Spanish

I was really excited about the topic of this course with the opportunity to use my Spanish in a 300-level setting. THIS IS NOT WHAT I RECEIVED. Many of the readings for this class were in English, classes consisted of Nunez showing us random videos on YouTube Shorts somewhat related to the material and poorly made slideshows with lots in English, encouraging the use of Spanglish in a counter-productive way (as in I didn't improve my speaking, writing, or listening at all, which I would argue is the whole point), and being impossible to reach in office hours. The assignments were all over the place. She assigned us to read an entire book that we only discussed for a day, but also required us to read a book of our choosing on any border (in English or Spanish) and write a book report on that. She assigned a journaling project (about 4,000 words long to meet requirement) that was supposed to be completed throughout the course and act as out final, but did not provide any structure in the course to make sure that it was getting done before the very end. Reading her bio on the Middlebury website made me think that her impressive accomplishments in the realm of boarders at prestigious universities would have made her an excellent professor for this course, but that did not translate in her design of this course or her instruction. Very disappointing, especially because of the importance and pressing nature of the topic of the course that everyone signed up really wanted to dive into (may I add, in SPANISH!)

I was really excited about the topic of this course with the opportunity to use my Spanish in a 300-level setting. THIS IS NOT WHAT I RECEIVED. Many of the readings for this class were in English, classes consisted of Nunez showing us random videos on YouTube Shorts somewhat related to the material and poorly made slideshows with lot …Read more

I ws initially very excited to take this course with Laura, but unfortunately ended up with a different professor halfway through the semester. The original trajectory and plan for the course seemed very interesting and relevant, however with a change in instructor the syllabus and whole class kind of fell apart. Overall there was potential for a super cool course but it fell a bit short.

I ws initially very excited to take this course with Laura, but unfortunately ended up with a different professor halfway through the semester. The original trajectory and plan for the course seemed very interesting and relevant, however with a change in instructor the syllabus and whole class kind of fell apart. Overall there was po …Read more

don't take this course if you want to learn spanish. There was a movie to watch most nights, and most were in english. Two papers throughout the term and he is a nice grader. Some homeworks every now and then. He would lecture for most of the period then we would briefly discuss for like 5 minutes and share out a sentence or two to the class. A really chill class if that's what you need in your schedule but I do not think my spanish improved at all.

don't take this course if you want to learn spanish. There was a movie to watch most nights, and most were in english. Two papers throughout the term and he is a nice grader. Some homeworks every now and then. He would lecture for most of the period then we would briefly discuss for like 5 minutes and share out a sentence or two to t …Read more