Thomas Preston

The course content was very interesting but the students were all at really different levels in their German which made it hard to have a completely fulfilling learning experience. Overall, though, Preston was a high quality professor with a lot of passion for what he taught.

I loved this course - I had both Thomas Preston and Bettina as my teachers as my class had to be split in two (due to there being too many students). I found myself looking forward to coming to class as the material was interesting and both professors were enthusiastic. I would take this course again and highly recommend that students who took the first year of German continue. There are nightly grammar assignments, 4 essays, and 4 tests. Speaking in class is also a grade, but the teachers make sure that you participate by asking questions to the group. This course has great value as it covers present-day issues such as climate change. There are units also on immigration and family. This course is also a great review of the first year of German as it covers previously taught grammar as well as expanding on it.

I loved this course - I had both Thomas Preston and Bettina as my teachers as my class had to be split in two (due to there being too many students). I found myself looking forward to coming to class as the material was interesting and both professors were enthusiastic. I would take this course again and highly recommend that student …Read more

I found the course to be very chill in class, though the constant homework is a bit time-consuming. The instructors are both great, and are very accommodating and helpful. They seem very interested in students' success.