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SPAN 2010

Intermediate Spanish I

SPANISH

The first half of a two-semester intermediate level sequence. Reviews basic knowledge and introduces advanced skills in grammar, reading, writing, culture, and vocabulary.

Instructors

Amanda Carey, Carey, Chambers, Dowell, Gabriela Iniesta, Heidi Chambers, Mark Dowell

3.3
Quality
3.4
Difficulty
23
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Quality: 4Difficulty: 2Chambers

4-6 hrs/week

Chambers is a solid prof. Not a bad option for this course

5/21/2024

Quality: 1Difficulty: 3Chambers

She hardly taught us anything, she just gave us the textbook and one video per week, and then assigned 6 quizzes in a day twice per week. I ended up googling 90% of everything.

4/16/2024

Quality: 3Difficulty: 4Chambers

Did not hold regular office hours- had a zoom room but the link didn't work. About 2 hours of homework before each class 3X per week. Very difficult regular exams/quizzes. Attendance is very mandatory. Participation heavy!!! Rounded my 89.9 to a 90

1/30/2024

Quality: 5Difficulty: 2Carey

Professor Carey is a great teacher and person. She cares a lot about her students and wants them to succeed. Workload isn't bad at all as long as you stay on top of it, especially supersite. She's not the easiest grader when it comes to tests but she's definitely reasonable. One of the best Spanish teachers here, she deserves a much better rep!

1/19/2024

Quality: 5Difficulty: 4Carey

Professor Carey is very fun and caring in a cool aunt way. But when it comes to classwork and homework, she don't play. There is VHL Supersite work that is always assigned in the class, but you're able to work ahead and it's not hardly difficult to get done as long as you're caught up in the class. Do your best everyday and the class will be good.

1/12/2024

Quality: 2Difficulty: 4Dowell

He's a nice guy, but as a teacher he isn't good. He doesn't put much effort or care into the class. There is a lot of homework. Also this class is designed to learn grammar outside of the classroom through an online textbook. It is hard because he doesn't explain the grammar or concepts in class. You need to participate in class everyday.

12/18/2023

Quality: 5Difficulty: 1Chambers

Best Spanish teacher I have ever had! Sra Chambers is so kind and enthusiastic, and her classes are engaging and relaxed. She gives personalized feedback to all of her students and teaches at a good pace.

4/24/2023

Quality: 3Difficulty: 4Carey

Carey is a good professor, she cares a lot about her students and she's very nice but she is a very tough grader. There are a lot of assignments in this class and although she gives clear explanations, it is hard to do well in this class.

1/25/2023

Quality: 4Difficulty: 3Chambers

This class was way better than high school Spanish. Lectures are uncommon, and there is a test or paper due most weeks, but that helped me learn a lot faster and made each test less stressful. There's some homework too, but it was never too much of a problem to get through. Sra Chambers is nice and likes accepting feedback. Overall I learned a lot.

1/7/2023

Quality: 3Difficulty: 4Carey

She printed out textbook pages so buying looseleaf not necessary, but do need access to VHL. Grades very harshly but eases up at the end of the semester. Takes off a lot of participation points for being late to class. Some busy work. Hard to do well. Nice person. Takes long to respond to emails. Understanding if you talk to her in office hours.

1/5/2023

Quality: 1Difficulty: 5Carey

She was very passive aggressive and made me dread going to class. She will get mad if you aren't giving her your undivided attention and leave rude comments to you on canvas and decrease your grade. Take the class pass fail, it'll save your GPA and reduce your stress.

12/12/2022

Quality: 5Difficulty: 2Carey

extremely caring and allowed me exceptions and extensions because of mental health reasons. just had to communicate with her about those issues before the date of the assessment or assignment deadline. if you go to class and show you're trying she'll like you

10/19/2022

Quality: 2Difficulty: 4Carey

Professor Carey is a nice woman for the most part. However, she is by no means my favorite professor. She WILL NOT give 2nd chances. Miss an assignment due to mental health issues? Too bad, no make-ups. She'll expect you to email back the day of, but won't do the same herself. Would not recommend.

11/8/2021

Quality: 5Difficulty: 4Carey

Profesora Carey is an amazing professor who encourages students to go outside of their comfort zones with the language. She is a tough grader, but is always willing to meet students and is very understanding. The course is fast-paced, but so are all the sections of Spanish so it's not her fault.

4/23/2019

Quality: 1Difficulty: 5Carey

One of the worst professors at WUSTL. Extremely harsh for no good reason. Seems like she doesnt really care about students. Would not recommend.

5/21/2018

Quality: 2Difficulty: 4Chambers

Professor Chambers was always very nice in class and made the content relatable to students. When I went to her during office hours she was a little distant and hard to talk to. The material was quite difficult, but the class was well structured. More resources to study and practice off of would have been nice.

8/17/2017

Quality: 2Difficulty: 5Carey

Dr. Carey is well organized and very clear with her expectations. If you are not an extremely self-disciplined person DO NOT take her class. She doesn't give second chances and expects everyone to act like an adult. All the HW & dues make you feel like you are chased by a bear.

8/10/2017

Quality: 5Difficulty: 3Chambers

Prof Chambers is really sweet, kind, and understanding. She makes spanish interesting with jokes and stories about her own life, and prompts other people to speak with encouragement. Class was always interesting and grammar was not difficult to learn. Its honestly the best spanish class I've ever had, so I highly recommend.

5/14/2017

Quality: 1Difficulty: 3Carey

Assigns a lot of work and very harsh. Not good at explaining concepts. Do not take her class.

8/26/2016

Quality: 2Difficulty: 5Carey

She has a high rating from old scores. One of Worst professors I had at Wash U. She is not a native speaker, so her methods of teaching are very rote and do not reflect a natural language speaking/learning environment. Grades harshly, quizzes and tests were often covered in red.

4/27/2016

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