So brutal. She is a nice profesor, but this class was so hard. She graded very strictly to the rules and was not lenient at all compared to other teacher who were actually of Spanish decent. She was willing to meet outside of class, but would not help with essays.

the worst professor i've had at UCSB. not sure who is getting an A in this class, because she grades so harshly and is very unaccomodating. this class was definitely more work that your average 4 unit class. would highly recommendtaking spanish with a different professor, there's a lot of great others in the department.

Her Spanish class was ridiculous and uncomfortable to be in. Awkwardness and intimidation during every class. I felt like I wasnt able to enjoy and have expressive conversations at all because of how strict the class was. In addition, Essays and reading questions were graded extremely harsh even when I read all of the chapters! Avoid this class!

Professor Barry taught a Spanish class that was too strict, unforgiving on grades, and rushed. Students dont feel welcomed in her class as they feel intimidated for their mistakes. All assignments were graded under a microscope for ANY errors whatsoever, so unfair for language learners. Quantity over quality for assignments. Would not recommend.

Hard grader on essays, enthusiastic in class and wants to help you, though.

She's a super nice person, but she is a notoriously strict grader. If you want a high participation grade, she expects you to volunteer for EVERY question. GO to her office hours for help on the essays; she'll walk you through her corrections so you can get a better grade.

Excellent teacher, very helpful and knowledgable. Very kind and approachable.

She never really goes over the material in class. You are just thrown to the breeze to have discussions in Spanish while she does not help or assist in the learning in any way. You do not go over any of the homework so you do not know where you are going wrong and what you need to improve on until it shows up on your exam.