SPAN 3430

This is definitely one of the easier Spanish courses I've taken here at the university. The selected literature is interesting, and there isn't much work outside of class besides preparing for presentations/midterms. The reading is almost never too dense, and the midterms are open note open book. With that being said, I was a disappointed with the instruction of this course. I've been really wowed by other instructors in the department, and Prof. Rogers was a disappointment to me. If you're a non-native speaker, this class should not intimidate you at all. Charlotte Rogers' teaching/lecture style is very elementary. It's very reminiscent of Spanish classes I took in high school. It's not nearly as engaging as other courses I've taken here. If you're a native speaker/heritage learner of Spanish, you will probably find Prof. Roger's instruction to be too rudimentary and find her instruction boring. She isn't a native speaker, and although her grammar and vocabulary + knowledge of literature are robust, her accent isn't the best and she doesn't facilitate the most "native sounding" form of speaking Spanish. She is also known to frequently interrupt students in the middle of speaking to correct grammar/pronunciation, which I have never experienced from any instructor (native/non-native) at the University and found to be very rude and condescending. She also frequently interrupts student presentations and teaches grammar/composition in a very high school-esque manner, harping on grammar whenever she can instead of focusing on the literature. Despite living in several Spanish speaking countries, she doesn't really bring anything special to the course. You could get just as much or more out of reading academic analyses of literature compared to her teaching. Although she is knowledgeable about literary movements/authors, she doesn't enrich the course in any way, and does a very average job of analyzing the literature included in the course. Overall, this course isn't super rigorous work-wise, but you do need a 96 in the class to get an A (90-95 is an A-). With that being said, I was disappointed by Prof. Rogers' instruction and would recommend taking it with another instructor if you can. I think the literature in this course is very interesting, and another professor might do it more justice than prof. Rogers. She definitely didn't live up to the standards set by other instructors in the department, and I will definitely try and avoid taking classes with her in the future.

Took this class with Prof. Chemris and it was really interesting. She was very cute and nice and always concerned about our stress level/work load. Very interesting for a survey course!