, and condescending classroom behavior.
and high difficulty even in FR101 beginner French.
; a few praise structure if you already know French.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

Even students who earn A or , and needing tutors or prior French.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

FR101 is treated as advanced writing-heavy French with fast pace and .

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and participation is heavily enforced.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Overwhelming majority and poor teaching.

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

and students failing or dropping despite effort.

Format shift

Workload

Overwhelming

18/100

Lots of , and computer assignments dominate every review.

Format shift

Teaching experience

Awful

20/100

Scattered lessons, little teaching, and frequent reports of yelling and ridicule.

Format shift

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

, and book work more than clear exams.

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and poorly supported for true beginners.

Main concern

Yelling, shame-based teaching, and huge workload .

What students said

“ . Bullying students and being mean for the whole semester.”
FR101

“ ! She yells at people and makes you feel so bad for saying the littlest things wrong.”
FR101

“If you like teachers who use shame, ridicule, intimidation and criticism as a teaching method, this is your professor.”
FR104

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Reviews emphasize homework and .

QuizzesHomework-heavy assessment

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Students mainly cite assignments and quizzes; .

QuizzesAssignment-heavy

“If and .”
FR101

“the , and it is done in a ”
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Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
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Voice snapshots generated from 13 in-person reviews spanning 2011-2020, highlighting climate, workload, and difficulty. Credibility rating: High.

😤 Classroom Climate

18/100

“Bullying students and being mean for the whole semester.”

📚 Workload Shock

18/100

“the , and it is done in a very confusing way that makes it more challenging.”

🚫 Recommendation

22/100

“Just Horrible! ... !”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She does not teach in a structered way just scattered info here and there
She wont teach you just work from book
you will have to teach yourself most the information from the homework

Theme 2

😡 About Classroom Behavior

She yells at people and makes you feel so bad
She will talk down at you and laugh at you in front of the class
shame, ridicule, intimidation and criticism as a teaching method

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

you have to know how to write French correctly because otherwise, you will fail
expects you to know french even though is a 101 french class
I had to get a tutor to help me because it was so difficult

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen detailed in-person reviews across many years show strong negative consensus with few outliers.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51

4 out of 52

3 out of 51

2 out of 51

1 out of 58

Course coverage

FR10111 reviews

FR102572251 review

FR1041 review

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

A 1 · A- 1

B range

B 2

C range

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D range

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F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 2 · Not sure yet 1

Renee Basile

Avoid unless you already write French well and can handle harsh critique and x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Challenging

Mandatory

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

😤 Classroom Climate

📚 Workload Shock

🚫 Recommendation

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

😡 About Classroom Behavior

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Avoid unless you already write French well and can handle harsh critique and .