Y Qudeimat

ARABIC101 · ARABI101 · ARB101 · ARAB101 · ARAB100 · ARABIC100 · ARAB103 · 32 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 34/100
RMP rating: 3.0/5
Take again: 10%
Difficulty: 3.1

The decision

Avoid if you are a true Arabic beginner; better only if you already have background and .

Best fit · Self Taught ProBeginner-hostile paceNative-speaker heavy classScattered organizationSweet but unclearCanvas due-date issues

True beginners often struggle because many classmates already speak Arabic and the pace skips foundations.
, but teaching clarity and structure get repeated criticism.
Online and recent reviews highlight inconsistent due dates and weak technology organization.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

Many students report A or A+ outcomes, but non-speakers often say they only pass by self-studying or already knowing Arabic.

Online reviews also show high grades despite poor organization; .

Is the course easy?

Challenging

35/100

For true beginners the pace, grammar, and and .

In-person comments about native-speaker classmates drive most of the difficulty signal; online adds tech and pacing complaints.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

, and missing class leaves beginners further behind.

Both online and in-person comments emphasize showing up; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

and repeated beginner warnings outweigh older glowing reviews.

Recent online and .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

62/100

Multiple students report easy grading and A or A+ outcomes when they can keep up.

Format shift

; some later non-speakers still fail.

Workload

Moderate

48/100

Homework and tests matter, but the .

Format shift

Online comments stress lots of homework and .

Teaching experience

Poor

38/100

Kindness is common praise, yet clarity, structure, and beginner scaffolding are frequently criticized.

Format shift

Online reviews emphasize tech and clarity problems; in-person reviews emphasize native-speaker class dynamics.

Assessment method

FocusOnExams

68/100

Tests, midterms, and practice.

Format shift

Both formats mention tests; online .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

30 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

In-person Arabic 101 is polarized: older reviews praise kindness and easy As, while many others say non-speakers get left behind by fast native-speaker pacing.

Main concern

Class composition and pacing often assume prior Arabic knowledge, so absolute beginners may fail despite effort.

What students said

“If you don't speak Arabic at all, she's not for you.”
ARAB101

“Most of the people taking Arabic 101 already know the language and Professor Qudeimat doesn't care about students who are trying to learn from scratch.”
ARAB101

“ . She is a fare and .”
ARABIC101

Remote format

Online

2 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online sections still give grades, but students report inconsistent due dates, weak tech use, and .

Main concern

Hidden or inconsistent due dates and .

What students said

“The professor would assign work that would implicitly be due, but when we asked her to explicitly put a VISIBLE due-date on the assignment itself... she wouldn't budge.”
ARAB101

“She was NEVER consistent with due dates & wasn't good with technology.”
ARAB101

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Exams can be easy for prepared or heritage speakers, but .

Test heavyArabic-language tests in higher levelsReading quizzesStudy-heavy finals

Assessment risk

Standard

45/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

hard Arabic-only tests depending on level and student background.

Test heavyArabic-language testsReading quizzesStudy-heavy finals

“ and barley have any English.”
ARAB103

“ . She is a fare and .”
ARABIC101

Online

Online comments do not clearly describe proctoring or open-book policy; and rushed teaching rather than exam format.

Unclear assignment deadlinesRushed online teaching

“She was NEVER consistent with due dates & wasn't good with technology.”
ARAB101

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If you don't speak Arabic at all, she's not for you. There was no structure, especially for a beginner in the language.”
Voice snapshots generated from 32 reviews (2 online, 30 in person), highlighting beginner fit, clarity, and . Credibility rating: High.

🚫 Beginner Warning

22/100

“If you don't speak Arabic at all, she's not for you.”

🎯 Teaching Clarity

38/100

“IIt's difficult to understand what she explained, and when you try to ask something, she doesn't know how to clarify the class material.”

📝 Grades vs Learning

52/100

“But she gave me an A and .”

💻 Online Organization

30/100

“She was NEVER consistent with due dates & wasn't good with technology.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

teaching was all over the place so it was hard to understand what was going on
She doesn't teach she just shows, and doesn't go over everything on the tests.
she is so passionate about it and is really engaging/friendly.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

All non Arabic speakers in my class are failing.
She a super native Arabic speaker who would give you the power to love to learn I never scored A+in my life but I did with her
if you attend the class and pay attention, you will get an A vary easily.

Theme 3

🌐 About Online Format

assign work that would implicitly be due... she wouldn't budge.
She was NEVER consistent with due dates & wasn't good with technology.

Data context

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Analysis sample

Recent reviews read by the AI

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

32 reviews across many years show a stable beginner-warning pattern, though older praise and newer complaints create some polarity.

Inside 32 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 510

4 out of 54

3 out of 55

2 out of 55

1 out of 58

Course coverage

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ARABIC10110 reviews

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

21 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 9 · A 4

B range

B 4

C range

No reported values

D range

D+ 1

F

F 1

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 1 · Not sure yet 1

Y Qudeimat

Avoid if you are a true Arabic beginner; better only if you already have background and x x x x x.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Challenging

Mandatory

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.

🚫 Beginner Warning

🎯 Teaching Clarity

📝 Grades vs Learning

💻 Online Organization

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🌐 About Online Format

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 if you are a true Arabic beginner; better only if you already have background and .