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American Sign Language

Don Bangs

ASL0072 · ASL1 · ASL0067 · ASL5 · ASLASL · ASL · ASL1A1B · ASL2 · SIGNLANGUAGE · ASL1A · ASL1B · ASL4070 · ASL4077 · 49 lifetime ratings

AI rating
90/100
RMP rating
4.0/5
Take again
90.91%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

Strong pick for ASL if you will attend and engage; expect interactive, no-talk immersion and a warm classroom.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyFun ASL gamesCaring and patientHilariousDeaf immersionMust attend
  • Students overwhelmingly praise fun games, humor, and patient ASL immersion.
  • Showing up and participating .
  • A , but most would take him again.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Most students say tests are fair and grades are solid if you attend, practice, and join activities.

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Is the course easy?

Beginner

68/100

Material is learnable through games and review; difficulty rises only if .

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

25/100

and missing several classes risks being dropped or falling far behind.

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Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

88/100

Nearly all recent and as a top ASL instructor.

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Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

75/100

Students call him an and practice.

Format shift

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Workload

Light

72/100

; class time games and review carry most of the learning.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Dominant praise for energy, humor, patience, and immersive Deaf-culture teaching.

Format shift

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Assessment method

Balanced

52/100

Mix of , and performance or written tests.

Format shift

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Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

49 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person ASL is interactive, game-based, and and light homework for a language class.

Main concern

Missing class or relying on talking instead of signing can set you back fast.

What students said

“I will take Don Bangs for every class I possibly can!”
ASL2
“ , and cool, and he cares about each of his students.”
ASL2
“Absolutely the .”
ASL1

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.

and practice; some find non-MC signing tests harder, with .

In-class testsNot always multiple choiceStory signingParticipation heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

55/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and demonstrations reward class practice; difficulty varies by seating and preparation.

In-class testsSigning demosReview before tests
“ and the class time was full of fun activities and games.”
ASL2
“The so theyre very difficult (depends on where you sit in the class).”
ASL2

Online

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“I will take Don Bangs for every class I possibly can!”

Voice snapshots generated from 49 in-person reviews, highlighting fun immersion, care, and high recommendation. Credibility rating: High.

🌟 Teaching Quality

86/100

“Don Bangs is the .”

👍 Recommendation

88/100

“I will take Don Bangs for every class I possibly can!”

🎮 Fun Learning

86/100

“ and really cares about his students and often asks students about how we are doing.”

📗 Getting the A

78/100

“ as well, and .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His teaching style is fun and laid back.
  • He adds games and wacky activities and makes learning so much fun.
  • He is Deaf and if you are hearing, it's is not a barrier - it's one of the .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • and the class time was full of fun activities and games.
  • If you attend all classes and practice, you'll get a good grade.
  • for a language class.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He really cares about his students.
  • Hes also willing to repeat and .
  • seems to be burnt out on teaching.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

49

Recent reviews read by the AI

49

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Forty-nine in-person reviews across many years show strong agreement on fun teaching and high recommendation, with only a small negative minority.

Inside 49 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 529
4 out of 510
3 out of 54
2 out of 53
1 out of 53

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

10

A 6 · A- 4

B range

2

B 1 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values