AI Rate Professor

Spanish

Joseph Harrington

SPAN1A · 28 lifetime ratings

AI rating
22/100
RMP rating
2.1/5
Take again
24.14%
Difficulty
3.8

The decision

Avoid SPAN1A with him unless you already speak Spanish and want a .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerOverwhelming HomeworkTough GraderTest HeavyBeginner UnfriendlyParticipation Heavy
  • Majority report crushing homework volume and .
  • A minority of Spanish-speakers or highly motivated , and fun activities.
  • ; many warn beginners and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

22/100

Even diligent students report failing heavy quizzes; an A usually needs prior Spanish and constant study.

Almost all evidence is in person; the one online review does not claim an easy A.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

24/100

Pace throws large vocab packs and .

as especially brutal.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Attendance and in-class participation are repeatedly treated as required and high-stakes.

Nearly all reviews are in person with ; online data is too thin to compare.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Roughly one in ; most recent comments urge others to run.

; online sample is a single negative review.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Harsh

22/100

Tough grader tags dominate; and .

Format shift

In-person students report the harshness; .

Workload

Overwhelming

12/100

Students describe 5-10 assignments every night and daily packets that crowd out other classes.

Format shift

Workload complaints are almost entirely from in-person SPAN1A.

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

A few call him funny and interactive, but far more say he is and poorly adapted for beginners.

Format shift

Positive interactive comments exist in person; overall quality average remains very low.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

78/100

Long multi-page quizzes, hard written finals, and credit.

Format shift

In-person assessments dominate the record; .

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

28 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person SPAN1A is widely described as , and too hard for true beginners, with a small group praising interactivity and corrections.

Main concern

, and GPA risk for non-speakers.

What students said

“it's absolutely .”
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“ if you don't already know Spanish!”
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“if you care about you GPA, or just want to ”
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Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Single online review complains he does not grade on time or .

Main concern

and .

What students said

“He doesn't grade on time or check his emails.”
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Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams and quizzes are high-stakes, long, and often harder than class coverage; .

Long Written QuizzesOral Final ScenariosTest Corrections SometimesPop Quizzes

Assessment risk

Strict

28/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

; finals can include multiple oral scenarios and heavy vocab testing.

5-Page QuizzesOral Partner ExamSix Oral ScenariosRetakes Sometimes
“The quizzes are 5 pages long and worth 100-150 points each but he doesn't even cover all of it.”
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“for the ”
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Online

Reviews do not clearly prove online exam and .

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“I advise you, if you wish to take him, DO NOT take the accelerated class, you will sob yourself to sleep nightly.”

Voice snapshots generated from 29 SPAN1A-focused reviews, emphasizing workload and GPA risk with minority praise. Credibility rating: High.

📚

12/100

“ .”

🧪

25/100

“ !”

🚫 Beginner Warning

20/100

“ if you don't already know Spanish!”

❤️ Minority Positive View

70/100

“absolutely loved him. his classes are very interactive and you learn by conversing with other students.”

Theme 1

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • if you hate yourself.
  • This class is great, if you want to fail.
  • if you care about

Theme 2

📚 About Workload

  • up to 5-10 assignments every 1-2 nights
  • Throws a ton of vocab at you with like 5 assignments a day

Theme 3

🎭 About Classroom Tone

  • He's funny, chatty and has a good attitude
  • Very rude and unkind
  • Pure tourcher

Data context

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Analysis sample

29

Recent reviews read by the AI

28

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

29 mostly recent SPAN1A reviews with consistent overload and tough-test themes; only one online review.

Inside 29 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 53
1 out of 518

Course coverage

SPAN1A29 reviews

Reported outcomes

No letter grade reported results lead the reported letter grades.

29 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

2

B 1 · B- 1

C range

8

C 3 · C- 5

D range

3

D+ 2 · D 1

F

2

F 2

No letter grade reported

10

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 7 · Rather not say 2