AI Rate Professor

Foreign Languages

Shirley Olsen

SPAN101A · SPAN102 · SPAN101 · 5 lifetime ratings

AI rating
68/100
RMP rating
3.8/5
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Difficulty
3.6

The decision

if you have some Spanish background and want a fun, interactive class; pure beginners should be cautious.

Best fit · Effort For RewardPassionate & fun classMixed Spanish proficiencyHelpful for some beginnersLots of workNot for true beginners
  • Students love her energy, social group activities, and passion for Spanish.
  • Course is hard and work-heavy; easier if you already speak Spanish or had high school Spanish.
  • True beginners may struggle; one student said she does not speak much Spanish herself.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Getting an A requires real work; class is hard with lots of work and favors students who already know Spanish.

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Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

Beginning Spanish is treated as hard and work-heavy unless you already speak Spanish or had high school Spanish.

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Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews do .

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

58/100

Many call her great and fun, but others warn absolute beginners and question her Spanish use in class.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

She gives chances to do well, but the class is hard and favors prior Spanish knowledge.

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Workload

Heavy

32/100

Multiple students report lots of work and a hard class load.

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Teaching experience

Good

70/100

Often praised as passionate, fun, and and pace for beginners.

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Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Reviews stress interactive activities and learning Spanish but .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

5 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

, and mixed results: strong for students with prior Spanish, tough and uneven for absolute beginners.

Main concern

True beginners may fall behind; difficulty and teacher Spanish use are inconsistent across reviews.

What students said

“She is very entertaining, passionate and enthusiastic. Class is very social lots of group activities”
SPAN101
“Hard class, lots of work, but , and listens to the students' needs.”
SPAN102
“ if you are new to this language.”
SPAN101

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Exam style

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Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

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In person

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Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Took her for 101 and 102. Great teacher. Very personable. Hard class, lots of work, but , and listens to the students' needs.”

Voice snapshots generated from 5 in-person reviews (2007-2009), highlighting energy, workload, and beginner fit. Credibility rating: Medium.

🔥 Teaching Energy

70/100

“She is very entertaining, passionate and enthusiastic. Class is very social lots of group activities not only lecturing like math teachers BORING!!”

📚 Course Difficulty

35/100

“Hard class, lots of work, but , and listens to the students' needs.”

⚠️ Beginner Warning

38/100

“ if you are new to this language.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is very entertaining, passionate and enthusiastic.
  • Uses a variety of teaching strategies, so the class is fun and anyone can learn.
  • She's very passionate and she really knows the language.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Fit

  • Class was easy for me, mainly because I already speak spanish.
  • Those who do well in her begining Spanish class are either fluent speakers or have had 2+ years of high school Spanish.
  • She doesn't speak much spanish herself.

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

48/100

Evidence confidence

Five detailed but old (2007-2009) in-person reviews with mixed opinions and no grade distribution.

Inside 5 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

SPAN1013 reviews
SPAN101A1 review
SPAN1021 review

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