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American Sign Language

Tina Leonard

SIGN101 · SIGN202 · SIGN210 · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating
54/100
RMP rating
3.4/5
Take again
57.14%
Difficulty
3.4

The decision

if you want authentic Deaf culture immersion and will keep up with .

Best fit · Effort For RewardDeaf culture immersedNo talking in classLots of homeworkParticipation heavyMixed clarity
  • Students split between loving her cultural immersion and finding lectures or .
  • do not speak in class, sign instead.
  • Homework and digital workbook load are common, especially online.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

56/100

Completing assignments can earn the grade you work for, but and mixed B grades show it is not free.

Online and ; tougher reactions appear more in upper-level in-person sections.

Is the course easy?

Standard

46/100

Lecture-heavy ASL with cultural norms and frequent work feels moderately challenging rather than beginner-easy.

Online often feels dense and hard to understand; in-person difficulty spans easy-to-hard by course level.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

42/100

and optional in others, with participation often graded.

Both online and .

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

About half the class loves her immersion and care; others struggle with clarity, engagement, or strict norms.

Online reviews skew warmer; .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

if work is complete; .

Format shift

Online comments are milder; in-person SIGN202/SIGN210 more often call grading tough.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Lots of , and digital workbook tasks appear repeatedly.

Format shift

Online emphasizes digital workbook volume; .

Teaching experience

Average

56/100

Praised as caring, funny, and culturally authentic, but also criticized as .

Format shift

Online praise is strong for culture and care; in-person quality is more polarized.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

Digital workbook work, projects, and .

Format shift

and participation more than exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

, and care for ASL skill, but clarity and engagement vary.

Main concern

; speaking in class is treated as rude.

What students said

“ but ”
SIGN202
“Don't speak in class, ever, it is considered rude.”
SIGN210
“Tina is really great and caring! She's always ready to answer any questions you may have.”
SIGN101

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online SIGN courses use digital workbooks, heavy lecture and homework, and can feel .

Main concern

Dense lectures plus many assignments make the class hard to understand at times.

What students said

“their class was very difficult and hard to understand at times”
SIGN101
“majority of ”
SIGN101
“I absolutely loved Tina! She always had guest speakers in our deaf culture class”
SIGN202

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Reviews rarely detail proctored exams; success , and participation.

Assignment-heavyParticipation gradedProjectsCanvas-centered

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person , and ASL practice norms more than spelled-out exam formats.

Complete all assignmentsParticipation mattersProjects
“ and you will get the grade you work for.”
SIGN101
“ ”
SIGN202

Online

Online assessment is , and participation rather than clearly described proctored exams.

Digital workbookLots of assignmentsParticipation matters
“majority of ”
SIGN101
“This class is very lecture heavy and there are lots of assignments.”
SIGN101

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Don't speak in class, ever, it is considered rude.”

Voice snapshots generated from 7 reviews (3 online, 4 in-person), balancing cultural immersion praise against clarity and workload concerns. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

56/100

“Tina is really great and caring! She's always ready to answer any questions you may have.”

📚 Workload Load

34/100

“This class is very lecture heavy and there are lots of assignments.”

🌐 Cultural Immersion

80/100

“I loved how she was submerged in the Deaf Culture because she is Deaf”

⚠️ Clarity Issues

40/100

“ and although she is kind her lectures and assignments did not feel very engaging”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • really cares about your success
  • Her signing is easy to follow

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • complete all the assignments and you will get the grade you work for
  • class was very difficult and hard to understand at times

Theme 3

🤟 About Classroom Norms

  • Don't speak in class, ever, it is considered rude
  • talking is forbidden and considered rude
  • DON'T TALK ! SIGN!

Data context

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Analysis sample

7

Recent reviews read by the AI

7

Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

Seven reviews across online and in-person from 2019-2025 show a and consistency within camps.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 53
4 out of 51
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

SIGN1014 reviews
SIGN2022 reviews
SIGN2101 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

7 reported outcomes

A range

4

A+ 1 · A 3

B range

3

B 2 · B- 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values