Marcos Rohena-Madrazo

Marcos is a FABULOUS professor: he is extremely passionate for his subjects and a very enthusiastic teacher. However, this class was difficult for me. I think it should be a 400 rather than a 300, just due to the nature of it literally being learning linguistics (something most of us had never studied) in another language entirely. In comparison, it's like learning a new subject (math, science, whatever) in Spanish. However, Marcos is very accommodating and will help you along the way. Exams are also take-home and not too demanding, if you study you'll be just fine.

Marcos is a FABULOUS professor: he is extremely passionate for his subjects and a very enthusiastic teacher. However, this class was difficult for me. I think it should be a 400 rather than a 300, just due to the nature of it literally being learning linguistics (something most of us had never studied) in another language entirely. I …Read more

I took this course with professor Rohena. Its a rewarding course that is essentially an "intro to linguistics", taught in spanish, about the spanish language. Professor Rohena is super animated and passionate about what they teach, and it's important that you attend office hours for direct one on one support. I learned a lot in this class and it wasnt untill the summer when I randomly/ unconciously started speaking in a puertorican accent that I realized what a gem this class was. There is a lot of reading and homework, 2 minor papers and 1 Semester paper/Final presentation that focuses on empirical research of a topic related to hispanic linguistics. It's best to take this course if you're seriously passionate about Spansh AND Linguistics language. I wouldn't recomend taking it if you only want to just keep up your spanish ability.

I took this course with professor Rohena. Its a rewarding course that is essentially an "intro to linguistics", taught in spanish, about the spanish language. Professor Rohena is super animated and passionate about what they teach, and it's important that you attend office hours for direct one on one support. I learned a lot in this …Read more

I really enjoyed this class with Marcos! It was definitely a lot of work (homework everyday with exams and some other projects), but Marcos is very enthusiastic and makes the subject matter interesting. Keep in mind that this isn't the course for you if you're just looking to keep up with your Spanish. Classes are mostly lecture-based, and you won't end up speaking too much.