SPAN M35
Spanish, Portuguese, and Nature of Language
Description: (Same as Portuguese M35.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Introduction to language study within context of Romance languages, focusing on Spanish and Portuguese. Nature of language: structure, diversity, evolution, social and cultural settings, literary uses. Study of language and its relation to other areas of human knowledge. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Fall 2022 - Victoria is a truly amazing professor! She makes lectures very interactive and engaging, and very happily answers people's questions. Her passion for the subject matter is very apparent- you can see the excitement in her eyes. Additionally, in her office hours, she is always extremely helpful and patiently clarifies concepts. She also replies to emails pretty promptly. If you have questions, don't hesitate to ask Victoria! The homework is very manageable- there's about one assignment per week. It is graded on accuracy but it's not overly difficult and most of the answers can be found in the slides. There are two open note exams, and again, are relatively easy if you (1) pay attention in class, (2) try on the homework, and (3) do some studying on your own time. I really loved Victoria and her class and will miss having this class. What we learned was so interesting, and Victoria is such a caring professor so taking SPAN M35 is soo worth it!
Fall 2022 - Victoria is a truly amazing professor! She makes lectures very interactive and engaging, and very happily answers people's questions. Her passion for the subject matter is very apparent- you can see the excitement in her eyes. Additionally, in her office hours, she is always extremely helpful and patiently clarifies concepts. She also replies to emails pretty promptly. If you have questions, don't hesitate to ask Victoria! The homework is very manageable- there's about one assignment per week. It is graded on accuracy but it's not overly difficult and most of the answers can be found in the slides. There are two open note exams, and again, are relatively easy if you (1) pay attention in class, (2) try on the homework, and (3) do some studying on your own time. I really loved Victoria and her class and will miss having this class. What we learned was so interesting, and Victoria is such a caring professor so taking SPAN M35 is soo worth it!
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Classes taken: M35, M118A. So easy. I can't imagine anything easier than this. I took M35 and M118A in the summer and he went very slowly in both classes. Assignments were especially easy in the summer (I heard that during school year the TAs grade more harshly). Just do your homework (which he will give out most of the answers during class), study a little (don't overstudy) for the midterm and final. Final grade: A+ IN BOTH CLASSES!!!!! For some reason M118A is even easier than M35, and I thought M35 was one of the easiest classes I have taken already.
Classes taken: M35, M118A. So easy. I can't imagine anything easier than this. I took M35 and M118A in the summer and he went very slowly in both classes. Assignments were especially easy in the summer (I heard that during school year the TAs grade more harshly). Just do your homework (which he will give out most of the answers during class), study a little (don't overstudy) for the midterm and final. Final grade: A+ IN BOTH CLASSES!!!!! For some reason M118A is even easier than M35, and I thought M35 was one of the easiest classes I have taken already.
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Spring 2024 - i loved this class so much ! professor ranero was so nice and explained things so clearly, even when we got into the more hefty topics like trees and ipa. even though this class might get a bit confusing at times in terms of the content, the professor and TAs help out so much and offer SO many office hours where they help you step by step with the homework. professor ranero was also very accommodating with everything that happened around the encampment and the protests, to the point where he delayed our midterm and gave us a time extension on both the midterm and final by one hour. overall, i would say take this class (knowledge of spanish and/or portuguese would be helpful, but it's not mandatory)
Spring 2024 - i loved this class so much ! professor ranero was so nice and explained things so clearly, even when we got into the more hefty topics like trees and ipa. even though this class might get a bit confusing at times in terms of the content, the professor and TAs help out so much and offer SO many office hours where they help you step by step with the homework. professor ranero was also very accommodating with everything that happened around the encampment and the protests, to the point where he delayed our midterm and gave us a time extension on both the midterm and final by one hour. overall, i would say take this class (knowledge of spanish and/or portuguese would be helpful, but it's not mandatory)
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