Students will learn to use Spanish for communication in real, meaningful situations. This course will develop an understanding of basic grammatical concepts along with obtaining an appreciation of the various cultures of the Spanish-speaking world. The course follows a communicative approach and class time is primarily used for communication practice and Spanish will be spoken in class 99% of the time. By the end of this course students are expected to develop proficiency at the Novice-mid level.

No Prerequisites

4

Units

Optional

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

None

Level Limit

Letters and science

College
BARRY C M
Caragh Barry
2.7
11 reviews
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Fall 2025 . T B A
NH 1111
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12:00 PM - 13:50 PM
Fall 2025 . T B A
PHELP1448
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10:00 AM - 11:50 AM
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SPAN 1 Chavira A I Fall 2023 Total: 21
SPAN 1 Craveiro De M Fall 2023 Total: 23
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2.7
SPAN1 . Barry C M A Month Ago

She was very sweet and amazing till our final grades were released. The average on the final was 60% and will not be curved, so goodbye to everyone's GPA's. Very harsh grading on midterm and final, especially for the first introductory Spanish class.

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SPAN1 . Barry C M 6 Years Ago

Excellent teacher, very helpful and knowledgable. Very kind and approachable.

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SPAN2 . Barry C M A Month Ago

Sweet and supportive but a super tough grader. There's tons of homework and if you're not already great at Spanish you have to put in lots of work to keep up. Not a bad teacher by any means but the stress of the class isn't something I'd like to do again. Basically if you take her be ready to put in the work!

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SPAN2 . Barry C M A Month Ago

Profe Caragh is extremely kind and knowledgeable. This class was a good amount of work, but if you read the syllabus, you know exactly what is expected of you and can complete work accordingly. She answers her emails promptly and provides comprehensible feedback on the in-class writing assessments. I would definitely recommend this course!

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SPAN6 . Barry C M 2 Years Ago

So brutal. She is a nice profesor, but this class was so hard. She graded very strictly to the rules and was not lenient at all compared to other teacher who were actually of Spanish decent. She was willing to meet outside of class, but would not help with essays.

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SPAN6 . Barry C M 2 Years Ago

the worst professor i've had at UCSB. not sure who is getting an A in this class, because she grades so harshly and is very unaccomodating. this class was definitely more work that your average 4 unit class. would highly recommendtaking spanish with a different professor, there's a lot of great others in the department.

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