I would recommend this course for anybody wanting to learn the language. One warning, he does not give out grades throughout the term. That said, if you do the work, it is an easy A. He doesn't care about formal evaluation and grading. All he cares about is whether you improve throughout the quarter. I had major anxiety all quarter long because I am so used to normal grading, but that is just not how he works. He is very passionate about the language, and he expects the same. His class was very interesting and different from most language classes.

You'll get an A in the class regardless, but seriously save yourself the stress and find an easy A class somewhere else. He will pick on you and tease you. And if he senses you know a little about the language you will be graded on a completely different scale than everyone else. Doesn't hand out grades throughout and just dups requirements on you at the last week of class. Got the grade I wanted but I would have rather found something else and avoided unnecessary stress.