AI Rate Professor

Languages

George Khoury

ARAB111 · ARAB101 · LAT100 · ARAB100 · ARABI111 · ARBCWJ · LATIN0001 · ARBC111 · ARABIC2 · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating
34/100
RMP rating
2.8/5
Take again
33.33%
Difficulty
2.9

The decision

if you already have a thick skin and strong Arabic background; most beginners should look elsewhere.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerBerates StudentsStrict AttendanceEmbarrasses in ClassTough GraderPolarizing
  • Many students report being berated or embarrassed for speaking errors in beginner Arabic.
  • and participation is high-stakes.
  • A minority praise his passion and knowledge, but most advise avoiding him.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

and high speaking demands make an A hard without prior skill and constant preparation.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Beginner Arabic is treated as high-stakes with , and fast expectations of fluency.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

Attendance is repeatedly described as and skip-class-you-wont-pass tags.

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Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

30/100

; many warn not to take him for Arabic.

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Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

28/100

and comments about harassment for .

Format shift

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Workload

Heavy

35/100

, and participation pressure create a heavy load.

Format shift

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Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

and passionate, but many describe boring lectures, yelling, and .

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Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Participation, reading aloud, and lecture engagement dominate; exams are not clearly detailed.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

Harsh, high-pressure in-person Arabic classes with , and frequent reports of public embarrassment.

Main concern

Being berated or embarrassed in front of peers while learning a new language.

What students said

“This teacher will embarrass you in front of the whole class.”
ARAB111
“He berated students who were afraid to speak.”
ARBC111
“Too much... he's always mad and screaming... has favorites and puts students down.”
ARAB101

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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Reviews .

Assessment risk

Varies

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

Reviews .

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“if you want to .”

Voice snapshots generated from 18 in-person reviews spanning 2005-2019, highlighting harsh climate and mixed teaching praise. Credibility rating: Medium.

⚠️ Classroom Climate

28/100

“This teacher will embarrass you in front of the whole class.”

📉 Recommendation Rate

30/100

“ as an Arabic teacher.”

📌

15/100

“ !!!”

Theme 1

😠 About Classroom Atmosphere

  • He berated students who were afraid to speak.
  • This teacher will embarrass you in front of the whole class.
  • he's always mad and screaming... puts students down.

Theme 2

📚 About Teaching Style

  • makes you read out loud every class so you have to be prepared
  • his lectures were boring
  • He's very intelligent, thorough and clear.

Theme 3

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  • Class started with 35 ended with 9.
  • Skip class? You won't pass.

Data context

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Analysis sample

18

Recent reviews read by the AI

18

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

18 reviews span many years with consistent themes of harshness, but many older and grade data is sparse.

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 55
4 out of 52
3 out of 52
2 out of 56
1 out of 53

Course coverage

ARBC1117 reviews
ARAB1113 reviews
ARAB1002 reviews
ARAB1011 review
ARABI1111 review
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ARABIC21 review
ARBCWJ1 review
LAT1001 review
LATIN00011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

2

A+ 2

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

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D range

0

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F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

2

Drop/Withdrawal 2