makes tons of jokes, starts 10 mins late almost every time. ASK about using notes on the test. tons of reading, but everything is online. its hard to get above a B+. you will most likely be scared of him at first. he doesnt care if you do the reading. and he allows work to be turned in late, just get it in.
he assigns 10 books per quarter, but all are online! you dont have to read everything tho. its more important to TAKE NOTES FROM LECTURE!! dont take this lightly. he allows you to use notes on his tests. 3 quizes, 2 article summaries, 1 midterm and 1 final. everything is essay format. to get an A, literally write about EVERYTHING he's lectured on!
She will scare you the beginning of the class, but her classes are manageable. I got an A in this class and I only studied 2 hours before each test. Just know how to survive for this class and you will do fine
By far the worst professor I have had at UCSB. Every other professor I've had in the Spanish department has been very helpful and extremely approachable. Silvia is arrogant and condescending whenever possible. She is self-righteous and puts down students that hold different views than her own. Take something else if you can.
Incredibly arrogant, very liberal, will make you agree with her opinions if you want to pass the class. She doesn't teach. You read and are responsible for starting the discussion. I enjoyed the book and learned a lot from it, but she taught me nothing and annoyed me quite a bit.
She's engaging and funny, but her whole mantra is about trying to get you to think for yourself and she does exactly the opposite of this. She doesn't discuss opposing views, is not objective at all (VERY liberal) and makes serious generalizations about the class's intelligence and awareness of the world around them.
Passionate, challenging, and very fair overall... What more do you need? Profesora Bermudez is by far one of my favorites! Definitely a professor in the Span dept. you don't want to miss out on.
He will go out of his way to make this class a painful experience ... I think he is a teacher to seek revenge on students ... GET OUT NOW !
She'll try n' scare you out, but she makes you want to learn.
Really good teacher!
She does not take**** from students, she gets right to the meat of things no bull with this professor. She will kick you out if you talk when she is teaching. She will inspire you to do your best in whatever subject, she really cares about her students. REally do the readings before lecture, b/c she expects interaction with the students.
Probablly one of my favorite at UCSB...
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Completely intimidating at first, and actually sometimes mean, but she is just trying to challenge you and make you think for yourself. I felt interested and inspired by her teaching style.
comes off mean but is a great prof!!.. makes lecture very interesting and not much homework..
she's an awesome teacher! at first she comes off a bit scary, but i really got into her style as the quarter went on. the only thing to worry about is the paper at the end. she basically tells you what she wants you to write on the midterm.
she does not give out much homework. when taking a midter you will know what is needed. she will test you on thinks she has talked about and also she will go over the midterm with you. at first i thought she was a mean instructor but she really isn't.
He will only be an easy/nice prof if you are in his special group of preferred students, otherwise he is an ass with too much ego and NO vocation whatsoever for teaching.Writing random, ill defined papers and buying a $90 reader we never discussed= no fun
hmmm...not the best class ever, random but interesting. For a class on theater, the only things I actually learned about Golden Age Theater were from the research papers we had to write every week...that'll give you an idea
The easiest class you will ever have!!!!