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Erna Duby

DEU120 · GERMAN · GERM121 · GERMAN1AMP2 · GERMAN120 · GERMA121 · GERMAN121 · GERM100 · GERM120 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
62/100
RMP rating
3.7/5
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Difficulty
2.5

The decision

if you want a kind, low-pressure German teacher and can learn well from the textbook.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlySweet personalityTextbook-heavyFun class vibeHard handwritingCaring but uneven teaching
  • Students almost , and personable.
  • Teaching often means reading the textbook with limited visuals or activities.
  • Class can feel fun and supportive, but language learning may suffer for visual or hands-on learners.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Passing is realistic with steady vocab study, but and one reported grade was a C+.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

62/100

Content difficulty is moderate for intro German, though tests and vocab study still require work.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

At , and class participation is central to the experience.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

68/100

and care, though several would not return because of weak teaching methods.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

60/100

She is understanding and supportive, but and grades are not described as free.

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Workload

Moderate

58/100

Main work is textbook reading and vocab study rather than heavy projects.

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Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Strong rapport and enthusiasm, but frequent criticism of and limited visual teaching.

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Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Reviews mention tests and vocab study without a .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person German with Frau Duby is warm and often fun, but many say instruction is mostly reading the book with hard-to-read board writing and weak visual support.

Main concern

Textbook-only teaching and hard-to-read handwriting can make real language learning frustrating.

What students said

“Frau Duby is lovely. Her handwriting is extremely difficult to read, but she cares about the students”
GERM120
“Sweet lady but poor teacher. She reads the textbook to/with the class.”
GERMA121
“One of the . She makes the class fun & enjoyable.”
GERM121

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

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hard, with little detail on open-book or proctoring.

In-class testsVocab-focusedCan be hard

Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person German tests can be hard and seem tied to textbook and vocab study.

In-class testsVocab-focused
“The class is fun at times but the .”
GERM100

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Sweet lady but poor teacher. She reads the textbook to/with the class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 in-person reviews, highlighting warmth, textbook teaching, and mixed learning outcomes. Credibility rating: Medium.

❤️ Caring Personality

80/100

“Excellent teacher!! One of the . Frau Duby is approachable, helpfull, understanding”

📖 Textbook-Only Teaching

40/100

“We just read from the book with no visual help such as charts, stories, or exercises.”

👍 Overall Recommendation

68/100

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Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She reads the textbook to/with the class.
  • unlike Brussle, she barely wrote anything on the board.
  • Great teaching .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty and Grades

  • the .
  • You can read the book by yourself and still pass.
  • I plugged away chapter by chapter and made it.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • Sweetest lady ever!
  • One of the few teachers who openly cares about students
  • watch what you say she tends to tell the class your business

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

Thirteen detailed in-person reviews over many years show a consistent sweet-but-textbook-heavy pattern, though all data is older.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 56
4 out of 52
3 out of 53
2 out of 52
1 out of 50

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

C range results lead the reported letter grades.

1 reported outcomes

A range

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B range

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C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

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F

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No letter grade reported

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