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Languages

Sylvia Yingst

SING101 · SL101 · LANGUAGE · ASL101 · SIGN · ASL110 · 13 lifetime ratings

AI rating
88/100
RMP rating
4.8/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
1.8

The decision

if you want a and can attend consistently, participate, and study between classes.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyFun ASL instructorPatient and caringParticipation mattersFast pace for someStrict classroom behavior
  • Most students describe her as funny, patient, passionate, and highly engaging.
  • The class can be easy with studying, participation, and .
  • A minority warn that the pace is fast and missing class makes catching up difficult.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

A strong grade is reachable with , and participation, but it is not effortless.

All evidence comes from in-person reviews, with .

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

The course is beginner-friendly for many students, but the pace and daily sign volume can feel challenging.

Only in-person reviews describe course difficulty.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

because missing class makes it hard to catch up and participation is central.

.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

93/100

Students strongly recommend her because , and makes ASL engaging.

and strongly positive.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

Grades seem fair-to-lenient if students attend, study, participate, and , though grade updates may be limited.

Format shift

and grade tracking.

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Workload is moderate because students mention , and regular participation.

Format shift

Workload evidence comes only from in-person comments.

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

Students praise her humor, patience, passion, cultural exposure, and ability to make ASL fun.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

Balanced

58/100

Assessment appears balanced across , and a deaf event.

Format shift

.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

13 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, patience, participation, and steady practice.

Main concern

Students who miss class or dislike participation may struggle with the pace and classroom expectations.

What students said

“missing class is not a good idea, you learn about 10-20 new signs every day”
SL101
“ and works with you.”
SL101
“She goes way too fast and tries to teach too many signs in one class.”
SL101

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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Tests and quizzes are standard and manageable with study, but students note signs or questions may only be repeated twice.

Unit TestsQuizzesSigns Repeated Twice

Assessment risk

Standard

62/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and quizzes where signs or questions are repeated twice, but they do not clearly prove open-book, closed-book, webcam, Lockdown Browser, or .

Unit TestsQuizzesSigns Repeated Twice
“ . Only repeats sign twice.”
ASL101
“Quizzes and .”
SL101
“the if you STUDY and participate.”
SL101

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This teacher is the best SL101 teacher at Cerritos. and works with you.”

Voice snapshots generated from 13 reviews, highlighting key themes in teaching, pace, and grading. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

92/100

“She is amazing. Her ways of teaching and exposing the Deaf culture is exhilirating.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

93/100

“REALLY good teacher, I recommend her 100%”

📈 Effort For Grades

78/100

“If you do your homework & watch your dvds every night, you should be able to get a good grade.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • Overall, a very fun class! Mrs. Yingst is an extremely kind professor and it is obvious she is passionate about her work
  • and works with you.
  • She takes things slow, and makes class SO fun!!

Theme 2

📚 About Pace And Practice

  • you learn about 10-20 new signs every day but if you participate it will help you out.
  • Took SL101 in the summer. Sylvia made it fun, but the 6 week course isn't easy unless you pay attention in class & watch your dvds every night.
  • She goes way too fast and tries to teach too many signs in one class.

Theme 3

📝 About Tests And Requirements

  • 15 hours of lab hours. .
  • Quizzes and .
  • You WILL have to attend a deaf event.

Data context

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Analysis sample

13

Recent reviews read by the AI

13

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is high because 13 reviews span many years and share consistent themes, though some are old and one review is strongly negative.

Inside 13 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 512
4 out of 50
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

SL1018 reviews
ASL1011 review
ASL1101 review
LANGUAGE1 review
SIGN1 review
Show 1 more courses
SING1011 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

4 reported outcomes

A range

3

A+ 1 · A 2

B range

0

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C range

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D range

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F

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No letter grade reported

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