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Languages

Y Afshar

PERSI3 · PERSI2 · PERSI4 · PRSN4 · PERS1 · PERSIELEM · PRSN2 · PERS2 · PERSN2 · PRSN1 · FARSI2 · PERS3 · 16 lifetime ratings

AI rating
61/100
RMP rating
3.6/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.2

The decision

if you will attend, participate, and work hard; heritage students who coast and true beginners should be cautious.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPolarizing Persian ExpertGrammar-First TeachingEffort RewardedHeritage Bias ConcernsAttendance Expected
  • and expert, others call him arrogant and ineffective.
  • Easy A is realistic if you show up, buy the book, and put in honest effort.
  • True beginners often feel lost because elementary Persian can run at intermediate pace.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

72/100

, and participate often report an A is reachable, though lazy heritage speakers and some fluent students report lower grades.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Content is grammar-heavy and can feel intermediate-level even in elementary sections, with some students calling the pace too fast.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

as mandatory or strongly expected, and lateness is disliked.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

55/100

Older reviews often praise him highly, but critical reviews warn against him for beginners and some heritage students, and .

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

58/100

Effort and participation are rewarded, but some report unfair grade outcomes and bias concerns.

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Workload

Moderate

55/100

, and steady practice are expected rather than light busywork only.

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Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Students split between calling him dedicated and brilliant versus arrogant and unable to teach basics clearly.

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Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

, and tests rather than one single assessment type.

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Luni fit check

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

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

16 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

praise for knowledge and care versus sharp complaints about arrogance, unfair grading, and skipping basics.

Main concern

Beginners and some heritage students report unfair expectations and weak basic instruction.

What students said

“EASY A IF YOU ARE NOT A LAZY (HERTITAGE) STUDENT.”
PERS3
“Shayan is arrogant and degrades students. He has no teaching ability and .”
PERS2
“He is only hard if you already speak it and try to waltz through the class.”
PRSN2

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

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, but students mention and sometimes include unexpected vocabulary.

In-class testsAnswers sometimes provided on testsVocabulary not always from covered material

Assessment risk

Standard

52/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and effort, though some say answers appear on tests or vocab goes beyond covered material.

In-class testsUnexpected vocabularyEffort-based outcomes
“He doesn't believe in memorizing voc & gives answers on tests & used voc not in material covered.”
PERS2

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“EASY A IF YOU ARE NOT A LAZY (HERTITAGE) STUDENT.”

Voice snapshots generated from 16 in-person reviews, highlighting , and beginner-fit concerns. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“Professor Afshar the , and most intelligent professors I have had the pleasure of having for a class at Saddleback.”

📈 Effort Versus Grade

72/100

“If you put an effort into this class, then you will get a B. I receive an A because i was already familiar with Persian.”

⚠️ Beginner Fit Risk

35/100

“ if you are not a farsi-speaking student. Teacher doesn't teach the basics and expects everybody to know Farsi.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • He is a good teacher.
  • . cares about every single student
  • Shayan is arrogant and degrades students.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • EASY A IF YOU ARE NOT A LAZY (HERTITAGE) STUDENT.
  • Want easy A, he's the 1 if that is what you want in language class.
  • he gave me a B in class, and thought that

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Dr. Afshar is AMAZING! He lives, eats, and breathes the Persian language.
  • , and fun
  • ... if your a guy u wont acheive a better grade than a B

Data context

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Analysis sample

16

Recent reviews read by the AI

16

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

, but opinions are highly split and older, which limits consistency.

Inside 16 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 58
4 out of 53
3 out of 51
2 out of 51
1 out of 53

Course coverage

FARSI22 reviews
PERS12 reviews
PERS22 reviews
PRSN12 reviews
PERS31 review
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PERSI21 review
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PERSI41 review
PERSIELEM1 review
PERSN21 review
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PRSN41 review

Reported outcomes

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