Laura Marques-Pascual

24 reviews
Participation matters Skip class? You won't pass. Get ready to read Lots of homework Tough grader Amazing lectures Respected Would take again Tests are tough Tests? Not many Gives good feedback Inspirational So many papers Test heavy
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SPAN2 . 1 Year, 5 Months Ago

Tough grading, and a ton of homework.

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SPAN . 1 Year, 9 Months Ago

Too much homework, feels like you are in high school. They need to be very clear from the start what kind and form of Spanish are you teaching, Spain, Mexico, or Portugal. It's a mix of all these three which makes no sense. Some have taken Spanish in high school, thus get confused which country or dialect are you speaking. Need more professionalism

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SPAN109 . 2 Years Ago

She does not follow the syllabus at all. Came up with a surprise final at the end that wasn’t listed under the syllabus. Doesn’t provide feedback on grading. Also graded everything til the very last minute. Would assign homework randomly with one day windows to do them. Unforgiving for make up work. Overall very disorganized and inflexible.

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SPAN186FL . 3 Years Ago

She said I was supposed to use APA citation, even though I had used MLA formatting for everything prior without consequence. After scouring the course site, I did not find any evidence whatsoever that we were supposed to use APA. Please, do not take this professor; you will be humiliated and shocked.

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SPAN114B . 4 Years Ago

Personally, this course was not difficult for me, but I put 3 because overall it was for others. She is condescending and lacks compassion! She does not provide good enough feedback on homework. She tells you to read again and look at the lectures when you ask her a question, even though she literally asks if we have questions. DO NOT TAKE HER!

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SPAN100 . 4 Years Ago

Amazing prof. Actually cares about students. You have to participate if you want to pass. Heavy reading and tough grader. If you don't understand something, ask because everyone else is confused. Tough class but she tries her hardest to make it easy. Grade made up from participation, HW, quizzes, midterm and final. YOU HAVE TO READ TO PASS!!!!!

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SPAN100 . 4 Years Ago

Not my favorite professor because she's condescending and doesn't answer questions in a helpful manner. Her lectures were a lot easier to understand than the readings but her style of teaching makes it hard to learn without feeling like if you do it wrong she will call you out. Heavy on the mini quizzes and homework assignments. Be prepared to read

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SPAN25 . 4 Years Ago

She a bad bitty!!!! Really tough spanish class-- hardest I have probably taken. She expects a lot out of you, but if you put in the work you can get a good grade. fun class though, community feel bc she put us in a circle <333

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SPAN109 . 4 Years Ago

She wasn't a bad profesor because she was strict or a stickler. She was a bad profesor because she didn't care about helping the students who were perhaps having more trouble than others. And she showed a mean attitude about questions that she didn't particularly like.

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SPAN109 . 6 Years Ago

Reading and hw for every class, mandatory participation like all Span classes, 2 very fair exams, and the paper isn't too bad. Laura is overall a good teacher and v knowledgeable, keeps class interesting. Material is interesting if you're Latinx and want to learn history/why we speak Span the way we do. HW can be a bit much but it's good exam prep

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SPAN109 . 6 Years Ago

Laura is an amazing professor and she definitely has a lot to teach. Some students can see her coming off as condescending, but she is overall a great professor and person. There is a lot of reading for her classes but it goes hand in hand with what she goes over in class. Not an easy A, but if you put in the work you wont think its too hard.

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SPAN123 . 8 Years Ago

Thick Spain accent, rude to students, shes always mad and confuse. She thinks spanish from Colombia or Cental America sounds uncorrect. AVOID her!!!! She only uses her book and it contains not good quality info

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