Samuel Liebhaber

If you are looking for a course to increase your skills from studying abroad, do not take this class. We rarely speak in class as most of the discussion is purely about the reading or we read aloud from the text. I would not take this course again. It is clear that this is the professor's passion, but he does not seem to allow for other points of view or ideas that challenge his own. He consistently went 5-10 minutes over time and appeared to be annoyed when students packed up when the class was over. If you are able to take a different 400 level and you're not a huge literature fan, I would strongly recommend taking another class.

If you are looking for a course to increase your skills from studying abroad, do not take this class. We rarely speak in class as most of the discussion is purely about the reading or we read aloud from the text. I would not take this course again. It is clear that this is the professor's passion, but he does not seem to allow for ot …Read more

Classroom environment is very engaging. You are able to directly interact with the language in every lesson. Ustaad Sam is very creative in lesson plans and has a good sense of humor. There is a lot of homework and memorization, but it is so worth it when you understand and begin to use it. Highly recommend.

I found that I learned a lot in this course surprisingly, because we covered the same topic for a while. Professor Liebhaber is really passionate about the course having lived in the Middle East for some time, and so I found him to be knowledgeable which is always a plus!