AI Rate Professor

Foreign Languages

Silvia Kijel

SPAN2 · SPAN1 · SPAN6 · SPAN11180 · 10 lifetime ratings

AI rating
52/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

; avoid online SPAN1 unless you already know Spanish and .

Best fit · Effort For RewardTough grader onlineHeavy lab hoursCaring in personLots of homeworkParticipation matters
  • , fairness, and culture-rich teaching.
  • Online SPAN1 is widely seen as time-heavy, vague, and harshly graded with and partner work.
  • As are common if you put in the hours, but many call the online path unpassable without prior Spanish.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many report A or A+ if , and participation, but online graders mark tiny mistakes and .

and ; in-person reviews say fair grades if you show up and do the work.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is introductory Spanish with and grammar, but , and partner work raise the real challenge.

Online students rate and partner chats; in-person frames it as manageable grammar-heavy learning.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

35/100

In-person sections treat attendance and participation as mandatory to pass; but labs still matter.

and you will not pass; online is mostly no mandatory class meetings but .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

50/100

but split or reject the online SPAN1 experience.

and mixed online, matching the quality gap by format.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

48/100

In person she is called a ; online many label her a and grammar errors.

Format shift

Online evidence skews strict; in-person evidence skews fair and clear.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Weekly book work, partner Zooms, McGraw-Hill, and .

Format shift

Workload complaints are strongest in online SPAN1 lab and homework comments.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

In person she is caring and clear; online students cite tech struggles, vague directions, and little explanatory video support.

Format shift

Teaching praise is concentrated in older in-person reviews; online quality scores are much lower.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

, and high-stakes tests rather than exams alone.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize tests and labs; in-person emphasizes participation plus coursework.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person SPAN2/SPAN6 students call her caring, fair, and inspirational if you show up, participate, and do the work.

Main concern

Attendance and participation are required; skipping hurts your grade.

What students said

“Grades are fair, as long as you show up to class, participate and do the work you will pass.”
SPAN11180
“Professor Kijel is very caring and helps you learn Spanish in more depth than you ever have before.”
SPAN6
“ . I wish that I were able to take her class again... !”
SPAN6

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online SPAN1 is consistent weekly work plus mandatory lab hours, but students , and .

Main concern

High time cost, expensive materials, and and small mistakes.

What students said

“This class is unpassable unless you already know Spanish, study consistently, or know how to utilize "technology".”
SPAN1
“ but takes up so much time. Plus the labs, by week 3 you should have 11 hours of lab time.”
SPAN1
“Instructions on assignments are vague. McgrawHill is heavily used. .”
SPAN1

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Tests and online tasks carry major weight and feel strict, but reviews .

Test heavyPronunciation videosParticipation-basedWeekly quizzes implied by coursework

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person comments emphasize participation and ; tests are mentioned but not described as .

Test heavyParticipation mattersClear grading criteria
“Get ready ”
SPAN2
“Grades are fair, as long as you show up to class, participate and do the work you will pass.”
SPAN11180

Online

Online SPAN1 is test-heavy with difficult exams and impossible-to-perfect pronunciation videos; .

Test heavyPronunciation videosOnline assignments
“ and are VERY DIFFICULT.”
SPAN1
“She will mark down for the smallest of mistakes, Pronunciation Videos are impossible to 100”
SPAN1

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“ !”

Voice snapshots generated from 10 reviews, highlighting format-split themes in , and lab workload. Credibility rating: Medium.

🏫 Format Split

55/100

“Kijel is a nice teacher but she is not fit for an online class.”

⏱️ Time Sink

28/100

“ but takes up so much time. Plus the labs, by week 3 you should have 11 hours of lab time.”

❤️ In-Person Care

85/100

“Professor Kijel is a wonderful professor and she helps people fine tune their writing and speaking skills.”

📝

35/100

“Professor is a VERY Tough Grader, 90% of the work is online.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Upon meeting her you know that she loves teaching. Lot's of fun.
  • She was mid. I didn't have very many issues with her.
  • No .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • Most challenging class. Need some exposure before the class.
  • This class is unpassable unless you already know Spanish
  • .

Theme 3

⏱️

  • don't forget to log in and log your 20 hours for the lab component
  • We also had to do tedious zooms with a partner every week.
  • unless you have a lot of .

Data context

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Analysis sample

10

Recent reviews read by the AI

10

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Ten reviews from 2018-2025 with mixed detail and a ; sample is modest but consistent by format.

Inside 10 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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

Course coverage

SPAN16 reviews
SPAN62 reviews
SPAN111801 review
SPAN21 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

10 reported outcomes

A range

7

A+ 2 · A 5

B range

0

No reported values

C range

2

C+ 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Incomplete 1