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???
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.
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
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!
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.
She is really nice and funny and tries to get everyone in the class involved. BUT her accent is very strong and she speaks very quickly so sometimes it was almost impossible to understand her. She would bounce from topic to topic so fast that it was often hard to figure out what we were even learning about.
I've had her for 2 quarter, and I absolutely love her teaching style. She is very helpful. Makes the subject so much fun. Doesn't give a lot of homework, but the bit she give you must do. Pop-Quizzes and Quizzes are easy and she prepares you well. You also have 2 short compositions (100 words each), one midterm, and a final. Definitely Recommend.
I would love to have Carla again! I had her in Ital1 and am continuing on through 6 and really hoping I will be in her class again at some point. She's adorable, sweet, funny and incredibly helpful in the subject
Seriously best teacher in the department! Makes the class easy, and very fun. Does not give too much homework. very helpful, does a great job explaining hard material. She has a great sense of humor, makes you laugh every single class. The book is very easy. midterm & final, 2 compositions, and quizzes. Hands out study guides which help a lot.
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.
Carla is so nice! She was the best Italian teacher I could hope for. I would love to have her again. Super helpful and very sweet. Goes above and beyond.
She is the best Italian teacher I've ever had(and the first as well)! Makes the class challenging but fun and is not very strict when it comes to homework. She is very happy and enjoyable!
she is so adorable & has the coolest accent. she had to leave mid-quarter to have a baby, but for the time she was there, very helpful and a good teacher!
Carla is great. She left mid-quarter to have a baby, but in the few weeks she was with our class everyone loved her (and talked about how much we missed her weeks after she was gone). Very sweet, really wants you to learn the language and doesn't make you feel stupid about it.
Carla really is the best. She will learn your name and keep you entertained all quarter.
She's so sweet and nice, very enthusiastic and interesting. Is very interested in the students. She talks a little fast sometimes, but you can still understand the class. Great professor.
She is the most adorable human you will ever meet! I had her for two quarters, and she is absolutely amazing! I learned so well from her! You should really take her if you can!
She is so nice and so cute and funny! take this class its good!
I've had three different Italian profs and Carla was by far the best. She makes coming to class everyday worth it, she keeps it entertaining and really wants her class to do well. Take her every quarter if you can.
Love love love this professor! She is so cute and fun. She really made Italian enjoyable and teaches you a lot about the language as well as the culture.