Tiziana is super nice, but I didn't really like the curriculum of Italian 4. It's essentially a more in depth review of Italian 1, with some more useless stuff in the mix too. It was my first language class coming back from study abroad in Italy, where I took 1-3. She is very helpful, but if you wanna learn Italian you should just go abroad!!!
OH. MY. GOSH. Borromeo is by far THE BEST Italian teacher of the bunch. You have to take her if you have any interest in the language. She is super clear with explanations and really cares about / gets to know her students personally. Every class is interesting, fun, and different. I want to stay in touch with her even after the class ended.
Great lady! Fun class, easy and she is really helpful. Listened to a lot of Italian music in her class!
She was super sweet, you will need to do a decent amount of studying outside of class because the lectures don't fully prepare you for the exams and quizzes in my opinion. But it is an easy class.
She seems very sweet and always answers everyone's questions in class. My one gripe is that for every class you miss after 3, you lose 1/3 a letter grade per day. With 40+ classes per quarter that policy seems very strict. Comunque grazie mille Tiziana!
Super sweet and she really cares about her class. The only thing is that participation really matters, it's super easy to do well if you attend class.
Tiziana is super sweet and approachable! Her lectures are concise and simple to understand! Very reasonable amount of hw and tests were always based on what we constantly went over in class, so very easy! Final was fun and very simple! Overall, she helped me learn a lot and grow a love for the language! TAKE HER CLASS!
Tiziana is super sweet and approachable! Her lectures are concise and simple to understand. She assigns a very reasonable amount of homework! Her tests were all based on what we would constantly go over class, so they were easy! Final was fun and very simple! I learned so much in her class and grew to love the language! TAKE HER CLASS!
Professor Borromeo is a kind woman and clearly passionate about teaching but this class was just not it! She assigns multiple projects (individual/group) and her feedback on any work you turn in does not help you improve at all. You learn more from reading the textbook than her presentations. Would not take her class to fulfill the GE requirement.
Grading criteria was unclear, often went on tangents in Italian and expected beginner students to understand, quizzes were strangly formatted, poor feedback on projects, and the structure of the course was subpar.
She has a serious issue with organization to the point where nearly every single day students would come to class complaining. Her documents are inconsistent, the websites/textbooks she uses are chaotic and don't function half the time... etc. Additionally, she literally never goes over pronunciation and just kinda expects students to know it???
I think Tiziana does a good job of presenting the material in an approachable way, and she's always been friendly and quick to answer questions. I am not a huge fan of the online homework/ebook that is required, due to the price and the general sluggishness of the program (cengage). The learning software can often be a pain to use. =
Tiziana is a caring and understanding professor who sets high standards for language proficiency.
Carla made Italian a fun language to learn. I took her Fall 2018, 4 quizzes (none dropped), 3 projects, online and book homework to go over in class, had one partner project, and our final was a written project. Easy to approach and ask questions to and she makes the language easy to understand. If you get the chance to take Ital1 with her, do it!
Fun class, as are most of the elementary Italian courses. Just do the reading and study for the quizzes and you'll pass.
She was a great professor, she made the class very interesting and was very clear and helpful in explaining any concepts we did not understand. There are 5 quizzes, however, but as long as you prepare for them, they're not too tricky. Classes are small so attendance is mandatory, but you can skip 3 classes before being marked down.
Carla is really friendly and easygoing. She makes the class fun and easy to understand. She'll tend to go in Italian rants from time to time but she'll explain things and don't be afraid to ask. There was two group projects, and one was part of the final. The class is not hard as long as you pay attention and she'll drop the lowest of 5 quizzes.
Carla is super chill and helpful! Pretty easy class as long as you do your work and pay attention
Past tense grammar was difficult, but that is told by prof. She helps and will do what she can without giving the answers directly
Very clear to understand and wants students to do well.
Love her! She makes class fun and interesting and she cares enough to learn more about her students. She welcomes questions and prepares the class well for the quizzes/tests. She made Italian fun, which made it easy to learn!
She is so kind. Her explanations are clear and she makes sure to do constant reviews that make sure that you don't get left behind when it comes to the course materials. I've had her for both Italian 1 and 2. She is a great professor!
I loved having her as a teacher! She makes sure students are prepared for quizzes and tests, goes over exceptions and important things that you should pay attention to. She is funny and sweet, i enjoyed coming to class. She doesnt give that much homework and explains material well.
Tiziana is simply lovely! She is friendly, welcoming, funny, and flexible. She is from Italy and maintains her easygoing Italian demeanor. She is an easy grader; just go to class, do the homework, and be prepared for the easy pop quizzes. She gives hints as to when the pop quizzes are and gives comprehensive study guides for the tests. Easy class!
