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English As A Second Language

Valerie De Carvalho

ESL6710 · ESL133 · PORTUGUESE · ESL · ESL33A · ESL33B · ESL122 · PORT1 · ENG122 · 33B · 33A · ESL113 · ESL422 · 70 lifetime ratings

AI rating
32/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
3.6

The decision

Avoid if you need an easy A; if you want a strict writing boot camp.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerTough GraderLots of HomeworkSo Many PapersTest HeavyHarsh Feedback Gaps
  • Many students call her a As and GPA risk.
  • , and timed tests.
  • Some hard workers say they learn a lot, but .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

MissionImpossible

18/100

Students repeatedly say As and GPA can be ruined even when they learn.

Online and ; in-person warnings are far more numerous.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

High difficulty ratings and comments about fast speech, heavy writing, and strict standards.

Both formats call the work hard; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

Many reviews mark attendance mandatory, especially in person, with mixed flexibility online.

; in-person often mark it mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

Only about 25% would take again; , though a minority praise real learning.

In-person opinions dominate and are more polarized; online has one strong negative and one positive.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

18/100

and rare A reports define the experience.

Format shift

in person.

Workload

Overwhelming

15/100

Lots of homework, so many papers, and heavy essay weight overwhelm many ESL students.

Format shift

Both formats report heavy work; online adds dense timed testing.

Teaching experience

Average

42/100

Some praise clear lessons and growth; .

Format shift

praise and complaints.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

35/100

Grades lean on essays, papers, homework, and frequent .

Format shift

and papers; online also stresses timed tests.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

48 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person reviews dominate and split between learners who praise growth and many who warn of and overload.

Main concern

, and low transfer grades for ESL 33A.

What students said

“ .”
33A
“ if you want to keep your GPA high. I have never heard of classmate who got A on essay.”
33A
“Absolutely tough grader (almost cry), but harder harder and harder.”
ESL122

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

but includes a very and heavy load.

Main concern

Timed online tests with no going back and .

What students said

“Her online class is extremely difficult. She saturates you with information, stringy instructions for every 5 questions on the , and you can't go back to the previous q”
ESL122
“She is expert of her job. and well, helpful and .”
ESL122

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessments are high-stakes writing and .

Timed TestsTest HeavyPop QuizzesIn-Class EssaysHard Tests

Assessment risk

Strict

32/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person , and pop quizzes.

So Many PapersIn-Class EssaysPop QuizzesTough Tests
“Her amount of HWs and In-class Essays...., this class should be a 6 unit class.”
ESL33B
“BEWARE OF POP QUIZZES”
ESL122

Online

One online review describes timed tests with about 2 minutes per question and no going back.

Timed TestsNo Going BackTest Heavy
“stringy instructions for every 5 questions on the , and you can't go back to the previous q”
ESL122

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if you want to keep your GPA high. I have never heard of classmate who got A on essay.”

Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting grading harshness and heavy workload. Credibility rating: High.

📉

18/100

“I think she didn't give A to any student.”

📚 Workload Overload

15/100

“She makes us do a lot of homework, but .”

⚠️ Low Recommendation

28/100

“ .”

💪 Learn If You Work Hard

55/100

“If . She is a very good teacher.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if you want to keep your GPA high
  • I have never heard of classmate who got A on essay
  • . She grades very harsh.

Theme 2

📝 About Workload

  • LOTS OF HOMEWORK
  • SO MANY PAPERS
  • this class should be a 6 unit class

Theme 3

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She just read the whole thing on the book
  • You will learned from her class
  • , but gives a lot of homework

Data context

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Analysis sample

50

Recent reviews read by the AI

70

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

50 reviews over many years with and workload make patterns highly reliable.

Inside 50 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 525
4 out of 514
3 out of 58
2 out of 510
1 out of 513

Course coverage

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ESL33B7 reviews
33A6 reviews
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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

19 reported outcomes

A range

1

A 1

B range

6

B+ 1 · B 5

C range

4

C+ 2 · C 2

D range

3

D+ 2 · D 1

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

5

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 4