It's so clear that he cares about his students. I've taken an endless amount of french courses but this is the first one where he actually made grammar rules make sense. He will laugh with you instead of laughing at you, I usually hate speaking up and participating but his lectures were more of a brief review then followed by a class discussion.

This class is hard as hell.

Super engaging lectures and it's clear he cares about his students and wants them to do well. Likes when people participate, even if they make mistakes. Accessible outside of class to go over feedback and has a lot of resources for studying grammar and vocab. Really goes above and beyond. Enjoyed French 3 and 4, and looking forward to French 5!

I genuinely didn't like this class at all. Participation is a big part of the grade yet he won't give full credit even if you participate every class, even if its multiple times each class. Tough grader and seems to use the least convenient ways of explaining grammar, literally chatgpt simplified it SO MUCH and way better... Not a fan.

Enjoyable, knowledgeable, and tries to be funny with (mostly) updated memes. Gayen is very willing to work with you thru any issues or problems in the class.

pretty funny and was a good prof! he teaches fast so be prepared to keep up. also calls on ppl alot but doesnt get mad when youre wrong so dont be afraid to raise your hand