Professor Valentina was the best Italian professor I've had at UCSB thus far. She is very energetic, uses Kahoot and interactive PowerPoints in her lectures. There are quizzes every week, which are moderately difficult if you don't prepare for them. Italian 2 definitely takes more work than Italian 1. You will be fine if you put in the work!
LOVE HER! Such a sweet professor and really wants you to understand the material. EASY A! Just show up, participate, & learn. Quizzes are super easy as long as you take 20-30 minutes to study for it. Midterm & final are a PIECE OF CAKE! I actually enjoyed coming to class everyday & I recommend going to her office hours to proofread assignments.
Perfect professor in Italian class. She is patient and good to students. Even brought some food to us one time. Highly recommended! I like her!
She is really nice and the class is pretty easy. The only hard part is paying attention in lectures because of her heavy Italian accent.
Her lecture is unclear sometimes, but she tests super detailed info for the multiple choice exams. The combination of three essays, online quizzes and two multiple choices is kind of exhausting. She doesn't go easy on the papers. This class might be hard if you are looking for an easy A.
She is the type of teacher to have very vague powerpoint slides and fully explain the slides in lecture, Listening to what she has to say is really important if you don't want to be behind,I didn't buy the book because it's kind of biased and doesn't get to the point,You can find everything online
I love this woman. She is smart, confident, beautiful and she knows how to teach Italian! I will always take her when possible. You cannot fail one of her classes unless you really don't try.
Valentina is by far one of my favorite language professors at UCSB. She really takes the time to make sure her students understand the rules to learning the language and is always eager to help anyone. She makes herself available whenever needed. She always hints towards pop quizzes and reviews for tests are extremely helpful! Would take again!
Valentina was nice and interesting, but not captivating. Sometimes her English grammar mistakes made class confusing. Her grading and testing methods made no sense. Overall, nice lady but blah teacher and blah class.
As a GE class, there were small online quizzes along with two small papers, a midterm, final paper and exam. Readings aren't too long and supplement lectures. All are fairly easy. Posts lectures online. Friendly professor who loves the subject and enjoys talking to students. I've recommended her to friends before.
Valentina is very personable and is always there to help students if they have questions. Going to class is mandatory because she has pop quizzes but she announces them prior (so they're not really pop quizzes) and she really helps students out. It is nice to participate, especially in a language class where you learn faster by doing so.
She is amazing! She is so nice and sweet, and she's funny too! She's an enthusiastic professor and she genuinely cares about her students understanding the material. I loved going to this class!
She really cares about each student and teaches clearly. The class was easy, even for people who don't pick up on languages well. She speaks a lot in Italian but, it's easy to decipher. She's amazing. Take her class.
She was a really good teacher, there were a lot of tests and quizzes but she gives you everything you need to get good grades on them, and makes it really easy to get a good grade in the class
Valentina is a great professor! I just had her for my second quarter in a row and I wish I could take her class next quarter. She is very fair and teaches well. Overall she is just a great person. I felt like she truly cared about all her students- take her!
Sweet, intelligent, helpful. I will probably get a B because of my own lack of organization (forgot a quiz, late on one short essay). Quizzes are easy (4). Two short essays.Two MC tests for midterm/final- provides study guides. One 8 pg. paper. SHOW UP TO CLASS. I rarely needed to read the book- everything in lecture. Interesting/ relevant.
Padula is one of the best Italian professors at UCSB. She is very helpful and wants you to do well. She is easy to talk to. The quizzes and pop quizzes were easy. Preparing for midterm and final helped out a lot. She is a nice lady and helps you understand the material and Italian culture. Highly recommend taking her if you want to learn Italian.
She was a great teacher, not afraid to joke and tease with the class and always willing to further explain concepts if there was confusion.
Valentina is the best prof. I have had at UCSB HANDS DOWN! She is such a sweet lady and really cares about your success in the course. Go to her office hours and just talk about life! I love her so much and we are still great friends. She is an AWESOME prof. GO TO CLASS, study a little every night, and you will be golden.
She is star, a goddess. Really, get to know her because she will be the department head someday, if not higher than that. She loves Europe, and you can learn a lot in her class. But the best thing is the woman herself.
Valentina was a GREAT professor! She really wants her students to do well, but you have to put in the effort. I received an A but I also attended every class, participated, and did the assignments. She likes it when you participate and show that you are up for a challenge. I hope I get her for Ital 3!
Such an amazing teacher. She really cares about teaching the students Italian and makes the class relevant to travelling, studying abroad, and learning Italian culture. Goes above and beyond and teaches us about culture, food, transportation, etc in Italy. Very sweet and kind, understanding for all issues. Warns us about pop quizzes :) Amazing Prof
Valentina is an awesome professor, go to the lectures, read the book and the exams are not bad at all. She engages the class, and the topic is very interesting. She is so nice, love her to bits. Take this class she is excellent and you learn a lot about the EU she knows every detail of EU history, it amazed me. Two thumbs up :)
valentina is a very fair teacher. She does not allow exceptions. She's interesting but not attention captivating. I highly recommend sitting in the front row.
