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Spanish

Marc A Loera

SPAN2 · SPANISH1 · SPANISH3 · SP1 · SPAN6087 · SPANI100 · SPAINSHI · SPAN3 · SPAN1 · 21 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
25%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you already speak Spanish or want intense oral practice and can keep up with .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerOral exams intensiveParrot-style drillingMandatory participationTough for non-speakersLecture heavy
  • dynamic native speaker for some, archaic repeating drills for others.
  • Oral and and mandatory attendance drive the load.
  • Non-native beginners often struggle; students who already speak Spanish fare better.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

42/100

Some As are possible with , and attendance, but oral exams and .

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

36/100

Pace is fast, methods rely on oral repetition, and non-native beginners report high struggle.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

as mandatory and tied to participation and passing.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

28/100

and many warnings for beginners outweigh a minority of glowing praise.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

A As, but and harsh non-native grading are common.

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

Lots of , and oral plus written exam prep add up.

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Teaching experience

Average

48/100

Praise for native dynamism sits beside complaints of , and boring drills.

Format shift

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Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Oral translations, written essays, and .

Format shift

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

21 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person Spanish classes with loud lecture-style , and oral plus written exams.

Main concern

Fast pace and repeating methods leave visual learners and true beginners behind.

What students said

“Doesn't write anything on the board - he expects you to learn by repeating phrases and words with him from the book.”
SPANISH3
“I absolutely hate this teacher. He is rude, old and grumpy GOOD LUCK TRYING TO PASS HIS CLASS, especially if you dont speak Spanish !”
SPAN1
“If you really want to learn Spanish, he'll whip you into shape!”
SPANISH1

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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Exams mix oral performance and written work in person, with .

Oral examsWritten essay portionIn-person testingMock exam memorization

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person oral and written exams; some students say .

Oral examsWritten essaysIn-person finals
“ and oral sections.”
SPAN3
“ .”
SPAN1
“he posts the is memorize the answers and you'll get A's.”
SPAN1

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ if you don't already speak the language.”

Voice snapshots generated from 21 in-person reviews spanning 2005-2019, highlighting polarized teaching and . Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

48/100

“Very dynamic native speaker with an excellent voice. If you really want to learn Spanish, he'll whip you into shape!”

👎 Recommendation Risk

28/100

“I absolutely hate this teacher. He is rude, old and grumpy GOOD LUCK TRYING TO PASS HIS CLASS, especially if you dont speak Spanish !”

📣

42/100

“ unless you already speak spanish. He has oral exams in spanish 1!!!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Doesn't write anything on the board - he expects you to learn by repeating phrases and words with him from the book.
  • His methods are archaic, we were parrots repeating and learning prearranged sentences.
  • He talks VERY LOUD!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Barely got an A because I procrastinated for his class.
  • You will lost pts if you do not do the hw from the workbook.
  • As long as you come to class, complete your assignments, and memorize the .

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • he's a little crazy, but if you allow yourself to 'get into' the class, it isnt so bad.
  • . He is so full of him self it interferes with his teaching.

Data context

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Analysis sample

21

Recent reviews read by the AI

21

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

21 reviews spanning many years with detailed mixed opinions give a reliable but polarized picture.

Inside 21 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 54
3 out of 54
2 out of 52
1 out of 55

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

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4 reported outcomes

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B range

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B 1

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