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Spanish

Ana Luisa Horton

SPAN2 · SPANISH · BEGSPAN1 · SPANISH1 · SP1 · SPAN3 · SPAN1A · SPANISH2B · SPAN1 · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating
74/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
Take again
90.91%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

Strong SPAN1 choice if you want full immersion and will attend and study vocab; skip if you need English instruction or .

Best fit · Beginner FriendlySpanish ImmersionCaringStrict AttendancePolarizingExtra Credit
  • Many students love her immersive Spanish-only style and call her a gem for beginners.
  • and some older reviews attack grading, organization, or classroom tone.
  • Recent reviews lean strongly positive with high take-again intent for SPAN1.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Some say memorize chapter vocab for an easy A and helps, but and strict.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews exist.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

60/100

Beginner SPAN1 with lots of speaking practice, though full Spanish immersion can feel hard at first.

Course difficulty comments come only from in-person Spanish sections.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

and strictly enforced with participation impact.

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Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

80/100

About 91 percent would take again and recent reviews are glowing, despite a vocal negative minority.

Recommendation strength is driven by in-person SPAN1 praise over older harsh outliers.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

supporters say grades are fair if you work; critics call her a .

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

52/100

, and steady vocab review for a 5-unit language course.

Format shift

Workload details are from in-person Spanish courses.

Teaching experience

Good

72/100

; a minority call her rude, confusing, or unhelpful.

Format shift

Teaching quality is polarized but .

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Quizzes, midterms, online homework, cultural sections, participation, and some .

Format shift

Assessment mix is described only in in-person reviews.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person Spanish is immersive and conversation-heavy; most praise caring teaching while a .

Main concern

and and classroom demeanor.

What students said

“She really is a gem of Professor!”
SPAN1
“you just need to memorize the vocab for chapter and you will get an A easily.”
SPAN1
“Her teaching and teaches like it's 1994.”
SPAN1

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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Standard language exams and quizzes with heavy vocab focus; and offers .

Vocab QuizzesIn-Person TestsCultural SectionExtra CreditTells What Is On Quizzes

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and tests emphasize chapter vocab and culture; several students say she tells what is on quizzes and offers .

Chapter VocabCultural SectionQuiz PreviewsExtra Credit Opportunities
“about the for chapter and you will get an A easily.”
SPAN1
“She tells you what are on the quizzes and midterms!”
SPAN1
“She gives many opportunities.”
SPAN1

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“She really is a gem of Professor! She knows how to teach so well that by the end of the class you already know how to use the vocabulary and grammar”

Voice snapshots generated from 28 in-person Spanish reviews, balancing strong recent praise with older harsh critiques. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

72/100

“By far one of the . She explained things clearly and .”

👍 Recommendation

80/100

“Professor Horton is a wonderful Spanish professor and .”

📅

15/100

“ and she has a .”

⚖️ Polarizing Grades

48/100

“ . Doesn't post it on blackboard and expects you to jeep track of all your grades.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • speaks only in Spanish but you will get the hang of it
  • fun teaching style based on the Communicative Approach
  • You get to speak a lot in her classes

Theme 2

❤️ About Character

  • Wonderful Professor and person
  • Very caring and experienced professor
  • She won't make you feel bad if you make mistakes.

Theme 3

⚠️ About Criticisms

  • Worst Spanish instructor I've ever had!
  • Very condescending and treats her students with disrespect.
  • !

Data context

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Analysis sample

28

Recent reviews read by the AI

28

Lifetime ratings

86/100

Evidence confidence

Twenty-eight reviews over many years give strong sample size; views are polarized but recent SPAN1 feedback is consistently detailed.

Inside 28 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 515
4 out of 53
3 out of 52
2 out of 51
1 out of 57

Course coverage

SPAN117 reviews
BEGSPAN12 reviews
SPAN32 reviews
SPANISH12 reviews
SP11 review
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

3 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 1 · A 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

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F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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