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John Accomando

ITA2 · ITAL3 · ITL2 · ITA101 · ITALIELEM · ITAL101 · ITL101 · ITAL2 · ITALIAN1 · ITAL1A · ITAL1 · ITA1 · ITALIAN2 · 38 lifetime ratings

AI rating
58/100
RMP rating
3.2/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.4

The decision

elective—not if you need solid grammar foundations for higher Italian.

Best fit · Easy A HunterUnconventional StorytellerEasy Practice TestsSongs and TangentsPoor Prep for Italian 2Polarizing Style
  • Fun, musical, story-heavy Italian classes that many find entertaining and low-stress for grades
  • Serious language learners often say he skips basics and leaves them unprepared for Italian 2
  • because practice sheets closely match the real exams

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

82/100

Many report easy exams that mirror practice sheets and easy As if you attend and memorize reviews.

Nearly all Easy-A claims are In person; the single Online review also reported an A.

Is the course easy?

Introductory

78/100

Content pacing is light and entertaining, though serious students say structure and textbook coverage are incomplete.

In person comments dominate; Online sample is too small to compare difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

40/100

and note participation matters for the language classroom.

Online and In as mandatory in recent comments.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

Loved as fun and easy by some, strongly avoided by others who wanted systematic language instruction.

Online review is glowing; In person opinions are deeply split.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

78/100

; whole grade often tied to easy finals or memorization.

Format shift

In ; Online lacks grade-detail comments.

Workload

Light

72/100

; main work is notes, participation, and memorizing practice tests.

Format shift

In person students repeatedly say textbook is barely used and .

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Entertaining and passionate for some; for others, disorganized storytelling that fails to teach fundamentals.

Format shift

In person reviews drive the Average rating; one Online review is strongly positive.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

; and textbook is often unused.

Format shift

In ; Online assessment details are sparse.

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

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Easy A Hunter

songs, stories, and and weak preparation for next levels.

Main concern

Many students feel they learn little real Italian structure and fall behind for Italian 2.

What students said

“ !! Made learning a language fun and easy”
ITAL1
“ !!!! i thought i was going to learn how to speak italian instead i came out learning nothing!”
ITA1
“EASY EXAMS. AND EASY "A"”
ITA101

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Single recent Online , and supportive with good resources.

Main concern

Only one Online review, so online delivery pattern is unknown.

What students said

“Fantastic teacher. Loved his personality and overall attitude when interacting with the class.”
ITA101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams are widely described as easy because he distributes near-identical practice versions beforehand.

Practice Tests Match ExamsEasy ExamsMemorization FocusMinimal Homework

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

84/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In person students say tests are easy to memorize from handouts and sometimes the .

Copies of Tests in AdvanceEasy FinalMemorize Practice SheetsSong Lyric Quizzes
“EASY EXAMS. AND EASY "A"”
ITA101
“he gives you copies of the tests so you can .”
ITA1
“ .”
ITAL2

Online

Single Online .

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“THE . REALLY HELPFUL AND UNDERSTANDABLE. EASY EXAMS. AND EASY "A"”

Voice snapshots generated from 38 reviews (1 Online, 37 In person), highlighting the fun-versus-fundamentals split; Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

52/100

“He likes to tell stories and sing songs and be full of himself, but you do learn some things in the class.”

🅰️ Easy Grades

82/100

“All you need to do is know the so easy to memorize.”

⚠️ Prep for Next Level

30/100

“if you have any desire to go on to Italian 2, he is absolutely not the teacher to go with.”

🎭 Fun Factor

70/100

“Made learning a language fun and easy and by far was the greatest class I have taken in college!”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • unique teaching style is perfect for learning a new language
  • goes on long story tangents
  • he wants you to learn the language like the babies from hearing and reading stories and singing songs

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • EASY EXAMS. AND EASY "A"
  • but good memorization to pass
  • Your whole grade is based on what you got on the final

Theme 3

⚠️ About Learning Outcomes

  • came out learning nothing
  • did not even come close to preparing us for the advanced class
  • we never ONCE went over the alphabet

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

38

Recent reviews read by the AI

38

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

38 reviews spanning many years show a stable split between easy-fun fans and students who felt unprepared—high volume with .

Inside 38 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513
4 out of 57
3 out of 53
2 out of 510
1 out of 55

Course coverage

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ITALIAN16 reviews
ITA1013 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

1

B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

No reported values