Monica Esquivel

MO1A · SPANM01 · SPANM110 · SPANMO1 · SPAN218 · SPAN01 · 15 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 26/100
RMP rating: 1.9/5
Take again: 20%
Difficulty: 3.4

The decision

Avoid unless you already know Spanish and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProNo Real TeachingGrades Only at EndHeavy BusyworkExpensive PortalesQuizlet Easy A

Most students report almost and learning only through paid online programs and homework.
Grades and , leaving students unsure of standing.
Despite heavy busywork, many still earn A grades via Quizlet and computer-scored work.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

Most students report A or A- grades with Quizlet and computer work, even when they say nothing was taught.

Both online and in-person students report easy As, with online leaning more on Quizlet and Portales.

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

Intro Spanish content is not deep, but volume of busywork and weak teaching make it feel harder than it should.

Online students stress software load; in-person students stress assumed prior Spanish knowledge.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

45/100

as mandatory or high-stakes, while others say it was not required.

and skip-class risk; online is usually self-paced modules.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

Roughly one in ; dominant theme is no teaching, late grades, and frustration.

Online reviews are almost uniformly negative; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

As once late computer work is counted.

Format shift

Both formats report grades dumped at the .

Workload

Heavy

22/100

Repeated reports of 12-15 hours of weekly busywork and redundant Portales tasks.

Format shift

Online reviews .

Teaching experience

Poor

28/100

Majority say she does not teach, is slow or rude by email, and leaves students to self-study.

Format shift

One strong in-person praise for lectures contrasts with mostly poor online and .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Portales modules, long homework, and participation .

Format shift

Online is almost entirely program-based; in-person adds class work still graded late.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

6 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

one student loved lectures, but most , and busywork.

Main concern

Even face-to-face, many say she does not teach and only grades at the very end.

What students said

“Professor Esquivel gave great lectures that always kept me interested in the class.”
SPANM01

“She did not teach anything, just made .”
SPANM01

“There was no teaching and we were left to learn Spanish on our own.”
SPANM01

Remote format

Online

9 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections are widely panned for zero lectures, $200 software, late grading, and .

Main concern

You pay for software and do all learning alone while grades stay hidden until the end.

What students said

“She did not teach a single lecture, and all learning and .”
SPANM110

“There is so much homework, legitimately 15 hours a week, its insane.”
SPAN01

“Easy A though since all the answers are on Quizlet.”
SPANM110

Exam style

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Comments emphasize tests and .

Test heavy tagsProgram quizzesBusywork heavy

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person mentions tests and , but .

Homework heavyParticipation matters

“Assignment and .”
SPANM01

“If you learn material then it may be difficult but its an easy A if you use quizlet.”
SPANM01

Online

Online assessments center on Portales and heavy weekly work; .

Portales assignmentsQuizlet-friendly work

“Easy A though since all the answers are on Quizlet.”
SPANM110

“She gives 12 hours of and doesnt get back to her students.”
SPAN218

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“I do NOT recommend taking this course with her (at least online) She made us buy a $200 program for a 5 week class, in which she did not teach a single lecture.”
Voice snapshots generated from 15 reviews (9 online, 6 in person), , and busywork. Credibility rating: High.

📉 Teaching Quality

28/100

“She didn't teach anything and when you tried to reach her she look at least a .”

📚 Workload Overload

22/100

“There is so much homework, legitimately 15 hours a week, its insane.”

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78/100

“Easy A though since all the answers are on Quizlet.”

⏳ Grades Appear Late

30/100

“She never updated grades during our entire 5 week summer class.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

She did not teach a single lecture
There was no teaching and we were left to learn Spanish on our own
gave great lectures that always kept me interested

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

Easy A though since all the answers are on Quizlet
You won't know your grade until the last week
Still, not a hard class to do well in

Theme 3

💸 About Cost and Platforms

made us buy a $200 program for a 5 week class
a bit too expensive for an online class
We used an online program called Portales

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

Fifteen detailed reviews across 2018-2023 show consistent themes of no teaching, late grades, and heavy busywork.

Inside 15 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

13 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 2 · A 8 · A- 2

B range

No reported values

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Not sure yet 1

Monica Esquivel

Avoid unless you already know Spanish and x x x x x x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Standard

Varies

Avoid

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

📉 Teaching Quality

📚 Workload Overload

🅰️ x x x

⏳ Grades Appear Late

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

💸 About Cost and Platforms

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Avoid unless you already know Spanish and .

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